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Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 · XI

Rule 173: Certificate of training

Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026

Rule 173 — Governs certificate of training and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) Every person who undergoes a course of training specified in these rules shall, on completion of the training be assessed and subject to acceptable performance of the trainee, shall be granted a certificate duly signed by…

Full notified rule textG.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026Source checked: 20 August 2026
Rule status

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.

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Finin2min analysis — operative rule mechanics

Operative clauses

  • (1) Every person who undergoes a course of training specified in these rules shall, on completion of the training be assessed and subject to acceptable performance of the trainee, shall be granted a certificate duly signed by the training officer, in a Form to be specified by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator through general or special order issued from time to time .
  • (2) Where the training officer is not satisfied with the progress or performance of any trainee, such person shall report the same to the manager of the mine, who may arrange to give them, further training.
  • (3) The manager of every mine shall counter sign and specify date on the certificate after being satisfied of the successful completion of training.

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.

Full notified text — Rule 173

English rule text transcribed from the final official 2026 Gazette PDF; layout is normalised for web reading. The Gazette controls.
173. Certificate of training.-(1) Every person who undergoes a course of training specified in these
    rules shall, on completion of the training be assessed and subject to acceptable performance of the trainee,
    shall be granted a certificate duly signed by the training officer, in a Form to be specified by the Chief
    Inspector-cum-Facilitator through general or special order issued from time to time .
    (2) Where the training officer is not satisfied with the progress or performance of any trainee, such person
    shall report the same to the manager of the mine, who may arrange to give them, further training.
    (3) The manager of every mine shall counter sign and specify date on the certificate after being satisfied
    of the successful completion of training.

Application and evidence

  1. Primary statutory test — (1) Every person who undergoes a course of training specified in these rules shall, on completion of the training be assessed and subject to acceptable performance of the trainee, shall be granted a certificate duly signed by the training officer, in a Form to be specified by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator through general or special order issued from time to time .
  2. Additional operative limb — (2) Where the training officer is not satisfied with the progress or performance of any trainee, such person shall report the same to the manager of the mine, who may arrange to give them, further training.
  3. 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.
  4. Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Inspector-cum-Facilitator.

Cross-references & prescribed forms

Forms

No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.

Worked example

For an establishment affected by certificate of 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) Every person who undergoes a course of training specified in these rules shall, on completion of the training be assessed and subject to acceptable performance of the trainee, shall be granted a certificate duly signed by the training officer, in a Form to be specified by the” 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 173

What is Rule 173 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?

Rule 173 — Governs certificate of training and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) Every person who undergoes a course of training specified in these rules shall, on completion of the training be assessed and subject to acceptable performance of the trainee, shall be granted a certificate duly signed by…

What does Rule 173 require or permit?

A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) Every person who undergoes a course of training specified in these rules shall, on completion of the training be assessed and subject to acceptable performance of the trainee, shall be granted a certificate duly signed by the training officer, in a Form to be specified by the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator through general or special order issued from time to time .” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.

Does Rule 173 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 173?

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.

Which Code sections are linked to Rule 173?

The current concordance maps Rule 173 to Section(s) 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73.

When did Rule 173 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.

Primary sources

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