(1) In accordance with the provisions of this Code, the statutory standards and employer duties governing Notice of certain 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 15
Section 15 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 imposes a strict statutory prohibition restraining any person—whether employee, supervisor, or visitor—from intentionally, recklessly, or willfully interfering with, misusing, removing, or damaging any safety device, machine guard, firefighting equipment, or welfare amenity provided under the Code.
Establishments must install tamper-evident seals and digital interlock monitoring systems on all machinery guards and emergency stops. Prominently display bilingual warning boards quoting Section 15 at all machine stations. Any deliberate tampering must be captured on CCTV, followed by a formal domestic chargesheet and simultaneous intimation to the local Inspector-cum-Facilitator.