Dear Mr. S.Gururajan,
As per Rule 61A of the Tamil Nadu Factories Rules,1950, Safety Belt shall be tested and examined thoroughly by a Competent Person at least once in every 6 months. (Competent Person is a person recognized by the Chief Inspector of Factories / Director of Industrial Safety and Health in writing for the purpose of examining & testing Safety Belt, Hoists & Lifts etc.)
You've mentioned about Form No. 36 - it is not the prescribed Examination/Test Certificate of the Competent Person for Safety Belt; Form No. 36 relates to the Examination/Test Certificate of Hoists & Lifts. In fact, there is no format, prescribed for Safety Belt under Tamil Nadu Factories Rules,1950; the Competent Person has to use his discretion in designing the Examination/Test Certificate for Safety Belt.
Pl. note that Bureau of Indian Standards has prescribed the Examination/Test Procedures for Safety Belt in IS:3521:1989. Hence, you may insist that the Competent Person follows IS:3521:1989 while conducting the Examination/Test on Safety Belt. Moreover, he should not conduct 'Drop Test' by attaching a human dummy to the Safety Belt and dropping it from a height - the reason is, it will weaken the Safety Belt; in such case, the drop tested Safety Belt should not be taken into use-instead, it has to be removed from service and condemned.
Hope my clarification clears your doubt!
Regards,
K.A.Thariq Muhamed Salim
Deputy Chief Inspector of Factories-retired,
Govt. of Tamil Nadu.