Rule 6. Duties of employers to provide Annual Health Examination of employees

1) The employer shall ensure a health examination of every employee who has completed forty-five years of age, at least once in every twelve months. The employee who had met an accident resulting in a serious bodily injury shall also be examined. The employees shall also be medically examined within 15 days of their induction or prior to employment. The expense of such examination shall be borne by the employer: The medical examination shall be conducted by a qualified medical practitioner as per the proforma in Form–IV:

Provided that the employees engaged in hazardous processes or dangerous operations shall be examined after every six month or earlier in accordance with the provisions specifically provided in the code or rules for the same.

2) The health examination shall be conducted by a qualified medical practitioner. Records of such annual examination shall be maintained in Form-V as a Health Register and if the conducted examination is for new employment, it shall be maintained in Form-VI as a Certificate of fitness. Findings of such examination shall be shared with the concerned employee.