What Form 21 is, which rule prescribes it, who maintains and signs it, how often workers are examined, and how we support factories in Chhattisgarh with on-site examination batches and documentation.
Form 21 is the Health Register prescribed by the Chhattisgarh Factories Rules, 1962 (adapted from the Madhya Pradesh Factories Rules, 1962), framed under the Factories Act, 1948 and enforced by the Directorate of Industrial Health and Safety, Government of Chhattisgarh. Rule 19 (Duties of Certifying Surgeon) — sub-rule (8) onward: at visits to factories carrying on dangerous operations the Certifying Surgeon examines the persons employed and records the results in the Health Register in Form 21, kept by the manager; power of suspension by an entry in the register.
Form 21 is also the register in which the Factory Medical Officer records the pre-employment and periodic examinations of workers in a hazardous process — Rule 131 (Medical Examination): 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 21; no first employment without a Certificate of Fitness in Form 32 granted by the FMO; abnormalities reported to the Certifying Surgeon..
Chhattisgarh uses Form 21 for both Certifying Surgeon (Rule 19) and Factory Medical Officer (Rule 131) examinations, matching the Madhya Pradesh parent rules.
The Chhattisgarh Factories Rules, 1962 (adapted from the Madhya Pradesh Factories Rules, 1962), made under Section 112 of the Factories Act, 1948 and enforced by the Directorate of Industrial Health and Safety, Government of Chhattisgarh.
Rule 19 (Duties of Certifying Surgeon) — sub-rule (8) onward: at visits to factories carrying on dangerous operations the Certifying Surgeon examines the persons employed and records the results in the Health Register in Form 21, kept by the manager; power of suspension by an entry in the register.
The factory manager keeps Form 21 on the premises, produces it to the Certifying Surgeon at each visit and to the Inspector on demand. Form 21 register and Form 32 certificates kept by the manager, produced to the Certifying Surgeon at each visit and available to the Inspector.
The Certifying Surgeon appointed or authorised by the State Government under Section 10 of the Factories Act, 1948. An AFIH-qualified Factory Medical Officer does not sign the dangerous-operation entries unless that doctor also holds the Certifying Surgeon appointment.
Whenever the factory employs workers in any operation notified as dangerous under Section 87 and the schedules to the Chhattisgarh Factories Rules, 1962 (adapted from the Madhya Pradesh Factories Rules, 1962) — from the first examination after employment and at every periodic examination thereafter.
Schedules (lead, electrolytic processes, silica, chemical works) require Certifying Surgeon examination within 15 days of first employment and re-examination at 3- to 12-month intervals as prescribed, with Form 21 entries and Form 32 certificates.
Worker identity and job, the process, the date and result of each examination by the Certifying Surgeon including the nature and results of tests, fitness or unfitness, any suspension with its period and reasons, and re-certification with the Certifying Surgeon's signature and date.
Hazardous process: pre-employment, then every 6 months (Rule 131). Dangerous operations: as per schedule.
Form 21 is also the register in which the Factory Medical Officer records the pre-employment and periodic examinations of workers in a hazardous process — Rule 131 (Medical Examination): 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 21; no first employment without a Certificate of Fitness in Form 32 granted by the FMO; abnormalities reported to the Certifying Surgeon.. The FMO — typically an AFIH-qualified doctor — also runs the Occupational Health Centre (Rule 131-A (Occupational Health Centre): scaled by workforce — retainer, part-time or full-time FMO with OHC facilities; Rules 131-A to 131-D apply to hazardous-process factories.) and reports abnormalities to the Certifying Surgeon.
The Certifying Surgeon performs the dangerous-operation examinations, signs the register and certificates, suspends and re-admits workers, and gives the final opinion on appeals against the Factory Medical Officer's findings.
Yes. The rules require the manager to provide a clean, ventilated, furnished room for the Certifying Surgeon's exclusive use during examinations at the factory. Our batches are organised on site.
We map your processes to the Chhattisgarh Factories Rules, 1962 (adapted from the Madhya Pradesh Factories Rules, 1962) schedules, run the on-site batch with AFIH-qualified doctors and technicians (Per schedule — heat-stress, spirometry and chest X-ray for sponge-iron, ferro-alloy and steel units at Raipur–Urla–Siltara, Bhilai and Raigarh; blood lead and metal-fume surveillance where applicable.), coordinate the Certifying Surgeon's visit, prepare the Form 21 entries and certificates for signature and deliver digital records, statistics and a recall calendar.
We review your factory licence and process list against the Chhattisgarh Factories Rules, 1962 (adapted from the Madhya Pradesh Factories Rules, 1962) to confirm which workers fall under Form 21 and which tests and intervals apply.
AFIH-qualified occupational-health doctors and technicians examine workers at your premises; where the schedule requires the Certifying Surgeon, we coordinate their visit as part of the same batch.
Entries are prepared in the prescribed Form 21 format with the correct signatory, together with the Certificates of Fitness, ready for the authority's inspection.
You receive a digital copy, de-identified batch statistics and a due-date tracker for the next periodic examination.
Yes — Chhattisgarh uses Form 21 for both the Certifying Surgeon's dangerous-operation examinations and the Factory Medical Officer's hazardous-process examinations, with different certificates of fitness (Form 32 (Certificate of Fitness); hazardous process: Form 32).
Only if that doctor is also appointed or authorised as a Certifying Surgeon by the State Government. The AFIH qualification alone does not confer that authority. We provide AFIH-qualified doctors for the Factory Medical Officer role and coordinate Certifying Surgeons for Form 21.
Chhattisgarh Factories Rules, 1962 — full consolidated text (non-government host); official cross-check pending (last checked 2026-09-12). This is a full consolidated text from a non-government host; we cross-check against the official portal before marking it verified, and confirm current requirements with the authority before every batch.
Send us your process list and headcount and we will scope the examination batch and documentation.
Status: Corroborated — official cross-check pending · Last checked: 2026-09-12. Source: Chhattisgarh Factories Rules, 1962 — full consolidated text (non-government host); official cross-check pending.
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.
