Rule 62: Living accommodation
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 62 — Governs living accommodation and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: Every employer of a building or other construction work shall ensure that suitable temporary living accommodation, free of charge are made available for the workers at construction sites remote from their homes, where adequate…
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
- Every employer of a building or other construction work shall ensure that suitable temporary living accommodation, free of charge are made available for the workers at construction sites remote from their homes, where adequate transportation between the site and their homes or other suitable living accommodation is not available.
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 62
62. Living accommodation.- Every employer of a building or other construction work shall ensure that
suitable temporary living accommodation, free of charge are made available for the workers at
construction sites remote from their homes, where adequate transportation between the site and their
homes or other suitable living accommodation is not available. Further, the principal employer will
pay the expenses incurred on providing accommodation to the contractor where the building or other
construction work is done through the contractor.
D. MOTOR TRANSPORT UNDERTAKINGApplication and evidence
- Primary statutory test — Every employer of a building or other construction work shall ensure that suitable temporary living accommodation, free of charge are made available for the workers at construction sites remote from their homes, where adequate transportation between the site and their homes or other suitable living accommodation is not available.
- 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, 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 living accommodation, 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: “Every employer of a building or other construction work shall ensure that suitable temporary living accommodation, free of charge are made available for the workers at construction sites remote from their homes, where adequate transportation between the site and their homes or ot” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 24.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 62
What is Rule 62 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 62 — Governs living accommodation and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: Every employer of a building or other construction work shall ensure that suitable temporary living accommodation, free of charge are made available for the workers at construction sites remote from their homes, where adequate…
What does Rule 62 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “Every employer of a building or other construction work shall ensure that suitable temporary living accommodation, free of charge are made available for the workers at construction sites remote from their homes, where adequate transportation between the site and their homes or other suitable living accommodation is not available.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 62 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 62?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 62?
The current concordance maps Rule 62 to Section(s) 24.
When did Rule 62 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.