Rule 35: Precaution against dust
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 35 — Governs precaution against dust and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The employer of every industrial premise shall ensure that no employee is required or allowed to enter any workplace or confined space until practicable measures have been taken to bring the levels of dust particles, which may…
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 industrial premise shall ensure that no employee is required or allowed to enter any workplace or confined space until practicable measures have been taken to bring the levels of dust particles, which may be present, 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 35
35. Precaution against dust.– The employer of every industrial premise shall ensure that no employee
is required or allowed to enter any workplace or confined space until practicable measures have been
taken to bring the levels of dust particles, which may be present, within the permissible limits.
E. MOTOR TRANSPORT WORKApplication and evidence
- Primary statutory test — The employer of every industrial premise shall ensure that no employee is required or allowed to enter any workplace or confined space until practicable measures have been taken to bring the levels of dust particles, which may be present, 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, 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 industrial premise shall ensure that no employee is required or allowed to enter any workplace or confined space until practicable measures have been taken to bring the levels of dust particles, which may be present, within the permissible limits.” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 23.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 35
What is Rule 35 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 35 — Governs precaution against dust and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The employer of every industrial premise shall ensure that no employee is required or allowed to enter any workplace or confined space until practicable measures have been taken to bring the levels of dust particles, which may…
What does Rule 35 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “The employer of every industrial premise shall ensure that no employee is required or allowed to enter any workplace or confined space until practicable measures have been taken to bring the levels of dust particles, which may be present, within the permissible limits.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 35 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 35?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 35?
The current concordance maps Rule 35 to Section(s) 23.
When did Rule 35 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.