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Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 · XI

Section 93: Safety

Reviewed by Finin2min Editorial Desk · Last reviewed 30 August 2026

Section 93 — Governs safety and the rights, duties, powers or procedure expressly stated in this section. Key operative text: (1) In every plantation, arrangement shall be made by the employer to provide for the safety of a worker in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of insecticides, pesticides and chemicals and toxic substances.

Full official textSource checked: 20 August 20260 direct Central Rule link(s)

Current-law status

All provisions were brought into force from 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5321(E), subject to the Central/State appropriate-Government split and provision-specific appointments/notifications.

Primary sources

Provision / India Code ↗ · Official Act PDF ↗ · 2026 Central Rules ↗

Finin2min analysis — what the section actually does

Operative clauses

(1) In every plantation, arrangement shall be made by the employer to provide for the safety of a worker in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of insecticides, pesticides and chemicals and toxic substances.
(2) The State Government may prescribe for special safeguards for employment of women or adolescents in using or handling hazardous chemicals.
(3) The employer of a plantation shall appoint persons possessing the prescribed qualifications to supervise the use, handling, storage and transportation of insecticides, chemicals and toxic substances in his plantation.
(4) Every employer of a plantation shall ensure that every worker in plantation employed for handling, mixing, blending and applying insecticides, chemicals and toxic substances, is trained about the hazards involved in different operations in which he is engaged, the various safety measures and safe work practices to be adopted in emergencies arising from spillage of such insecticides, chemicals and toxic…
(5) Every worker in a plantation who is exposed to insecticides, pesticides, chemicals and toxic substances shall be medically examined periodically, in such manner as may be prescribed by the State Government.

Provisos, explanations & qualifications

No proviso/explanation was separately extracted from this section text.

Thresholds and timelines in the text

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

Actors expressly appearing in the text

Employer, Worker, State Government

Full statutory text — Section 93

Official English text transcribed from the current India Code consolidation; page headers/line breaks are normalised for web reading. The Gazette/India Code PDF remains authoritative for typography, amendment footnotes and schedules.

93. Safety.—(1) In every plantation, arrangement shall be made by the employer to provide for the
safety of a worker in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of insecticides, pesticides
and chemicals and toxic substances.
   (2) The State Government may prescribe for special safeguards for employment of women or
adolescents in using or handling hazardous chemicals.
   (3) The employer of a plantation shall appoint persons possessing the prescribed qualifications to
supervise the use, handling, storage and transportation of insecticides, chemicals and toxic substances in
his plantation.
   (4) Every employer of a plantation shall ensure that every worker in plantation employed for handling,
mixing, blending and applying insecticides, chemicals and toxic substances, is trained about the hazards
involved in different operations in which he is engaged, the various safety measures and safe work
practices to be adopted in emergencies arising from spillage of such insecticides, chemicals and toxic
substances and such other matters as may be prescribed by the State Government.
   (5) Every worker in a plantation who is exposed to insecticides, pesticides, chemicals and toxic
substances shall be medically examined periodically, in such manner as may be prescribed by the State
Government.
   (6) Every employer of a plantation shall maintain health record of every worker in plantation who is
exposed to insecticides, pesticides, chemicals and toxic substances which are used, handled, stored or
transported in a plantation, and every such worker shall have access to such record.
   (7) Every employer of a plantation shall provide—
        (a) washing, bathing and clock room facilities; and
        (b) protective clothing and equipment,
to every worker engaged in the handling insecticides, pesticides, chemicals and toxic substances in such
manner as may be prescribed by the State Government.
    (8) Every employer of a plantation shall display in the plantation, a list of permissible concentrations
of insecticides, pesticides, chemicals and toxic substances in the breathing zone of the workers engaged in
the handling and application of insecticides, pesticides, chemicals and toxic substances in the plantation.
   (9) Every employer of a plantation shall exhibit such precautionary notices in the plantation as may be
prescribed by the State Government indicating the hazards of insecticides, pesticides, chemicals and toxic
substances.
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How to apply this provision

Primary statutory test — (1) In every plantation, arrangement shall be made by the employer to provide for the safety of a worker in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of insecticides, pesticides and chemicals and toxic substances.
Additional operative limb — (2) The State Government may prescribe for special safeguards for employment of women or adolescents in using or handling hazardous chemicals.
Evidence file — retain facts and records proving the role/status of: Employer, Worker, State Government.

Why this is section-specific: the operative-clause, exception, threshold and cross-reference panels above are extracted from Section 93 itself rather than a generic “trigger/control/evidence” template.

Rules, forms and cross-references

Direct 2026 Central Rule mapping

None expressly mapped in the current concordance.

Forms mapped

No prescribed form is directly mapped in the current concordance.

Other sections cited in this text

None expressly mapped in the current concordance.

Related Labour Hub resources

State overlays Forms Labour litigation

A direct concordance is not exhaustive. Central/State jurisdiction, schemes, authority appointments, saved instruments and later notifications may change the practical route without changing the section wording.

Worked example

For an establishment affected by safety, 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) In every plantation, arrangement shall be made by the employer to provide for the safety of a worker in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of insecticides, pesticides and chemicals and toxic substances.”

Illustration only; it is not statutory text or a substitute for applying the actual facts, jurisdiction, current rule/scheme and official instrument.

Q&A — Section 93

What does Section 93 of the OSHWC Code cover?

What is the main legal requirement or power in Section 93?

The first operative clause identified from the official text is: “(1) In every plantation, arrangement shall be made by the employer to provide for the safety of a worker in connection with the use, handling, storage and transport of insecticides, pesticides and chemicals and toxic substances.” Read it with the remaining subsections and any proviso below.

Does Section 93 contain a proviso or explanation?

No standalone proviso or explanation was extracted from this section text. Check the full text below for clause-level qualifications.

What time limit, percentage or amount appears in Section 93?

No explicit day/month/year/hour/percentage/rupee expression was detected in the official section text.

Which 2026 Central Rules are linked to Section 93?

No direct Central Rule is recorded in the current concordance. That does not exclude a relevant scheme, notification, State rule or enabling provision.

Is Section 93 currently operative?

All provisions were brought into force from 21 November 2025 under S.O. 5321(E), subject to the Central/State appropriate-Government split and provision-specific appointments/notifications.

Source & verification trail

Act: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 — official India Code PDF ↗

Central Rules: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 — G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026 ↗

Official library: Ministry of Labour & Employment — Labour Codes ↗

Source check: 20 August 2026. Individual professional interpretation should be re-reviewed when the section, rules, notification, scheme, State overlay or controlling judgment changes.

Reliance note: This page is an educational legal-reference layer. Verify the current official text, the applicable Central/State rules, notifications, schemes and judicial decisions before acting on a live matter.