Rule 28: Precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities
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Rule 28 — Governs precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The employer of every belowground mine shall ensure that:- (i) such steps as may be necessary are taken for minimising emissions of any gas, fume, vapor or dust which may enter the air at any workplace and for ensuring that…
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
- The employer of every belowground mine shall ensure that:- (i) such steps as may be necessary are taken for minimising emissions of any gas, fume, vapor or dust which may enter the air at any workplace and for ensuring that the exposure of employees to respirable dust, gas, fume or vapor is limited to an extent that is reasonably practicable but, in any case, not exceeding the limits that are harmful to the…
- (ii) no employee is required or allowed to enter any workplace or confined space until all practicable measures have been taken to remove any noxious gas, fume, vapors or dust, which may be present so as to bring their levels within the permissible limits.
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 28
28. Precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities.- The employer of every
belowground mine shall ensure that:-
(i) such steps as may be necessary are taken for minimising emissions of any gas, fume, vapor or dust
which may enter the air at any workplace and for ensuring that the exposure of employees to
respirable dust, gas, fume or vapor is limited to an extent that is reasonably practicable but, in any
case, not exceeding the limits that are harmful to the health of employees.
(ii) no employee is required or allowed to enter any workplace or confined space until all practicable
measures have been taken to remove any noxious gas, fume, vapors or dust, which may be present
so as to bring their levels within the permissible limits.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — The employer of every belowground mine shall ensure that:- (i) such steps as may be necessary are taken for minimising emissions of any gas, fume, vapor or dust which may enter the air at any workplace and for ensuring that the exposure of employees to respirable dust, gas, fume or vapor is limited to an extent that is reasonably practicable but, in any case, not exceeding the limits that are harmful to the…
- Additional operative limb — (ii) no employee is required or allowed to enter any workplace or confined space until all practicable measures have been taken to remove any noxious gas, fume, vapors or dust, which may be present so as to bring their levels within the permissible limits.
- Code Section mapping — 23. 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.
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 precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities, 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: “The employer of every belowground mine shall ensure that:- (i) such steps as may be necessary are taken for minimising emissions of any gas, fume, vapor or dust which may enter the air at any workplace and for ensuring that the exposure of employees to respirable dust, gas, fume ” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 23.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 28
What is Rule 28 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 28 — Governs precaution against dust, noxious gas, fumes and other impurities and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The employer of every belowground mine shall ensure that:- (i) such steps as may be necessary are taken for minimising emissions of any gas, fume, vapor or dust which may enter the air at any workplace and for ensuring that…
What does Rule 28 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “The employer of every belowground mine shall ensure that:- (i) such steps as may be necessary are taken for minimising emissions of any gas, fume, vapor or dust which may enter the air at any workplace and for ensuring that the exposure of employees to respirable dust, gas, fume or vapor is limited to an extent that is reasonably practicable but, in any case, not exceeding the limits that are harmful to the…” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 28 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 28?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 28?
The current concordance maps Rule 28 to Section(s) 23.
When did Rule 28 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.