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Under the OSH Code, 2020, the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator wants to conduct a safety and occupational health survey of a factory owned by Kaveri Textiles Ltd. What must be done before the survey is conducted?

Written notice must be given to the employer. The Code permits the Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator to survey a factory at normal working hours or any other necessary time, but only after notice in writing, and the employer must then provide all facilities, including testing of machinery and sample collection.

  1. AWritten notice must be given to the employerCorrect
  2. BPrior consent of the majority of workers must be obtained
  3. CAn order of the Magistrate must be obtained
  4. DApproval of the Director General of Mines Safety must be obtained

Explanation

Section 20(1) allows the survey during normal working hours or at any other time deemed necessary, but only after giving notice in writing to the employer. No worker consent, court order or approval from the Director General of Mines Safety is required. The employer must afford all facilities for the survey.

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