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Rule 162 — Training of persons after long absence or after an accident or change of job

Rule-by-rule operational analysis with Code, Form, evidence, authority and State-jurisdiction controls.

Rule status: Final Central Rule notified by G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026; Gazette ID CG-DL-E-09052026-272379 and effective on publication. Apply only within the Central Government’s jurisdiction and subject to later orders.

Rule identity

Chapter

XI — Special provisions

Part/sector

Mines

Control family

Incident, disease and emergency reporting

Linked Code sections

Section 67, Section 68, Section 69, Section 70, Section 71, Section 72, Section 73

Forms

No direct Annexure VII form identified

Source review

2026-07-17

Rule-level operational analysis

The exact Gazette wording controls. The following map converts Rule 162 into an implementation sequence and highlights the records needed to demonstrate compliance.

  1. Requirement 1. Stabilise the emergency and arrange rescue, first aid and medical treatment before administrative reporting.
  2. Requirement 2. Classify death, injury, lost-time incapacity, dangerous occurrence or occupational disease against the statutory trigger.
  3. Requirement 3. Notify every prescribed authority, police/family where applicable, in the required form and within the specific clock.
  4. Requirement 4. Preserve the first incident record, scene evidence, witness accounts, equipment state and later corrections.
  5. Requirement 5. Link corrective action, root-cause review, medical follow-up and register entry without prejudicing legal reporting.

Sub-rule review protocol

Who acts

Identify the employer, occupier, manager, contractor, worker, medical officer, Inspector-cum-Facilitator or other authority named in each sub-rule.

When

Record the triggering event and calculate every hour/day/month period from documentary evidence.

How

Use the portal, prescribed Form, written notice, examination, committee or technical control stated in the Rule.

Exception/proviso

Do not generalise an exception. Record why its facts and jurisdiction are satisfied.

Decision evidence

Keep the maker, reviewer, competent authority, date, acknowledgement and corrected version.

Later instrument

Check general/special orders, authority notifications, standards and State rules before reliance.

Code and Form concordance

Evidence and audit file

Failure consequence and cure

Late, incomplete or manipulated reporting can create separate liability in addition to the underlying safety failure.

Where the Rule uses a portal, form or notified authority, a locally created substitute is not automatically equivalent. Cure should preserve the original due date and explain any late correction.

Worked implementation scenario

A worker is injured and later crosses the lost-time threshold. The site first secures medical care, preserves the scene, timestamps incapacity, files Form XI with every required authority, updates the incident register and separately tracks root-cause remediation.

Rule-specific QA questions

Has the exact Gazette text been checked?

Yes for source structure and title; users must still read the complete Rule and sub-rules before applying it to facts.

Is this a State-rule page?

No. It covers the 2026 Central Rules. State-specific implementation belongs in a separately sourced State overlay.

Can another existing Finin2min article own this rule?

No. This URL is the canonical legal repository for Rule 162. Articles and hubs should link here without reproducing the full rule analysis.

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