Archive · 2 Dec 2025
New Labour Codes Enhance Safety for Petroleum Workers
The Indian government has introduced new labour codes to make the workplace safer for people who work in the petroleum industry.
These codes include rules for identifying and managing risks, ensuring workers are trained and certified, and providing health check-ups and benefits.
The codes also make sure that workers have proper medical care and compensation if they get injured or sick because of their job.
Everything is being managed digitally to make it easier and more transparent.
The goal is to shift from just following rules to preventing accidents and taking care of workers' well-being.
New labour codes, OSHWC Code and Social Security Code, 2020, enhance safety and welfare for petroleum workers.
Petroleum units, refineries, and fuel depots are now under a unified national safety framework.
Codes mandate hazard identification, risk assessment, and national standards for handling petroleum substances.
Workers must undergo pre-employment, periodic, and post-exposure health examinations with free annual check-ups.
Employers must provide competency-based training, certification, and ensure 8-hour shift limits for fatigue control.
- Who
- Petroleum workers in India
- What
- Implementation of new labour codes to enhance safety and welfare
- When
- Recently introduced, with details announced on Monday
- Where
- India, specifically for petroleum units, refineries, and fuel depots
- Why
- To boost safety and welfare measures for workers in the petroleum industry
- Codes Implemented
- Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (OSHWC Code) and the Social Security Code, 2020
- Industries Covered
- Petroleum units, refineries, and fuel depots
- Safety Measures
- Hazard identification, risk assessment, national standards for handling, storage, transport, and disposal of petroleum substances
- Health Examinations
- Pre-employment, periodic, and post-exposure health examinations with free annual medical check-ups
- Training Requirements
- Competency-based training and certification before handling petroleum or hazardous chemicals
- Shift Limits
- 8-hour shift limits to ensure fatigue control
- Social Security Benefits
- Employees’ State Insurance Corporation (ESIC) coverage for medical care, injury compensation, disability and dependents’ benefits, maternity protection, and compensation for occupational diseases and accidents
- Digital Records
- Digital social-security and health records for portability, beneficiary transparency, and accountability
