Rule 84: Adequate safety of employment of women in dangerous operations
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 84 — Governs adequate safety of employment of women in dangerous operations and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The Central Government may declare from time to time by notification, the class of establishments and the standard for safeguarding of women employed in hazardous processes as specified in the First Schedule to the Code.
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 Central Government may declare from time to time by notification, the class of establishments and the standard for safeguarding of women employed in hazardous processes as specified in the First Schedule to the Code.
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 84
84. Adequate safety of employment of women in dangerous operations.- The Central Government
may declare from time to time by notification, the class of establishments and the standard for safeguarding
of women employed in hazardous processes as specified in the First Schedule to the Code.
CHAPTER XI
PART I
CONTRACT LABOURApplication and evidence
- Primary statutory test — The Central Government may declare from time to time by notification, the class of establishments and the standard for safeguarding of women employed in hazardous processes as specified in the First Schedule to the Code.
- Code Section mapping — 43, 44. 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: Central Government.
Cross-references & prescribed forms
Sections cited/mapped
Forms
No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.
Worked example
A woman worker is rostered for a night shift. The employer should not treat the roster as a simple scheduling decision: test the worker-consent requirement, prescribed safety/transport or other conditions, and any sector-specific restrictions under the Code and applicable Rules before the shift is assigned. Retain consent, roster and safety-control evidence.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 84
What is Rule 84 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 84 — Governs adequate safety of employment of women in dangerous operations and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: The Central Government may declare from time to time by notification, the class of establishments and the standard for safeguarding of women employed in hazardous processes as specified in the First Schedule to the Code.
What does Rule 84 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “The Central Government may declare from time to time by notification, the class of establishments and the standard for safeguarding of women employed in hazardous processes as specified in the First Schedule to the Code.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 84 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 84?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 84?
The current concordance maps Rule 84 to Section(s) 43, 44.
When did Rule 84 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.