law: Building and Other Construction Workers (Regulation of Employment and Conditions of Service) Act, 1996 
  
  38.Safety Committee and safety officers.- 
  (1) The every establishment wherein five hundred
  
  or more building workers are ordinarily employed, the employer shall constitute
  
  a Safety Committee consisting of such number of representatives of the employer
  
  and the building workers as may be prescribed by the State Government.
  
  Provided that the number of persons representing the workers, shall, in
  
  no case, be less than the persons representing the employer.
  (2) In every establishment referred to in sub-section (1), the employer shall
  
  also appoint a safety officer who shall possess such qualifications and perform
  
  such duties as may be prescribed.