Bihar's factories are concentrated in Patna, Hajipur and Bihta industrial areas, the Barauni refinery and fertiliser complex, Muzaffarpur, Begusarai and Bhagalpur food and textile processing, and a growing number of ethanol, packaging and pharmaceutical units.
Statutory medical surveillance in Bihar follows the Factories Act, 1948 as implemented through the Bihar 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 | Bihar Factories Rules, 1950 |
|---|---|
| Enforcing authority | Directorate of Factories, Labour Resources Department, Government of Bihar |
| Health Register (Certifying Surgeon / dangerous operations) | Form 16 |
| Health Register (Factory Medical Officer / hazardous process) | Form 24 |
| Certificate of Fitness | Form 33 (FMO, hazardous process); schedule-specific certificates for dangerous operations · hazardous process: Form 33 |
| Examination frequency | Hazardous process: pre-employment, then every 6 months (Rule 62-NH). Dangerous operations: as per schedule. |
| Verification status | Corroborated — official cross-check pending · last checked 2026-09-12 |
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. 16), kept by the manager; power of suspension by an entry in the register.
Rule 62-NH (Medical Examination, in the 62-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 24; no first employment without a Certificate of Fitness in Form 33 granted by the FMO; abnormalities reported to the Certifying Surgeon.
Occupational Health Centre provisions in the 62-series hazardous-process rules, scaled by workforce.
Schedules (lead and accumulator manufacture with Form 16 register, chrome, silica, chemical works) require Certifying Surgeon examination at first employment and periodically with Form 16 entries.
Per schedule — refinery and fertiliser exposure surveillance at Barauni, solvent surveillance for pharmaceutical and ethanol units, blood lead for accumulator manufacture.
Form 16 / Form 24 registers and Form 33 certificates kept by the manager and available to the Inspector.
Bihar uses Form 16 for Certifying Surgeon examinations and Form 24 for Factory Medical Officer examinations in hazardous processes.
We map your process list to the Bihar 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 Bihar.
Completed registers and certificates in the state-prescribed format, a digital copy, due-date recall and de-identified batch statistics for management.
Factories in Bihar are governed by the Bihar Factories Rules, 1950, enforced by the Directorate of Factories under the Labour Resources 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 Barauni refinery and fertiliser complex and the newer ethanol and pharmaceutical units at Hajipur and Bihta are the state's main hazardous-process employers. We are obtaining the official Bihar consolidated text to confirm form numbers before publishing them. Nodal Healthcare supports Bihar factories 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: Bihar Factories Rules, 1950 — full consolidated text (non-government host); official cross-check pending. Enforcing authority: Directorate of Factories, Labour Resources Department, Government of Bihar. 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.
