- Any place with ten or more workers where any industry, trade, business, manufacturing or occupation is carried on
- A motor transport undertaking, newspaper establishment, audio-video production, building and other construction work or plantation with ten or more workers
- Factory in which ten or more workers are employed
- A mine or port or vicinity of the port where dock work is carried out
- Cause impairment to the health of the concerned person
- Harm the environment and cause pollution
- Bonus
- Value of accommodation or light, water, medical attendance
- Employer contribution towards any pension or provident fund
- Conveyance allowance
- Sum paid to the employed person to defray special expenses
- House rent allowance
- Overtime allowance
- Gratuity
Read in detail about the Code on Wages Bill, 2019 , at the linked article.
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020 – Salient Features
- The Code expands the definition of a factory as a premise where at least 20 workers work for a process with power and 40 workers for a process without power
- The Code fixes the daily work hour limit to a maximum of eight hours
- It defines an inter-state migrant worker as someone who has come on his/her own from one state and received employment in another state and earns up to Rs.18000 per month
- It also empowers women to be employed in all kinds of establishments and at night (between 7 PM and 6 AM) subject to their consent and safety
- The OSH Code removes the manpower limit on hazardous working conditions and makes the application of the Code obligatory for contractors recruiting 50 or more workers (earlier it was 20)
- It ensures that no charge is levied on any employee for maintenance of safety and health at the workplace including the conduct of medical examination and investigation for the purpose of detecting occupational diseases
- The OSH Code provides for the constitution of a National Occupational Safety and Health Advisory Board (National Advisory Board) by the Central Government, which shall be empowered to advise the Central Government
Know more about the Labour Sector in India at the inked article and also know the classification of the labour force in the country.
Right of Employees under OSH 2020
Every employee has the following rights under this code:
- It is the right of the employee to ask the employer about the information related to the employee’s health and safety and enquire about the provision for the protection of the employee’s safety or health in connection with the work activity in the workplace
- In case of any threat or apprehension of a serious injury or danger to life, the employee may bring it to the notice of the employer and the inspection-cum-facilitator
- In case, as mentioned above, the employer shall immediately raise a complaint against the same, in a manner prescribed by the Government
- If the employer is not satisfied with the existence of any imminent danger as apprehended by his/he employees, he/she can refer the matter to the inspector-cum-facilitator whose decision shall be final
Health, Safety and Working Conditions of Employees under OSH Code
The Central Government has listed down a few key measures and steps which must be taken into consideration regarding the health and safety of the employee. Discussed below are the same:
- Separate washing facility for male and female employees
- Males, Females and Transgenders must be allocated separate bathing places and locker rooms
- Sitting arrangement for employees working in a standing position
- Proper first aid facilities
- Cleanliness and hygiene must be maintained at the workplace
- Portable drinking water must be made available
- Adequate lighting
- Adequate measures to avoid overcrowding
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Frequently Asked Questions about Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020 (OSH)
What is the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code 2020?
The Occupational Safety, Health And Working Conditions Code, 2020 is a code to consolidate and amend the laws regulating the Occupational safety and health and working conditions of the persons employed in an establishment.
How many legislations does the Osh code consolidate?
The Code consolidates 13 Acts regulating health safety and working conditions. These laws cover factories, mines, dock workers, building and construction workers, plantation labour, contract labour, inter-state migrant workers, working journalists, motor transport workers, sales promotion employees, and cine workers.
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