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OSH Rules (Gujarat)

Chapter I — Preliminary

r. 1Short title, extent, application and commencement
r. 2Definitions

Chapter II — Registration under section 3 to 5

r. 3Application for registration under section 3
r. 5Fees
r. 6Details of existing factory before the implementation of the code
r. 7Appeals
r. 8Notice of commencement and cessation of operation under section 5

Chapter III — Duties of Employer and Employees, Etc.

r. 9Wages, Basic Pay and Dearness Allowance:
r. 10Other Allowance including accommodation whichever is/areapplicable:
r. 11Notice of accidents and dangerous occurrences under sections 10(1) and 11
Schedule I
Schedule II
r. 12Notice of notifiable diseased under section 12
r. 13Duties of employee under clause (d) and (g) of section 13
r. 14Rights of Employee under section 14(3)

Chapter IV — State Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board

r. 15Stute Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Bourd under section 17
r. 16Appointment of Officers and Other Staff of the State Advisory Board under section 17
r. 17Safety Committee under section 22
r. 19Functions of Safety Committee
r. 20Safety Officers
Schedule I
Schedule II
r. 21Qualification of Safety Officer
r. 22Duties of Safety Officer
r. 23Facilities to be provided to Safety Officers,

Chapter V — Hours of Work and Annual Leave with Wages

r. 24Weekly Holiday and Compensatory Holidays under section 26
r. 25Extra Wages for Overtime under section 27
r. 26Factories exempted for overlapping of shift under section 29
r. 27Restriction of double employment under section 30
r. 28Notice of periods of work under section 31

Chapter VI — Maintenance of Registers, Records and Returns under section 33

r. 29Register of Attendance, Wuges, Overtime, fine, deduction for dumage or loss
r. 30Register of udult workers
r. 31Identity Card
r. 32Leave with wages register
r. 33Leave Card
r. 34Overtime Slips
r. 35Display of Notice Board
r. 36Register of Accident and Dangerous Occurrences
r. 37Anmunl Return
r. 38Other Provisions related to Registers, Records and Returns

Chapter VII — Inspector-cum-facilitators and Other Authority

r. 39Powers of Inspector-cum-facilitator
r. 42Power to require specification of defective part or tests of stability
r. 43Appointment of Medical officer,
r. 44Duties of Medicul officer. =
r. 45Employment of Women in establishment under Section 43

Chapter IX — Special Provisions

r. 47Form and manner of application for contractor license under of sub-section (1) of section 48
r. 48Forms, terms and conditions of license,
r. 49Procedure for issue of license under sub-section (2) of section 48
r. 50Renewal of license under section 48
r. 51Refund of security deposit
r. 52Responsibility of contractor under sub-section (4) of section 48
r. 53Intimation of work order and time limit for intimation under section 50
r. 55Responsibility of Payment of wages under Section 55
r. 56Making payment of wages from the security deposit amount under sub-section (4) of section
r. 57Experience Certificate under section 56
r. 58Prohibition of employment of contract labour under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 57
r. 59Journey allowance to Inter-State Migrunt Worker under Section 61
r. 60Setting up of a Toll Free helpline number to the inter-state migrant norker under Section 63
r. 61Study of inter-state migrant workers under Section 64
r. 62Agreement for audio-visual worker under section 66(3)
r. 63Dispute Resolution process under section 66(4)(vii)
r. 64Application for License
r. 65Fees
r. 66Application for Renewal
r. 67Appeal
r. 68Work permission outside premises and its records
r. 69Approval of plans
r. 70Certificate of Stability
r. 71Validity Period of Proposed Sanction
r. 72Revocation of Sanction
r. 73Presumption of Sanction
r. 74Prohibition of use of premises as factory without License
r. 75Application for registration and Grant of License
Schedule to Schedule II
r. 76Amendment of Factory License
r. 77Renewal of License
r. 78Transfer of Factory License
r. 79When license deemed to be granted or renewed
r. 80Procedure on Death or Disability of Factory Licensee
r. 81Suspension or cancelation of Factory License
r. 82Liability of owner of premises in certain circumstances under section 80
r. 83Appeal against the order of un Inspector-cum-Facilitator in case of factory under section 90
r. 84Manner of compounding of offences by the authoriced officer specified under sub-sectio of section 114
r. 85Common license for contractor, factories and to industrial premises, etc under section 119

Contents of the OSH Rules (Gujarat)

OSH Rules (Gujarat)

Chapter I — Preliminary

r. 1Short title, extent, application and commencement
r. 2Definitions

Chapter II — Registration under section 3 to 5

r. 3Application for registration under section 3
r. 5Fees
r. 6Details of existing factory before the implementation of the code
r. 7Appeals
r. 8Notice of commencement and cessation of operation under section 5

Chapter III — Duties of Employer and Employees, Etc.

r. 9Wages, Basic Pay and Dearness Allowance:
r. 10Other Allowance including accommodation whichever is/areapplicable:
r. 11Notice of accidents and dangerous occurrences under sections 10(1) and 11
Schedule I
Schedule II
r. 12Notice of notifiable diseased under section 12
r. 13Duties of employee under clause (d) and (g) of section 13
r. 14Rights of Employee under section 14(3)

Chapter IV — State Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board

r. 15Stute Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Bourd under section 17
r. 16Appointment of Officers and Other Staff of the State Advisory Board under section 17
r. 17Safety Committee under section 22
r. 19Functions of Safety Committee
r. 20Safety Officers
Schedule I
Schedule II
r. 21Qualification of Safety Officer
r. 22Duties of Safety Officer
r. 23Facilities to be provided to Safety Officers,

Chapter V — Hours of Work and Annual Leave with Wages

r. 24Weekly Holiday and Compensatory Holidays under section 26
r. 25Extra Wages for Overtime under section 27
r. 26Factories exempted for overlapping of shift under section 29
r. 27Restriction of double employment under section 30
r. 28Notice of periods of work under section 31

Chapter VI — Maintenance of Registers, Records and Returns under section 33

r. 29Register of Attendance, Wuges, Overtime, fine, deduction for dumage or loss
r. 30Register of udult workers
r. 31Identity Card
r. 32Leave with wages register
r. 33Leave Card
r. 34Overtime Slips
r. 35Display of Notice Board
r. 36Register of Accident and Dangerous Occurrences
r. 37Anmunl Return
r. 38Other Provisions related to Registers, Records and Returns

Chapter VII — Inspector-cum-facilitators and Other Authority

r. 39Powers of Inspector-cum-facilitator
r. 42Power to require specification of defective part or tests of stability
r. 43Appointment of Medical officer,
r. 44Duties of Medicul officer. =
r. 45Employment of Women in establishment under Section 43

Chapter IX — Special Provisions

r. 47Form and manner of application for contractor license under of sub-section (1) of section 48
r. 48Forms, terms and conditions of license,
r. 49Procedure for issue of license under sub-section (2) of section 48
r. 50Renewal of license under section 48
r. 51Refund of security deposit
r. 52Responsibility of contractor under sub-section (4) of section 48
r. 53Intimation of work order and time limit for intimation under section 50
r. 55Responsibility of Payment of wages under Section 55
r. 56Making payment of wages from the security deposit amount under sub-section (4) of section
r. 57Experience Certificate under section 56
r. 58Prohibition of employment of contract labour under clause (b) of sub-section (2) of section 57
r. 59Journey allowance to Inter-State Migrunt Worker under Section 61
r. 60Setting up of a Toll Free helpline number to the inter-state migrant norker under Section 63
r. 61Study of inter-state migrant workers under Section 64
r. 62Agreement for audio-visual worker under section 66(3)
r. 63Dispute Resolution process under section 66(4)(vii)
r. 64Application for License
r. 65Fees
r. 66Application for Renewal
r. 67Appeal
r. 68Work permission outside premises and its records
r. 69Approval of plans
r. 70Certificate of Stability
r. 71Validity Period of Proposed Sanction
r. 72Revocation of Sanction
r. 73Presumption of Sanction
r. 74Prohibition of use of premises as factory without License
r. 75Application for registration and Grant of License
Schedule to Schedule II
r. 76Amendment of Factory License
r. 77Renewal of License
r. 78Transfer of Factory License
r. 79When license deemed to be granted or renewed
r. 80Procedure on Death or Disability of Factory Licensee
r. 81Suspension or cancelation of Factory License
r. 82Liability of owner of premises in certain circumstances under section 80
r. 83Appeal against the order of un Inspector-cum-Facilitator in case of factory under section 90
r. 84Manner of compounding of offences by the authoriced officer specified under sub-sectio of section 114
r. 85Common license for contractor, factories and to industrial premises, etc under section 119

The Gujarat Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2025

Rule 1. Short title, extent, application and commencement

Chapter I — PreliminaryMade under The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020No. GHR/2025/76/FAC/142021/68396/M3, 6 Jun 2025

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(1) These rules may be called as the Gujarat Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2025.
(2) They shall extend to the whole State of the Gujarat.
(3) They shall apply to all Factories/Establishment/Building or other construction work relating to any establishment in relation to which appropriate Government is the State Government under the Code.
(4) They shall come into force from the date on which the Occupational Safety. Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, come into force.

Source: The Gujarat Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2025, No. GHR/2025/76/FAC/142021/68396/M3 — the official copy of the notification, p. 2 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 2 · official download · all sources

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