The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020

1. Official Gazette Metadata Logs

1. National Publication Particulars

1. Registry Number: DL-(N)04/0007/2003-20.

2. Publication Title: भारत का राजपत्र (The Gazette of India).

3. Authentication Code: CG-DL-E-29092020-222112.

4. Compilation Rule: Separate paging is given to this Part in order that it may be filed as a separate compilation.

2. Issuing Sovereign Jurisdiction

1. Ministry: Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department).

2. Date of Issue: New Delhi, Tuesday, September 29, 2020 / Asvina 7, 1942 (Saka).

3. President Assent: The Act of Parliament received the assent of the President on the 28th September, 2020.

4. Gazette Classification: Part II - Section 1, Published by Authority, No. 62.

2. Code Identification Framework

1. Legislative Heading Data

1. Short Title: The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020.

2. Act Identification: No. 37 of 2020.

3. Target Domain: To consolidate and amend laws regulating safety, health, and operational environment for workforce personnel inside localized and state-wide setups.

3. Scheduled Occupational Diseases — Toxic Poisoning Matrices

Chemical and Elemental Toxins Register

1. Lead poisoning or its sequelae.

2. Phosphorous poisoning or its sequelae.

3. Mercury poisoning or its sequelae.

4. Manganese poisoning or its sequelae.

5. Poisoning by nitrous fumes.

6. Carbon bisulphide poisoning.

7. Arsenic poisoning or its sequelae.

8. Nitrous fumes poisoning profiles.

9. Benzene poisoning, including poisoning by any of its homologues, their nitro or amido derivatives or its sequelae.

10. Halogen derivatives poisoning: Poisoning by halogens or halogen derivatives of the hydrocarbons of the aliphatic series.

11. Carbon monoxide poisoning profiles.

12. Phosgene poisoning vectors.

13. Isocyanates poisoning profiles.

4. Scheduled Occupational Diseases — Pathological & Organic Risks

Dermatological, Respiratory, and Environmental Pathologies

1. Chrome ulceration or its sequelae.

2. Anthrax bacterial infections.

3. Silicosis pulmonary conditions.

4. Pathological manifestations due to radium or other radio-active substances.

5. Pathological manifestations due to X-rays.

6. Primary epitheliomatous cancer of the skin.

7. Toxic anaemia syndromes.

8. Toxic jaundice due to poisonous substances.

9. Oil acne or dermatitis due to mineral oils and compounds containing mineral oil base.

10. Byssionosis industrial lung conditions.

11. Asbestosis fiber conditions.

12. Occupational or contact dermatitis caused by direct contact with chemicals and paints (including primary irritants and allergic sensitizers).

13. Noise induced hearing loss caused by exposure to high noise levels.

14. Beryllium poisoning or related manifestations.

15. Coal miners' pneumoconiosis.

16. Occupational cancer profiles.

17. Toxic nephritis manifestations.

5. Administrative Signatures & Printing Controls

1. Executive Attestation Block

1. Signatory Name: DR. G NARAYANA RAJU.

2. Official Status: Secretary to the Govt. of India.

2. Industrial Production Log

1. Printing Office: Uploaded by the Manager, Government of India Press, Minto Road, New Delhi.

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OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY, HEALTH & WORKING CONDITIONS CODE, 2020