{"id":924,"date":"2026-09-25T05:14:13","date_gmt":"2026-09-25T05:14:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.facilemanagement.com\/blog\/?p=924"},"modified":"2026-09-25T05:15:10","modified_gmt":"2026-09-25T05:15:10","slug":"osh-code-2020-state-wise-rules-compliance-india","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.facilemanagement.com\/blog\/osh-code-2020-state-wise-rules-compliance-india\/","title":{"rendered":"Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH&amp;WC) Code, 2020 \u2014 India"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The <strong>Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (OSH Code)<\/strong> is one of India&#8217;s four Labour Codes. It consolidates laws dealing with <strong>workplace safety, occupational health, working conditions, factories, contract labour, migrant workers, construction workers, mines and related establishments<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Code is <strong>Act No. 37 of 2020<\/strong>, enacted on <strong>28 September 2020<\/strong>. India Code records its enforcement date as <strong>21 November 2025<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Key objectives<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OSH Code aims to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Consolidate occupational safety and health legislation.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish common standards for workplace health and safety.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regulate working conditions.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide welfare facilities for workers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Strengthen employer responsibilities for workplace safety.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Regulate contract labour.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide provisions for inter-state migrant workers.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide for registration\/licensing and inspections.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Establish safety committees and safety officers in specified establishments.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide health examinations and other occupational-health measures.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Code specifically provides for employer responsibilities relating to cleanliness, hygiene, ventilation, drinking water, lighting, sanitation, waste treatment and other health and safety requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. Major laws consolidated<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OSH Code brings together provisions from several earlier central labour laws, including:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>Earlier legislation<\/th><th>Broad subject<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Factories Act, 1948<\/td><td>Factory safety &amp; working conditions<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mines Act, 1952<\/td><td>Mine safety<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dock Workers (Safety, Health and Welfare) Act, 1986<\/td><td>Dock workers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Contract Labour (Regulation and Abolition) Act, 1970<\/td><td>Contract labour<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Inter-State Migrant Workmen Act, 1979<\/td><td>Migrant workers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Building and Other Construction Workers Act, 1996<\/td><td>Construction workers<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Working Journalists legislation<\/td><td>Working journalists<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Cine-workers legislation<\/td><td>Cine workers<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Code therefore represents a substantial consolidation rather than a completely new standalone safety framework.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. Important OSH Code compliance areas<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For employers, the main compliance areas include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">A. Registration of establishments<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specified establishments are required to comply with registration requirements under the Code and applicable rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">B. Employer duties<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Employers have responsibilities relating to:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Workplace health and safety<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Safe working conditions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Hygiene and cleanliness<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Drinking water<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ventilation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Lighting<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Sanitation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Waste disposal<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Employee welfare<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">C. Appointment letter<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Code provides for formal appointment documentation for employees.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">D. Health examinations<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The framework provides for occupational health measures, including health examinations in prescribed circumstances.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">E. Safety Committee<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Code allows the appropriate Government to require establishments to constitute a <strong>Safety Committee<\/strong> consisting of employer and worker representatives.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certain thresholds specifically mentioned in the Code include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Factory \u2014 <strong>500 or more workers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Factory carrying hazardous processes \u2014 <strong>250 or more workers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Building\/construction work \u2014 <strong>250 or more workers<\/strong><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Mine \u2014 <strong>100 or more workers<\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Specified establishments must also appoint safety officers as prescribed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">F. Women workers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Code permits women to work in all establishments and allows night work subject to consent and prescribed safety requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">G. Contract labour<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Code contains provisions concerning:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Licensing of contractors<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contract labour employment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Principal employer responsibilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Contractor obligations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Welfare facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Wage-related responsibilities<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">H. Inter-State migrant workers<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OSH Code contains specific provisions concerning inter-state migrant workers, including registration and certain welfare-related provisions.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. OSH Code \u2014 State-wise position<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A critical point for compliance teams is that <strong>labour is a Concurrent List subject<\/strong>. Consequently, rules under the Labour Codes are made by both the Central Government and State Governments, depending on the establishment and the &#8220;appropriate Government.&#8221;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The historical draft-rule position is also useful when researching state-wise implementation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">States\/UTs that had pre-published OSH Code draft rules<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry of Labour&#8217;s published information identified the following jurisdictions as having pre-published draft OSH rules:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>State \/ UT<\/th><th>OSH Code draft-rule status<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Andhra Pradesh<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arunachal Pradesh<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Assam<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bihar<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chhattisgarh<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goa<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gujarat<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Haryana<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Himachal Pradesh<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jharkhand<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Karnataka<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kerala<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Madhya Pradesh<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maharashtra<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Manipur<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Mizoram<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Nagaland<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Odisha<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Punjab<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rajasthan<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Sikkim<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tamil Nadu<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Telangana<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tripura<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Uttarakhand<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Uttar Pradesh<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chandigarh<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Dadra &amp; Nagar Haveli and Daman &amp; Diu<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jammu &amp; Kashmir<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Ladakh<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Puducherry<\/td><td>Pre-published<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Ministry&#8217;s 2024 material identified <strong>31 States\/UTs<\/strong> in this category. It identified <strong>Meghalaya, West Bengal, Andaman &amp; Nicobar Islands, Lakshadweep and NCT of Delhi<\/strong> as jurisdictions that had not pre-published draft rules at that point.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Important:<\/strong> this table describes the <strong>draft-rule publication position at that time<\/strong>, not the current final-rule status. Since the OSH Code became enforceable on 21 November 2025 and state rules have continued to develop, a current compliance matrix should distinguish <strong>draft rules, final notified state rules and applicable Central Rules<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. State-wise OSH Code compliance structure<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For a payroll\/HR\/compliance platform, I recommend maintaining the following state-wise structure:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table\"><table class=\"has-fixed-layout\"><thead><tr><th>State\/UT<\/th><th>OSH Code<\/th><th>State Rules<\/th><th>Establishment Registration<\/th><th>Factory Compliance<\/th><th>Contract Labour<\/th><th>Migrant Labour<\/th><th>Safety\/Health<\/th><th>Forms\/Returns<\/th><th>Notifications<\/th><\/tr><\/thead><tbody><tr><td>Andhra Pradesh<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Arunachal Pradesh<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Assam<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Bihar<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Chhattisgarh<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Goa<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Gujarat<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Haryana<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Himachal Pradesh<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Jharkhand<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Karnataka<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Kerala<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Madhya Pradesh<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Maharashtra<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Odisha<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Punjab<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Rajasthan<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Tamil Nadu<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Telangana<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Uttar Pradesh<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Uttarakhand<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Check latest<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>West Bengal<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Verify current rules<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Delhi<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Verify current rules<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Meghalaya<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Verify current rules<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Andaman &amp; Nicobar<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Verify current rules<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Lakshadweep<\/td><td>\u2713<\/td><td>Verify current rules<\/td><td>Applicable as prescribed<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>Applicable<\/td><td>As prescribed<\/td><td>Track<\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Do not treat &#8220;Code applicable&#8221; as meaning every provision applies identically to every establishment.<\/strong> The applicable government, establishment type, employee strength, industry and specific provisions determine the actual compliance requirements.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Central Rules and State Rules<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The OSH framework should be read in three layers:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Layer 1 \u2014 OSH&amp;WC Code, 2020<\/strong><br>The primary legislation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Layer 2 \u2014 Central Rules<\/strong><br>Applicable where the Central Government is the appropriate Government or otherwise prescribed.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Layer 3 \u2014 State Rules<\/strong><br>Applicable where the State Government is the appropriate Government.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This distinction is particularly important for organizations operating across multiple states. The Ministry has historically published model\/draft Central OSH Rules, while state governments have their own rule-making responsibilities.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, the Maharashtra Labour Department currently provides separate resources for the OSH Code and state OSH draft rules, alongside Central Rules.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h1 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. OSH Code compliance checklist for employers<\/h1>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">A practical employer checklist can include:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Identify whether the OSH Code applies to the establishment<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Identify the appropriate Government \u2014 Central\/State<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Complete applicable establishment registration<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Obtain\/maintain applicable licences<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review factory\/establishment safety requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review contract-labour requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review inter-state migrant worker requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Issue appointment documentation<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain prescribed registers and records<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Provide required welfare facilities<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain health and safety standards<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Conduct prescribed health examinations<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check Safety Committee requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Check Safety Officer requirements<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review working-hours provisions<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Review provisions relating to women working at night<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain accident\/dangerous occurrence records where applicable<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>File applicable returns<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Track Central and State notifications<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Maintain inspection\/audit records<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<h3 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Official references<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.indiacode.nic.in\/indiacode\/handle\/123456789\/22041?view_type=browse&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">India Code \u2014 OSH &amp; Working Conditions Code, 2020<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/labour.gov.in\/sites\/default\/files\/osh_rules.pdf?utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ministry of Labour \u2014 OSH Code draft rules<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pib.gov.in\/Pressreleaseshare.aspx?PRID=1842615&amp;lang=2&amp;reg=48&amp;utm_source=chatgpt.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">PIB \u2014 Implementation of Labour Codes<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (OSH Code) is one of India&#8217;s four Labour Codes. It consolidates laws dealing with workplace safety, occupational health, working conditions, factories, contract labour, migrant workers, construction workers, mines and related establishments. The Code is Act No. 37 of 2020, enacted on 28 September 2020. 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