Rule 64: Working Hours
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 64 — Governs working hours and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) No worker shall be required or allowed to work in an establishment for more than forty eight hours in a week.
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
- (1) No worker shall be required or allowed to work in an establishment for more than forty eight hours in a week.
- (2) In case of transport vehicle, a maximum of fifteen minutes interruption shall be allowed any time during which the running of the transport vehicle is interrupted.
Provisos / explanations
- No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.
Thresholds & timelines
- Working Hours.- (1) No worker shall be required or allowed to work in an establishment for more than forty eight hours in a week.
Mapped Code sections
Full notified text — Rule 64
64. Working Hours.- (1) No worker shall be required or allowed to work in an establishment for more
than forty eight hours in a week.
(2) In case of transport vehicle, a maximum of fifteen minutes interruption shall be allowed any time
during which the running of the transport vehicle is interrupted.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (1) No worker shall be required or allowed to work in an establishment for more than forty eight hours in a week.
- Additional operative limb — (2) In case of transport vehicle, a maximum of fifteen minutes interruption shall be allowed any time during which the running of the transport vehicle is interrupted.
- Numerical or timing control — Working Hours.- (1) No worker shall be required or allowed to work in an establishment for more than forty eight hours in a week.
- Code Section mapping — 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32. 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: 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 working hours, 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: “Working Hours.- (1) No worker shall be required or allowed to work in an establishment for more than forty eight hours in a week.” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 64
What is Rule 64 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 64 — Governs working hours and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) No worker shall be required or allowed to work in an establishment for more than forty eight hours in a week.
What does Rule 64 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) No worker shall be required or allowed to work in an establishment for more than forty eight hours in a week.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 64 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 64?
The rule contains this numerical/time expression: “Working Hours.- (1) No worker shall be required or allowed to work in an establishment for more than forty eight hours in a week.” Apply it only in its notified context.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 64?
The current concordance maps Rule 64 to Section(s) 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32.
When did Rule 64 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.