Rule 149: Instructions to leader
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 149 — Governs instructions to leader and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: Prior to sending a rescue team underground, the superintendent or a person authorised shall give clear instructions to the leader of the team as to where it shall go and what it shall attempt.
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
- Prior to sending a rescue team underground, the superintendent or a person authorised shall give clear instructions to the leader of the team as to where it shall go and what it shall attempt.
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 149
149. Instructions to leader.- Prior to sending a rescue team underground, the superintendent
or a person authorised shall give clear instructions to the leader of the team as to where it shall go
and what it shall attempt.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — Prior to sending a rescue team underground, the superintendent or a person authorised shall give clear instructions to the leader of the team as to where it shall go and what it shall attempt.
- 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 instructions to 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: “Prior to sending a rescue team underground, the superintendent or a person authorised shall give clear instructions to the leader of the team as to where it shall go and what it shall attempt.” 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 149
What is Rule 149 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 149 — Governs instructions to leader and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: Prior to sending a rescue team underground, the superintendent or a person authorised shall give clear instructions to the leader of the team as to where it shall go and what it shall attempt.
What does Rule 149 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “Prior to sending a rescue team underground, the superintendent or a person authorised shall give clear instructions to the leader of the team as to where it shall go and what it shall attempt.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 149 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 149?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 149?
The current concordance maps Rule 149 to Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.
When did Rule 149 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.