Rule 44. Duties of Medicul officer. =

(1) On receipt of a reference under clause (c) sub section (2) ofsection 42 of the code, the medical officer shall, after giving prior notice regarding date, ume and place for medical examination of any adolescent or any person and upon examining the person sent for such examination, prepare the age and fitness certificate in Form 24 and deliver the same to the manager of the establishment concerned after retaining a copy thereof.

(2) The medical officer may seek opinion of specialists like radiologist, dentist and orthopedic surgeon as the case may be, for the purpose of detennination of age.

(3) Medical officer shall carry out such examination and furnish such report as state government may direct:

(a) for examination and certification of workers in an establishment in such dangerous occupation or processes as specified in First Schedule to the Code;

(b) for medical supervision of any establishment or class of establishment where cases of chronic occupational illness have occurred due to hazardous nature of any process carried on or hazardous condition of work;

(C) in respect of any establishment or class of establishment or description of establishment in which operations involve any risk of injury to the health of any person or class of persons employed therein;

(d) to undertake occupational health survey for any or class of an establishment, where cases of illness have occurred or there is prevalence of diseases as prescribed in Third Schedule of the code.

(e) to assess the age and issue fitness of adolescent for employment in an establishment or class of establishment. CHAPTER-VII Special Provision relating to Employment of women