TAMIL NADU INDUSTRIAL GUIDANCE & EXPORT PROMOTION BUREAU
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The inspections are scheduled based on the risk-classification of industries by each Department. Please click on the Department’s tab to know about the inspection scheme.
Boilers Department is responsible for enforcing the Provision of the Boilers Act 1923 and Indian Boilers Regulations 1950 along with their respective Tamil Nadu state rules:
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S.No |
Classification |
Frequency of Inspection |
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1. |
High Risk category All Boilers expect Small Industrial Boilers defined in Regulation 619 of Indian Boilers Regulations, 1950 |
Once every year during the time of inspection. |
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2. |
Medium Risk Category All shell type Small Industries Boilers as defined in Regulation 619 (a) of Indian Boilers Regulations, 1950 |
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3. |
Low Risk Category All coil type / once through / water tube Small Industrial Boilers as defined in Regulation 619 (b) of Indian Boilers Regulations, 1950 |
The Scheduling of Inspections is determined through an online inspection module in the Central Inspection System. The CIS allocates competent persons (col. 4 of the table) for inspection of Boilers covered in the jurisdiction of Deputy Director of Boilers and Senior Assistant Directors of Boilers (col. 3 of the table) for renewal of certificate of Boilers with each Region (col. 2 of the table). The system ensures that the given boiler is not inspected twice consecutively by the same competent person.
The competency, and jurisdiction for different cadre of Inspecting Officers are given in table below:
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S.No. |
Region |
Jurisdiction Offices |
Competent Persons |
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1. |
Chennai |
1. Sr Asst Director of Boilers, North Arcot Circle, Vellore. 2. Sr Asst Director of Boilers, South Arcot Circle, Cuddalore. |
1. Sr Asst Director of Boilers, o/o Director of Boilers, Chennai. 2. Sr Asst Director of Boilers, North Arcot Circle, Vellore. 3. Sr Asst Director of Boilers, South Arcot Circle, Cuddalore. |
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2. |
Coimbatore |
1. Dy Director of Boilers, Coimbatore Circle, Coimbatore. 2. Sr Asst Director of Boilers, Erode Circle, Erode. 3. Sr Asst Director of Boilers, Salem Circle, Salem. |
1.Dy Director of Boilers, Neyveli. 2. Sr Asst Director of Boilers, Erode Circle, Erode. 3. Sr Asst Director of Boilers, Salem Circle, Salem. 4. Sr Asst Director of Boilers - II, BHEL Circle, Tiruchirappalli. |
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3. |
Tiruchirappalli |
1. Sr Asst Director of Boilers, Thanjavur - Tiruchi Circle, Tiruchirappalli. 2. Sr Asst Director of Boilers, Madurai Circle, Madurai. |
1. Sr Asst Director of Boilers - I, BHEL Circle, Tiruchirappalli. 2. Sr Asst Director of Boilers, Thanjavur - Tiruchi Circle, Tiruchirappalli. 3. Sr Asst Director of Boilers, Madurai Circle, Madurai. |
The inspection report of Boilers shall be uploaded by the Competent Person who inspected the boiler for renewal of certificate, in the Central Inspection System portal within 48 hours of completion of inspection.
The Central Pollution Control Board (CPCB) has enlisted 17 categories of large and medium highly polluting industries to be monitored continuously for strict compliance and continuous and close monitoring. Any industry which constitutes an investment of above INR 5 Crore and belonging to this list of 17 categories is to be monitored continuously. Following are the 17 categories of industries:
These industries comprise of highly polluting, Common Effluent Treatment Plants (CETPs), Common Biomedical Waste Treatment Facility (CBWTF) and Treatment Storage & Disposal Facility (TSDF).
All the above factories are inspected once every month.
The Scheduling of Inspections for these 17 Category industries is determined through an online inspection module. The competency, jurisdiction and frequency of inspection for different cadre of Inspecting Officers are given in table below.
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Designation of Officer |
Type of Inspection |
Frequency of inspection |
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JCEE (M) |
CTO - Compliance Inspection |
Once a month |
The industries will be selected randomly as per the frequency of inspections indicated above and randomly assigned to an officer. The same Inspecting Officer will not inspect the same industry twice consecutively. The officer is to mandatorily inspect the industry within 15 days from being assigned the industry. The officer is to communicate the date of inspection through the e-noting module and a computer generated notice will be issued to the industry so as to provide prior intimation before inspection.
The compliance to all applicable laws are verified by the inspecting officer during the inspection. The inspecting officer is to populate all parameters of the inspection report on the e-noting module within 24 hours of completing inspection. In case of defects, the Inspecting Officer is to communicate the list of defects to the industry through the e-noting portal. The industry will receive communication via email and sms and can take corrective action and respond with a compliance report through the portal. The compliance report is scrutinized and effective follow up action is taken. If the compliance report is not satisfactory, legal action is initiated against the Industry.
Labour Department is responsible for enforcing the following Labour laws along with their respective Tamil Nadu state rules:
The risk categorization is explained below.
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S.No |
Classification |
Frequency of Inspection |
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1. |
High Risk category Establishments employing 50 or more workers |
Once every Year |
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2. |
Medium Risk Category Establishments employing 10 to 49 workers |
Once in 2 Years |
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3. |
Low Risk Category Establishments employing 1 to 9 workers |
Once in 5 Years |
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4. |
Self-Certification Scheme Self-certification scheme has been proposed for the following establishments: 1. Medium risk category of establishments 2. Low risk category of establishments |
Low risk category of establishments enrolled under the self-certification-cum-Combined annual returns scheme shall be exempted from physical inspection. The medium risk category of establishments in the above scheme shall be inspected once in five years. |
The Scheduling of Inspections is determined through an online inspection module. The competency, jurisdiction and frequency of inspection for different cadre of Inspecting Officers are given in table below.
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Designation of Officer |
Category of building and other construction establishments |
No of Inspecting Days in a Month |
No. of Inspections Per Day |
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Joint Commissioner of Labour |
High risk establishments employing 500 and above workers |
1 |
1/12 of total number of such establishments |
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Deputy Commissioner of Labour |
High risk establishments employing from 250 to 499 workers |
2 |
1/12 of total number of such establishments |
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Inspector of Labour |
High risk establishments employing from 100 to 249 workers |
4 |
1/12 of total number of such establishments |
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Deputy Inspector of Labour |
High risk establishments employing from 50 to 99 workers |
4 |
1/12 of total number of such establishments |
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Assistant Inspector of Labour |
Medium-Risk establishments |
Those covered under self-certification scheme |
10 |
1/60 of total number of such establishments |
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Those not covered under self-certification scheme |
10 |
1/24 of total number of such establishments |
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Low-Risk establishments |
Those covered under self-certification scheme |
10 |
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Those not covered under self-certification scheme |
10 |
1/60 of total number of such establishments |
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The establishments are selected randomly as per the frequency of inspections indicated above. The Inspecting Officer is selected randomly through computerized online inspection module. The same Inspecting Officer will not inspect the same establishments twice consecutively.
The Inspection report will be uploaded by the inspecting officer within 48 Hrs of the completion of the Inspection in the Online Inspection Module. In case of noticing defects in the compliance of any of the Labour laws, the Inspecting Officer issues a notice to the Employer through the online Inspection Module. The Employer will be required to take corrective action and upload compliance report within 15 days. In case the establishment is found to be complying with the labour laws, the inspections will be categorized as satisfying and the issue is closed.
The Directorate of Industrial Safety and Health (DISH) is responsible for enforcing the following Labour laws along with their respective Tamil Nadu state rules.
DISH has two divisions viz. Factories, and Building and Other Construction Establishments. The risk categorization of industries in these two divisions has been explained below:
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Factories |
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S.No |
Classification |
Frequency of Inspection |
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1. |
High Risk category The following types of factories are categorized under high risk: g. All Major Accident Hazard (MAH) Factories h. Factories covered under Section 87 (Dangerous Operations) and Rule 95 of Tamil Nadu Factories Rules 1950, employing more than 100 workers i. Factories covered under Section 2(cb) of the Factories Act, 1948 (Listed in First Schedule as Industries involving Hazardous Process), employing more than 100 workers |
Randomly inspected once in a year |
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2. |
Medium Risk Category The following types of factories are categorized under medium risk: a. Factories, covered under Section 87 (Dangerous Operations) and Rule 95 of Tamil Nadu Factories Rules 1950, employing up to 100 workers b. Factories, covered under Section 2(cb) of the Factories Act, 1948 (Listed in First Schedule as Industries Involving Hazardous Process), employing up to 100 workers c. Factories employing more than 250 workers and not covered under Section 87 (Dangerous Operations) or Section 2(cb) (Hazardous Process)of Factories Act 1948. |
Randomly inspected once in two years |
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3. |
Low Risk Category All the other factories not covered under medium and high risk categories are categorized under Low Risk |
Randomly inspected once in five years |
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4. |
Self-Certification-cum-Combined annual returns Scheme: Self-certification-cum-combined annual returns scheme has been implemented for the following factories: a. Medium risk category of factories employing more than 250 workers. b. Low risk category of factories |
Low risk category of factories enrolled under this scheme are exempted from physical inspection. The medium risk factories enrolled in the above scheme are randomly inspected once in five years. However such factories may be inspected with the authorization of the Director of Industrial Safety and Health in case of complaint, accident or other exigencies. |
The Scheduling of Inspections is determined through an online inspection module. The competency, jurisdiction and frequency of inspection for different cadre of Inspecting Officers are given in table below.
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Designation of Officer |
Category of factories |
No. of Inspections per month |
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Assistant Director |
Medium Risk Category of factories employing less than 50 workers and not covered under Self Certification scheme |
1/24 of total number of such factories |
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Medium Risk Category of factories employing less than 50 workers but covered under Self Certification scheme Low Risk Category of factories employing less than 50 workers and not covered under Self Certification scheme |
1/60 of total number of such factories |
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Deputy Director |
Medium Risk Category of factories employing more than 50 and up to 250 workers and not covered under Self Certification scheme |
1/24 of total number of such factories |
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Medium Risk Category of factories employing more than 50 and up to 250 workers but covered under Self Certification scheme Low Risk Category of factories employing more than 50 and up to 250 workers and not covered under Self Certification scheme |
1/60 of total number of such factories |
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Joint Director |
High Risk Category of factories |
6 % (six percentage) of total number of such factories |
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Medium Risk Category of factories employing more than 250 workers and not covered under Self Certification scheme |
1/24 of total number of such factories |
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Medium Risk Category of factories employing more than 250 workers but covered under Self Certification scheme |
1/60 of total number of such factories |
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Additional Director |
High Risk Category of factories |
One factory in each division |
The factories will be selected randomly as per the frequency of inspections indicated above. A computer generated notice will be issued to the factories so as to provide 15 days’ notice before inspection. The Inspecting Officer will be selected randomly through computerized online inspection module. The same Inspecting Officer will not inspect the same factory twice consecutively. In case of exigencies, such as leave, Court appearance etc., the notified factory shall be inspected by the next higher level officer by due authorization.
The compliance to all applicable labour laws are verified by the inspecting officer during the inspection.The inspection Report is uploaded by the Inspecting Officer within 24 hours after the completion of his inspection, and an alert is sent to the Occupier / Manager, so that they may view/download the inspection report. In case of defects, the Occupier /Manager is required to take corrective action and upload compliance report within 7 days. The compliance report is scrutinized and effective follow up action is taken. If the compliance report is not satisfactory, legal action is initiated against the Occupier / Manager of the factory by the officials of this Directorate as per the administrative instructions of the Director of Industrial Safety and Health.
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Building and Other Construction Workers |
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S.No |
Classification |
Frequency of Inspection |
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1. |
High Risk category The following building and other construction establishments are categorized under high risk: a. All building and other construction establishments employing 500 and above workmen Factories covered under Section 87 (Dangerous Operations) and Rule 95 of Tamil Nadu Factories Rules 1950, employing more than 100 workers b.Irrespective of number of workmen, the establishments engaged in the construction of the following: ·Building having more than five floors, ·Railways, ·Tramways, ·Generation, transmission and distribution of power, · Oil and gas installations, · Dams, · Tunnels and · Bridges |
Randomly inspected once in a year |
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2. |
Medium Risk Category The following building and other construction establishments are categorized under medium risk: a. Building and other construction establishments employing more than 50 but less than 500 workmen b.Irrespective of number of workmen, the establishments engaged in the construction of the building having more than two floors but less than five floors. |
Randomly inspected once in two years |
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3. |
Low Risk Category All the other building and other construction establishments not covered under medium and high risk categories are categorized under Low Risk. |
Randomly inspected once in three years |
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4. |
Self-Certification-cum-Combined annual returns Scheme: Self-certification-cum-combined annual returns scheme is available for the following building and other construction establishments: a. Medium risk category of establishments b.Low risk category of establishments |
Low risk category of building and other construction establishment enrolled under the self-certification-cum-Combined annual returns scheme are exempted from physical inspection. The medium risk category of building and other construction establishment enrolled in the above scheme are randomly inspected once in three years. However such building and other construction establishment may be inspected with the authorization of the Director of Industrial Safety and Health in case of complaint, accident or other exigencies. |
The Scheduling of Inspections is determined through an online inspection module. The competency, jurisdiction and frequency of inspection for different cadre of Inspecting Officers are given in table below.
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Designation of Officer |
Category of building and other construction establishments |
No of Inspection per month |
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Assistant Director |
Low Risk Category of establishments not covered under self-certification scheme. |
1/36 of total number of such establishments |
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Deputy Director |
Medium Risk Category of establishments covered under self-certification scheme |
1/36 of total number of such establishments |
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Medium Risk Category of establishments not covered under self-certification scheme |
1/24 of total number of such establishments |
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Joint Director |
High Risk Category of establishments |
1/12 of total number of such establishments |
The establishments are selected randomly as per the frequency of inspections indicated above. A computer generated notice is issued to the establishments so as to provide 15 days’ time before inspection. The Inspecting Officer is selected randomly through computerized online inspection module. The same Inspecting Officer will not inspect the same establishments twice consecutively. In case of exigencies, such as leave, Court appearance etc., the notified establishments shall be inspected by the next higher level officer by due authorization.
The compliance to all applicable labour laws are verified by the inspecting officer during the inspection. The inspection report is uploaded by the Inspecting Officer within 24hours after the completion of his inspection, and an alert is sent to the Employer, so that they may view/download the inspection report. In case of defects, the Employer is required to take corrective action and upload compliance report within 7 days. The compliance report is scrutinized and effective follow up action is taken. If the compliance report is not satisfactory, legal action is initiated against the Employer of the Establishment by the officials of this Directorate as per the administrative instructions of the Director of Industrial Safety and Health.