Rule 8: Notice of disease
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 8 — Sets the statutory notice requirement for notice of disease, including the relevant trigger, recipient and timing conditions. Key operative text: (1) Where in any establishment, a worker contracts any disease specified in the Third Schedule to the Code, the employer of the establishment shall send a notice forthwith either electronically or by speed post, to the…
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 were finally notified under G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026. The Central Rules must be read with the Code and any later amendment/corrigendum.
Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics
Operative clauses
- (1) Where in any establishment, a worker contracts any disease specified in the Third Schedule to the Code, the employer of the establishment shall send a notice forthwith either electronically or by speed post, to the Inspector-cum Facilitator or Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator in the following format namely:- NOTICE OF DISEASE (1) Name and address of the employer:
- Signature of employer (2) Where qualified medical practitioner attends to a person who is or has been employed in an establishment and who is or is believed by the qualified medical practitioner to be suffering from any disease specified in the Third Schedule to the Code, the medical practitioner shall forthwith send the report in writing to the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator stating- (a) the name and full…
Provisos / explanations
- No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.
Thresholds & timelines
- No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Mapped Code sections
Full notified text — Rule 8
8.Notice of disease.- (1) Where in any establishment, a worker contracts any disease specified
in the Third Schedule to the Code, the employer of the establishment shall send a notice
forthwith either electronically or by speed post, to the Inspector-cum Facilitator or Chief
Inspector-cum-Facilitator in the following format namely:-
NOTICE OF DISEASE
(1) Name and address of the employer:
(2) Name and address of establishment:
(3) Nature of establishment:
(4) In case of mines, the name of the mineral:
(5) Details of Patient:
(a) Name of Patient:
(b) Worker number of Patient:
(c) Address of patient:
(d) Precise occupation of patient:
(6) Nature of disease from which patient is suffering:
(7) Date of detection of disease:
(8) Details of qualified medical practitioner:
(9) Has the case been reported to the Medical Officer:
Date:
Signature of employer
(2) Where qualified medical practitioner attends to a person who is or has been employed in an
establishment and who is or is believed by the qualified medical practitioner to be suffering from any
disease specified in the Third Schedule to the Code, the medical practitioner shall forthwith send the
report in writing to the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator stating-
(a) the name and full postal address of the patient;
(b) the disease from which qualified medical practitioner believes the patient to be suffering;
and
(c) the name and address of the establishment in which the patient is or was last employed.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (1) Where in any establishment, a worker contracts any disease specified in the Third Schedule to the Code, the employer of the establishment shall send a notice forthwith either electronically or by speed post, to the Inspector-cum Facilitator or Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator in the following format namely:- NOTICE OF DISEASE (1) Name and address of the employer:
- Additional operative limb — Signature of employer (2) Where qualified medical practitioner attends to a person who is or has been employed in an establishment and who is or is believed by the qualified medical practitioner to be suffering from any disease specified in the Third Schedule to the Code, the medical practitioner shall forthwith send the report in writing to the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator stating- (a) the name and full…
- Code Section mapping — 12. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
- Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Employer, Worker, Inspector-cum-Facilitator.
Cross-references & prescribed forms
Sections cited/mapped
Forms
No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.
Worked example
For an establishment affected by notice of disease, the compliance owner should identify the applicable sector and authority, document the prescribed control/notice/record and retain inspection or training evidence. A text point to test is: “(1) Where in any establishment, a worker contracts any disease specified in the Third Schedule to the Code, the employer of the establishment shall send a notice forthwith either electronically or by speed post, to the Inspector-cum Facilitator or Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator ” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 12.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 8
What is Rule 8 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 8 — Sets the statutory notice requirement for notice of disease, including the relevant trigger, recipient and timing conditions. Key operative text: (1) Where in any establishment, a worker contracts any disease specified in the Third Schedule to the Code, the employer of the establishment shall send a notice forthwith either electronically or by speed post, to the…
What does Rule 8 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) Where in any establishment, a worker contracts any disease specified in the Third Schedule to the Code, the employer of the establishment shall send a notice forthwith either electronically or by speed post, to the Inspector-cum Facilitator or Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator in the following format namely:- NOTICE OF DISEASE (1) Name and address of the employer:” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 8 contain a proviso or explanation?
No standalone proviso or explanation was extracted from this rule text. Check the complete rule below for clause-level conditions.
What deadline, period, percentage or amount appears in Rule 8?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 8?
The current concordance maps Rule 8 to Section(s) 12.
When did Rule 8 come into force?
The final Central Rules were notified as G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026; Rule 1 states that the Rules come into force on publication. Check any later amendment or corrigendum before reliance.