Rule 132: Duties and responsibilities of Superintendent
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 132 — Governs duties and responsibilities of superintendent and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The Superintendent shall be overall in charge for control of the rescue station and the rescue rooms served by such rescue station.
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) The Superintendent shall be overall in charge for control of the rescue station and the rescue rooms served by such rescue station.
- (2) The Superintendent shall ensure that all the rescue equipment and apparatus kept at the rescue station, rescue rooms and at the entrance of the below ground mine under their control are- (i) maintained in proper working order;
- (3) The superintendent shall ensure that adequate stock of spare parts and supplies are kept for maintaining rescue equipment and apparatus in proper working order.
- (4) The superintendent shall countersign the records maintained.
- (5) The superintendent shall ensure that persons selected for initial training and those undergoing refresher training receive the course of instructions and practices as may be approved by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator and are issued the certificates for the same.
Provisos / explanations
- No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.
Thresholds & timelines
- (8) The superintendent shall send a daily report and a complete report within twenty-four hours after completion of the rescue or recovery work to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator or the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator.
Mapped Code sections
Full notified text — Rule 132
132. Duties and responsibilities of Superintendent.- (1) The Superintendent shall be overall in
charge for control of the rescue station and the rescue rooms served by such rescue station.
(2) The Superintendent shall ensure that all the rescue equipment and apparatus kept at the rescue
station, rescue rooms and at the entrance of the below ground mine under their control are-
(i) maintained in proper working order;
(ii) inspected by instructors at specified intervals; and
(iii) tested and adjustments are made accordingly.
(3) The superintendent shall ensure that adequate stock of spare parts and supplies are kept for
maintaining rescue equipment and apparatus in proper working order.
(4) The superintendent shall countersign the records maintained.
(5) The superintendent shall ensure that persons selected for initial training and those undergoing
refresher training receive the course of instructions and practices as may be approved by the Chief
Inspector-cum-Facilitator and are issued the certificates for the same.
(6) The superintendent shall make periodical inspection of rescue rooms and the apparatus and
equipment under their control.
(7) When an emergency at a below ground mine, superintendent shall perform such rescue and
recovery work as may be assigned by the manager or in absence of manager, by the principal
official present at the surface.
(8) The superintendent shall send a daily report and a complete report within twenty-four hours
after completion of the rescue or recovery work to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator or the Chief
Inspector-cum-Facilitator.
(9) The superintendent shall maintain in a bound paged book or in retrievable and non-editable
electronic form and shall record therein the results of each of their inspections and the action
taken by them to rectify the defects observed during inspection.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (1) The Superintendent shall be overall in charge for control of the rescue station and the rescue rooms served by such rescue station.
- Additional operative limb — (2) The Superintendent shall ensure that all the rescue equipment and apparatus kept at the rescue station, rescue rooms and at the entrance of the below ground mine under their control are- (i) maintained in proper working order;
- Numerical or timing control — (8) The superintendent shall send a daily report and a complete report within twenty-four hours after completion of the rescue or recovery work to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator or the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator.
- 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.
- Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Inspector-cum-Facilitator.
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 duties and responsibilities of superintendent, 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: “(8) The superintendent shall send a daily report and a complete report within twenty-four hours after completion of the rescue or recovery work to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator or the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator.” 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 132
What is Rule 132 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 132 — Governs duties and responsibilities of superintendent and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The Superintendent shall be overall in charge for control of the rescue station and the rescue rooms served by such rescue station.
What does Rule 132 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) The Superintendent shall be overall in charge for control of the rescue station and the rescue rooms served by such rescue station.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 132 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 132?
The rule contains this numerical/time expression: “(8) The superintendent shall send a daily report and a complete report within twenty-four hours after completion of the rescue or recovery work to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator or the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator.” Apply it only in its notified context.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 132?
The current concordance maps Rule 132 to Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.
When did Rule 132 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.