Indian Health and Safety Legislation: Safety Officer Requirement.

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Industrial Health and Safety blogs. What are the Indian Health and Safety Legislation Requirement for  "Safety Officer"  in different states? Ans: Section 40-B. Safety Officers According to The Factories Act 1948 In every factory :- wherein  one thousand(1000) or more workers are ordinarily employed , or wherein, in the  opinion of the State Government , any manufacturing process or operation is carried on, which  process or operation involves any risk of bodily injury ,  poisoning or disease or any other hazard to health, to the person employed in the factory , the occupier shall, if so required by the State Government by notification in Official Gazette, employ such number of Safety Officers as may be specified in that notification. UTTAR PRADESH FACTORY RULES 1950 and Uttar Pradesh Factories (Safety Officers) Rules, 1984 THE TAMILNADU FACTORIES RULES, 1950, The Tamil Nadu Safety Officers (Duties, Qualifications and Condi
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Who are Lone workers ?

Anyone who is working himself and without direct supervision is known as Lone worker.

Eg. People working in remote shops, patrol pumps, courier boys etc.

Is there any law in support of Lone working?

No not any such specific law is present for lone working however all health and safety legislation indirectly applicable to lone working. For eg. Health and Safety at work act 1974 made responsible employer to provide & ensure health, safety and welfare of employees. Requirements of safe system of works, H&S policies, IITS (information, instruction, training and supervision).

Management of Health and Safety at work regulations 1999 require employers to make suitable and sufficient risk assessments of risks to their employees.


Similarly indirect requirements posed by some other legislation which are ; The Workplace (Health, Safety and Welfare) Regulations 1992, RIDDOR, The Health and Safety (First-Aid) Regulations 1981 etc.

 Potential Risks of Lone working:

 1- Theft
2- Illness issue or sudden illness .i.e Heart attack.
3- Task related emergency .i.e Confined space, Electrical installations.
4- Violence by public.

Control Measures:

 1- Regular monitoring through CCTV or other device.
2- Periodical monitoring through supervision.
3- Engineering control devices like Alarms, Watch with alarm, Pulse sensing device etc.
4- Communication devices.
5- Job Rotation at regular intervals.
6- Healthy personnel employment.
7- Training and review.






I am a Health and Safety professional writing blogs related to Industrial Health and Safety. I am qualified from Regional labor institute India and International Diploma from NEBOSH.

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