Periodic medical examination is the recurring obligation that keeps a factory compliant — six-monthly for hazardous-process workers, annual or as scheduled for dangerous operations. We run it as an on-site batch so the register is current and production is not disrupted.
The frequency of periodic medical examination is set by the State Factories Rules and depends on the process. For workers in a hazardous process the rules across major states — Maharashtra Rule 73-V, Karnataka Rule 88-L, Gujarat Rule 68-T, Uttar Pradesh Rule 63-I — require examination by the Factory Medical Officer once in every six months, and sooner where the FMO considers it necessary for a particular worker. For workers in notified dangerous operations the interval is fixed by the relevant schedule — most require re-examination by the Certifying Surgeon at least once in every twelve months, with shorter intervals (three-monthly, or fortnightly inspections) for certain lead, chrome and chemical exposures. Workers outside those categories have no statutory interval, though many employers run an annual check-up as policy.
Each examination must be recorded in the state Health Register with the correct signatory, and the Certificate of Fitness endorsed or renewed. A lapse in frequency is one of the most common findings in a DISH or Factory Inspectorate visit.
Workers grouped by department and shift; fasting and consent instructions issued in advance; batch sized to finish within the shift.
Phlebotomy, audiometry booth, spirometry, vision, ECG and physician stations set up at your premises — no travel for workers.
Every sample and result is tied to the worker's register entry; cold-chain transport to NABL-partnered laboratories.
Digital reports and register-ready entries within the agreed turnaround; abnormal results flagged for referral.
Every worker's process, hazard category, last examination and statutory interval held in one register.
Automatic recall lists 30 days before each six-monthly or annual due date, by department.
Batches scheduled to clear all due examinations together with new joiners' pre-employment checks.
Live view of examined / due / overdue counts for HR, EHS and management.
No. The six-monthly interval applies to workers employed in a hazardous process under the state hazardous-process rule. Workers in notified dangerous operations follow the interval in the relevant schedule (usually twelve months, sometimes shorter). Workers in neither category have no statutory interval, although an annual examination is common practice. We classify every worker by process so you examine exactly who the rules require, when they require it.
Yes — most clients combine them. Pre-employment examinations must be completed before first employment in a hazardous process, with a Certificate of Fitness issued; we schedule them with the periodic batch or as a separate onboarding slot depending on your hiring pattern. See pre-employment medical examination.
Completed Health Register entries in your state's prescribed form (Form 7 in Maharashtra, Form 16/26 in Karnataka, Form 32/20 in Gujarat, Form 17 in Tamil Nadu), Certificates of Fitness, employee-wise digital reports, a referral list for abnormal results, de-identified batch statistics for management and a next-due calendar.
Share your last examination date and headcount — we will schedule a batch before the statutory interval lapses.
Nodal Healthcare provides occupational-health services through qualified medical professionals. AFIH-qualified doctors and Factory Medical Officers are not, by virtue of that qualification, Certifying Surgeons; Certifying Surgeons are appointed or authorised by the State Government under Section 10 of the Factories Act, 1948. Where a statutory provision requires a Certifying Surgeon or other authority-approved practitioner, we coordinate compliant services through appropriately qualified, authorised or empanelled professionals, subject to the applicable state rules and appointment requirements. Content on this page is a general guide and not legal advice; always confirm current requirements with the competent state authority.
