Notification under Rule 160 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026
The Gazette of India
CG-JH-E-15072026-274513
EXTRAORDINARY
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
PUBLISHED BY AUTHORITY
No. 559] NEW DELHI, MONDAY, JULY 13, 2026/ASHADHA 22, 1948
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(Directorate General of Mines Safety)
NOTIFICATION
Dhanbad, the 10th July, 2026
G.S.R. 617(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred on me under Rule 160 of the Occupational Safety,
Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026, I, Ujjwal Tah, Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator of Mines, also
designated as the Director General of Mines Safety, hereby, specify the conditions to exempt any mine from refresher
training during normal working hours on full day release system.
Scope: These standards specify the conditions to exempt any mine from imparting refresher training to
persons during normal working hours on full day release system as per Rule 160 of the Occupational
Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026.
Applicability: These standards shall be applicable to the oil mines where persons are employed in “on-and-off”
work pattern.
Compliance Requirement:
Exemption from imparting refresher training to persons during normal working hours on full day release system as per
Rule 160 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 is hereby given to oil
mines where persons are employed in “on-and-off” work pattern. The refresher training may be imparted to the
persons during their off period subject to the following condition:
If the refresher training is imparted beyond normal working hours during off period, compensatory off equal to the
number of days attended for training shall be given to the persons in addition to the training allowances.
[F. No. DGMS/03-1/2026/CMC(HQ)]
UJJWAL TAH, Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator of Mines
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