Rule 14: Safety Committee
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 14 — Governs safety committee and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) Every establishment employing five hundred or more workers shall constitute a Safety Committee consisting of representatives of employers and workers.
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) Every establishment employing five hundred or more workers shall constitute a Safety Committee consisting of representatives of employers and workers.
- (2) The Central Government may by general or special order specify varying threshold of workers for different classes of establishments issued from time to time.
- (3) The tenure of the Safety Committee shall be for three years and it shall meet at least once in every quarter.
- Provided that in the case of mines, the Safety Committee shall meet at least once in a month.
- (4) The Safety Committee shall be adequately and suitably informed of– a. potential safety and health hazards to which the workers may be exposed at workplace; and b. data on accidents as well as data resulting from surveillance of the working environment and of the health of employees of such establishments.
Provisos / explanations
- Provided that in the case of mines, the Safety Committee shall meet at least once in a month.
Thresholds & timelines
- (3) The tenure of the Safety Committee shall be for three years and it shall meet at least once in every quarter.
- Provided that in the case of mines, the Safety Committee shall meet at least once in a month.
- (5) The employer shall, within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the recommendations of the Safety Committee take action to implement such recommendations.
Mapped Code sections
Full notified text — Rule 14
14. Safety Committee.- (1) Every establishment employing five hundred or more workers shall
constitute a Safety Committee consisting of representatives of employers and workers. (2) The Central
Government may by general or special order specify varying threshold of workers for different classes
of establishments issued from time to time.
(3) The tenure of the Safety Committee shall be for three years and it shall meet at least once in every
quarter.
Provided that in the case of mines, the Safety Committee shall meet at least once in a month.
(4) The Safety Committee shall be adequately and suitably informed of–
a. potential safety and health hazards to which the workers may be exposed at workplace; and
b. data on accidents as well as data resulting from surveillance of the working environment
and of the health of employees of such establishments.
(5) The employer shall, within fifteen days from the date of receipt of the recommendations
of the Safety Committee take action to implement such recommendations.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (1) Every establishment employing five hundred or more workers shall constitute a Safety Committee consisting of representatives of employers and workers.
- Additional operative limb — (2) The Central Government may by general or special order specify varying threshold of workers for different classes of establishments issued from time to time.
- Qualification / exception to test — Provided that in the case of mines, the Safety Committee shall meet at least once in a month.
- Numerical or timing control — (3) The tenure of the Safety Committee shall be for three years and it shall meet at least once in every quarter.
- Code Section mapping — 22. 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, Employee / worker, Worker.
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 safety committee, 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: “(3) The tenure of the Safety Committee shall be for three years and it shall meet at least once in every quarter.” Also test the express qualification/proviso before concluding the result. Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 22.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 14
What is Rule 14 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 14 — Governs safety committee and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) Every establishment employing five hundred or more workers shall constitute a Safety Committee consisting of representatives of employers and workers.
What does Rule 14 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) Every establishment employing five hundred or more workers shall constitute a Safety Committee consisting of representatives of employers and workers.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 14 contain a proviso or explanation?
Yes. One extracted qualification is: “Provided that in the case of mines, the Safety Committee shall meet at least once in a month.”
What deadline, period, percentage or amount appears in Rule 14?
The rule contains this numerical/time expression: “(3) The tenure of the Safety Committee shall be for three years and it shall meet at least once in every quarter.” Apply it only in its notified context.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 14?
The current concordance maps Rule 14 to Section(s) 22.
When did Rule 14 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.