Chapter
III — Duties of employer and employee
Rule 7 — Notice of accidents and dangerous occurrences
Rule-by-rule operational analysis with Code, Form, evidence, authority and State-jurisdiction controls.
Rule identity
Part/sector
General
Control family
Incident, disease and emergency reporting
Linked Code sections
Section 10, Section 11
Forms
Form XI
Source review
2026-07-17
Rule-level operational analysis
The exact Gazette wording controls. The following map converts Rule 7 into an implementation sequence and highlights the records needed to demonstrate compliance.
- Requirement 1. Stabilise the emergency and arrange rescue, first aid and medical treatment before administrative reporting.
- Requirement 2. Classify death, injury, lost-time incapacity, dangerous occurrence or occupational disease against the statutory trigger.
- Requirement 3. Notify every prescribed authority, police/family where applicable, in the required form and within the specific clock.
- Requirement 4. Preserve the first incident record, scene evidence, witness accounts, equipment state and later corrections.
- Requirement 5. Link corrective action, root-cause review, medical follow-up and register entry without prejudicing legal reporting.
Sub-rule review protocol
Who acts
Identify the employer, occupier, manager, contractor, worker, medical officer, Inspector-cum-Facilitator or other authority named in each sub-rule.
When
Record the triggering event and calculate every hour/day/month period from documentary evidence.
How
Use the portal, prescribed Form, written notice, examination, committee or technical control stated in the Rule.
Exception/proviso
Do not generalise an exception. Record why its facts and jurisdiction are satisfied.
Decision evidence
Keep the maker, reviewer, competent authority, date, acknowledgement and corrected version.
Later instrument
Check general/special orders, authority notifications, standards and State rules before reliance.
Code and Form concordance
Evidence and audit file
- incident timestamp and first report
- Form XI or disease notice
- medical and lost-time evidence
- witness/equipment records
- authority acknowledgement
- corrective-action closure
Failure consequence and cure
Late, incomplete or manipulated reporting can create separate liability in addition to the underlying safety failure.
Where the Rule uses a portal, form or notified authority, a locally created substitute is not automatically equivalent. Cure should preserve the original due date and explain any late correction.
Worked implementation scenario
A worker is injured and later crosses the lost-time threshold. The site first secures medical care, preserves the scene, timestamps incapacity, files Form XI with every required authority, updates the incident register and separately tracks root-cause remediation.
Rule-specific QA questions
Has the exact Gazette text been checked?
Yes for source structure and title; users must still read the complete Rule and sub-rules before applying it to facts.
Is this a State-rule page?
No. It covers the 2026 Central Rules. State-specific implementation belongs in a separately sourced State overlay.
Can another existing Finin2min article own this rule?
No. This URL is the canonical legal repository for Rule 7. Articles and hubs should link here without reproducing the full rule analysis.