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OSH Rules (Lakshadweep)

Chapter I — Preliminary

r. 1Short title, extant and commencement
r. 2Definitions
r. 3Income from the sources under explanation to clause (x) of sub-section (1) of section 2
r. 4Competent person
Schedule
r. 5Hazardous Substance

Chapter II — Registration

r. 6Application for registration under Section 3
Schedule to Schedule
r. 7Grant of certificate of Registration
r. 8Amendment of registration certificate
r. 9Late fee for registration
r. 10Payment of Fees for registration
r. 11Notice of commencement and cessation of operation under Section 5

Chapter III — Duties of Employer and Employee

r. 12Annual Health Examination of employees under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 6
Schedule to Schedule
r. 13Letter of appointment to employee under clause (f) of sub-section (1) of Section 6
r. 14Notice of accidents
r. 15Notice of Dangerous Occurrences
Schedule to Schedule
r. 16Notice of disease under sub-section (1) and (2) of Section 12
r. 17Manner of making report by employee
r. 18Manner of sending report of action taken

Chapter IV — Occupational Safety and Health

r. 19Constitution of Lakshadweep Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board under sub-sections (2) of Section 17
r. 20Notice of meeting and the agenda
r. 21Absence from the State/UT
r. 22Transaction of business
r. 23Quorum
r. 24Minutes of the meeting
r. 25Fees and allowances
r. 26Resignation
r. 27Cessation of membership
r. 28Disqualification for membership
r. 29Removal from membership
r. 30Manner of filling vacancies
r. 31Collection and extraction of safety and health statistics
r. 32Safety Committee
r. 33Safety Officer

Chapter V — Hours of Work and Annual Leave with Wages

r. 34Condition relating to weekly holidays
r. 35Conditions relating to compensatory holidays
r. 36Extra Wages for overtime
r. 37Total number of hours of overtime
r. 38Notice of periods of work

Chapter VI — Registers, Records and Returns:

r. 39Register of adult workers
r. 40Register of adolescent workers
r. 41Attendance record
r. 42Register of accidents and dangerous occurrences
r. 43Register of leave with wages
r. 44Register of Overtime
r. 45Register of wages
r. 46Names of authorities
r. 47Display of certificates and licenses
r. 48Display of name and address of establishment
r. 49Wage Slip
r. 50Annual return

Chapter VII — Inspector-cum-facilitator and Other Authority

r. 51Qualifications and experience of Inspector-cum-Facilitator under sub-section (5) of section 34
r. 52Power of Inspector
r. 53Manner of taking samples of any article or substance found in any premises and work environment
r. 54Other powers of Inspector-cum-Facilitator
r. 55Qualification and experience of experts to be empanelled under section 37
r. 56The manner of providing alternative employment
r. 57Qualification for the appointment of Medical officer under sub-section (1) of Section 42
r. 58Dangerous occupations or processes for medical examination
r. 59Medical Examination and certification of adolescent under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 42

Chapter VIII — Special Provisions Relating to Employment of Women

r. 60Conditions relating to safety, holidays and working hours or any other condition to be observed by the employer for employment of Women in establishment under Section 43

Chapter IX — Special Provisions for Contract Labour and Inter-state Migrants

Part I — Contract Labour
r. 61Conditions for issue of contract labour
r. 62Issue of licence for contractor
Schedule to Schedule
r. 63Renewal of license for contractor
r. 64Amendment of license for contractor
r. 65Late fee for license
r. 66Responsibility of contractor
r. 67Register of contractors
r. 68Intimation of work
r. 69Manner of suspending or cancelling the Licence of contractor
r. 70Refund of security
r. 71Period of wages for contract labour
r. 72Mode of payment of wages to contract labour
r. 73Manner of payment of wages from security deposit
r. 74Experience certificate to contract labour
r. 75Form and manner of making application
Part II — Inter-state Migrant Worker
r. 76Journey allowance to Inter-State Migrant Worker under Section 61
r. 77Setting up of a Toll-Free helpline number to the inter-state migrant worker under Section 63
r. 78Study of inter-state migrant workers under Section 64
Part III — Audio- Visual Worker
r. 79Format of Agreement
r. 80Submission of agreement
r. 81Dispute resolution Mechanism
Part IV — Beedi and Cigar Workers
r. 82License to use place or industrial premises for beedi and cigar work
r. 83Plan of place or industrial premises for beedi and cigar work
r. 84Renewal of licence for beedi and cigar work
r. 85Timeline for renewal or refusal to renew licence
Part V — Factories
r. 86Submission of plans of factory
Schedule to Schedule
r. 87Approval of plans of factory
r. 88Stability Certificate
r. 89Pre-approved plans
r. 90Validity period of approval
r. 91Revocation of approval
r. 92Maintenance of register for building plans
r. 93Specifications of rooms
r. 94Processing fee for building plans
r. 95Prohibition of running a factory without a valid licence
r. 96Grant of license for factory
r. 97Amendment of factory licence
r. 98Renewal of factory licence
r. 99Transfer of factory licence
r. 100Procedure on death or disability of factory licensee
r. 101Late fee in relation to factory license
r. 102Payment of fees in relation to factory license
r. 103Suspension of factory license
r. 104Liability of owner
r. 105Dangerous operations
Schedule I
Schedule II
Schedule Ill
Schedule IV
Schedule V
Schedule VI
Schedule VII
Schedule VIII
Schedule IX
Schedule X
Schedule XI
Appendix 'A'
Appendix 'B'
Appendix 'C'
Schedule XII
Schedule XIII
Schedule XIV
Schedule XV
Schedule XVI
Schedule XVII
Schedule XVIII
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Schedule XIX
Schedule XX
Appendix CAUTIONARY NOTICE
Schedule XXl
Appendix A [SEE CLAUSE 3(8)]
Appendix 8 [SEE CLAUSE 11]
Schedule XXII
Schedule XXIII
Schedule XXIV
Appendix CAUTIONARY NOTICE
Schedule XXV
Schedule XXVI
Schedule XXVII
Schedule XXVIII
Schedule XXIX
Schedule XXX
Schedule XXXI
Schedule XXXII
Schedule XXXIII
Schedule XXXIV
Schedule XXXV
Schedule XXXVI
Schedule XXXVII
r. 106Site Appraisal Committee
r. 107Health and Safety Policy
r. 108Collection, development and dissemination of information and labelling
r. 109Disclosure of information to Workers
r. 110Disclosure of information to Inspector-cum-Facilitator etc
r. 111Information on industrial wastes
r. 112Review of information furnished to workers etc
r. 113Confidentiality of information
r. 114Qualifications of supervisors
r. 115Issue of guidelines
r. 116Medical examination of workers employed in hazardous process
r. 117Occupational Health Centres
Schedule to Schedule XXXVII
r. 118Ambulance van
r. 119Decontamination facilities
r. 120Making available health records to workers
r. 121Permissible Levels in Factories
Schedule to Schedule XXXVII
r. 122Appropriate authorities for appeal
r. 123Form and manner of making application under section 90
r. 124Persons holding position of supervision or management or confidential position etc
r. 125List to be maintained of persons holding confidential position or position of supervision or management
Part VI — Plantation
r. 126Housing accommodation for workers
r. 127Standard and specification of housing accommodation
r. 128Sites for housing accommodation
r. 129Maintenance of houses
r. 130Accommodation to be rent free,
r. 131Occupation of accommodation after termination of employment
r. 132Benefit of sickness
r. 133Creche for Plantation Workers
r. 134Educational facilities for worker's children
r. 135Equipment in school
r. 136Fee to be charged
r. 137Recreational facilities
r. 138Safeguards for women and adolescent in using or handling hazardous substances
r. 139Qualifications to supervise the use, handling, storage and transportation of insecticides, chemicals and toxic substances in the plantation of the employer
r. 140Safety measures and safe work practices
r. 141Medical examination and health record of plantation workers
r. 142Washing, bathing and cloak-room facilities to plantation workers
r. 143Protective clothing and equipment to plantation workers
r. 144Precautionary notices in plantation

Chapter X — Offences and Penalties

r. 145Officer and manner for holding enquiry
r. 146Appellate Authority and manner of appeal
r. 147Officer and manner of composition of certain offences

Chapter XI — Social Security Fund

r. 148Social security fund

Chapter XII — Miscellaneous

r. 149Common License for contractor, factories and to industrial premises, etc

Forms, appendices and annexures

Schedule I
Schedule II
Schedule III
Form 01
Form 02
Form 03
Form 04
Form 05
Form 06
Form 07
Form 08
Form 09
Form 10
Form 11
Form 12
Form 13
Form 14
Form 15
Form 16
Form 17
Form 18
Form 19
Form 20
Form 21
Form 22
Form 23
Form 24
Form 25
Form 26
Form 27
Form 28
Form 29
Form 30
Form 31
Form 32
Form 33
Form 34
Form 35
Form 36
Form 37
Form 38
Form 39
Form 40
Form 41
Form 42
Form 43
Form 44
Form 45
Form 46
Form 47
Form 48
Form 49
Form 50

Contents of the OSH Rules (Lakshadweep)

OSH Rules (Lakshadweep)

Chapter I — Preliminary

r. 1Short title, extant and commencement
r. 2Definitions
r. 3Income from the sources under explanation to clause (x) of sub-section (1) of section 2
r. 4Competent person
Schedule
r. 5Hazardous Substance

Chapter II — Registration

r. 6Application for registration under Section 3
Schedule to Schedule
r. 7Grant of certificate of Registration
r. 8Amendment of registration certificate
r. 9Late fee for registration
r. 10Payment of Fees for registration
r. 11Notice of commencement and cessation of operation under Section 5

Chapter III — Duties of Employer and Employee

r. 12Annual Health Examination of employees under clause (c) of sub-section (1) of Section 6
Schedule to Schedule
r. 13Letter of appointment to employee under clause (f) of sub-section (1) of Section 6
r. 14Notice of accidents
r. 15Notice of Dangerous Occurrences
Schedule to Schedule
r. 16Notice of disease under sub-section (1) and (2) of Section 12
r. 17Manner of making report by employee
r. 18Manner of sending report of action taken

Chapter IV — Occupational Safety and Health

r. 19Constitution of Lakshadweep Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board under sub-sections (2) of Section 17
r. 20Notice of meeting and the agenda
r. 21Absence from the State/UT
r. 22Transaction of business
r. 23Quorum
r. 24Minutes of the meeting
r. 25Fees and allowances
r. 26Resignation
r. 27Cessation of membership
r. 28Disqualification for membership
r. 29Removal from membership
r. 30Manner of filling vacancies
r. 31Collection and extraction of safety and health statistics
r. 32Safety Committee
r. 33Safety Officer

Chapter V — Hours of Work and Annual Leave with Wages

r. 34Condition relating to weekly holidays
r. 35Conditions relating to compensatory holidays
r. 36Extra Wages for overtime
r. 37Total number of hours of overtime
r. 38Notice of periods of work

Chapter VI — Registers, Records and Returns:

r. 39Register of adult workers
r. 40Register of adolescent workers
r. 41Attendance record
r. 42Register of accidents and dangerous occurrences
r. 43Register of leave with wages
r. 44Register of Overtime
r. 45Register of wages
r. 46Names of authorities
r. 47Display of certificates and licenses
r. 48Display of name and address of establishment
r. 49Wage Slip
r. 50Annual return

Chapter VII — Inspector-cum-facilitator and Other Authority

r. 51Qualifications and experience of Inspector-cum-Facilitator under sub-section (5) of section 34
r. 52Power of Inspector
r. 53Manner of taking samples of any article or substance found in any premises and work environment
r. 54Other powers of Inspector-cum-Facilitator
r. 55Qualification and experience of experts to be empanelled under section 37
r. 56The manner of providing alternative employment
r. 57Qualification for the appointment of Medical officer under sub-section (1) of Section 42
r. 58Dangerous occupations or processes for medical examination
r. 59Medical Examination and certification of adolescent under clause (c) of sub-section (2) of section 42

Chapter VIII — Special Provisions Relating to Employment of Women

r. 60Conditions relating to safety, holidays and working hours or any other condition to be observed by the employer for employment of Women in establishment under Section 43

Chapter IX — Special Provisions for Contract Labour and Inter-state Migrants

Part I — Contract Labour
r. 61Conditions for issue of contract labour
r. 62Issue of licence for contractor
Schedule to Schedule
r. 63Renewal of license for contractor
r. 64Amendment of license for contractor
r. 65Late fee for license
r. 66Responsibility of contractor
r. 67Register of contractors
r. 68Intimation of work
r. 69Manner of suspending or cancelling the Licence of contractor
r. 70Refund of security
r. 71Period of wages for contract labour
r. 72Mode of payment of wages to contract labour
r. 73Manner of payment of wages from security deposit
r. 74Experience certificate to contract labour
r. 75Form and manner of making application
Part II — Inter-state Migrant Worker
r. 76Journey allowance to Inter-State Migrant Worker under Section 61
r. 77Setting up of a Toll-Free helpline number to the inter-state migrant worker under Section 63
r. 78Study of inter-state migrant workers under Section 64
Part III — Audio- Visual Worker
r. 79Format of Agreement
r. 80Submission of agreement
r. 81Dispute resolution Mechanism
Part IV — Beedi and Cigar Workers
r. 82License to use place or industrial premises for beedi and cigar work
r. 83Plan of place or industrial premises for beedi and cigar work
r. 84Renewal of licence for beedi and cigar work
r. 85Timeline for renewal or refusal to renew licence
Part V — Factories
r. 86Submission of plans of factory
Schedule to Schedule
r. 87Approval of plans of factory
r. 88Stability Certificate
r. 89Pre-approved plans
r. 90Validity period of approval
r. 91Revocation of approval
r. 92Maintenance of register for building plans
r. 93Specifications of rooms
r. 94Processing fee for building plans
r. 95Prohibition of running a factory without a valid licence
r. 96Grant of license for factory
r. 97Amendment of factory licence
r. 98Renewal of factory licence
r. 99Transfer of factory licence
r. 100Procedure on death or disability of factory licensee
r. 101Late fee in relation to factory license
r. 102Payment of fees in relation to factory license
r. 103Suspension of factory license
r. 104Liability of owner
r. 105Dangerous operations
Schedule I
Schedule II
Schedule Ill
Schedule IV
Schedule V
Schedule VI
Schedule VII
Schedule VIII
Schedule IX
Schedule X
Schedule XI
Appendix 'A'
Appendix 'B'
Appendix 'C'
Schedule XII
Schedule XIII
Schedule XIV
Schedule XV
Schedule XVI
Schedule XVII
Schedule XVIII
Appendix A
Appendix B
Appendix C
Schedule XIX
Schedule XX
Appendix CAUTIONARY NOTICE
Schedule XXl
Appendix A [SEE CLAUSE 3(8)]
Appendix 8 [SEE CLAUSE 11]
Schedule XXII
Schedule XXIII
Schedule XXIV
Appendix CAUTIONARY NOTICE
Schedule XXV
Schedule XXVI
Schedule XXVII
Schedule XXVIII
Schedule XXIX
Schedule XXX
Schedule XXXI
Schedule XXXII
Schedule XXXIII
Schedule XXXIV
Schedule XXXV
Schedule XXXVI
Schedule XXXVII
r. 106Site Appraisal Committee
r. 107Health and Safety Policy
r. 108Collection, development and dissemination of information and labelling
r. 109Disclosure of information to Workers
r. 110Disclosure of information to Inspector-cum-Facilitator etc
r. 111Information on industrial wastes
r. 112Review of information furnished to workers etc
r. 113Confidentiality of information
r. 114Qualifications of supervisors
r. 115Issue of guidelines
r. 116Medical examination of workers employed in hazardous process
r. 117Occupational Health Centres
Schedule to Schedule XXXVII
r. 118Ambulance van
r. 119Decontamination facilities
r. 120Making available health records to workers
r. 121Permissible Levels in Factories
Schedule to Schedule XXXVII
r. 122Appropriate authorities for appeal
r. 123Form and manner of making application under section 90
r. 124Persons holding position of supervision or management or confidential position etc
r. 125List to be maintained of persons holding confidential position or position of supervision or management
Part VI — Plantation
r. 126Housing accommodation for workers
r. 127Standard and specification of housing accommodation
r. 128Sites for housing accommodation
r. 129Maintenance of houses
r. 130Accommodation to be rent free,
r. 131Occupation of accommodation after termination of employment
r. 132Benefit of sickness
r. 133Creche for Plantation Workers
r. 134Educational facilities for worker's children
r. 135Equipment in school
r. 136Fee to be charged
r. 137Recreational facilities
r. 138Safeguards for women and adolescent in using or handling hazardous substances
r. 139Qualifications to supervise the use, handling, storage and transportation of insecticides, chemicals and toxic substances in the plantation of the employer
r. 140Safety measures and safe work practices
r. 141Medical examination and health record of plantation workers
r. 142Washing, bathing and cloak-room facilities to plantation workers
r. 143Protective clothing and equipment to plantation workers
r. 144Precautionary notices in plantation

Chapter X — Offences and Penalties

r. 145Officer and manner for holding enquiry
r. 146Appellate Authority and manner of appeal
r. 147Officer and manner of composition of certain offences

Chapter XI — Social Security Fund

r. 148Social security fund

Chapter XII — Miscellaneous

r. 149Common License for contractor, factories and to industrial premises, etc

Forms, appendices and annexures

Schedule I
Schedule II
Schedule III
Form 01
Form 02
Form 03
Form 04
Form 05
Form 06
Form 07
Form 08
Form 09
Form 10
Form 11
Form 12
Form 13
Form 14
Form 15
Form 16
Form 17
Form 18
Form 19
Form 20
Form 21
Form 22
Form 23
Form 24
Form 25
Form 26
Form 27
Form 28
Form 29
Form 30
Form 31
Form 32
Form 33
Form 34
Form 35
Form 36
Form 37
Form 38
Form 39
Form 40
Form 41
Form 42
Form 43
Form 44
Form 45
Form 46
Form 47
Form 48
Form 49
Form 50

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

Rule 122. Appropriate authorities for appeal

Chapter IX — Special Provisions for Contract Labour and Inter-state MigrantsPart V — FactoriesMade under The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020F. No. 08/04/2024-LE&T, 27 Apr 2026

Official text

Inspector-cum-Facilitator of Union Territory Administration of Lakshadweep shall be appropriate authority for the purposes of section 90 of the Code.

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. 213 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 213 · official download · all sources

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