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Section 193: Medical examination of building workers etc

Punjab Building and Other Construction Workers ( (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2008.) Rules, 2008State Rules of Punjab · 1996

The employer shall ensure at a construction site of a building or other construction work that,—

(a) (i) a building worker, who is employed for a work involving such risk or hazards, inherent in such work, as the Chief Inspector considers appropriate for the periodical medical examination of such building worker, is medically examined at such intervals, as the Chief Inspector may direct from time to time;

(ii) every operator of a crane, winch or other lifting appliance, transport equipment or vehicle, is medically examined before employing such operator and again periodically, at such intervals as the Chief Inspector may direct from time to time;

(iii) the medical examination as referred to in sub-clause (i) and (ii), is in accordance with Schedule-VI, and is conducted by such medical officers or at such hospitals, as are approved by the State Government for the purpose from time to time; and

(iv) in case of a building worker, who is exposed to special occupational health hazard owing to job or work assigned to such building worker, the periodical medical examination referred to in sub-clause (i) or sub-clause

(ii), includes such special investigation, as may be deemed necessary, by the Medical Officer examining such building worker for the diagnosis of occupational disease;

(b) no building worker is charged for the medical examination, referred to in sub-clause (i) or (ii) of clause (a) and the cost of such examination is borne by the employer employing such building worker;

(c) certificate of medical examination, referred to in sub-clause (i) or (ii) of clause (a), is issued in Form-IX;

(d) the record of the medical examination referred to in sub-clause

(i) or (ii) of clause (a) of every building worker employed by Sections 40 (2)

(t) and 62 97 him is maintained in a register in Form-X and such register shall be made available on demand to the Inspector having jurisdiction of the area; and

(e) in case, the construction Medical Officer examining a building worker under sub-clause (i) or (ii) of clause (a), is of the opinion that such building worker, so examined, is required to be taken away from the building or other construction work at which he is employed for health protection, such Medical Officer shall inform the employer of such building worker accordingly and such employer shall inform of such opinion to the Board, where such building worker is registered as a beneficiary.

Where this provision sits

ActPunjab Building and Other Construction Workers ( (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Rules, 2008.) Rules, 2008
Section193
Marginal noteMedical examination of building workers etc
JurisdictionState of Punjab
StatusIn force as published by the source

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