(1) In accordance with the provisions of this Code, the statutory standards and employer duties governing Special register for young persons 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 42
Section 42 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 establishes the statutory procedure empowering Inspector-cum-Facilitators to take samples of substances used, manufactured, or handled in an establishment, laying down a strict tripartite sealing and chain-of-custody protocol for chemical and toxicological analysis.
When an Inspector-cum-Facilitator draws chemical or effluent samples, ensure the EHS manager witnesses the sampling, verifies the seal integrity, co-signs the label, and takes custody of the employer's counter-sample. Immediately dispatch the counter-sample under chain-of-custody to an accredited NABL laboratory for parallel testing to refute any subsequent government analyst report.