Rule 35. Safety committee and safety officers under section 22

(1) Every establishment or factory employing 500 or more workers, the establishment required by general or special order under sub-section (1) of section 22, shall constitute a safety committee consisting of members as specified in rule 36.

(2) The maximum tenure of the safety committee shall be for three years. The safety committee shall meet at least once in every quarter.

(3) Safety Committee shall have the right to be adequately and suitably informed of ,–

(i) potential safety and health hazards to which the workers or employees may be exposed at workplace; and

(ii) data on accidents as well as data resulting from surveillance of the working environment and of the health of workers or employees, conducted at such factory or establishments:

Provided that the Committee under takes to use the data on a confidential basis and solely to provide guidance and advice on measures to improve the working environment and the health and safety of the workers and employees.