**Executive Summary**
Issued by the Directorate General of Mines Safety on July 10, 2026, this notification specifies the standardized forms required for issuing training certificates under the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026. The document introduces Form - T(2) and Form - T(3) to certify the completion of initial, refresher, and special training for workers in various mining sectors. Compliance is mandatory for all personnel undergoing training and assessment as per the specified rules to ensure eligibility for mine employment.
**Key Points / Main Content**
**Regulatory Scope and Applicability**
* **Legal Basis:** The forms are specified under the powers conferred by Rule 173(1) of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026.
* **Mandatory Training:** The certificates apply to training courses completed under Rules 158, 159, 161, and 162.
* **Mining Sectors:** Provisions cover employment in surface mines, opencast workings, and belowground mines (including degree I/II/III gassy coal, metalliferous, and oil mines).
**Certification Requirements**
* **Performance Assessment:** Certificates may only be issued to individuals who have completed the training course and achieved a "satisfactory" assessment in their post-training performance evaluation.
* **Standardized Forms:**
* **Form - T(2):** Prescribed for "Certificate of initial/refresher training."
* **Form - T(3):** Prescribed for "Certificate of special training" for persons employed in coal, metalliferous, or oil mines.
**Documentation and Validation Standards**
* **Identification:** Each certificate must feature a photograph of the trainee, which must be duly attested by the training officer of the vocational training centre.
* **Authentication:** Forms require the signature of the Training Officer, the name and registration code of the Training Centre, and a counter-signature by the Mine Agent or Manager.
* **Personal Data:** Certificates must record the trainee’s name, designation (for special training), parentage/spouse name, and permanent address details.
**Impact Analysis**
**Mining Employees / Trainees**
**Impact**
Individuals seeking employment or currently employed in mines are affected by new standardized certification requirements for their mandatory safety and vocational training.
**Action Required**
Trainees must successfully complete prescribed training courses, pass the subsequent performance assessment, and provide necessary identification (photographs and signatures) for the issuance of their certificates.
**Vocational Training Centres and Training Officers**
**Impact**
These entities are responsible for the administrative accuracy and issuance of the new legal forms.
**Action Required**
Training Officers must conduct formal assessments, verify the identity of trainees, affix and attest photographs, and ensure all training centre details (including registration codes) are accurately recorded on Form - T(2) and Form - T(3).
**Mine Agents and Managers**
**Impact**
Agents and Managers act as the final validating authority for the training qualifications of the workforce under their supervision.
**Action Required**
They must provide the necessary counter-signatures on the completed certificates to officially validate the training for employment purposes.
Key Entities Referenced
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026: The primary legal framework under which training requirements and certification procedures for mine workers are established.
Directorate General of Mines Safety (DGMS): The primary regulatory body under the Ministry of Labour and Employment responsible for overseeing safety standards and training in the mining sector.
Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator of Mines: The statutory authority empowered to specify the official forms for training certificates required for employment in various mining categories.
Form T(2) and Form T(3): The specific standardized certificate formats introduced for initial/refresher and special training of persons employed in coal, metalliferous, and oil mines.
रजिस्ट्री स.ं डी.एल.- 33004/99 REGD. No. D. L.-33004/99
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EXTRAORDINARY
भाग II—खण् ड 3—उप-खण्ड (i)
PART II—Section 3—Sub-section (i)
प्राजधकार स ेप्रकाजित
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स.ं 567] नई ददलली, मगं लिार, िुलाई 14, 2026/आषाढ 23, 1948
No. 567] NEW DELHI, TUESDAY, JULY 14, 2026/ASHADHA 23, 1948
श्रम और रोज़गार मत्रं ालय
(खान सरु क्षा महाजनदेिालय)
अजधसचू ना
धनबाद, 10 िलु ाई, 2026
सा. का. जन . 625(अ).—उपिीजिकािन्य सुरक्षा, स्ट्िास्ट््य और काययदिाए ं (केंद्रीय) जनयम, 2026 के जनयम 173
के उप-जनयम (1) के तहत मुझ े जमली िजियों का प्रयोग करते हुए, म,ैं उज्ज्िल ताह, खानों के मुख्य जनरीक्षक-सह-सुजिधा
प्रदाता (और खान सुरक्षा महाजनदेिक के रूप म ें भी नाजमत), इसके द्वारा प्रजिक्षण प्रमाणपत्र िारी करन े के जलए
जनम्नजलजखत प्रपत्रों का जिजनदिे न करता ह:ूँ
दायरा: उपिीजिकािन्य सुरक्षा, स्ट्िास्ट््य और काययदिाएं (केंद्रीय) जनयम, 2026 के जनयम 173(1) के तहत ज़रूरी
प्रजिक्षण प्रमाणपत्र िारी करन ेके जलए फॉमय।
लाग ू होना: ये फॉम य उन सभी व्यजियों को प्रजिक्षण प्रमाणपत्र िारी करने के जलए लाग ू होंगे िो उपिीजिकािन्य सुरक्षा,
स्ट्िास्ट््य और काययदिाए ं(केंद्रीय) जनयम, 2026 के जनयम 158, 159, 161 और/या
162 के तहत प्रजिक्षण कोस य पूरा करते ह ैंऔर प्रजिक्षण के बाद मूलयांकन म ेंस्ट्िीकाय य प्रदियन करते ह।ैं
अनुपालन आिश्यकता:
प्रपत्र – T(2)
प्रारंजभक/पुनरािलोकन* प्रजिक्षण प्रमाणपत्र के जलए फॉम य
{व्यािसाजयक सुरक्षा, स्ट्िास्ट््य और काय य पररजस्ट्िजतयाूँ (केंद्रीय) जनयम, 2026 के जनयम 173(1) देख ें
सतही खान म ेंरोिगार के जलए प्रारंजभक/पुनरािलोकन* प्रजिक्षण प्रमाणपत्र
और खुली खदान/भूजमगत खान/गैसीय कोयला/भूजमगत खान/धातु/तले खान* म ेंरोिगार के जलए जडग्री I/II/III
5359 GI/2026 (1)2 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
म,ैं एतद्द्वारा प्रमाजणत करता/करती ह ूँदक श्री/श्रीमती/कुमारी ………………………………पुत्र/पुत्री/पत्नी…
…………………………….ग्राम ……………….िाना (पुजलस स्ट्टेिन)… ……………
डाकघर………………..…जिला……………….राज्य… ………..न ेजनयम 158/ जनयम 159/जनयम 161* के
प्रािधानों के अनुसार जिजधित प्रारंजभक प्रजिक्षण प्राप्त दकया ह।ै
उपिीजिकािन्य सुरक्षा, स्ट्िास्ट््य और काययदिाए ं(केंद्रीय) जनयम, 2026, सतही और खलु ी खदानों/भूजमगत श्रेणी I/II/III
गैसीय कोयला/भूजमगत धाजविक/तेल खदानों* म ेंरोिगार के जलए।
प्रजिक्षण पूण य होने के बाद प्रजिक्षु के प्रदियन का मूलयांकन दकया गया और उसे संतोषिनक पाया गया।
प्रजिजक्षत व्यजि का जचत्र लगान े के जलए स्ट्िान
प्रजिजक्षत व्यजि का जचत्र
#
नमूना हस्ट्ताक्षर
या प्रजिजक्षत व्यजि के
बाए ं हाि के अंगूठे का जनिान
प्रजिक्षण अजधकारी के हस्ट्ताक्षर
प्रजिक्षण केंद्र का नाम
प्रजिक्षण केंद्र कोड/पंिीकरण सख्ं या:
तारीख…
एिेंट या प्रबंधक के
प्रजत-हस्ट्ताक्षर:
तारीख…
* िो लाग ू न हो, उसे काट दें या हटा द।ें
# प्रजिक्ष ु की तस्ट्िीर लगाए ं जिस पर उसका नाम हो और िो िोकेिनल रेननगं सेंटर के
प्रजिक्षण अजधकारी द्वारा जिजधित प्रमाजणत हो।
प्रपत्र – टी(3)
जििेष प्रजिक्षण प्रमाण पत्र का प्रपत्र
{ उपिीजिकािन्य सुरक्षा, स्ट्िास्ट््य और काययदिाए ं(केंद्रीय) जनयम, 2026 के जनयम 173(1) देख ें }
कोयला/धात/ुतेल खान म ेंकाययरत व्यजियों के जलए जििेष प्रजिक्षण प्रमाण पत्र*
म,ैं एतद्द्वारा प्रमाजणत करता/करती ह ूँदक श्री/श्रीमती/कुमारी ………………………………….,
पदनाम………………………………………पुत्र/पुत्री/पत्नी……………..ग्राम………
………………… िाना (पुजलस स्ट्टेिन)…
………………………….डाकघर……………………जिला………………………. न ेउपिीजिकािन्य सुरक्षा,
स्ट्िास्ट््य
और काययदिाए ं (केंद्रीय) जनयम, 2026 के जनयम 162 के प्रािधानों के अनुसार, अिजध के दौरान जििेष प्रजिक्षण प्राप्त
दकया ह।ै
…………………………स े…………………………जिषय पर
…………………………………………….
प्रजिक्षण पूण य होने के बाद प्रजिक्षु के प्रदियन का मूलयांकन दकया गया।
रेननंग परू ी होन े के बाद, रेनी के परफॉमेंस का आकलन दकया गया और उसे संतोषिनक पाया गया।
रेननंग लेन े िाले व्यजि के
नमूना हस्ट्ताक्षर
या बाए ं हाि के अगं ूठे का जनिान
प्रजिक्षण अजधकारी का हस्ट्ताक्षर
रेननंग सेंटर का नाम
रेननंग सेंटर कोड/रजिस्ट्रेिन नबं र:[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 3
तारीख…
एिेंट या प्रबंधक के
प्रजत-हस्ट्ताक्षर:
तारीख…
* िो लाग ू न हो, उसे काट दें या हटा द।ें
# रेनी का नाम जलखी हुई और िोकेिनल रेननगं सेंटर के रेननगं ऑदफसर द्वारा जिजधित सवयाजपत जचत्र लगाएं।
[फा. स.ं डीिीएमएस/03-8/2026/सीएमसी (मुख्यालय)]
उज्ज्िल ताह, मख्ु य जनरीक्षक-सह-सुजिधा प्रदाता
MINISTRY OF LABOUR AND EMPLOYMENT
(Directorate General of Mines Safety)
NOTIFICATION
Dhanbad, the 10th July, 2026
G.S.R. 625(E).—In exercise of the powers conferred on me under sub-rule (1) of rule 173 of the
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026, I, Ujjwal Tah, Chief Inspector-cum-
Facilitator of Mines, also designated as the Director General of Mines Safety, hereby, specify the Forms for issue of
Certificate of Training, as follows:
Scope: Forms for issue of Certificate of Training, as required under Rule 173(1) of the Occupational Safety,
Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026.
Applicability: These Forms shall be applicable for issuance of certificate of training to every person who
undergoes a course of training and completes the training followed by assessment and acceptable
performance therein, under Rules 158, 159, 161 and/or 162 of the Occupational Safety, Health and
Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026.
Compliance Requirement:
FORM – T(2)
The form for the certificate of initial/refresher* training
{See Rule 173(1) of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026}
Certificate of Initial/Refresher* Training for employment in a mine on surface and in opencast
workings/belowground degree I/II/III gassy coal/belowground metalliferous/oil mine*
I, hereby certify that Shri/Smt/Miss ………………………………S/o/D/o/W/o…
…………………………….Village ……………….Thana (police Station)… ……………
P.O………………..…District……………….State… ………..has duly undergone initial training
from……………….. to … ……………… as required under the provisions of Rule 158/ Rule 159/Rule 161* of the
Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026, for employment in a mine on surface
and in opencast workings/belowground degree I/II/III gassy coal/belowground metalliferous/oil mines*.
After completion of training the trainee was assessed for his/her performance and found to be satisfactory.
Space for affixing
the Photograph of
the Person trained #4 THE GAZETTE OF INDIA : EXTRAORDINARY [PART II—SEC. 3(i)]
Specimen Signature or left
hand thumb impression of the
person trained
Signature of Training Officer
Name of Training Centre
Training Center Code/ Registration no:
Date…
Counter signature of
The Agent or Manager:
Date…
* Strike out or delete, whichever is/are not applicable.
# Affix the photograph having the name of the trainee and duly attested by training officer of vocational training
centre.
FORM – T(3)
The form for the certificate of special training
{See Rule 173(1) of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central) Rules, 2026}
Certificate of Special Training of persons employed in coal/ metalliferous/oil mine*
I, hereby certify that Shri/Smt/Miss ………………………………….,
Designation………………………………………S/o/D/o/W/o……………..Village………………………… Thana
(Police Station)… ………………………….P.O……………………District………………………. has undergone
special training, as per provisions of Rule 162 of the Occupational Safety, Health and Working Conditions (Central)
Rules, 2026, during the period from …………………………to ………………………… on the subject
…………………………………………….
After completion of the training the trainee was assessed for his/her performance and found to be satisfactory.
Space for affixing
the Photograph of
the Person trained #
Specimen Signature or left
hand thumb impression of the
person trained
Signature of Training Officer
Name of Training Centre
Training Center Code/ Registration no:
Date…[भाग II—खण् ड 3(i)] भारत का रािपत्र : असाधारण 5
Counter signature of
The Agent or Manager:
Date…
* Strike out or delete, whichever is/are not applicable.
# Affix the photograph having the name of the trainee and duly attested by training officer of vocational training
centre.
[F. No. DGMS/03-8/2026/CMC(HQ)]
UJJWAL TAH, Chief Inspector-cum-Facilitator of Mines
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