(1) In accordance with the provisions of this Code, the statutory standards and employer duties governing Duty of medical practitioner to report diseases shall be enforced across all industrial premises, factories, mines, and workplaces throughout India.
(2) Every occupier, principal employer, contractor, and manager shall strictly implement the environmental benchmarks, machinery safeguards, working hour limitations, and welfare facilities specified under this section.
(3) Failure to maintain the health and safety standards mandated under this section shall constitute a punishable offence under Chapter XI, attracting fines and imprisonment where serious bodily injury or fatality occurs.
Legal Commentary & Landmark Judgments: Section 107
Section 107 of the Code imposes a mandatory statutory duty on medical practitioners attending to any patient suffering from a scheduled occupational disease to immediately submit a written report to the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator.
Establishment medical officers and occupational health clinic physicians must maintain a dedicated Third Schedule disease register and automatically transmit digital reporting notices to the Inspector-cum-Facilitator upon detecting any clinical indicators.