Government of Tamil Nadu notifies draft rules on Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions.

The State Government of Tamil Nadu on 11^th April 2022, has notified the Draft Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Tamil Nadu) Rules, 2022 and has invited Objection and suggestion from the public which shall be addressed Secretary to Government, Labour Welfare and Skill Development Department, Government of Tamil Nadu through the Director of Industrial Safety and Health, Guindy, Chennai 32. (e-mail id: cif@tn.gov.in) within 45 days.

As per the Draft rules, the employer seeking registration for an establishment not already registered under any other labour law shall apply in FORM I to the Registering officer, within sixty days from the date of such applicability of the Code along with the prescribed fee:-

(a) in case of factory or building and other construction works, electronically through the Online Portal of the Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health;

 (b) in case of establishments other than factory or building and other construction works, electronically through the Online Portal of Labour Welfare Department, by giving details about the establishment, and uploading documents related to registration of the establishment, proof of identity and address of the employer(s) as specified in the FORM I.

The employer of every establishment being factory, building or other construction work or relating to contract labour, shall within thirty days of the commencement or cessation of operation, submit to the Registering Officer in FORM II, electronically and the notice of cessation of operation shall be enclosed with a certificate that the payment of all dues to the workers employed in the establishment have been made and the premises are kept free from storage of hazardous chemicals and substances.

Further the employers, shall arrange to conduct free of cost, medical examination for every worker annually, that is 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 proforma in the FORM III.