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Myanmar - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Occupational Safety and Health Law, 2019 (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No 8 of 2019). ((၂၀၁၉ ခုနှစ်၊ ပြည်ထောင်စုလွှတ်တော် ဥပဒေအမှတ် ၈။) လုပ်ငန်းခွင်ဘေးအန္တရာယ်ကင်းရှင်းရေးနှင့် ကျန်းမာရေးဆိုင်ရာဥပဒေ) -

Adoption: 2019-03-15 | MMR-2019-L-108180

Chapter I - Name, Effective Date and Definition
Chapter II - Objectives
Chapter III - Prescribing Eligible Industries/Businesses and Removing
Chapter IV - Formation of the Council and its Duties
Chapter V - Registration
Chapter VI - Appointment of Person In-charge for Occupational Safety and Health and Formation of Occupational Safety and Health Committees
Chapter VII - Appointment of Inspection Officers and Powers and Duties of Chief Inspection Officer and Inspection Officers
Chapter VIII - Responsibilities of Employers and Workers
Chapter IX - Responsibilities of Manufacturer, Importer and Seller, Person Who Operates Installation or Dismantling or Person Who Operates Building or Demolition
Chapter X - Informing, Inspecting and Reporting
Chapter XI - Acting as Authorised Examiner or Trainer and Operating Training Centre
Chapter XII - Administrative Actions
Chapter XIII - Appeal
Chapter XIV - Prohibitions
Chapter XVI - Managing Precautionary Actions for Occupational Safety and Health
Chapter XVII - Miscellaneous

Myanmar - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Pesticide Law (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 14/2016). -

Adoption: 2016-01-20 | MMR-2016-L-103623

Myanmar - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Law Amending the Factories Act 1951 (Pyidaungsu Hluttaw Law No. 12/2016). -

Adoption: 2016-01-20 | MMR-2016-L-103625

Makes extensive amendments to the Factories Act.

Myanmar - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Boiler Law, 2015 (39/2015). -

Adoption: 2015-07-21 | MMR-2015-L-100491

Myanmar - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Prevention From Danger of Chemical and Associated Materials Law, 2013 (28/2013). -

Adoption: 2013-08-26 | MMR-2013-L-100500

Myanmar - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Atomic Energy Law (No. 8/98). -

Adoption: 1998-06-08 | MMR-1998-L-87420

The aims of this Law are to develop the use of atomic energy, to ensure safety in using atomic energy, to carry out measures for the prevention of atomic radiation effects on man and on the environment, and to exchange information with foreign research institutes on knowledge and technology related to atomic energy. The Law consists of 14 Chapters divided into 39 sections.
The Ministry shall establish an Atomic Energy Council, which shall be formed by Ministers, Heads of Government Departments, Scientists, etc. Chapters IV to VI provide for duties and functions of the Ministers and of the Departments. Any individual in possession of any kind of nuclear or radioactive material shall apply to the Department for a registration certificate (Chapter VII). In case the individual shall utilize, produce, store, distribute or sell nuclear or radioactive material, a licence shall be obtained by the Department (Chapter VIII). For the import or export of any nuclear or radioactive material, the Government Department or Organization shall issue a licence or import-export permit (Chapter IX). The remaining Chapters contain administrative proceedings, prohibitions, penalties and provisions of miscellaneous nature.

Myanmar - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Prevention and Control of Communicable Diseases Law (Law No. 1/95). -

Adoption: 1995-03-20 | MMR-1995-L-87422

Chapter I - Title and Definition
Chapter II - Prevention
Chapter III - Functions and Duties of the Health Officer
Chapter IV - Environmental Sanitation
Chapter V - Reporting Communicable Disease
Chapter VI - Measures taken in respect of an outbreak of
Principal Epidemic Disease
Chapter VII - Quarantine
Chapter VIII - Penalties
Chapter IX - Miscellaneous

Myanmar - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Myanmar Mines Law (No. 8/94). -

Adoption: 1994-09-06 | MMR-1994-L-73051

Chapter IV - Duties of the Holder of Permit includes duties concerning the conditions of work, safety, health and welfare of workers in Mines. Chapter VIII - Duties of the Chief Inspector - contains provisions concerning the inspection of the above mentioned duties. Repeals the following Acts:
(a) The Upper Myanmar Ruby Regulation, 1887;
(b) The Mines Act, 1923;
(c) The Union of Myanmar Mines and Minerals Act, 1961.

Myanmar - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Factories Act 1951 (No. LXV of 1951)

Adoption: 1951 | MMR-1951-L-88477

This is the revised text of the 1951 Act. The Act has been amended while the government works on drafting a general employment law.

Chapter I - Preliminary
Chapter II - The Inspecting Staff
Chapter III - Health
Chapter IV - Safety
Chapter V - Welfare
Chapter VI - Special Applications and Extensions
Chapter VII - Working Hours of Adults
Chapter VIII - Employment of Young Persons
Chapter IX - Punishments and Procedures
Chapter X - Supplemental