Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 with Comparative Table

The Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 is a comprehensive Bare Act with comments that consolidates and modernises India’s labour laws relating to workplace safety, health standards, and employment conditions. Enacted as part of the new labour law reforms, the Code subsumes multiple sector-specific labour enactments into a unified framework aimed at improving occupational safety, welfare, and compliance across establishments. This updated 2026 edition reflects the Code’s enforcement with effect from 21 November 2025 and provides a clear statutory reference for understanding obligations under the new labour regime.

Key Features

• Bare Act text supported by concise and practice-oriented comments
• Enforced provisions effective from 21 November 2025
• Comparative tables mapping the OSH Code with repealed labour laws
• Covers consolidation of factories, mines, plantations, and construction worker laws
• Includes provisions relating to contract labour and inter-state migrant workers
• Structured presentation for easy transition from old labour laws
• Updated edition reflecting the latest statutory notification
• Published by Law & Justice Publishing Co.

This book is highly useful for advocates, labour law practitioners, HR professionals, compliance officers, safety managers, industrial relations managers, employers, judicial service aspirants, law students, academicians, and legal researchers who require an authoritative and updated reference on occupational safety and working conditions under India’s new labour law framework. Its comparative tables and consolidated structure make it especially valuable for compliance planning, advisory work, litigation, academic study, and competitive examination preparation.