Contents of the OSH Rules (Uttar Pradesh)

The Uttar Pradesh Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2026

Schedule II

Made under The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020Notification No. 962/XXXVI-03-2026-1903305, 27 Aug 2026

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{See Rule 50}

Continuous Process Factories

1. The following classes of work in the under mentioned classes of factories shall be deemed to be of

the nature of continuous process referred to in Rule 50 and shall be exempt from the provisions of

section 26, section 27 and rule made therein to such a extent as stated in the conditions below-

Classes of Factories Class of work

1 Electrical generating stations Work of workers attending to boilers turbines, engines, generators,

and distributing sub-stations. motors, boosters, switchboards, transmissions machinery, cables,

batteries and auxiliaries.

2 Water works and water Work of workers attending to boilers, engines, motors,

pumping stations. switchboards, pumps and auxiliaries.

3 Sugar factories and Work of workers attending to-

refineries working on the (a) boilers, engines, motors, switchboards and pumps;

vacuum pan system. (b) handling and crushing cane and handling gur to melting blow-

ups;

(c) engaged in filtration, clarification and crystallisation of cane

juice and gur liquor;

(d) engaged in evaporation and concentration of cane juice and gur

liquor;

(e) engaged in curing the massacuite;

(f) engaged in drying, crushing and bagging of sugar;

(g) engaged in the burning of lime stone and sulphur, for

production of carbon dioxide and sulphur dioxide gases, for the

clarification of cane juice.

4 Distilleries The work of workers attending to-

(a) boilers, engines, motors, switchboards and pumps;

(b) diffusion of mahua;

(c) working of molasses;

(d) fermentation of wash;

(e) yeast propagation;

(f) distillation process.

Breweries The work of workers attending to-

(a) boilers, engines and pumps;

(b) melting, coppers, hop back, coolers and refrigerators.

Rosin and Turpentine. The work of workers attending to-

(a) boilers, engines, pumps, motors and switch boards;

(b) distillation of rosin;

(c) refining of turpentine;

(d) filtration and casting of rosin.

Ice factories and Milk The work of workers attending to-

Chilling Plants (a) boilers, hot water generators and ice-making machinery;

(b) receptacles for the production of ice.

(c) Milk unloader , milk loader ,chilling machine operator,

milk sample collector , milk collector, maintenance ,etp

Chemical works The work of workers attending to-

(a) boilers, pumps and compressors;

(b) the manufacture of sulphuric, nitric and hydrochloric

acids, ammonia, magnesium sulphate, alum, hyposulphate

and sulphite of soda, sodium sulphate, sodium sulphide,

nitrate of potash, alumina and bi-chromate of potash.

Distillation of sandal wood The work of workers attending to boilers and distillation

and essential oils. processes.

Plate and sheet The work of the following classes of workers-

0 glass factories and glass (a) gas producers, window and plate glass machine-men,

bangles factories. tankmen, sheet-glass carriers and lift attendants and

workers employed on glass blowing machines in tank and

pot furnaces when run in conjunction with the glass

furnace;

(b) firemen, engine and boiler attendants.

Straw-boards factories. The work of workers attending to-

1 (a) boilers, engines, turbines, generators, motors, switch-

boards and pumps;

(b) cooking, milling, beating and straw-board machines.

Kiln, seasoning of timber The work of workers attending to-

2 and bobbin stone (a) boilers, engines, pumps, motors, dynamos and switch-

enamelling. boards;

(b) timber, seasoning, Kiln;

(c) stone-enamellings chamber.

Vegetable oil Hydrogenation The work of workers attending to-

3 factories. (a) boilers, generators, motors, transformers, switch-boards

and water softening plants;

(b) refining, bleaching, distillation (deodorisation) and

hardening plants, soldering, labelling, packing and storing

of containers;

(c) the production and compression of hydrogen and oxygen

gases;

Production and or The work of workers attending to generator and

4 compression of oxygen and compressors.

acetylene gases.

Soap factories The work of workers attending to-

5 (a) boilers, generators, motors, switch-boards;

(b) boiling, scrutching and framing.

Paper mills The work of workers attending to-

6 (a) boilers, engines, turbines, generators, motors, switch-

boards and pumps;

(b) cooking, milling, beating, straw-board and paper

manufacturing machines.

Electrical steel smelting Work of workers attending to transformers, electrode

7 furnaces. controls, hydraulic pumps, scrap cutting and transporting,

furnacemen, ladenmen, pitside workers and workers attending to

moulds for ingot.

Rolling mills Ingot transporters, furnace men, furnace coolies, tongs

8 men working at various rolling mills (such as rougher’s and

loopers) workers on the cooling bed, motormen, strengtheners,

workers engaged in stacking of finished material and attendants of

shares and other auxiliary machinery.

Starch factories Work of workers engaged in the manufacture of starch and

9 its by-products, except those employed in the engineering

departments and workshops.

Glue and gelatine mills. Work of workers engaged in the manufacture of glue and

0 gelatine including soaking, boiling, spreading, chopping and drying.

Biscuit and Bakery factories Work of workers engaged in divider machine, the mixing

1 of the dough, dough cutting, proofing, cooling tunnel, slicing,

cream machine, cream filling machine, sheeter machine, generator,

maintenance and chilling unit, baking, drying, and packing biscuits

or bakeries.

Cement factories The work of workers attending to -

2 (a) attending to boilers, engines, motors, switch-boards and

pumps;

(b) engaged in preparation of raw materials, cement mills,

working in conjunction with the continuous Kilns, cement

grinding, packing and storing.

Cold storage factories. Work of workers attending to motors and compressors.

3

Capacitors making factories. Work of workers engaged in Anodic, forming of

4 Aluminium foils and other connected processes.

All factories Work of workers attending boilers.

5

Manufacture of audio-video The work of workers attending to-

6 magnetic tape (a) engaged in operations and process of mixing coating,

calendaring, and utility services; and

(b) attending to planetary mixing machine, high speed

dissolver, puddle mixer, media mill tank mixer, sand mill,

filter unit; coating machine, calendaring machine; air

compressors, air handling unit, chilling plant and cooling

towers.

Petrol pump, CNG or other Work of workers engaged in services of fuel filling by

7 fuel filling station pumping of oil or any other manufacturing process.

Manufacture of fruit based The work of workers engaged in processes of the:

8 beverages (a) Raw material section;

(b) Processing section;

(c) Packaging section; and

(d) Work attending to weighing machine, fork lift for material

handling, battery, charging machine, D.M. plant, pulper

pulp pressuriser and cooler, pulp and syrup tanks, blending

tank, pasteuriser, ready juice tank, homogenizer, filling

and packing machines, shrink wrapping, tray packing, oil

packing and air blower and control boards.

Manufacture of polyester The work of workers;

9 filament yarn (a) engaged in operations and processes of - Polymerisation; -

Spinning and Take-up: -Draw twisting/draw texturizing

(b) attending to boiler, diesel generator set, heat transfer

media, compressor, water-treatment plant, slurry

circulation vessel, and equipments used in processes

specified in (a) above.

Manufacture of Television, The work of workers:

0 Computer or Mobile (a) engaged in operations and processes of; Shadow/ Panel

monitors Mark Assembly; Stabilising & Baking Black matrix:

Screen Coating: Aluminising: Panel Baking, Internal

Magnetic Shield and Funnel Preparation; Frit Sealing, Gun

Sealing, Exhaust; and Aging Processes.

(b) Attending to Annealing furnace; Blackening, furnace;

Mask washing machine; Spot welding machine; Stab

furnace; Coating machine; Phosphor recovery unit; Frit

sealing/furnace; Exhaust furnace; Frit mixer; Blending and

taping machine; Scrubbers; Heat exchangers; Air handling

units; Pumps; Motors and Chillers

Manufacture of Polyster The work of workers :

1 film/ polypropylene film (a) engaged in operations and processes of : Batch Mixing,

rolls. Crystallising and Drying Extrusion, Casting and Primary

Gauzing: Orientation of Molecule in Machine

Direction/Transverse Direction; Secondary Gauge System;

Winding, Film Trim Cutting and Gauge Monitoring;

Winding of Film on Steel Core; Slitting and Packing

(b) attending to: Feeder, Mixer, Crystallizer, Dryer; Extruder;

Casting and Primary Gauge Machine; Machine Direction

Orientater; Transverse Direction Orienter, Pull Roll Stand

Secondary Gauge Equipment; Winder; Slitting and

Packing Machine; Printing Machine; Laminator, and

Extrusion Laminator; Pouch Making Machine.

Manufacture of CD-R & The work of workers:

2 CD-RW (a) engaged in operations and processes of: Mixing;

Moulding, Dye Coating, Image Printing, Drying;

Sputtering, Lacquer Dispensing; and UV Curing.

(b) attending to : Plannery, Tere mixing, High speed dissolver;

Puddle mixture; Media mill; Tank mixer; Sand mill filter

unit; Coating machine; Calendering machine; Air

compressors; Air handling units; Chilling plant; D.G. sets,

and Cooling towers.

Manufacture of The work of workers:

3 Refrigerators (a) engaged in Vacuum Forming Process, PU Foaming

Process, Assembly Line, Brazing and Cold Roll Forging

(CRF) operations,

(b) attending to Vacuum Forming Machine, PU Foaming

Machine, Brazing Machine, Pick and Place Machine, Paint

booths, Coolers/Chiller, air compressors, Cooling Towers,

Diesel, Generating sets, Cold Roll Forging (CRF) Machine

and Press Machines.

Manufacture Washing The work of workers:

4 Machine (a) engaged in Injection Moulding Operation, Cold Roll

Forging (CRF) and assembly operation.

(b) attending to Moulding Machine, Pick and Place Machine,

Curing Machine, Coolers/Chiller, Air Compressor, heat

exchanger, Paint booths, Diesel

2. The Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator with the prior approval of Labour Commissioner, Uttar

Pradesh, may declare, in writing, stating reasons for such declarations in details, any other classes

of work or classes of factories for any technical reason, as a continuous process by his general or

special order.

Conditions:

1. Such worker shall be employed on three eight-hour shifts system. An interval for rest of half an

hour shall be allowed to every such worker some time during each shift he is required to work.

2. No such workers shall be employed for more than fourteen consecutive days without a holiday of

twenty-four consecutive hours.

3. The total daily hours of work shall not exceed 10.5 hours, the State Government may by

notification in the Official Gazette increase the spread over up to 12 hours inclusive of his intervals

for rest in respect of any group or class or description of establishment on such conditions as it

may deem expedient under code, except in an emergency when it is necessary to employee a shift

worker for more than 8 hours in any day to enable him to work whole or part of the subsequent

shift. In no case shall the worker be employed for more than 12 hours in a period of 24 hours from

the commencement of work, and the total number of hours of overtime shall also not exceed 115 in

any quarter:

Provided that where subsequent shift or any part thereof during which a shift worker is employed

as aforesaid falls on a weekly holiday, compensatory period of rest shall also be given on a day

which is neither a festival nor a weekly holiday.

4. The Manager shall also enter the period of extra time worked and the extent of compensatory

period of rest in the respective registers and shall note therein the time of commencement of such

extra time work before its commencement.

5. The system of shifts shall be approved by an Inspector-cum-Facilitator before enforcement.

6. All workers working in excess of 8 hours a day or 48 hours a week in a factory shall be paid in

respect of such additional hours at the rate of twice the ordinary rate of any in accordance with the

provisions of Section 27 of the Code.

7. Every worker shall be given a compensatory holiday in accordance with Section 26 of the code

and rule therein.

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Source: The Uttar Pradesh Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Rules, 2026, Notification No. 962/XXXVI-03-2026-1903305 — Uttar Pradesh Gazette Extraordinary, 27 August 2026, pp. 363–367 of the PDF. Open our copy at p. 363 · official download · all sources

The rules were made in Hindi. The English text is the translation published by order of the Governor under clause (3) of Article 348 of the Constitution, which makes it the authoritative text in English. Rule headings are printed as marginal notes.