Overview
Regulates the employment and conditions of service of building and other construction workers and provides for their safety, health, and welfare measures. Substantially superseded by the OSH Code 2020 for safety and working conditions; welfare cess provisions continue under the Social Security Code 2020.
Key Provisions
Registration of establishments employing construction workers
Safety committees and safety officers
Provisions for drinking water, latrines, and first aid
Crèche facilities for women workers
Welfare fund contributions by employers
Working hours and overtime provisions
Applicability
Construction establishments in states yet to notify OSHWC Rules
Building, road, tunnel, drainage, and similar construction projects with 10+ workers
Amendment History
2020
Safety and working conditions provisions superseded by OSH Code 2020; welfare cess provisions absorbed into Social Security Code 2020.
2016
Amendment to welfare cess provisions
1996
Original enactment