The Gujarat Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2025
Rule 20. Safety Officers
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(A) For Factories In every factory where appointing of Safety officer is mandatory shall appoint safety officers, as laid down in the scale given below:
(A) For Ordinary Factories Number of Safety officers Sr.No. Employment Onc safety officer 500 to 1500 workers 2. 1501 to 3000 workers Two safety officers Two + one (for every additiona) 3000 workers or 3. 3001 and above part thereof)
(B) For factories carrying on Hazardous process Number of Safety officers Sr. No. Employment One safety officer 250 to 1000 workers 2. 1001 to 2000 workers Tivo safety officers Tivo+ onc (for every additional 2000 2001 and above workers or part thereof)
(c) For Major Accident Hazard Sr. No. Employment Number of Safety officers 100 to 500 workers One safety officer 2. 501 to 1500 workers Tivo safety officers 1501 to 3000 workers Three safety officers 4. 3001 and above Three + one (for every additional 1500 workers or part thereof) Any appointment, when made, shall be notified to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator having jurisdiction in the area, giving full details of the qualifications, terms and conditions of service of such safety officers.
(B)For building or other construction tork
(1) In every establishment which is a building or other construction work where in two hundred fifty or more workers are employed or in establishment where hazardous processes as mentioned in Schedule-l appended with this rule, are carried out with fifty or more workers employed therein. the employer shall appoint safety ofticer.
(2) In any establishment, the number of safety officers to be employed and their duties & conditions of service shall be as per Schedule-Il appended with this rule.