Commercial's The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 with Rules - Bare Act Book

Edition : 2026

This 2026 edition of The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (Act 37 of 2020, dated 28-9-2020), published by Commercial Law Publishers (India) Pvt. Ltd., provides an updated and comprehensive bare-act reference on occupational safety, health, and working conditions. The Code is presented as enforced with effect from 21-11-2025 vide S.O. 5321(E), dated 21-11-2025, and is accompanied by The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026, notified vide G.S.R. 345(E), dated 8-5-2026, with effect from the same date. The book includes the bare statutory text along with short comments, comparative tables, and the latest notifications, making it useful for students, legal professionals, employers, workers, HR and compliance officers, and others dealing with labour and employment law.

The Code consolidates and replaces provisions contained in several earlier labour 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 edition covers the principal statutory framework relating to:
• Registration and licensing of establishments
• Duties and responsibilities of employers and employees
• Occupational safety, health, and working conditions
• Health, safety, and welfare standards for workers
• Working hours, leave, and conditions of employment
• Safety provisions relating to factories, mines, construction activities, plantations, and other establishments
• Contract labour and inter-State migrant workers
• Employment of women and provisions concerning working conditions
• Welfare facilities and occupational health requirements
• Appointment and functions of authorities, inspectors, and other designated officers
• Employer and employee responsibilities and compliance requirements
• Offences, penalties, and adjudication mechanisms
• Special provisions applicable to different categories of establishments and workers
• Comparative tables mapping the Code with the corresponding provisions of the repealed labour laws
• The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026
• Latest notifications and legislative updates relevant to implementation of the Code

With its combination of the statutory text, short comments, comparative provisions, Central Rules, and latest notifications, this 2026 Bare Act serves as a practical legal reference for understanding and applying the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 and the consolidated labour-law framework governing workplace safety, health, welfare, and employment conditions in India.