Rule 162: Training of persons after long absence or after an accident or change of job
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 162 — Governs training of persons after long absence or after an accident or change of job and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: Wherever a person returns to employment in a mine, after an absence from work for a period exceeding one year or returns to work after being involved in a serious accident or in a dangerous occurrence which could have resulted…
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
- Wherever a person returns to employment in a mine, after an absence from work for a period exceeding one year or returns to work after being involved in a serious accident or in a dangerous occurrence which could have resulted in threat to life and safety or is re-employed on a job which is different from what such person had been performing earlier shall undergo training before employment as per the training…
Provisos / explanations
- No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this rule.
Thresholds & timelines
- Training of persons after long absence or after an accident or change of job.- Wherever a person returns to employment in a mine, after an absence from work for a period exceeding one year or returns to work after being involved in a serious accident or in a dangerous occurrence which could have resulted in threat to life and safety or is re-employed on…
Mapped Code sections
Full notified text — Rule 162
162. Training of persons after long absence or after an accident or change of job.-
Wherever a person returns to employment in a mine, after an absence from work for a period
exceeding one year or returns to work after being involved in a serious accident or in a dangerous
occurrence which could have resulted in threat to life and safety or is re-employed on a job which
is different from what such person had been performing earlier shall undergo training before
employment as per the training scheme specified under these rules.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — Wherever a person returns to employment in a mine, after an absence from work for a period exceeding one year or returns to work after being involved in a serious accident or in a dangerous occurrence which could have resulted in threat to life and safety or is re-employed on a job which is different from what such person had been performing earlier shall undergo training before employment as per the training…
- Numerical or timing control — Training of persons after long absence or after an accident or change of job.- Wherever a person returns to employment in a mine, after an absence from work for a period exceeding one year or returns to work after being involved in a serious accident or in a dangerous occurrence which could have resulted in threat to life and safety or is re-employed on…
- 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 training of persons after long absence or after an accident or change of job, 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: “Training of persons after long absence or after an accident or change of job.- Wherever a person returns to employment in a mine, after an absence from work for a period exceeding one year or returns to work after being involved in a serious accident or in a dangerous occurrence ” 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 162
What is Rule 162 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 162 — Governs training of persons after long absence or after an accident or change of job and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: Wherever a person returns to employment in a mine, after an absence from work for a period exceeding one year or returns to work after being involved in a serious accident or in a dangerous occurrence which could have resulted…
What does Rule 162 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “Wherever a person returns to employment in a mine, after an absence from work for a period exceeding one year or returns to work after being involved in a serious accident or in a dangerous occurrence which could have resulted in threat to life and safety or is re-employed on a job which is different from what such person had been performing earlier shall undergo training before employment as per the training…” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 162 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 162?
The rule contains this numerical/time expression: “Training of persons after long absence or after an accident or change of job.- Wherever a person returns to employment in a mine, after an absence from work for a period exceeding one year or returns to work after being involved in a serious accident or in a dangerous occurrence which could have resulted in threat to life and safety or is re-employed on…” Apply it only in its notified context.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 162?
The current concordance maps Rule 162 to Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.
When did Rule 162 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.