Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996
39.Notice of certain accidents.-
(1) Where in any establishment an accident
occurs which causes death or which causes any bodily injury by reason of which
the person injured is prevented from working for a period of forty-eight hours
of more immediately following the accident, or which is of such a nature as may
be prescribed , the employer shall give notice thereof to such authority, in
such form and within such time as may be prescribed.
(2) On receipt of a notice under sub-section (1) the authority referred to in
that sub-section may make such investigation or inquiry as it considers
necessary.
(3) Where a notice given under sub-section (1) relates to an accident causing
death of five or more persons, the authority shall make an inquiry into such
accident within one month of the receipt of the notice.