Rule 152: Rescue team members and their duties
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 152 — Governs rescue team members and their duties and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The number of persons in any rescue team using breathing apparatus in a mine shall not be less than five and not more than six, including the leader.
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 number of persons in any rescue team using breathing apparatus in a mine shall not be less than five and not more than six, including the leader.
- (2) In event there is no provision in any of the breathing apparatus carried by the rescue team for extension for supply of oxygen to another person in an emergency the team shall carry a self-rescuer.
- (3) Members of rescue team shall in general, use the signals as may be specified by the Chief Inspector- cum-Facilitator through general or special order issued from time to time, in communicating to one another.
- (4) In travelling with rescue apparatus on, every member of the team shall keep the place given to them when numbering off and the pace is too quick or if distress is felt, the member shall at once call attention to the fact.
- (5) Every member of a rescue team engaged in work with breathing apparatus in mine shall obey the order of the leader of the team.
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 152
152. Rescue team members and their duties.-(1) The number of persons in any rescue team
using breathing apparatus in a mine shall not be less than five and not more than six, including the
leader.
(2) In event there is no provision in any of the breathing apparatus carried by the rescue team for
extension for supply of oxygen to another person in an emergency the team shall carry a self-rescuer.
(3) Members of rescue team shall in general, use the signals as may be specified by the Chief Inspector-
cum-Facilitator through general or special order issued from time to time, in communicating to one
another.
(4) In travelling with rescue apparatus on, every member of the team shall keep the place given to
them when numbering off and the pace is too quick or if distress is felt, the member shall at once call
attention to the fact.
(5) Every member of a rescue team engaged in work with breathing apparatus in mine shall obey the
order of the leader of the team.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (1) The number of persons in any rescue team using breathing apparatus in a mine shall not be less than five and not more than six, including the leader.
- Additional operative limb — (2) In event there is no provision in any of the breathing apparatus carried by the rescue team for extension for supply of oxygen to another person in an emergency the team shall carry a self-rescuer.
- 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 team members and their duties, 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: “(1) The number of persons in any rescue team using breathing apparatus in a mine shall not be less than five and not more than six, including the leader.” 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 152
What is Rule 152 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 152 — Governs rescue team members and their duties and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The number of persons in any rescue team using breathing apparatus in a mine shall not be less than five and not more than six, including the leader.
What does Rule 152 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) The number of persons in any rescue team using breathing apparatus in a mine shall not be less than five and not more than six, including the leader.” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 152 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 152?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 152?
The current concordance maps Rule 152 to Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.
When did Rule 152 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.