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Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 · XI

Rule 148: Leader

Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026

Rule 148 — Governs leader and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: Every rescue team engaged in work with breathing apparatus in a mine shall be under a leader who shall be appointed by the superintendent.

Full notified rule textG.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026Source checked: 20 August 2026
Rule status

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.

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Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics

Operative clauses

  • Every rescue team engaged in work with breathing apparatus in a mine shall be under a leader who shall be appointed by the superintendent.

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.

Full notified text — Rule 148

English rule text transcribed from the final official 2026 Gazette PDF; layout is normalised for web reading. The Gazette controls.
148.     Leader.- Every rescue team engaged in work with breathing apparatus in a mine shall be
         under a leader who shall be appointed by the superintendent.

Application and evidence

  1. Primary statutory test — Every rescue team engaged in work with breathing apparatus in a mine shall be under a leader who shall be appointed by the superintendent.
  2. 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

Forms

No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.

Worked example

For an establishment affected by leader, 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: “Every rescue team engaged in work with breathing apparatus in a mine shall be under a leader who shall be appointed by the superintendent.” 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 148

What is Rule 148 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?

Rule 148 — Governs leader and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: Every rescue team engaged in work with breathing apparatus in a mine shall be under a leader who shall be appointed by the superintendent.

What does Rule 148 require or permit?

A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “Every rescue team engaged in work with breathing apparatus in a mine shall be under a leader who shall be appointed by the superintendent.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.

Does Rule 148 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 148?

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.

Which Code sections are linked to Rule 148?

The current concordance maps Rule 148 to Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.

When did Rule 148 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.

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