Rule 126: Functions of rescue room
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 126 — Governs functions of rescue room and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: A rescue room shall provide facilities for the storage, assembly and testing of breathing apparatus and other rescue equipment and apparatus and for their speedy transport to mines.
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
- A rescue room shall provide facilities for the storage, assembly and testing of breathing apparatus and other rescue equipment and apparatus and for their speedy transport to mines.
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 126
126. Functions of rescue room.- A rescue room shall provide facilities for the storage, assembly and
testing of breathing apparatus and other rescue equipment and apparatus and for their speedy transport
to mines.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — A rescue room shall provide facilities for the storage, assembly and testing of breathing apparatus and other rescue equipment and apparatus and for their speedy transport to mines.
- Code Section mapping — 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73. Read the mapped provision together with this text rather than treating the concordance as a substitute for it.
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 functions of rescue room, 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: “A rescue room shall provide facilities for the storage, assembly and testing of breathing apparatus and other rescue equipment and apparatus and for their speedy transport to mines.” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 126
What is Rule 126 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 126 — Governs functions of rescue room and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: A rescue room shall provide facilities for the storage, assembly and testing of breathing apparatus and other rescue equipment and apparatus and for their speedy transport to mines.
What does Rule 126 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “A rescue room shall provide facilities for the storage, assembly and testing of breathing apparatus and other rescue equipment and apparatus and for their speedy transport to mines.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 126 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 126?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 126?
The current concordance maps Rule 126 to Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.
When did Rule 126 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.