Rule 167: Instructors
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 167 — Governs instructors and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: — The employer of mine or owner of the approved training centre shall appoint sufficient number of instructors having qualification and experience to impart training in vocational training centre:
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
- — The employer of mine or owner of the approved training centre shall appoint sufficient number of instructors having qualification and experience to impart training in vocational training centre:
- Provided that, in special circumstances, officials may be called for from the mines, to deliver lectures and for demonstrations at the training centre.
Provisos / explanations
- Provided that, in special circumstances, officials may be called for from the mines, to deliver lectures and for demonstrations at the training centre.
Thresholds & timelines
- No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Mapped Code sections
Full notified text — Rule 167
167. Instructors. — The employer of mine or owner of the approved training centre shall appoint
sufficient number of instructors having qualification and experience to impart training in
vocational training centre:
Provided that, in special circumstances, officials may be called for from the mines, to deliver
lectures and for demonstrations at the training centre.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — — The employer of mine or owner of the approved training centre shall appoint sufficient number of instructors having qualification and experience to impart training in vocational training centre:
- Additional operative limb — Provided that, in special circumstances, officials may be called for from the mines, to deliver lectures and for demonstrations at the training centre.
- Qualification / exception to test — Provided that, in special circumstances, officials may be called for from the mines, to deliver lectures and for demonstrations at the training centre.
- 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.
- Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Employer.
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 instructors, 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: “— The employer of mine or owner of the approved training centre shall appoint sufficient number of instructors having qualification and experience to impart training in vocational training centre:” Also test the express qualification/proviso before concluding the result. 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 167
What is Rule 167 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 167 — Governs instructors and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: — The employer of mine or owner of the approved training centre shall appoint sufficient number of instructors having qualification and experience to impart training in vocational training centre:
What does Rule 167 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “— The employer of mine or owner of the approved training centre shall appoint sufficient number of instructors having qualification and experience to impart training in vocational training centre:” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 167 contain a proviso or explanation?
Yes. One extracted qualification is: “Provided that, in special circumstances, officials may be called for from the mines, to deliver lectures and for demonstrations at the training centre.”
What deadline, period, percentage or amount appears in Rule 167?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 167?
The current concordance maps Rule 167 to Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.
When did Rule 167 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.