Safety quiz for employees (India): the OSH Code 2020 in 14 questions
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Workplace safety rights and duties in India in 14 questions, under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020: employer and employee duties, imminent danger, accident notices, safety officers and welfare. Free quiz with instant feedback and a short explanation citing the rule for every answer. Based on Indian law (Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020, in force since 21 November 2025) and Government of India releases; the rules made by the Central and State Governments add details. Practice material written by Quizhat: these are not the questions of any official test, course or assessment, and Quizhat is not affiliated with the Ministry of Labour and Employment, DGFASLI, any State labour department or any training provider. Sources: Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions Code, 2020 (Act No. 37 of 2020), ss. 6, 10, 13, 14, 15, 22, 24, 43 and 143; PIB, Government makes the four Labour Codes effective (21 November 2025); PIB, Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (OSH) Code, 2020 (22 November 2025).
How many central labour laws does the OSH Code replace?
13
4
29
44
Pergunta 3 · Escolha única · 60s · 1 pt
Under section 6, the employer must ensure that the workplace is free from…
any machine more than ten years old, whatever its condition
workers who are not union members
hazards likely to cause injury or occupational disease
visitors who have not booked in advance
Pergunta 4 · Escolha única · 60s · 1 pt
Can an employer charge employees for safety and health measures, including medical examinations?
Yes, up to half of the real cost
Yes, as a monthly wage deduction
No, nothing may be charged for them
Only for PPE that the worker chooses
Pergunta 5 · Escolha única · 60s · 1 pt
What must every employee receive from the employer on appointment?
A letter of appointment
A union membership card
A copy of the inspection report
A first-aid certificate
Pergunta 6 · Escolha única · 60s · 1 pt
According to the Government's summary of the Labour Codes, which workers get a free annual health check-up?
Only workers in underground mines
Only workers who ask for one in writing
Only workers under the age of 18
Workers above the age of 40
Pergunta 7 · Escolha única · 60s · 1 pt
Whose health and safety must an employee take reasonable care of at work?
Only their own, nobody else's
Their own and that of others affected by their acts
Only that of their direct supervisor
Nobody's: health and safety is only the employer's duty
Pergunta 8 · Escolha única · 60s · 1 pt
An unsafe or unhealthy situation comes to your attention. What does the Code ask you to do?
Report it to the employer or the safety representative
Keep quiet unless somebody is injured
Fix it yourself quietly, without telling anyone about it
Wait for the next inspector's visit
Pergunta 9 · Escolha única · 60s · 1 pt
You reasonably fear imminent serious injury or death at work. What does section 14 allow you to do?
Discuss it only with co-workers, never with the employer
Tell the employer and the Inspector-cum-Facilitator
Wait for the next safety committee
Leave the job without telling anyone
Pergunta 10 · Escolha única · 60s · 1 pt
If the employer does not agree that the danger is imminent, whose decision is final?
The employer's own
The safety officer's
A majority vote of the workers concerned
The Inspector-cum-Facilitator's
Pergunta 11 · Escolha única · 60s · 1 pt
An accident keeps a worker from working for how long before the employer must send a notice?
24 hours or more
7 days or more
48 hours or more
14 days or more
Pergunta 12 · Escolha única · 60s · 1 pt
In a factory with no hazardous process, from how many workers must the employer appoint safety officers?
50
500
100
1,000
Pergunta 13 · Escolha única · 60s · 1 pt
When must first-aid boxes or cupboards be readily accessible?
Only during the day shift
Only when a doctor is on site
During all working hours
Only after an accident is reported
Pergunta 14 · Escolha única · 60s · 1 pt
Under the Code, can women be employed before 6 a.m. and after 7 p.m.?
Yes, with their consent and prescribed safeguards
No, women may never be employed at night under the Code
Only in offices, never in factories
Only if they are over the age of 40
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