Overview
Model rules framed under the Factories Act 1948, providing detailed procedural and technical requirements. Each state has its own version. Now substantially replaced by the OSHWC (Central) Rules, 2020 and state-level OSHWC Rules for states that have notified them.
Key Provisions
Registration and licensing of factories
Detailed specifications for safety equipment
Medical examination requirements
Accident reporting procedures
Welfare officer appointment criteria
Applicability
Factories in states yet to notify OSHWC Rules
Amendment History
2020
Replaced by OSHWC Central Rules 2020 for centrally administered establishments.
2016
Revised provisions for safety officers
1988
Updated to align with 1987 Amendment Act
1950
Original enactment