(1) In accordance with the provisions of this Code, the statutory standards and employer duties governing Extra wages for overtime 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 28
Section 28 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 regulates night shift operations extending beyond midnight, prescribing precise statutory rules for the calculation of working days, rest periods, and mandatory consecutive twenty-four hours of rest following night relays.
In continuous manufacturing (such as chemicals, steel, and glass), configure electronic shift rosters to ensure that an operative ending a night shift at 06:00 AM cannot be scheduled for duty prior to 06:00 AM the following morning. Maintain electronic shift rotation logs demonstrating adherence to the 24-hour post-night-shift rest mandate.