What Form 7 is, which rule prescribes it, who maintains and signs it, how often workers are examined, and how we support factories in Goa with on-site examination batches and documentation.
Form 7 is the Health Register prescribed by the Goa Factories Rules, 1985, framed under the Factories Act, 1948 and enforced by the Inspectorate of Factories and Boilers, Government of Goa. Rule 19 (Duties of Certifying Surgeon) — sub-rule (7): at visits to factories carrying on dangerous operations the Certifying Surgeon examines the persons employed and records the results in the Health Register (Form 7), kept by the factory manager and produced at each visit; power of suspension by an entry in the register.
Form 7 is also the register in which the Factory Medical Officer records the pre-employment and periodic examinations of workers in a hazardous process — Rule 90-N (Medical Examination, under Sections 41-B, 41-C and 112): workers in a hazardous process are examined by a Factory Medical Officer recognised by the Chief Inspector (or through a recognised Occupational Health Laboratory) once before employment and — following the 13th Amendment, 2016 — once every twelve months, or at a shorter interval where the FMO considers necessary; the 15th Amendment, 2021 inserted sub-rule (bb) prescribing the minimum investigations (haemoglobin, total and differential WBC, blood grouping, fasting blood sugar and further tests); details recorded in the Health Register in Form No. 7; no first employment without a Certificate of Fitness in Form No. 29; abnormalities reported to the Certifying Surgeon whose opinion is final..
Goa's Health Register is Form 7 (like Maharashtra) but the hazardous-process periodic interval is twelve-monthly after the 2016 amendment, and a statutory minimum test panel was inserted in 2021.
The Goa Factories Rules, 1985, made under Section 112 of the Factories Act, 1948 and enforced by the Inspectorate of Factories and Boilers, Government of Goa.
Rule 19 (Duties of Certifying Surgeon) — sub-rule (7): at visits to factories carrying on dangerous operations the Certifying Surgeon examines the persons employed and records the results in the Health Register (Form 7), kept by the factory manager and produced at each visit; power of suspension by an entry in the register.
The factory manager keeps Form 7 on the premises, produces it to the Certifying Surgeon at each visit and to the Inspector on demand. Form 7 and the certificates are kept by the manager, produced to the Certifying Surgeon at each visit and available to the Inspector; health records must be made available to workers under the 90-series rules.
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 Goa Factories Rules, 1985 — from the first examination after employment and at every periodic examination thereafter.
Schedules (lead, electrolytic plating, chrome, fume processes with iodine-azide, cholesterol, ECG and CNS tests, vibration exposure with annual examination) require Certifying Surgeon examination within 15 days of first employment and periodic re-examination with Form 7 entries (Form 26 special certificate in some schedules).
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 12 months (Rule 90-N as amended 2016) — note Goa differs from the six-monthly interval used in most states. Dangerous operations: as per schedule.
Form 7 is also the register in which the Factory Medical Officer records the pre-employment and periodic examinations of workers in a hazardous process — Rule 90-N (Medical Examination, under Sections 41-B, 41-C and 112): workers in a hazardous process are examined by a Factory Medical Officer recognised by the Chief Inspector (or through a recognised Occupational Health Laboratory) once before employment and — following the 13th Amendment, 2016 — once every twelve months, or at a shorter interval where the FMO considers necessary; the 15th Amendment, 2021 inserted sub-rule (bb) prescribing the minimum investigations (haemoglobin, total and differential WBC, blood grouping, fasting blood sugar and further tests); details recorded in the Health Register in Form No. 7; no first employment without a Certificate of Fitness in Form No. 29; abnormalities reported to the Certifying Surgeon whose opinion is final.. The FMO — typically an AFIH-qualified doctor — also runs the Occupational Health Centre (Rule 90-O (Occupational Health Centre): retainer FMO recognised by the Chief Inspector for small factories; OHC room of 15 sq. m with part-time FMO for mid-sized; two-room OHC and full-time FMO for larger 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 Goa Factories Rules, 1985 schedules, run the on-site batch with AFIH-qualified doctors and technicians (Rule 90-N(1)(bb) prescribes a minimum panel for hazardous-process workers (haemoglobin, TLC/DLC, blood group, fasting blood sugar and further investigations); schedules add process-specific tests such as urinary iodine-azide and ECG for fume processes.), coordinate the Certifying Surgeon's visit, prepare the Form 7 entries and certificates for signature and deliver digital records, statistics and a recall calendar.
We review your factory licence and process list against the Goa Factories Rules, 1985 to confirm which workers fall under Form 7 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 7 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 — Goa uses Form 7 for both the Certifying Surgeon's dangerous-operation examinations and the Factory Medical Officer's hazardous-process examinations, with different certificates of fitness (Form 29 (FMO, hazardous process); Form 26 special certificate of fitness under certain dangerous-operation schedules; hazardous process: Form 29).
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 7.
Goa Factories Rules, 1985 updated up to the 18th Amendment — official text published by the Inspectorate of Factories & Boilers, Goa (last checked 2026-09-12). This is the official government text.
Send us your process list and headcount and we will scope the examination batch and documentation.
Status: Verified against official text · Last checked: 2026-09-12. Source: Goa Factories Rules, 1985 updated up to the 18th Amendment — official text published by the Inspectorate of Factories & Boilers, Goa.
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.
