The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (E-Book)

This edition of The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (Act 37 of 2020, dated 29-9-2020) serves as a comprehensive and authoritative legal reference for students, advocates, labour law professionals, HR managers, factory administrators, compliance officers, industrial establishments, and occupational safety practitioners. Presented as a Bare Act with short comments, the publication provides the statutory text of the law in a clear and accessible format, making it suitable for legal study, workplace compliance, professional reference, and competitive examination preparation. The book incorporates relevant enforcement notifications and includes comparative tables correlating the provisions of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 with the earlier labour enactments consolidated under the new Code framework. This edition consolidates and replaces several major labour and workplace safety laws, including: • Factories Act, 1948 • Mines Act, 1952 • Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986 • Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 • Plantations Labour Act, 1951 • Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970 • Inter-State Migrant Workmen (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1979 • Working Journalists and Other Newspaper Employees (Conditions of Service and Miscellaneous Provisions) Act, 1955 • Working Journalists (Fixation of Rates of Wages) Act, 1958 • Motor Transport Workers Act, 1961 • Sales Promotion Employees (Conditions of Service) Act, 1976 • Beedi and Cigar Workers (Conditions of Employment) Act, 1966 • Cine-Workers and Cinema Theatre Workers (Regulation of Employment) Act, 1981 The publication includes: • Updated text of The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 • Comparative tables linking provisions of repealed Acts with the new Code • Short comments for easier interpretation and practical application • Relevant notifications and enforcement details under the Code The content comprehensively covers key areas relating to workplace safety, employee welfare, and labour regulation, including: • Registration and licensing of establishments • Duties of employers, employees, architects, project engineers, and contractors • Occupational safety standards and health measures • Working conditions, welfare facilities, and working hours • Employment of women and contract labour regulations • Provisions relating to inter-state migrant workers • Safety committees, welfare officers, and inspector-cum-facilitators • Hazardous processes and emergency standards • Provisions relating to factories, mines, docks, and construction work • Offences, penalties, and compliance procedures under the Code This edition is particularly suitable for: • Advocates and legal professionals handling employment and safety matters • HR professionals and labour compliance officers • Factory managers, contractors, and industrial administrators • Occupational health and workplace safety consultants • Corporate entities implementing labour law reforms and compliance systems Whether used in academic institutions, industrial establishments, legal practice, or compliance departments, this updated Bare Act edition provides a dependable and practical reference to the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 and India’s modernized labour law framework.