(1) In accordance with the provisions of this Code, the statutory standards and employer duties governing Prohibition of overlapping shifts 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 30
Section 30 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 establishes a strict statutory restriction on double employment in factories and mines, prohibiting any worker from working in an establishment if they have already worked in any other factory or mine within the preceding twelve hours, preventing fatal fatigue-induced industrial accidents.
HR departments must incorporate an explicit double employment restriction clause into employment contracts and daily onboarding registers. Mandate biometric attendance across all group facilities and staffing vendors. Require contract workers to sign a daily declaration confirming they have not worked in any other factory or mine in the past twelve hours.