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Description

On November 21, 2025, India officially replaced 13 legacy labor laws (including the Factories Act, 1948) by activating the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code. To make this law enforceable, the Ministry of Labour and Employment published the final OSH Central Rules on May 8, 2026, introducing strict, digital-first compliance benchmarks across the country. While India had a foundational basis for its modern labor framework on November 21, 2025, the transition to the final OSH Central Rules on May 8, 2026, completely stripped away the initial grace periods to enforce immediate, digital-first compliance. Moving from the broad 2025 legal outline to the strict 2026 rulebook meant that transition cushions for issuing appointment letters were eliminated, employee classifications (Regular vs. Fixed-Term) became rigidly standardized, and all registrations, licensing, and accident reporting were legally forced into a mandatory, paperless online portal. In this seminar we will dive into these changes from 2025 to 2026 and understand digital first compliance in detail.

 

Topics

  1. Overview of India’s OSH legal framework
    • OSH Code 2020 and the Central Rules 2026
    • Sectors and establishments covered
  2. Key compliance requirements under the OSH Central Rules 2026
    • Establishment registration via Shram Suvidha Portal
    • Mandatory appointment letters and annual health examinations
    • Accident and dangerous occurrence reporting obligations
    • Workplace health and environment standards
    • Worker welfare facility requirements
  3. Working hours, record-keeping and enforcement
    • Working hour limits, overtime and leave provisions
    • Registers, returns and digital compliance
    • Role of Inspector-cum-Facilitator
  4. Special provisions
    • Contract labour and licensing requirements
    • Inter-state migrant worker obligations
  5. Introduction of Envilliance ASIA Service and seminar closing

 

Speaker

Navin Khunte

Mr. Navin Jayawant Khunte is a Consultant and Researcher at EnviX, Ltd, who oversees South Asia, mainly handling Environmental regulations in India, Pakistan, Bangladesh and Sri Lanka. He holds a master’s degree in science from Nagoya University’s Graduate School of Environmental Studies. He has been associated with research involving Environmental studies, climate change, drainage systems, GIS and disaster mitigation during his career in India and Japan. He is committed to increasing environmental awareness and philanthropy through science and sustainable development projects across Asia.

 

Event Overview

Webinar Title Decoding India’s New Occupational Safety Rules 2026. Overview of India’s New OSH (Central) Rules 2026.
Date & Time August 10 , 2026
9:00 – 9:30 am (GMT)
Language English
Registration fee Free
Capacity 500 persons

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