(1) Every establishment, employing fifty or more building workers, shall prepare in writing policy in respect of safety and health of building workers and submit the same for approval of the Chief Inspector.
(2) The policy referred to in sub-rule (1), shall contain the following, namely:—
(i) the intentions and commitments of the establishment regarding health, safety and environmental protection of the building workers;
(ii) organisational arrangements made to carry out the policy referred to in sub-rule 1, specifying the responsibility at different levels of hierarchy;
(iii) responsibilities of the principal employer, contractors, subcontractors, transporters or other agencies, involved in the Section 40 (2) (e) Section 40 (2) (r) 12 building or other construction work ;
(iv) techniques and methods for assessment of risk to safety, health and environmental and remedial measure therefor;
(v) arrangements for training of building workers, trainers, supervisors or other persons engaged in the construction work;
(vi) other arrangements for making the policy effective referred to in sub-rule (1); and
(3) The intentions and commitments referred to in clause (i) of sub-rule
(2), shall be taken into account in making decisions relating to plant, machinery, equipment, materials and placement of the building or other construction workers.
(4) A copy of the policy referred to in sub-rule (1), signed by an authorised signatory, shall be sent to the State Government.
(5) The establishment shall revise the policy referred to in sub-rule (1), as often as necessary, under the following circumstances, namely:—
(i) whenever any expansion or modification having implication on safety and health of the building workers is made in such building or other construction work; or
(ii) whenever any new building or other construction work, substances, articles or techniques are introduced having implication on health and safety of the building workers.
(6) A copy of the policy referred to in sub-rule (1), shall be displayed at the construction site, at a conspicuous places in English and Punjabi and also in Hindi or a local language, understood by the majority of building workers.