Occupational safety and welfare rules tighten registration, reporting, committee oversight, and workplace standards across major industries. Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026 extend throughout India and supersede a wide range of earlier central labour rules, subject to things done or omitted before supersession. The rules establish electronic registration, notice, reporting, committee, safety officer, medical, welfare, record-keeping, inspection, and contract labour licensing systems under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020. They also prescribe sector-specific and common standards for cleanliness, ventilation, potable water, lighting, sanitation, first aid, canteens, cre ches, working hours, leave, and accident reporting.