Chapter
X — Employment of women
Rule 84 — Adequate safety of employment of women in dangerous operations
Rule-by-rule operational analysis with Code, Form, evidence, authority and State-jurisdiction controls.
Rule identity
Part/sector
General
Control family
Women’s employment and safety control
Linked Code sections
Section 43, Section 44
Forms
No direct Annexure VII form identified
Source review
2026-07-17
Rule-level operational analysis
The exact Gazette wording controls. The following map converts Rule 84 into an implementation sequence and highlights the records needed to demonstrate compliance.
- Requirement 1. Do not use sex-based exclusion unless a valid dangerous-operation restriction or risk-based legal condition applies.
- Requirement 2. For work before 6 a.m. or after 7 p.m., obtain consent and satisfy prescribed transport, security, supervision, welfare and grievance conditions.
- Requirement 3. Complete task-specific risk assessment, emergency response and harassment-prevention integration.
- Requirement 4. Ensure equal access to facilities, training, protective equipment and reporting channels.
- Requirement 5. Review pregnancy, maternity and medical restrictions under the Social Security Code without discriminatory assumptions.
Sub-rule review protocol
Who acts
Identify the employer, occupier, manager, contractor, worker, medical officer, Inspector-cum-Facilitator or other authority named in each sub-rule.
When
Record the triggering event and calculate every hour/day/month period from documentary evidence.
How
Use the portal, prescribed Form, written notice, examination, committee or technical control stated in the Rule.
Exception/proviso
Do not generalise an exception. Record why its facts and jurisdiction are satisfied.
Decision evidence
Keep the maker, reviewer, competent authority, date, acknowledgement and corrected version.
Later instrument
Check general/special orders, authority notifications, standards and State rules before reliance.
Code and Form concordance
Evidence and audit file
- written consent where required
- night-work risk assessment
- transport/security roster
- facility and supervisor record
- POSH/grievance linkage
- incident and review log
Failure consequence and cure
Consent alone does not cure unsafe deployment; the employer must satisfy every prescribed safeguard.
Where the Rule uses a portal, form or notified authority, a locally created substitute is not automatically equivalent. Cure should preserve the original due date and explain any late correction.
Worked implementation scenario
A worker is injured and later crosses the lost-time threshold. The site first secures medical care, preserves the scene, timestamps incapacity, files Form XI with every required authority, updates the incident register and separately tracks root-cause remediation.
Rule-specific QA questions
Has the exact Gazette text been checked?
Yes for source structure and title; users must still read the complete Rule and sub-rules before applying it to facts.
Is this a State-rule page?
No. It covers the 2026 Central Rules. State-specific implementation belongs in a separately sourced State overlay.
Can another existing Finin2min article own this rule?
No. This URL is the canonical legal repository for Rule 84. Articles and hubs should link here without reproducing the full rule analysis.