Rule 181: Procedure of survey and other related matters
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Rule 181 — Governs procedure of survey and other related matters and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The Central Government may direct Directorate General Occupational Safety and Health or Directorate General Mines Safety or any other institution under the control of the Central Government, to appoint a committee to…
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 Central Government may direct Directorate General Occupational Safety and Health or Directorate General Mines Safety or any other institution under the control of the Central Government, to appoint a committee to undertake a survey on the situation relating to safety and health at work at any workplace or class of workplaces or into the effect of work activity on the health of the employees within and in…
- (2)The committee shall carry out the survey with a view to finding out the status of safety and health at work the workplace and its effect on the workers.
- (3)The report of the committee to be submitted to the Central government shall be of status of an inspection report and contain conclusive findings of the survey along with the recommendations for improving the status of occupational safety and health for prevention of accidents or dangerous occurrences or occupational diseases as the case may be and containing suggestions for implementation thereof for…
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 181
181. Procedure of survey and other related matters.- (1) The Central Government may direct
Directorate General Occupational Safety and Health or Directorate General Mines Safety or any other
institution under the control of the Central Government, to appoint a committee to undertake a survey on
the situation relating to safety and health at work at any workplace or class of workplaces or into the
effect of work activity on the health of the employees within and in the vicinity of the workplace.
(2)The committee shall carry out the survey with a view to finding out the status of safety and health at
work the workplace and its effect on the workers.
(3)The report of the committee to be submitted to the Central government shall be of status of an
inspection report and contain conclusive findings of the survey along with the recommendations for
improving the status of occupational safety and health for prevention of accidents or dangerous
occurrences or occupational diseases as the case may be and containing suggestions for
implementation thereof for compliance which shall be ensured by the Inspector-cum-Facilitator.Application and evidence
- Primary statutory test — (1) The Central Government may direct Directorate General Occupational Safety and Health or Directorate General Mines Safety or any other institution under the control of the Central Government, to appoint a committee to undertake a survey on the situation relating to safety and health at work at any workplace or class of workplaces or into the effect of work activity on the health of the employees within and in…
- Additional operative limb — (2)The committee shall carry out the survey with a view to finding out the status of safety and health at work the workplace and its effect on the workers.
- Code Section mapping — 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114. 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: Employee / worker, Worker, Central Government, Inspector-cum-Facilitator.
Cross-references & prescribed forms
Sections cited/mapped
Forms
No form is directly mapped in the current rule register.
Worked example
When an event triggers procedure of survey and other related matters, record the trigger date, competent authority, prescribed rule/form, filing or decision step, service/acknowledgement and final outcome. A statutory point to test is: “(1) The Central Government may direct Directorate General Occupational Safety and Health or Directorate General Mines Safety or any other institution under the control of the Central Government, to appoint a committee to undertake a survey on the situation relating to safety and ” Reconcile the mapped Code Section(s) 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114.
Illustrative only. Use the exact notified rule, prescribed form and competent authority.
Q&A — Rule 181
What is Rule 181 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026?
Rule 181 — Governs procedure of survey and other related matters and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this rule. Key operative text: (1) The Central Government may direct Directorate General Occupational Safety and Health or Directorate General Mines Safety or any other institution under the control of the Central Government, to appoint a committee to…
What does Rule 181 require or permit?
A principal operative clause extracted from the notified rule is: “(1) The Central Government may direct Directorate General Occupational Safety and Health or Directorate General Mines Safety or any other institution under the control of the Central Government, to appoint a committee to undertake a survey on the situation relating to safety and health at work at any workplace or class of workplaces or into the effect of work activity on the health of the employees within and in…” Read it with all sub-rules and provisos below.
Does Rule 181 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 181?
No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in this rule text.
Which Code sections are linked to Rule 181?
The current concordance maps Rule 181 to Section(s) 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114.
When did Rule 181 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.