Rule 138: Rescue tracings
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 138 — Governs rescue tracings and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) There shall be kept at a below ground mine, more than three legible tracings of the working of the mine upto a date not before three preceding months.
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) There shall be kept at a below ground mine, more than three legible tracings of the working of the mine upto a date not before three preceding months.
- (2) The tracing shall show the system of ventilation in the mine and in particular, the general direction of air-current, every point where the quantity of air is measured, every air-crossing, ventilation-door, stopping, booster fan and any other principal device for regulation and distribution of air, fire-dams, preparatory stoppings, every fire-fighting equipment, every water- dam with dimensions and other…
Provisos / explanations
- No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.
Thresholds & timelines
- Rescue tracings.- (1) There shall be kept at a below ground mine, more than three legible tracings of the working of the mine upto a date not before three preceding months.
Mapped Code sections
Full notified text — Rule 138
138. Rescue tracings.- (1) There shall be kept at a below ground mine, more than three legible
tracings of the working of the mine upto a date not before three preceding months.
(2) The tracing shall show the system of ventilation in the mine and in particular, the general
direction of air-current, every point where the quantity of air is measured, every air-crossing,
ventilation-door, stopping, booster fan and any other principal device for regulation and
distribution of air, fire-dams, preparatory stoppings, every fire-fighting equipment, every water-
dam with dimensions and other particulars of construction, every pumping, telephone and
ambulance station, every room used for storing inflammable material, reserve stations and every
haulage and travelling roadway.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (1) There shall be kept at a below ground mine, more than three legible tracings of the working of the mine upto a date not before three preceding months.
- Additional operative limb — (2) The tracing shall show the system of ventilation in the mine and in particular, the general direction of air-current, every point where the quantity of air is measured, every air-crossing, ventilation-door, stopping, booster fan and any other principal device for regulation and distribution of air, fire-dams, preparatory stoppings, every fire-fighting equipment, every water- dam with dimensions and other…
- Numerical or timing control — Rescue tracings.- (1) There shall be kept at a below ground mine, more than three legible tracings of the working of the mine upto a date not before three preceding months.
- 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 rescue tracings, 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: “Rescue tracings.- (1) There shall be kept at a below ground mine, more than three legible tracings of the working of the mine upto a date not before three preceding months.” 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 138
What is Rule 138 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 138 — Governs rescue tracings and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) There shall be kept at a below ground mine, more than three legible tracings of the working of the mine upto a date not before three preceding months.
What does Rule 138 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) There shall be kept at a below ground mine, more than three legible tracings of the working of the mine upto a date not before three preceding months.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 138 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 138?
The rule contains this numerical/time expression: “Rescue tracings.- (1) There shall be kept at a below ground mine, more than three legible tracings of the working of the mine upto a date not before three preceding months.” Apply it only in its notified context.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 138?
The current concordance maps Rule 138 to Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.
When did Rule 138 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.