Chapter
IV — Occupational safety and health
Rule 19 — Duties of Safety Officers in case of dock work and building or other construction work
Rule-by-rule operational analysis with Code, Form, evidence, authority and State-jurisdiction controls.
Rule identity
Part/sector
General
Control family
Governance and competent-person control
Linked Code sections
Section 22
Forms
No direct Annexure VII form identified
Source review
2026-07-17
Rule-level operational analysis
The exact Gazette wording controls. The following map converts Rule 19 into an implementation sequence and highlights the records needed to demonstrate compliance.
- Requirement 1. Test the establishment/sector threshold and identify the appointing authority or employer obligation.
- Requirement 2. Document balanced composition, competency, independence, tenure and replacement arrangements.
- Requirement 3. Set a meeting calendar and agenda covering incidents, risk assessment, worker concerns and corrective actions.
- Requirement 4. Record dissent, action owners, due dates and escalation of unresolved imminent risks.
- Requirement 5. Retain appointment, qualification, minutes and follow-up evidence for inspection and audit.
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
- appointment/nomination order
- qualification and experience record
- committee constitution
- meeting minutes
- action tracker
- escalation evidence
Failure consequence and cure
A paper-only committee or unqualified appointment does not discharge the substantive safety duty.
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 covered establishment converts “Duties of Safety Officers in case of dock work and building or other construction work” into a control with a named owner, trigger, deadline, prescribed evidence, reviewer and escalation path. A sample transaction is tested before the policy is treated as operational.
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 19. Articles and hubs should link here without reproducing the full rule analysis.