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Comoros - 2013

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1 Description of national OSH regulatory framework
- 1.1 Description of OSH regulatory framework
  Summary/citation: The OSH legislation in Comoros is quite general. A special section within the Labour Code under the Title "Hygiene and Safety - Medical Service" sets out occupational safety and health provisions. Additionally, Law No.88-015 contains more detailed provisions on particular matters such as: information and training, control of specific hazards, protection from accidents, and provisions concerning the working environment. Besides, various decrees lay down a number of other provisions concerning HIV-AIDS, conditions of work of women and children, etc.
  • Online legal database for African countries
  • Occupational safety and health country profile of Comoros
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail.
  • Loi N°- 082 P/A.F - Loi 95-012/AF portant Code pénal (Crimes et délits)
  • Loi n°95-013 du 24 juin 1995 PR Portant promulgation de la loi relative au code de la santé publique et de l’action sociale pour le bien être de la population, ainsi que son annexe relatif au code de la déontologie
  • Decret N° 95 - 124 Code de la santé publique et de l’action sociale pour le bien être de la population, ainsi que son annexe relatif au code de la déontologie
  • Loi no 88-15 du 29 décembre 1988 relative aux mesures générales de prévention des risques professionnels et d'amélioration des conditions de travail.
  • Arrêté no 66/84/IT-C du 22 janvier 1966 fixant les conditions de travail de nuit des femmes et des enfants dans l'industrie.
2 Scope, coverage and exclusions
- 2.1 Health and safety covers physical and psychological health
  Summary/citation: Employers shall take all necessary measures to protect physical and mental health of employees.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title 7, Art. 153, )
- 2.2 Definition of worker
  Summary/citation: A worker is any person who performs his/her professional activity in exchange for remuneration, under the management and authority of another natural person, or public or private legal entity.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title 1, Art. 1)
  - 2.2.1 Coverage of particular categories of workers
    Sometimes.
    - 2.2.1.1 Migrant workers
      Summary/citation: Provisions of the Labour Code are applicable to migrant workers.
      • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Art. 149)
    - 2.2.1.2 Domestic workers
      Summary/citation: A worker is any person who performs his/her professional activity in exchange for remuneration, under the management and authority of another natural person, or public or private legal entity.
      Remarks / comments: Considering the definition of worker in Article 1 of the Labour Code, domestic workers are not excluded from the scope of the legislation.
      • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Art. 1)
    - 2.2.1.3 Home workers
      Summary/citation: A worker is any person who performs his/her professional activity in exchange for remuneration, under the management and authority of another natural person, or public or private legal entity.
      Remarks / comments: Considering the definition of worker in Article 1 of the Labour Code, home workers are not excluded from the scope of the legislation.
      • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Art. 1)
    - 2.2.1.4 Self-employed persons
      No data available.
- 2.3 Definition of employer
  Summary/citation: Employer is any natural or legal person, or private or public entity who by virtue of an employment contract and by providing remuneration, has supervisory powers and authority over the professional activities of a worker.
  Remarks / comments: This definition has been deducted from the definition of employee of the Labour Code.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Art. 1)
- 2.4 Exclusion of branches of economic activity
  Sometimes.
  - 2.4.1 Agriculture
    Summary/citation: Agriculture is not excluded from the scope of the legislation.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail.
  - 2.4.2 Construction
    Summary/citation: Construction is not excluded from the scope of the legislation.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail.
  - 2.4.3 Services
    Summary/citation: Services are not excluded from the scope of the legislation.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail.
  - 2.4.4 Public sector
    Summary/citation: Those with permanent employment in the public administration are excluded from the scope of regulation of the Labour Code.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title I, Art. 1)
  - 2.4.5 Other
    No data available.
- 2.5 Definition of occupational accident
  No data available.
- 2.6 Definition of occupational disease
  No data available.
  - 2.6.1 List of occupational diseases
    No data available.
  - 2.6.2 Mechanism for compensating other diseases as occupational ones
    No data available.
3 Institutions and programmes relating to OSH administration and/or enforcement
- 3.1 Competent national authority for safety and health at work
  Summary/citation: The Social Legislation and Labour Services include:
  - A Central (labour) Administration;
  - A Social Legislation and Labour Inspectorate, and eventually, one or more inspectors in each of the islands.
  
  A Technical Advisory Committee to deal with all matters concerning occupational safety and health shall be established under the Ministry of Labour.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Tittle VII Art. 152, Title VIII, Art. 166)
  - 3.1.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions
    Summary/citation: The Central (labour) Administration is responsible for the protection of workers and other labour issues, therefore shall:
    - Ensure compliance with the labour provisions and protection of workers;
    - Coordinate and monitor the services involved in the implementation of social legislation;
    - Provide advice and recommendations to employers and workers;
    - Carry out studies and investigations related to labour issues.
    Remarks / comments: A decree shall determine the composition and functioning of the Technical Advisory Committee in which all interested parties will be represented.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Arts. 152, 166)
  - 3.1.2 Chairperson and composition
    Summary/citation: A decree shall determine the composition and functioning of a Technical Advisory Committee in which all interested parties will be represented.
    
    A decree concerning the organization of the Central (labour) Administration shall set its functions.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Arts. 152, 166)
- 3.2 National OSH research programme or institute
  Summary/citation: There is not an OSH institute or research programme but the Central (labour) Administration has the function to carry out studies and investigations related to labour issues.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Tittle VII Art. 152, Title VIII, Art. 166)
  - 3.2.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions
    Summary/citation: The Central (labour) Administration shall carry out studies and investigations related to labour issues.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VIII, Art. 166)
  - 3.2.2 Governance board constitution and chairmanship
    Summary/citation: A decree concerning the organization of the Central Administration shall set its functions.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VIII, Art. 166)
  - 3.2.3 Source of funding
    No data available.
- 3.3 National OSH programme
  No data available.
  - 3.3.1 Consultation on the national OSH programme
    No data available.
4 Employers’ duties and responsibilities to protect the safety and health of workers and others
- 4.1 Duty to ensure the health and safety of employees
  Summary/citation: Any employer, whether public or private, shall take all necessary measures to prevent the risk of accidents and to ensure the safety and health of workers.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153)
- 4.2 Duty to protect the health and safety of people other than their own employees
  No data available.
- 4.3 Collaboration among two or more employers at the same workplace
  No data available.
- 4.4 Surveillance of workers’ health in relation to work
  Summary / Citation: Employers shall provide medical or sanitary services at work. This includes:
  - Periodic medical examinations of workers;
  - Medical examination of workers prior to recruitment;
  - Medical examination of young workers in order to certify their suitability for the tasks to be developed, including continuous medical supervision of these young workers in relation to these tasks.
  Remarks / comments: Specific regulations shall determine the medical services to be provided according to the particularities of the undertaking.
  • Decret N° 95 - 124 Code de la santé publique et de l’action sociale pour le bien être de la population, ainsi que son annexe relatif au code de la déontologie (Title VII, Art. 158)
  - 4.4.1 Specific hazards for which surveillance is required
    Summary / Citation: Specific regulations shall determine the medical services to be provided according to the particularities of the undertaking.
    • Decret N° 95 - 124 Code de la santé publique et de l’action sociale pour le bien être de la population, ainsi que son annexe relatif au code de la déontologie (Title VII, Art. 158)
- 4.5 Surveillance of the working environment and working practices
  Summary / Citation: Employers shall provide medical or sanitary services at work. This includes monitoring the conditions of safety and hygiene at work, the health of workers and the risk of contagion.
  Remarks / comments: Specific regulations shall determine the medical services to be provided according to the particularities of the undertaking.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 158)
- 4.6 Duty to provide personal protective equipment
  Summary / Citation: Employers shall provide workers with protective clothing and appropriate protective equipment to prevent the risks of accidents or detrimental health effects.
  
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153(6))
- 4.7 Duty to ensure the usage of personal protective equipment
  Summary / Citation: Employers shall provide adequate supervision regarding the working methods and the way occupational safety and health measures are implemented.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153(10))
- 4.8 Duty to provide first-aid and welfare facilities
  Yes.
  - 4.8.1 Arrangements for first-aid
    Summary / Citation: Employers shall take measures enabling to deal with emergencies and accidents, including the provision of first aid.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153(7))
  - 4.8.2 Sanitary installations
    Summary / Citation: Employers shall provide sanitary facilities, bathrooms, locker rooms, drinking water and other facilities required for the safety and health of workers.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153(9)(d))
  - 4.8.3 Drinking water
    Summary / Citation: Employers shall provide sanitary facilities, bathrooms, locker rooms, drinking water and other facilities required for the safety and health of workers.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153(9)(d))
  - 4.8.4 Rest and eating areas
    Summary / Citation: Employers shall provide: sanitary facilities, bathrooms, locker rooms, drinking water and other facilities required for the safety and health of workers.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153(9)(d))
5 Employers’ duty to organize prevention formally along generally accepted OSH management principles and practices
- 5.1 Elements of an OSH management system
  Sometimes.
  - 5.1.1 Policy or plan specifying responsibilities and arrangements for health and safety
    Summary/citation: Employers shall develop internal rules, guidelines or instructions concerning occupational safety and health.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153(15))
  - 5.1.2 Appointment of a person for health and safety
    No data available.
  - 5.1.3 Written risk assessment
    Summary/citation: Employers shall have a (written) list of hazardous substances, measures to address them and the number of exposed workers.
    • Loi no 88-15 du 29 décembre 1988 relative aux mesures générales de prévention des risques professionnels et d'amélioration des conditions de travail. (Title II, Art. 5)
  - 5.1.4 Safe operating work systems and procedures
    Summary/citation: Employers shall develop internal rules, guidelines or instructions concerning occupational safety and health. These texts shall be written in Comorian language, or in an official language and displayed prominently and legibly.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153(15))
  - 5.1.5 Training and information on risks
    Summary/citation: Employers shall provide information on OSH matters to workers in the workplace, including those recently hired. Employers shall entrust hazardous work to trained people on the inherent risks of the work and on the measures to be taken to protect themselves against those risks.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153(3), Art. 153(4))
  - 5.1.6 Review or assessment of the results of preventive measures
    No data available.
  - 5.1.7 Consultation with workers in health and safety
    Summary/citation: Workers and their representatives have the right to participate in any action required to improve the health and safety at the workplace. Also, employers shall collaborate with workers on OSH issues by establishing, in particular, a committee in charge of such issues.
    
    Restrictions / obligations: The committee shall exist in workplaces with at least 20 workers.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title I, Art. 1 a, Title VII Art. 153(14))
- 5.2 Obligation to implement a specific OSH management system or standard
  No data available.
6 Employers’ duty to ensure availability of expertise and competence in health and safety
- 6.1 OSH competence
  Yes.
  - 6.1.1 Requirement to access expert advice and/or support in health and safety
    Summary / Citation: Employers shall take into account the advice and recommendations of labour inspectors, medical officers and other qualified people on safety and health at work. In addition, employers shall take advice from a labour inspector before the creation of a new establishment or new workshops, the opening of jobs and other significant changes in work processes, products, machinery or tools.
    (Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail, Title VII, Art. 153(13)
    Loi no 88-15 du 29 décembre 1988 relative aux mesures générales de prévention des risques professionnels et d'amélioration des conditions de travail, Art. 3)
    
    Every workplace shall have a medical service. The role of the medical service is to prevent any alterations of workers' health due to their work.
    (Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail, Title VII, Art. 158)
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153(13), 158)
    • Loi no 88-15 du 29 décembre 1988 relative aux mesures générales de prévention des risques professionnels et d'amélioration des conditions de travail. (Art. 3)
    - 6.1.1.1 Qualifications of experts or professional services
      Summary / Citation: A decree on the medical service shall be issued.
      Depending on the undertaking, medical services may be composed of a physician and/or one or more nurses.
      • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Art. 158)
- 6.2 Appointment of an OSH practitioner
  No data available.
  - 6.2.1 Workforce size threshold for the appointment of OSH practitioners
    No data available.
7 Workers' rights and duties
- 7.1 Duty to take reasonable steps to protect their own safety and health
  Summary / Citation: Considering the instructions given by the employer or supervisor, workers according to their training and abilities, shall protect their own health and safety as well as that of other workers or persons concerned by their actions or neglects at work.
  This provision shall not affect the employer's or manager's main responsibility.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 154)
- 7.2 Duty to take reasonable steps to protect the safety and health of others
  Summary / Citation: Considering the instructions given by the employer or supervisor, workers according to their training and abilities, shall protect their own health and safety as well as that of other workers or persons concerned by their actions or neglects at work.
  This provision shall not affect the employer's or manager's main responsibility.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 154)
- 7.3 Supervisors’ duty to take reasonable steps to protect the safety and health of others
  Summary / Citation: The provision concerning workers' duty to take reasonable steps to protect their safety and health does not affect the employer's or manager's main responsibility to protect the safety and health of workers.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 154)
- 7.4 Senior officers’ duty to take reasonable steps to protect the safety and health of others
  No data available.
- 7.5 Self-employed persons’ duty to take reasonable steps to protect their own and other people’s health and safety
  No data available.
- 7.6 Duty to comply with OSH-related requirements
  Summary / Citation: Considering the instructions given by the employer or supervisor, workers according to their training and abilities, shall protect their own health and safety as well as that of other workers or persons concerned by their actions or neglects at work.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 154)
- 7.7 Right to enquire about risks and preventive measures
  Summary / Citation: Enterprises with less than 20 workers can come together on a professional or interprofessional plan for the establishment of a health and safety committee.
  
  Taking into account the Labour Code provisions, workers have the right to present their own suggestions or complaints to employers.
  
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII Art. 153, Title VIII, Art. 205)
- 7.8 Right to remove themselves from a dangerous situation
  No data available.
- 7.9 Right to be reassigned to non-hazard work
  No data available.
  - 7.9.1 Right to withdraw with compensation when workers are not reassigned to non-hazard work
    No data available.
8 Consultation, collaboration and co-operation with workers and their representatives
- 8.1 National OSH committee, commission, council or similar body
  Summary / Citation: A Technical Advisory Committee to deal with all matters concerning occupational safety and health shall be established under the Ministry of Labour.
  Restrictions / obligations: A decree shall determine the composition and functioning of the Technical Advisory Committee in which all interested parties shall be represented.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 152)
  - 8.1.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions
    Summary / Citation: A decree shall determine the composition and functioning of the Technical Advisory Committee in which all interested parties shall be represented.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 152)
  - 8.1.2 Constitution and chairmanship modalities
    Summary / Citation: A decree shall determine the composition and functioning of the Technical Advisory Committee in which all interested parties shall be represented.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 152)
- 8.2 Employers’ duty to consult workers on risks
  Summary / Citation: Enterprises with less than 20 workers can come together on a professional or interprofessional plan for the establishment of a health and safety committee.
  
  Taking into account the Labour Code provisions, workers have the right to present their own suggestions or complaints to employers.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (itle VII Art. 153, Title VIII, Art. 205)
- 8.3 Workers’ right to select their representatives for health and safety matters
  Summary / Citation: Enterprises with less than 20 workers can come together on a professional or interprofessional plan for the establishment of a health and safety committee.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153)
  - 8.3.1 Workforce size conditions for workers’ representation in health and safety
    Summary / Citation: Workers and their representatives have the right to participate in any action required to improve the health and safety at the workplace. Also, employers shall collaborate with workers on OSH issues by establishing, in particular, a committee in charge of such issues. The committee shall exist in workplaces with at least 20 workers. Enterprises with less than 20 workers can come together on a professional or interprofessional plan for the establishment of a health and safety committee.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153 )
  - 8.3.2 Conditions of eligibility to represent workers in health and safety
    No data available.
- 8.4 OSH representatives’ functions, rights and powers
  No data available.
  - 8.4.1 Right to inspect the workplace
    No data available.
  - 8.4.2 Right to access OSH information
    No data available.
  - 8.4.3 Right to be present at interviews
    No data available.
  - 8.4.4 Right to receive professional assistance from OSH experts
    No data available.
  - 8.4.5 Right to accompany inspectors
    No data available.
  - 8.4.6 Right to use facilities
    No data available.
  - 8.4.7 Right to have time off work with pay to perform duties
    No data available.
  - 8.4.8 Right to issue remedial notices
    No data available.
  - 8.4.9 Right to resolve OSH issues in consultation with employers
    No data available.
  - 8.4.10 Right to direct that dangerous work cease
    No data available.
- 8.5 Right of workers’ representatives from outside the undertaking to address OSH issues at the workplace
  No data available.
  - 8.5.1 Right to enter the workplace
    No data available.
  - 8.5.2 Right to investigate suspected non-compliance with OSH legislation
    No data available.
  - 8.5.3 Right to consult with workers
    No data available.
  - 8.5.4 Right to advise workers
    No data available.
  - 8.5.5 Right to initiate enforcement action
    No data available.
- 8.6 Joint OSH Committee
  Summary / Citation: Employers shall collaborate with workers on OSH issues by establishing, in particular, a committee in charge of such issues.
  Restrictions / obligations: The committee shall exist in workplaces with at least 20 workers. Enterprises with less than 20 workers can come together on a professional or interprofessional plan for the establishment of a health and safety committee.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153 14)
  - 8.6.1 Participation of workers’ representatives in joint OSH committee
    Summary / Citation: The Health and Safety Committee shall be comprised by the employer or his representative and a delegation of workers' representatives.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153)
  - 8.6.2 Conditions for establishing a joint OSH committee
    Summary / Citation: The committee shall exist in workplaces with at least 20 workers. Enterprises with less than 20 workers can come together on a professional or interprofessional plan for the establishment of a health and safety committee.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153)
  - 8.6.3 Objectives, roles and/or functions of joint OSH committees
    Summary / Citation: A decree shall be issued specifying the composition and functioning of the OSH committee.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153)
  - 8.6.4 Keeping record of the work of joint OSH committees
    Summary / Citation: The president of the committee who is the employer or his representative, shall appoint a secretary, who in collaboration with the president shall set the agenda for each meeting and notify it to the labour inspector.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153)
  - 8.6.5 Sharing the minutes of joint OSH committees meetings
    Summary / Citation: The president of the committee who is the employer or his representative, shall appoint a secretary, who in collaboration with the president shall set the agenda for each meeting and notify it to the labour inspector.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Art. 153)
- 8.7 Mandatory training for members of joint OSH committee(s)
  No data available.
- 8.8 Protection against reprisals
  Summary / Citation: Illegitimate grounds for the termination of employment include exercising or having exercised a representation of workers and having filed a complaint or participated in proceedings against an employer regarding the alleged violation of the law by the employer.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title III, Art. 44, c and d)
- 8.9 Immunity from civil and criminal liability for exercising OSH related rights and duties
  No data available.
9 Specific hazards or risks
- 9.1 Biological hazards
  Summary / Citation: Employers shall take all necessary preventive measures to ensure that machinery, tools, materials, work processes, substances and/or chemical, physical and biological agents handled by workers do not present a harzard to their safety and health.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153(2))
- 9.2 Chemical hazards
  Yes.
  - 9.2.1 Handling, storage, labelling and use
    Summary / Citation: Employers shall take all necessary preventive measures to ensure that machinery, tools, materials, work processes, substances and/or chemical, physical and biological agents handled by workers do not present a harzard to their safety and health.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153(2))
  - 9.2.2 Duty of manufacturers, suppliers and importers of chemicals in relation to the safety and health of users
    Summary / Citation: Producers and importers of dangerous chemicals shall, among others, provide specific information to the Ministry of the Environment.
    • Loi n°95-013 du 24 juin 1995 PR Portant promulgation de la loi relative au code de la santé publique et de l’action sociale pour le bien être de la population, ainsi que son annexe relatif au code de la déontologie (Art. 67)
  - 9.2.3 Pesticides
    Yes.
    • Loi n°95-013 du 24 juin 1995 PR Portant promulgation de la loi relative au code de la santé publique et de l’action sociale pour le bien être de la population, ainsi que son annexe relatif au code de la déontologie (Arts. 58, 70)
- 9.3 Ergonomic hazards
  Yes.
  • Loi no 88-15 du 29 décembre 1988 relative aux mesures générales de prévention des risques professionnels et d'amélioration des conditions de travail.
- 9.4 Physical hazards
  Sometimes.
  - 9.4.1 Ionising radiation
    Yes.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail.
  - 9.4.2 Vibration and noise
    Yes.
    • Loi no 88-15 du 29 décembre 1988 relative aux mesures générales de prévention des risques professionnels et d'amélioration des conditions de travail. (Art. 14)
  - 9.4.3 Working at height
    No data available.
  - 9.4.4 Working in confined spaces
    Summary / Citation: The volume and surface area of the workplace shall be such that each worker should have sufficient space to perform his/her work and to freely move in the workplace.
    
    • Loi no 88-15 du 29 décembre 1988 relative aux mesures générales de prévention des risques professionnels et d'amélioration des conditions de travail. (Art. 7)
  - 9.4.5 Risks arising from poor maintenance of workplace facilities
    Summary / Citation: Employers shall take all necessary preventive measures to ensure that machinery, tools, materials, work processes, substances and/or chemical, physical and biological agents handled by workers do not present a harzard to their safety and health.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art 153(2))
    • Loi no 88-15 du 29 décembre 1988 relative aux mesures générales de prévention des risques professionnels et d'amélioration des conditions de travail. (Art. 8)
  - 9.4.6 Exposure to extreme temperatures
    Summary / Citation: Employers shall take all the necessary measures in relation to temperature, humidity and air movement in the workplace.
    
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153(9)(b))
  - 9.4.7 Fire risks
    Yes.
    • Loi no 88-15 du 29 décembre 1988 relative aux mesures générales de prévention des risques professionnels et d'amélioration des conditions de travail. (Chapitre 9)
  - 9.4.8 Tobacco
    Yes.
    • Loi no 88-15 du 29 décembre 1988 relative aux mesures générales de prévention des risques professionnels et d'amélioration des conditions de travail. (Art. 30)
  - 9.4.9 Asbestos
    No data available.
  - 9.4.10 Risks related to nanotechnology
    No data available.
  - 9.4.11 Contraction of HIV in the workplace
    No data available.
- 9.5 Psychosocial hazards
  Yes.
  - 9.5.1 Psychosocial risks
    Summary / Citation: Employers should take all necessary measures to prevent mental fatigue of workers.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153 12)
  - 9.5.2 Occupational violence
    Summary / Citation: Sexual or moral harassment is strictly prohibited. The employer shall take all necessary steps to prevent such acts. No worker shall be fired, penalized, or discriminated for being subject to harassment or reporting it.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title I, Art. 2.2, Art 2.3)
- 9.6 Other hazardous substances
  Summary / Citation: Employers shall take all necessary preventive measures to ensure that machinery, tools, materials, work processes, substances and/or chemical, physical and biological agents handled by workers do not present a harzard to their safety and health.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153 2)
  • Loi no 88-15 du 29 décembre 1988 relative aux mesures générales de prévention des risques professionnels et d'amélioration des conditions de travail. (Title II, Art. 12)
- 9.7 Machineries
  Sometimes.
  - 9.7.1 Risks related to machinery and tools
    Summary / Citation: Employers shall take all necessary preventive measures to ensure that machinery, tools, materials, work processes, substances and/or chemical, physical and biological agents handled by workers do not present a harzard to their safety and health.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 153 2)
  - 9.7.2 Duty of designers and/or manufacturers of machineries in relation to the occupational safety and health of operators of machineries
    No data available.
  - 9.7.3 Duty of designers, manufacturers, importers or suppliers of machineries to provide machineries information
    No data available.
  - 9.7.4 Duty to purchase machineries from authorised/certificated suppliers or only if approved/certificated
    No data available.
  - 9.7.5 Maintenance of machinery and equipment
    No data available.
    - 9.7.5.1 List of equipment where applicable
      No data available.
- 9.8 Provisions to protect workers in specific condition of vulnerability
  Yes.
  - 9.8.1 Protection of pregnancy at work
    Summary / Citation: Every pregnant woman whose condition has been medically certified or whose pregnancy is apparent could leave work without notice and without thereby paying an indemnity for termination of the contract.
    
    The delivery shall not be considered as a cause of contract breach. Every woman has the right to suspend her work for fourteen consecutive weeks, eight post-delivery. This suspension shall be extended to three weeks in case of illness duly certified by a physician as a result of the pregnancy or confinement.
    
    The worker is entitled, during this period to the establishment of a social security regime at the expense of the employer.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title V, Art. 125)
  - 9.8.2 Protection of lactating women at work
    Summary / Citation: For a period of fifteen months from the delivery, the mother has the right to some periods of rest for breastfeeding. The total duration of these periods shall not exceed one hour per day. The mother, during this period, could leave the work without thereby pay an indemnity for termination of contract.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title V, Art. 127)
  - 9.8.3 Limits to women’s access to specific occupations, undertakings or shifts
    Summary / Citation: A decree issued after consultation with the Labour and Employment Advisory Board and shall determine the nature of work prohibited for pregnant women.
    There are specific regulation concerning night work for women and in some occupations.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title V, Art. 128)
    • Arrêté no 66/84/IT-C du 22 janvier 1966 fixant les conditions de travail de nuit des femmes et des enfants dans l'industrie.
  - 9.8.4 Limits to workers’ access to specific occupations, undertakings or shifts by reason of age
    Summary / Citation: There are specific regulations concerning child labour.
    • Arrêté no 66/84/IT-C du 22 janvier 1966 fixant les conditions de travail de nuit des femmes et des enfants dans l'industrie.
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) Observation 2021
    • Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) Direct Request 2021
10 Recording, notification and investigation of accidents/incidents and diseases
- 10.1 Duty to record and/or investigate the causes of work accidents, near misses incidents and cases of occupational diseases
  Sometimes.
  - 10.1.1 Work-related accidents
    Summary / Citation: Employers shall keep a record of the occupational accidents of the previous three years at the disposal of the labour inspectorate.
    • Loi no 88-15 du 29 décembre 1988 relative aux mesures générales de prévention des risques professionnels et d'amélioration des conditions de travail. (Art. 5)
  - 10.1.2 Near miss incidents
    No data available.
  - 10.1.3 Occupational diseases
    No data available.
- 10.2 Employers’ duty to notify OSH authorities of work related death and/or injuries to health
  Summary / Citation: The employers shall notify the labour inspector and the Social Insurance Fund of all occupational accidents or diseases two days following knowledge of the accident or the date of the medical detection of the disease.
  Restrictions / obligations: A Decree (following consultation with the Technical Advisory Committee) shall specify the implementation of this Article.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 157)
  Related CEACR Comments
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2016
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2020
11 OSH inspection and enforcement of OSH legislation
- 11.1 Appointment of OSH inspectors
  Summary / Citation: The Labour Inspectorate in each of the islands, shall ensure compliance with legal provisions related to working conditions and the protection of ccupational safety and health of workers.
  • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VIII, Art. 167)
- 11.2 OSH inspectors’ powers
  Yes.
  - 11.2.1 Power to enter workplaces
    Summary / Citation: Labour inspectors have the power to freely enter and without previous notice, at any hour of the day or night, in any workplace subject to inspection.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VIII, Art. 178)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2016
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2020
  - 11.2.2 Power to inspect and carry out any examination, test or enquiry
    Summary / Citation: Labour inspectors have the power to conduct all necessary investigations to ensure that OSH provisions are being strictly observed. This includes:
    1) request information from the employer or workers;
    2) require the reproduction of any record or document;
    3) take or remove samples of materials or substances;
    4) require the display of notices.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VIII, Art. 178)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2016
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2020
  - 11.2.3 Power to investigate
    Summary / Citation: Labour inspectors have the power to conduct all necessary investigations to ensure that OSH provisions are being strictly observed. This includes:
    1) request information from the employer or workers;
    2) require the reproduction of any record or document;
    3) take or remove samples of materials or substances;
    4) require the display of notices.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VIII Art. 167)
  - 11.2.4 Duty to provide advice on OSH
    Summary / Citation: The Labour Inspectorate shall in each of the islands, provide information, advice and recommendations to employers and workers on how to comply with legal OSH provisions.
    
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VIII, Art. 167)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2016
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2020
- 11.3 OSH inspectors’ enforcement powers
  Sometimes.
  - 11.3.1 Power to issue orders or notices
    Summary / Citation: In case of a breach of the OSH provisions, the labour inspector shall issue a written notice to the employer formally indicating the specific law abuses or the hazards found and the deadline given to remedy them.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VII, Art. 154)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2016
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2020
  - 11.3.2 Power to impose financial penalties
    No data available.
  - 11.3.3 Power to revoke or suspend licenses or authorisations
    Summary / Citation: Labour inspectors have the power to order enforcement actions to reduce hazards at the workplace. These include:
    a) alterations in facilities within a reasonable time to ensure the strict application of legal provisions concerning the health and safety of workers;
    b) measures with immediate executory force in the event of imminent danger to the health and safety of workers;
    c) in case of a serious risk to the health and safety of workers, labour inspectors shall order any necessary measures to stop this risk, including the immobilization of equipment, machines, and devices or temporary closing of the workshop or site.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VIII, Art. 173)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2016
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2020
  - 11.3.4 Power to require the cessation of dangerous work
    Summary / Citation: Labour inspectors have the power to order enforcement actions to reduce hazards at the workplace. These include:
    a) alterations in facilities within a reasonable time to ensure the strict application of legal provisions concerning the health and safety of workers;
    b) measures with immediate executory force in the event of imminent danger to the health and safety of workers;
    c) in case of a serious risk to the health and safety of workers, labour inspectors shall order any necessary measures to stop this risk, including the immobilization of equipment, machines, and devices or temporary closing of the workshop or site.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VIII, Art. 173)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2016
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2020
  - 11.3.5 Power to initiate prosecutions
    Summary / Citation: Labour inspectors have the power to directly initiate prosecutions in regard to violations of legal labour law provisions.
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title VIII, Art. 174)
  - 11.3.6 Power to conduct prosecutions
    No data available.
  - 11.3.7 Other enforcement powers
    No data available.
- 11.4 Application of sanctions by courts
  Sometimes.
  - 11.4.1 Financial penalties for legal persons
    Summary / Citation: Those breaching specified labour law provisions shall be punished with a fine ranging from 30,000 KMF (82 USD) to 60,000 KMF (164 USD) and in case of recidivism, a fine ranging from 60,000 KMF (164 USD) to 150,000 KMF (411 USD).
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title X, Art. 255)
  - 11.4.2 Financial penalties for natural persons
    Summary / Citation: Those breaching specified labour law provisions shall be punished with a fine ranging from 30,000 KMF (82 USD) to 60,000 KMF (164 USD) and in case of recidivism, a fine ranging from 60,000 KMF (164 USD) to 150,000 KMF (411 USD).
    • Loi du 28 juin 2012 abrogeant, modifiant et complétant certaines dispositions de la loi n° 84-108/PR portant Code du travail. (Title X, Art. 255)
  - 11.4.3 Non-financial sanctions
    No data available.
  - 11.4.4 Criminal liability
    Summary / Citation: Anyone who commits acts of violence, threat, assault, fraud or attempts to stop the free exercise of labour shall be punished with imprisonment from three months to three years and a fine of 30,000 KMF (82 USD) to 300,000 KMF (823 USD).
    • Loi N°- 082 P/A.F - Loi 95-012/AF portant Code pénal (Crimes et délits) (Art. 391)
  - 11.4.5 Terms of imprisonment for natural persons
    No data available.

Comoros - 2013

Themes

1 Description of national OSH regulatory framework

1.1 Description of OSH regulatory framework

2 Scope, coverage and exclusions

2.1 Health and safety covers physical and psychological health

2.2 Definition of worker

2.2.1 Coverage of particular categories of workers

2.2.1.1 Migrant workers

2.2.1.2 Domestic workers

2.2.1.3 Home workers

2.2.1.4 Self-employed persons

2.3 Definition of employer

2.4 Exclusion of branches of economic activity

2.4.1 Agriculture

2.4.2 Construction

2.4.3 Services

2.4.4 Public sector

2.4.5 Other

2.5 Definition of occupational accident

2.6 Definition of occupational disease

2.6.1 List of occupational diseases

2.6.2 Mechanism for compensating other diseases as occupational ones

3 Institutions and programmes relating to OSH administration and/or enforcement

3.1 Competent national authority for safety and health at work

3.1.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions

3.1.2 Chairperson and composition

3.2 National OSH research programme or institute

3.2.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions

3.2.2 Governance board constitution and chairmanship

3.2.3 Source of funding

3.3 National OSH programme

3.3.1 Consultation on the national OSH programme

4 Employers’ duties and responsibilities to protect the safety and health of workers and others

4.1 Duty to ensure the health and safety of employees

4.2 Duty to protect the health and safety of people other than their own employees

4.3 Collaboration among two or more employers at the same workplace

4.4 Surveillance of workers’ health in relation to work

4.4.1 Specific hazards for which surveillance is required

4.5 Surveillance of the working environment and working practices

4.6 Duty to provide personal protective equipment

4.7 Duty to ensure the usage of personal protective equipment

4.8 Duty to provide first-aid and welfare facilities

4.8.1 Arrangements for first-aid

4.8.2 Sanitary installations

4.8.3 Drinking water

4.8.4 Rest and eating areas

5 Employers’ duty to organize prevention formally along generally accepted OSH management principles and practices

5.1 Elements of an OSH management system

5.1.1 Policy or plan specifying responsibilities and arrangements for health and safety

5.1.2 Appointment of a person for health and safety

5.1.3 Written risk assessment

5.1.4 Safe operating work systems and procedures

5.1.5 Training and information on risks

5.1.6 Review or assessment of the results of preventive measures

5.1.7 Consultation with workers in health and safety

5.2 Obligation to implement a specific OSH management system or standard

6 Employers’ duty to ensure availability of expertise and competence in health and safety

6.1 OSH competence

6.1.1 Requirement to access expert advice and/or support in health and safety

6.1.1.1 Qualifications of experts or professional services

6.2 Appointment of an OSH practitioner

6.2.1 Workforce size threshold for the appointment of OSH practitioners

7 Workers' rights and duties

7.1 Duty to take reasonable steps to protect their own safety and health

7.2 Duty to take reasonable steps to protect the safety and health of others

7.3 Supervisors’ duty to take reasonable steps to protect the safety and health of others

7.4 Senior officers’ duty to take reasonable steps to protect the safety and health of others

7.5 Self-employed persons’ duty to take reasonable steps to protect their own and other people’s health and safety

7.6 Duty to comply with OSH-related requirements

7.7 Right to enquire about risks and preventive measures

7.8 Right to remove themselves from a dangerous situation

7.9 Right to be reassigned to non-hazard work

7.9.1 Right to withdraw with compensation when workers are not reassigned to non-hazard work

8 Consultation, collaboration and co-operation with workers and their representatives

8.1 National OSH committee, commission, council or similar body

8.1.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions

8.1.2 Constitution and chairmanship modalities

8.2 Employers’ duty to consult workers on risks

8.3 Workers’ right to select their representatives for health and safety matters