Contents of the OSH Rules (Lakshadweep)

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Lakshadweep) Rules, 2025

Rule 12. Annual Health Examination of employees under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 6

Chapter III — Duties of Employer and EmployeeMade under The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020F. No. 08/04/2024-LE&T, 27 Apr 2026

Official text

(1) Every employer of factory, dock and building or other construction work shall arrange to conduct free of cost, medical examination for all the employees above the age of forty-five years annually within 120 days from the commencement of the year as per the Schedule given under this rule.

Provided that all the employees irrespective of age or type of establishment, engaged in handling of hazardous substance or hazardous process or dangerous operations shall be medically examined bi-annually within thirty days from the 1st day of January and July.

(2) The record of medical examination shall be maintained in Form-08 electronically or otherwise and shall be made available to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator for inspection, whenever required.

Source: The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Lakshadweep) Rules, 2025, F. No. 08/04/2024-LE&T — Lakshadweep Gazette Extraordinary Vol. LXII, No. 07, p. 13 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 13 · official download · all sources