Statutory library — Acts, Codes and Rules

The Acts, Codes and Rules an Indian factory occupational-health centre works to, free to read in full. The central and State statutes below are hosted here as complete PDFs; the textbooks link to their publishers.

• The Factories Act (1948) — Government of India · 68 pages
  The principal central legislation regulating health, safety, welfare and working conditions in factories — including occupational health centre, medical examination and first-aid provisions. The parent statute under which the Model and State Factories Rules are framed.
• Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions Code (2020) — Government of India · 86 pages
  The central code consolidating and replacing the Factories Act and 12 other labour laws — covering health, safety, welfare, OHC, working hours and occupational-health provisions across establishments.
• Occupational Safety, Health & Working Conditions (Central) Rules (2026) — Ministry of Labour & Employment · 318 pages
  The Central Rules made under the OSH Code, 2020 — notified vide G.S.R. 345(E), 8 May 2026. Covers establishment registration, licensing, annual health examination, statutory registers and returns, and the Seventh-Schedule Forms (Form-I to Form-XXVII). Supersedes 15 earlier central rule-sets (Dock Workers, BOCW, Mines, Contract Labour, etc.).
• Model Factories Rules (2020) — DGFASLI · Ministry of Labour · 258 pages
  Model rules for first-aid box, ambulance room, OHC and other factory infrastructure.
• Maharashtra Factories Rules (1963) — Government of Maharashtra · 210 pages
  State-level Rules made under the Factories Act 1948 for factories in Maharashtra. Operational reference for first-aid, ambulance room, OHC and medical examination requirements within the state.
• Occupational Health and Hygiene in Industry () — SK Haldar
  
• Industrial and Occupational Health () — SK Haldar
  
• Multiple Choice Questions on Occupational Health and Safety () — SK Haldar
  
• Multiple Choice Questions on Occupational Health and Safety () — SK Haldar
  
• MCQs on Industrial Hygiene () — Dr Ravikiran Jadhav · 280 pages
  Self-assessment MCQs for AFIH, CCM, CIH and occupational medicine examinations.
• MCQs on Occupational Health () — Dr Ravikiran Jadhav · 206 pages
  Self-assessment MCQs for AFIH, CCM and occupational health examinations.
• Hypertension: A Phenotype-Based Approach — Vol 1 () — Dr Ravikiran Jadhav · 347 pages
  Volume 1 of the phenotype-based approach to hypertension — working out why a given patient is hypertensive before choosing treatment.
• Hypertension: A Phenotype-Based Approach — Vol 2 () — Dr Ravikiran Jadhav · 238 pages
  Volume 2 of the phenotype-based approach to hypertension — matching drug class and combinations to the phenotype identified in Volume 1.
• Hypertension: A Phenotype-Based Approach — Vol 3 () — Dr Ravikiran Jadhav · 409 pages
  Volume 3 of the phenotype-based approach to hypertension — applying the framework in day-to-day clinical practice.

Statutory texts are reproduced as published by the Government of India and the States. Always check the latest gazette for amendments.

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