(1) In accordance with the provisions of this Code, the statutory standards and employer duties governing Hazardous processes 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 68
Section 68 of the Code regulates establishments involving hazardous processes, defining stringent occupier obligations regarding hazard identification, environmental monitoring, worker medical surveillance, and emergency preparedness.
Chemical and heavy industrial plants must institutionalize automated SCADA monitoring linked to ambient air quality sensors around the factory perimeter, maintaining unalterable digital audit logs to disprove fugitive emission claims during regulatory inspections.