Rule 51: Keeping of cloth not worn during working hour
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 51 — Governs keeping of cloth not worn during working hour and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: Employer of every factory, mine, building or other construction work, industrial premise for manufacture of beedi and cigar, dock work and plantation shall ensure that:- (i) suitable, separate and sufficient installations, as…
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
- Employer of every factory, mine, building or other construction work, industrial premise for manufacture of beedi and cigar, dock work and plantation shall ensure that:- (i) suitable, separate and sufficient installations, as may be necessary owing to the nature of work, for male female, transgender and person with disabilities employees for keeping clothes not worn during working hours and drying them are available;
- (iii) a separate changing room is provided with suitable facilities for all male female, transgender and person with disabilities employees, as may be necessary owing to the nature of work, for drying wet clothes and for hanging clothing including, where necessary to avoid contamination with poisonous, infectious, irritating or radioactive substances and are also provided suitable lockers for separating working…
- (iv) when employees are engaged in processes of such a nature that their working clothes are liable to become wet or have to be washed between shifts, suitable arrangements are made to ensure that dry clothes are always available to each employee on their return to work;
Provisos / explanations
- No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.
Thresholds & timelines
- Keeping of cloth not worn during working hour.- Employer of every factory, mine, building or other construction work, industrial premise for manufacture of beedi and cigar, dock work and plantation shall ensure that:- (i) suitable, separate and sufficient installations, as may be necessary owing to the nature of work, for male female, transgender and…
Mapped Code sections
Full notified text — Rule 51
51. Keeping of cloth not worn during working hour.- Employer of every factory, mine, building or
other construction work, industrial premise for manufacture of beedi and cigar, dock work and plantation
shall ensure that:-
(i) suitable, separate and sufficient installations, as may be necessary owing to the nature of work,
for male female, transgender and person with disabilities employees for keeping clothes not worn
during working hours and drying them are available;
(ii) these installations are placed in rooms separate from the workrooms;
(iii) a separate changing room is provided with suitable facilities for all male female, transgender and
person with disabilities employees, as may be necessary owing to the nature of work, for drying
wet clothes and for hanging clothing including, where necessary to avoid contamination with
poisonous, infectious, irritating or radioactive substances and are also provided suitable lockers
for separating working clothes from street clothes;
(iv) when employees are engaged in processes of such a nature that their working clothes are liable to
become wet or have to be washed between shifts, suitable arrangements are made to ensure that
dry clothes are always available to each employee on their return to work;
(v) these facilities are to be provided with—
(a)individual lockers of adequate size and with adequate ventilation;
(b) benches or other suitable seating arrangements.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — Employer of every factory, mine, building or other construction work, industrial premise for manufacture of beedi and cigar, dock work and plantation shall ensure that:- (i) suitable, separate and sufficient installations, as may be necessary owing to the nature of work, for male female, transgender and person with disabilities employees for keeping clothes not worn during working hours and drying them are available;
- Additional operative limb — (iii) a separate changing room is provided with suitable facilities for all male female, transgender and person with disabilities employees, as may be necessary owing to the nature of work, for drying wet clothes and for hanging clothing including, where necessary to avoid contamination with poisonous, infectious, irritating or radioactive substances and are also provided suitable lockers for separating working…
- Numerical or timing control — Keeping of cloth not worn during working hour.- Employer of every factory, mine, building or other construction work, industrial premise for manufacture of beedi and cigar, dock work and plantation shall ensure that:- (i) suitable, separate and sufficient installations, as may be necessary owing to the nature of work, for male female, transgender and…
- Code Section mapping — 24. 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 keeping of cloth not worn during working hour, 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: “Keeping of cloth not worn during working hour.- Employer of every factory, mine, building or other construction work, industrial premise for manufacture of beedi and cigar, dock work and plantation shall ensure that:- (i) suitable, separate and sufficient installations, as may be” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 24.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 51
What is Rule 51 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 51 — Governs keeping of cloth not worn during working hour and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: Employer of every factory, mine, building or other construction work, industrial premise for manufacture of beedi and cigar, dock work and plantation shall ensure that:- (i) suitable, separate and sufficient installations, as…
What does Rule 51 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “Employer of every factory, mine, building or other construction work, industrial premise for manufacture of beedi and cigar, dock work and plantation shall ensure that:- (i) suitable, separate and sufficient installations, as may be necessary owing to the nature of work, for male female, transgender and person with disabilities employees for keeping clothes not worn during working hours and drying them are available;” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 51 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 51?
The rule contains this numerical/time expression: “Keeping of cloth not worn during working hour.- Employer of every factory, mine, building or other construction work, industrial premise for manufacture of beedi and cigar, dock work and plantation shall ensure that:- (i) suitable, separate and sufficient installations, as may be necessary owing to the nature of work, for male female, transgender and…” Apply it only in its notified context.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 51?
The current concordance maps Rule 51 to Section(s) 24.
When did Rule 51 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.