(1) In accordance with the provisions of this Code, the statutory standards and employer duties governing Procedure for grant and renewal of licence 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 48
Section 48 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 regulates the electronic application procedure, statutory security deposits, and deemed approval timelines for the issuance or renewal of contractor licenses, establishing a thirty-day turnaround guarantee.
Staffing agencies and contractors must prepare their digital application dossiers forty-five days prior to project mobilization. Upload verified principal employer certificates and security deposit receipts. If no response is received within thirty days, formally assert deemed approval status under Section 48(2) via registered electronic communication to the licensing authority.