(1) In accordance with the provisions of this Code, the statutory standards and employer duties governing Registration of certain establishments 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 3
Section 3 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 creates a mandatory, centralized electronic registration regime requiring every employer of a covered establishment to apply digitally for statutory registration within sixty days of commencement or applicability, incorporating a dynamic deemed registration mechanism to eliminate bureaucratic delays.
Establishment compliance leads must maintain digital transaction logs, upload certified corporate incorporation documents, lease agreements, and fire NOCs via the unified central portal. If the registering officer issues neither a registration certificate nor a deficiency requisition within the prescribed thirty-day window, formally invoke the deemed registration protection under Section 3(2) before commencing commercial operations.