Rule 171: Duties of trainer and persons undergoing training
Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026
Rule 171 — Governs duties of trainer and persons undergoing training and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The trainers shall be responsible for the safety of the persons undergoing training .
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 trainers shall be responsible for the safety of the persons undergoing training .
- (2) The trainer shall monitor that the persons under their charge for training, pick up work, understand the dangers inherent in the job and develop habits, which would ensure safety in mines.
- (3) The trainer shall monitor that the persons undergoing training move within the mine along with them.
- (4) Every trainer shall monitor that the persons undergoing training under them, is aware of escape route from the sections where they are likely to work and other emergency response applicable to the trainee.
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 171
171. Duties of trainer and persons undergoing training.- (1) The trainers shall be responsible
for the safety of the persons undergoing training .
(2) The trainer shall monitor that the persons under their charge for training, pick up work, understand
the dangers inherent in the job and develop habits, which would ensure safety in mines.
(3) The trainer shall monitor that the persons undergoing training move within the mine along with them.
(4) Every trainer shall monitor that the persons undergoing training under them, is aware of escape route
from the sections where they are likely to work and other emergency response applicable to the trainee.
(5) Every person undergoing training shall, whilst under training, comply with the directions of the trainer
under whom they are put in charge.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (1) The trainers shall be responsible for the safety of the persons undergoing training .
- Additional operative limb — (2) The trainer shall monitor that the persons under their charge for training, pick up work, understand the dangers inherent in the job and develop habits, which would ensure safety in mines.
- 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 duties of trainer and persons undergoing training, 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 trainers shall be responsible for the safety of the persons undergoing training .” 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 171
What is Rule 171 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 171 — Governs duties of trainer and persons undergoing training and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The trainers shall be responsible for the safety of the persons undergoing training .
What does Rule 171 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) The trainers shall be responsible for the safety of the persons undergoing training .” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 171 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 171?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 171?
The current concordance maps Rule 171 to Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.
When did Rule 171 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.