The State Government of Bihar on 8th November 2021 has notified the Occupational Safety, Health, and Working Conditions (Bihar) Rules, 2021 which shall be applicable to the whole of the State of Bihar.
The regulation notifies the manner of submitting application for registration of establishment and form of such application and the particulars to be contained therein and the fees to be accompanied therewith and late fee.
The certificate of registration shall be issued in Form-II electronically immediately if the application is complete in all respect but not later than Seven days from the date of submission of complete application, failing which such establishment shall be deemed to have been registered and the certificate of registration shall be auto generated. The Registration Officer shall facilitate registration and shall not reject the application merely on superficial matters.
The registering officer shall maintain a register of establishment electronically in Form-III showing the particulars of establishment in relation to which certificates of registration have been issued by him.
In case of Establishments existing before the commencement of the Code,there shall be no fees for registration if the applicant apply for registration within sixty days from the date of applicability of this Code , however, late fees to be paid for the purpose of grant of a licence.
Under this rule, every employer of factory and building or other construction work shall arrange to conduct free of cost, medical examination for every worker annually i.e. within 120 days from the commencement of the every calendar year who has completed 45 years of age. The medical examination shall be conducted by a qualified medical practitioner as per Performa in the Form-V. The Medical Certificate shall be submitted by the qualified medical practitioner to the concerned employer and employee.
Further if at any place in an establishment which is factory, building or other construction, an accident occurs which results in the death of any person, the employer or occupier or manager of the establishment shall forthwith send a notice thereof in Form-VI electronically and inform by telephone or Mobile Phone to the Inspector cum-facilitator and Chief Inspector-cum Facilitator and District Magistrate or Sub-divisional Officer and the officer-in-charge of the nearest police station; and the family members /kin of the injured or deceased person.
