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REGULATION OF THE MINISTER OF MANPOWER, TRANSMIGRATION AND 
COOPERATIVES OF THE REPUBLIC OF INDONESIA
NO. PER-03/MEN/1978
THE REQUIREMENTS OF APPOINTMENT, AUTHORITY AND OBLIGATION
OF THE SAFETY INSPECTOR AND EXPERT

THE MINISTER OF MANPOWER, TRANSMIGRATION AND COOPERATIVES

Considering    :    that in respect to the authority and
obligation of the safety inspector and safety expert as meant in
Article 5 paragraph (2) of Act No. I of 1970, it is regarded
necessary to lay down its implementing regulation .

In view of     :    1. Act No.3 of 1951 on Labour Inspection
(State Gazette No. 4 of 1951);

                    2. Articles I paragraphs (4), (5), (6) and
5 paragraph (2) of Act No. I of 1970 on Safety (State Gazette No.
I of 1970);

                    3. Presidential Decree of the Republic of
Indonesia No. 9 of 1973 on the Establishment of the Second
Development Cabinet;

                    4. Presidential Decree of the Republic of
Indonesia No. 44 and 45 of 1974 jo Minister of Manpower,
Transmigration and Cooperatives' Decision of the Republic of
Indonesia No. Kep. 1000/MEN/1975 on Organization and Structure
of the Department of Manpower, Transmigration and Cooperatives;

                    5. Minister of Manpower, Transmigration and
Cooperatives' Decision of the Republic of Indonesia No.
79/MEN/1977 on 30 July 1977 on Appointment of the Director as
meant in Act. No. 1 of 1970.

RESOLVES

To determine   :    The regulation of the Minister of Manpower,
Transmigration and Co-peratives on the requirements of appoinment,
authority and obligation of the safety inspector and experts.
                    
Article 1

In this regulation:

(1) "Director" means the Director as it has been determined in
the Minister of Manpower, Transmigration and Co-peratives'
Decision of the Republic of Indonesia No. 79/MEN/1977 of 30 July
1977;

(2) "Safety Inspector" means as it has been determined in Article
1 paragraph (5) of Act No. 1 of 1970 on Safety;

(3) "Safety Expert" means an expert as it has been determined in
Article 1 paragraph (6) of Act No. 1 of 1970 on Safety.

Article 2

Safety Inspector and expert as meant in Article 1 paragraph (2)
and (3) of this regulation are appointed by the Minister based
on proposal made by the Director General of Manpower Protection
and Maintenance.

Article 3

(1) For being able to be appointed as safety inspector, shall the
followings requirements be fulfilled:
     a. Official of the Department of Manpower, Transmigration
and Cooperatives;
     b. Having special skill;
     c. Having followed the safety inspector candidate training
to be organized by the Department of Manpower, Transmigration and
Cooperatives.

(2) For being able to be appointed as safety expert, shall the
followings requirements be fulfilled:
     a. Having special skill;
     b. Having followed special training to be organized by the
Department of manpower, Transmigration and Co-operatives;
     c. Being familiar with provisions of labour legislation in
general and in the field of safety in particular.

Article 4

(1) Safety Inspector is entitled to:

     a. enter workplace;
     b. ask information concerning safety requirements either in
writing or orally to the employer, managers and workers;
     c. give an order to the employer, managers and workers in
order that they implement safety requirements;
     d. inspect directly, in view of the safety Act included its
implementing regulations obligatory implementations such as the
followings:
          1. condition of machine, power engine, working and
other equipments, material etc;
          2. environment;
          3. characteristic of job;
          4. way of job;
          5. production process.

     e. give order to the employer, managers to repair, change
and or replace if there is a shortage or an error made in
implementing the safety requirements;

     f. prohibit the use of dangerous power engines, equipments,
or production process;

     g. conduct investigation on any offenses against provisions
of the Safety legislation in accordance with Article 8 of Act No.
3 of 1951.

(2) Safety Inspector is obliged to:

     a. conduct inspection in all workplace;
     b. observe and examines all safety appliances;
     c. give directions and information on all safety
requirements to the employer, manager and workers;
     d. make a report to the Director on the result of all
obligatory activities above according to hierarchylines of the
Department of Manpower, Transmigration and Cooperatives;
     e. keep confidential matters of all company's secret
information which is available due to his position;

Article 5

(1) Safety Expert is entitled to:

     a. enter workplace as determined in an appointment letter
and other work place requested by the Director;
     b. ask written or oral information from the employer,
manager and workers concerned on the safety requirements.
     c. give an order to the employer, manager, and workers in
order that they implement the safety requirements at respective
workplace;
     d. inspect directly in view of the Safety Act included its
implementing regulations obligatory implementation such as the
followings:
          1. conditions of machine, power engine, working and
other equipment materials and others;
          2. environment;
          3. characteristic of job;
          4. way of job;
          5. production process;
     c. instruct to the employer, manager, workers to repair
change and or replace if there is a shortage or an error made in
implementing safety requirements;

     d. prohibit the use of dangerous power engines, equipments
or production process.

(2) Safety Expert is obliged to:
     a. conduct inspection at workplace as determined in its
appointment letter and at other workplaces as required by the
Director;
     b. observe, examine all safety appliances at the respective
workplace;
     c. make a report to the Director on the result of all
obligatory activities above according to the hierarchy-lines of
the Department of Manpower, Transmigration and Cooperatives;
     d. give direction and information to the employer, manager,
workers about all safety requirements;
     e. keep the confidential matters of the company's secret
which is available due to his position.

Article 6 

(1) Safety Inspector and Experts who consciously disclose a
secret to be entrusted to them as meant in Article 4 para-graph
(2) sub paragraph c. and Article S paragraph (2) sub paragraph
e in this regulation shall be liable to punishment in conformity
with Article 6 paragraph (2) of Act No. 3 of 1959 on Labour
Inspection.

(2) Safety Inspector and Experts who due to their default create
a disclosion of secret shall be liable to punishment in
conformity with Article 6 paragraph (2) of Act No. 3 of 1951 on
Labour Inspection.

Article 7

(1) Prior to their appointment under this Ministerial Regulation,
the existing safety Inspector and Experts shall carry out their
task as it is;

(2) This Ministerial regulation shall come into force since the
date of its determination, by taking into account of the
provisions that the former existing regulations shall still be
in force as long as they are not contrary to this Ministerial
Regulation.

DETERMINED IN  :    JAKARTA
ON             :    10 MARCH 1978

SUBROTO

MINISTER OF MANPOWER, TRANSMIGRATION AND COOPERATIVES

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