Assam's factories include the Digboi, Numaligarh and Bongaigaon refineries, Namrup fertiliser, the Guwahati pharmaceutical and food-processing units, tea-processing factories across Upper Assam and the Barak Valley, and plywood, cement and paper mills.
Statutory medical surveillance in Assam follows the Factories Act, 1948 as implemented through the Assam Factories Rules, 1950: pre-employment and periodic examinations of workers in hazardous processes by a Factory Medical Officer, Certifying Surgeon examinations for notified dangerous operations, a Health Register and Certificates of Fitness in the state-prescribed format, and an Occupational Health Centre scaled to the workforce. Nodal Healthcare delivers all of this as an on-site programme.
| Applicable rules | Assam Factories Rules, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Enforcing authority | Office of the Chief Inspector of Factories, Government of Assam |
| Health Register (Certifying Surgeon / dangerous operations) | Form 17 |
| Health Register (Factory Medical Officer / hazardous process) | Form 28 |
| Certificate of Fitness | Form 33 (FMO, hazardous process); Form 27 / Form 28 certificates under the dangerous-operation schedules · hazardous process: Form 33 |
| Examination frequency | Hazardous process: pre-employment, then every 6 months (Rule 61-O). Dangerous operations: as per schedule. |
| Verification status | Corroborated — official cross-check pending · last checked 2026-09-12 |
Rule 14 (Duties of Certifying Surgeon): at visits to factories carrying on dangerous operations the Certifying Surgeon examines the persons employed and records the results in a register known as the Health Register (Form No. 17), kept by the manager; power of suspension by an entry in the register.
Rule 61-O (Medical Examination, in the 61-series hazardous-process rules): workers in a hazardous process are examined by the Factory Medical Officer once before employment and once every six months; details recorded in the Health Register in Form No. 28; no first employment without a Certificate of Fitness in Form 33 granted by the FMO; abnormalities reported to the Certifying Surgeon.
Rule 61-P (Occupational Health Centre): scaled by workforce — retainer, part-time or full-time FMO with OHC facilities.
Schedules (lead, chrome, silica, chemical works, solvents) require Certifying Surgeon examination at first employment and periodically with Form 17 entries and Form 27/28 certificates.
Per schedule — refinery and fertiliser exposure surveillance at Digboi, Numaligarh, Bongaigaon and Namrup; dust and noise surveillance for tea, plywood and paper factories.
Form 17 / Form 28 registers and certificates kept by the manager and available to the Inspector.
Assam uses Form 17 for Certifying Surgeon examinations and Form 28 for Factory Medical Officer examinations in hazardous processes.
We map your process list to the Assam Factories Rules, 1950 to determine which workers need pre-employment, six-monthly or annual examinations and which tests apply.
Occupational-health physicians holding the DGFASLI-recognised AFIH qualification conduct the Factory Medical Officer examinations and support your Occupational Health Centre.
Where a schedule requires the State-appointed Certifying Surgeon, we coordinate their visit and examinations as part of the same programme, subject to the appointment rules in Assam.
Completed registers and certificates in the state-prescribed format, a digital copy, due-date recall and de-identified batch statistics for management.
Factories in Assam are governed by the Assam Factories Rules, 1950, enforced by the Chief Inspector of Factories under the Labour Welfare Department. The rules require the State-appointed Certifying Surgeon to examine workers in notified dangerous operations and record the results in a Health Register, and require hazardous-process workers to be examined by a qualified Factory Medical Officer before employment and periodically with an Occupational Health Centre. The Digboi, Numaligarh and Bongaigaon refineries and the Namrup fertiliser plant are the state's principal hazardous-process employers, while tea-processing factories raise dust and noise questions. We are obtaining the official Assam consolidated text to confirm form numbers before publishing them. Nodal Healthcare supports Assam and the wider North-East with on-site examination batches, AFIH-qualified doctors and Certifying Surgeon coordination.
Send us your process list and headcount — we will map the applicable rules, tests and frequency and quote an on-site batch.
Status: Corroborated — official cross-check pending · Last checked: 2026-09-12. Source: Assam Factories Rules, 1950 — full consolidated text (non-government host); official cross-check pending. Enforcing authority: Office of the Chief Inspector of Factories, Government of Assam. Rules change — we re-check each state periodically and confirm current requirements before every batch.
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.
