Rule 139: Appointment of rescue trained persons in mines, their disposition and accommodation
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 139 — Governs the appointment and statutory role described by appointment of rescue trained persons in mines, their disposition and accommodation. Key operative text: (1) The manager of a below ground mine, where more than 100 persons are ordinarily employed, shall ensure that at least 5 rescue trained persons are readily available at surface at any time.
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 manager of a below ground mine, where more than 100 persons are ordinarily employed, shall ensure that at least 5 rescue trained persons are readily available at surface at any time.
- (2) The manager of a below ground mine, where more than 500 persons are ordinarily employed, shall ensure that persons on a scale of one man for every 100 persons or part thereof are rescue trained persons.
- (3) It shall be the responsibility of the employer to provide suitable accommodation- (i) close to the rescue station to the superintendent, instructors and members of rescue brigade;
- (4) There shall be provided at a below ground mine effective bell or other arrangements, as may be approved by the Inspector-cum-Facilitator for immediate summoning of rescue trained persons.
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 139
139. Appointment of rescue trained persons in mines, their disposition and accommodation.
(1) The manager of a below ground mine, where more than 100 persons are ordinarily employed,
shall ensure that at least 5 rescue trained persons are readily available at surface at any time.
(2) The manager of a below ground mine, where more than 500 persons are ordinarily employed, shall
ensure that persons on a scale of one man for every 100 persons or part thereof are rescue trained
persons.
(3) It shall be the responsibility of the employer to provide suitable accommodation-
(i) close to the rescue station to the superintendent, instructors and members of rescue brigade;
(ii) close to rescue room to rescue room in-charge rescue trained persons and attendants attached to
it; and
(iii) close to below ground mine entrance to rescue trained persons other than those specified in
clauses ( i ) and (ii).
(4) There shall be provided at a below ground mine effective bell or other arrangements, as may be
approved by the Inspector-cum-Facilitator for immediate summoning of rescue trained persons.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (1) The manager of a below ground mine, where more than 100 persons are ordinarily employed, shall ensure that at least 5 rescue trained persons are readily available at surface at any time.
- Additional operative limb — (2) The manager of a below ground mine, where more than 500 persons are ordinarily employed, shall ensure that persons on a scale of one man for every 100 persons or part thereof are rescue trained persons.
- 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: Employer, Inspector-cum-Facilitator.
Cross-references & prescribed forms
Sections cited/mapped
Forms
No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.
Worked example
When an event triggers appointment of rescue trained persons in mines, their disposition and accommodation, record the trigger date, competent authority, prescribed rule/form, filing or decision step, service/acknowledgement and final outcome. A statutory point to test is: “(1) The manager of a below ground mine, where more than 100 persons are ordinarily employed, shall ensure that at least 5 rescue trained persons are readily available at surface at any time.” 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 139
What is Rule 139 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 139 — Governs the appointment and statutory role described by appointment of rescue trained persons in mines, their disposition and accommodation. Key operative text: (1) The manager of a below ground mine, where more than 100 persons are ordinarily employed, shall ensure that at least 5 rescue trained persons are readily available at surface at any time.
What does Rule 139 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) The manager of a below ground mine, where more than 100 persons are ordinarily employed, shall ensure that at least 5 rescue trained persons are readily available at surface at any time.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 139 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 139?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 139?
The current concordance maps Rule 139 to Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.
When did Rule 139 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.