(1) In accordance with the provisions of this Code, the statutory standards and employer duties governing Power to amend schedules 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 137
Section 137 of the Code empowers the Central Government to amend the Schedules to the Code by notification in the Official Gazette, ensuring agile administrative updating of hazardous industries, toxic exposure limits, and occupational diseases.
Environmental, health, and safety (EHS) directors must establish an automated alert system tracking Gazette notifications under Section 137, reviewing newly scheduled chemical substances against the company's raw material inventory quarterly.