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Djibouti - 2013

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1 Description of national OSH regulatory framework
- 1.1 Description of OSH regulatory framework
  Summary/citation: The Labour Code of 2006 of Djibouti contains very general provisions in relation to occupational safety and health. There are some specific regulations that complete the Labour Code relating to particular themes such as HIV-AIDS, asbestos, dangerous products or tobacco control laws.
  • Décret n° 2007-0230/PR/MS du 2 décembre 2007 portant interdiction de fumer dans les lieux publics.
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail.
  • Décret n° 2003-0049/PR/MEF/MS portant mise en place d'un cadre institutionnel de lutte contre le SIDA, le paludisme et la tuberculose.
  • Décret n° 2003-0212/PR/MHUEAT portant réglementation du transport des produits dangereux.
  • Loi n° 75/AN/00/4ème L organisant le ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité nationale.
  • Décret n° 99-0202/PR/MTPUL portant interdiction de l'amiante en République de Djibouti.
2 Scope, coverage and exclusions
- 2.1 Health and safety covers physical and psychological health
  No data available.
- 2.2 Definition of worker
  Summary/citation: A worker is any person, regardless of sex or nationality, who puts his professional activity under the direction and authority of another public or private person or entity and subject to remuneration.
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title I Art. 1)
  - 2.2.1 Coverage of particular categories of workers
    Sometimes.
    - 2.2.1.1 Migrant workers
      Summary/citation: A worker is any person, regardless of sex or nationality, who puts his professional activity under the direction and authority of another public or private person or entity and subject to remuneration.
      Remarks / comments: The legal status of the employer and that of the worker shall not be taken into consideration when defining worker.
      • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 1)
    - 2.2.1.2 Domestic workers
      Summary/citation: A worker is any person, regardless of sex or nationality, who puts his professional activity under the direction and authority of another public or private person or entity and subject to remuneration.
      Remarks / comments: The Labour Code does not exclude domestic workers from its scope of application.
      • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 1)
    - 2.2.1.3 Home workers
      Summary/citation: A worker is any person, regardless of sex or nationality, who puts his professional activity under the direction and authority of another public or private person or entity and subject to remuneration.
      Remarks / comments: The Labour Code does not exclude home workers from its scope of application.
      • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 1)
    - 2.2.1.4 Self-employed persons
      No data available.
- 2.3 Definition of employer
  Summary/citation: An employer is any public or private person or entity who provides direction, authority and remuneration to a worker.
  Remarks / comments: Deduced from the definition of worker. No specific definition provided for employer in the Labour Code.
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 1)
  Related CEACR Comments
  • Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) Observation 2021
  • Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) Direct Request 1999
- 2.4 Exclusion of branches of economic activity
  Sometimes.
  - 2.4.1 Agriculture
    Summary/citation: This Code is applicable to labor relations between workers and employers.
    Remarks / comments: Agriculture is not excluded from the scope of application of the law.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 1)
  - 2.4.2 Construction
    Summary/citation: This Code is applicable to labor relations between workers and employers.
    Remarks / comments: Construction is not excluded from the scope of application of the law.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 1)
  - 2.4.3 Services
    Summary/citation: This Code is applicable to labor relations between workers and employers.
    Remarks / comments: Services are not excluded from the scope of application of the law.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 1)
  - 2.4.4 Public sector
    Summary/citation: All permanent employees of the public administration as well as those belonging to services such as the military, police members and civil protection officers.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title I, Art. 1)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) Observation 2021
    • Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) Direct Request 1999
  - 2.4.5 Other
    Summary/citation: The Labour Code does not apply to "free zones".
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title I, Art. 1)
- 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 Labour Inspectorate Department of the Ministry of Labour and National Solidarity is responsible for the supervision of occupational safety and health matters.
  • Loi n° 75/AN/00/4ème L organisant le ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité nationale. (Section 4, Art. 13)
  - 3.1.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions
    Summary/citation: The Labour Inspectorate Department shall:
    1) ensure compliance with legal provisions relating to working conditions and protection of workers, such as those relating to hours of work, wages, safety, health and well-being, employment of women, children and adolescents;
    2) provide information and advice to employers and workers concerning the most effective ways to implement OSH legal provisions;
    3) conduct prescribed studies and surveys;
    4) address individual and collective disputes;
    5) supervise the implementation of legal provisions on social well-being;
    6) bring to the attention of competent authorities loopholes or abuses not specifically covered by existing legal provisions;
    7) supervise employment contracts.
    • Loi n° 75/AN/00/4ème L organisant le ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité nationale. (Section 4, Art. 13)
  - 3.1.2 Chairperson and composition
    Summary/citation: The tasks of the Labour Inspectorate are carried out by labour inspectors.
    • Loi n° 75/AN/00/4ème L organisant le ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité nationale. (Section 4, Art. 14)
- 3.2 National OSH research programme or institute
  Remarks / comments: The law does not require the establishment of an OSH Institute. However, the Labour Inspectorate Department is responsible for providing training and conducting research on OSH issues.
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title VIII, Art. 283)
  - 3.2.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions
    Summary/citation: The Labour Inspectorate Department shall:
    - provide information and advice to employers and workers concerning the most effective ways to implement OSH legal provisions;
    - conduct prescribed studies and surveys.
    • Loi n° 75/AN/00/4ème L organisant le ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité nationale. (Section 4, Art.13)
  - 3.2.2 Governance board constitution and chairmanship
    Summary/citation: The tasks of the Labour Inspectorate are carried out by labour inspectors.
    • Loi n° 75/AN/00/4ème L organisant le ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité nationale. (Section 4, Art. 13)
  - 3.2.3 Source of funding
    No data available.
- 3.3 National OSH programme
  Summary/citation: A National Commission on Occupational Safety and Health composed by representatives of workers, employers and the government is established under the Minister of Labour.
  Its mission is to study problems relating to health and safety in the workplace. In this regard, it is responsible for making any suggestions and opinions on the regulations regarding health and safety, as well as on the direction and implementation of the national policy on risk prevention at the workplace.
  (Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail, Art. 283)
  Remarks / comments: The Ministry of Labour and National Solidarity is responsible for elaborating, implementing, following up and assessing policies regarding labour legislation and vocational training among others.
  (Loi nº 75/AN/00/4ème L organisant le Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité Nationale, Art. 1)
  
  When implementing policies, the Ministry is supported by a number of consultative committees such as the National Council on Employment and Vocational Training.
  (Loi nº 75/AN/00/4ème L organisant le Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité Nationale, Art. 28)
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 283)
  • Loi n° 75/AN/00/4ème L organisant le ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité nationale. (Title VIII, Arts. 1, 28)
  - 3.3.1 Consultation on the national OSH programme
    Summary/citation: A National Commission on Occupational Safety and Health composed by representatives of workers, employers and the government is established under the Minister of Labour.
    Its mission is to study problems relating to health and safety in the workplace. In this regard, it is responsible for making any suggestions and opinions on the regulations regarding health and safety, as well as on the direction and implementation of the national policy on risk prevention at the workplace.
    (Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail, Art. 283)
    Remarks / comments: The Ministry of Labour and National Solidarity is responsible for elaborating, implementing, following up and assessing policies regarding labour legislation and vocational training among others.
    (Loi nº 75/AN/00/4ème L organisant le Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité Nationale, Art. 1)
    
    When implementing policies, the Ministry is supported by a number of consultative committees such as the National Council on Employment and Vocational Training.
    (Loi nº 75/AN/00/4ème L organisant le Ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité Nationale, Art. 28)
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (283)
    • Loi n° 75/AN/00/4ème L organisant le ministère de l'Emploi et de la Solidarité nationale. (Arts. 1, 28)
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: Employers shall take all appropriate measures in order to protect the life and health of employees at the workplace.
  
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 121)
- 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: Annual medical examinations are mandatory for all workers.
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 133)
  - 4.4.1 Specific hazards for which surveillance is required
    No data available.
- 4.5 Surveillance of the working environment and working practices
  Summary / Citation: The employer shall take all necessary and appropriate measures to protect the life and health of employees. The employer is required to arrange the facilities and set the work in order to protect workers, in the the best possible way, from accidents and diseases. In particular, the premises must be kept clean. The machinery, mechanical devices, transmission equipment, tools and engines have to be installed and maintained in the best possible conditions of safety and cleanliness. Motors and rotating machinery must have the necessary protection to preserve the physical integrity of workers.
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Tittle III, Art. 121)
- 4.6 Duty to provide personal protective equipment
  No data available.
  Related CEACR Comments
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2013
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2015
- 4.7 Duty to ensure the usage of personal protective equipment
  No data available.
- 4.8 Duty to provide first-aid and welfare facilities
  Sometimes.
  - 4.8.1 Arrangements for first-aid
    Summary / Citation: The employer must dispose of means to provide first aid to workers. If the undertaking is lacking of the appropriate means for first aid, the employer shall arrange for the medical evacuation of the worker. All costs incurred thereby must be reimbursed by the employer.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 134)
  - 4.8.2 Sanitary installations
    Summary / Citation: The Ministry of Labour may issue decrees, upon the advice of the National Commission on Occupational Safety and Health, providing for general protective measures applicable to any undertaking regarding sanitary installations among others.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 125)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2013
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2015
  - 4.8.3 Drinking water
    Summary / Citation: The Ministry of Labour may issue decrees, upon the advice of the National Commission on Occupational Safety and Health, providing for general protective measures applicable to any undertaking regarding drinking water among others.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 125)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2013
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2015
  - 4.8.4 Rest and eating areas
    No data available.
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: A health and safety committee shall be created in all industrial enterprises, buildings and public works employing at least fifty (50) workers, including those with temporary contracts.
    
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Arts. 126, 127)
  - 5.1.2 Appointment of a person for health and safety
    No data available.
  - 5.1.3 Written risk assessment
    No data available.
  - 5.1.4 Safe operating work systems and procedures
    Summary/citation: The health and safety committee at the workplace should participate in the identification of risks and develop an action plan for emergencies.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Arts. 126, 128)
  - 5.1.5 Training and information on risks
    Summary/citation: The health and safety committee at the workplace is obliged to take the actions required for the promotion of safe working methods and processes. This includes information and training of workers on OSH issues.
    
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 128)
  - 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: The health and safety committee at the workplace includes employers' and workers' representatives.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Arts. 126, 127)
- 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
  No data available.
  - 6.1.1 Requirement to access expert advice and/or support in health and safety
    No data available.
    - 6.1.1.1 Qualifications of experts or professional services
      No data available.
- 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: Employees must use safety and security devices properly and refrain from removing or modifying them without permission from the employer.
  
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 124)
- 7.2 Duty to take reasonable steps to protect the safety and health of others
  Summary / Citation: Any employee who believes that there could be a serious and imminent risk for his/her safety and/or the safety of others, or for the enterprise, has the right and responsibility to stop the work or to refrain from starting it.
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 124)
- 7.3 Supervisors’ duty to take reasonable steps to protect the safety and health of others
  No data available.
- 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: Employees must use safety and security devices properly and refrain from removing or modifying them without permission from the employer.
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 124)
- 7.7 Right to enquire about risks and preventive measures
  No data available.
- 7.8 Right to remove themselves from a dangerous situation
  Summary / Citation: Any employee who believes that there could be a serious and imminent risk for his/her safety and/or the safety of others, or for the enterprise, has the right and the responsibility to stop the work or to refrain from starting it.
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 124)
- 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: The law provides for the establishment of a National Commission on Occupational Safety and Health under the Ministry of Labour.
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title VIII, Art. 283)
  - 8.1.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions
    Summary / Citation: The mission of the National Commission on Occupational Safety and Health is to study problems relating to health and safety in the workplace. In this regard, it is responsible for making any suggestions and opinions on the regulations regarding health and safety, as well as on the direction and implementation of the national policy on risk prevention at the workplace.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title VIII, Art. 283)
  - 8.1.2 Constitution and chairmanship modalities
    Summary / Citation: The National Commission on Occupational Safety and Health is composed by representatives of workers, employers and the government.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 283)
- 8.2 Employers’ duty to consult workers on risks
  Summary / Citation: The OSH committee at the workplace includes representatives of workers and the employer.
  Restrictions / obligations: A health and safety committee shall be created in all industrial enterprises, buildings and public works employing at least fifty (50) workers, including those with temporary contracts.
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 126, Art. 127)
- 8.3 Workers’ right to select their representatives for health and safety matters
  Summary / Citation: The OSH committee at the workplace includes representatives of workers and employers.
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art.127)
  - 8.3.1 Workforce size conditions for workers’ representation in health and safety
    Summary / Citation: A health and safety committee shall be created in all industrial enterprises, buildings and public services employing at least fifty (50) workers, including those with temporary contracts.
    The health and safety committee includes:
    - the employer;
    - the OSH responsible in the workplace or the workshop manager;
    - a workers' representative. This number is increased to two representatives in enterprises with more than 150 employees;
    - the enterprise doctor or nurse, if any, or the doctor or nurse of the Social Protection Organization.
    The employer or head of the company chairs this committee.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 126)
  - 8.3.2 Conditions of eligibility to represent workers in health and safety
    No data available.
- 8.4 OSH representatives’ functions, rights and powers
  Sometimes.
  - 8.4.1 Right to inspect the workplace
    Summary / Citation: The OSH committee shall, among others, analyse the health and safety conditions of the workplace and, conduct investigations of serious accidents and occupational diseases to determine causes and propose remedy measures. The OSH committee shall also propose preventive action measures.
    Remarks / comments: The OSH committee at the workplace includes representatives of workers and the employer.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Arts 126-128)
  - 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
    Summary / Citation: The OSH committee members have an annual credit of eight hours paid as working time to exercise their duties. The meeting hours are also paid as working time and not attributable to credit hours.
    Remarks / comments: The OSH committee at the workplace includes representatives of workers and the employer.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Arts. 127, 130)
  - 8.4.8 Right to issue remedial notices
    No data available.
  - 8.4.9 Right to resolve OSH issues in consultation with employers
    Summary / Citation: The OSH committee shall participate in the identification of dangerous OSH factors at the workplace and in the development of an action plan to overcome them.
    Remarks / comments: The OSH committee at the workplace includes representatives of workers and the employer.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Arts. 126-128)
  - 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: A health and safety committee shall be created in all industrial enterprises, buildings and public services employing at least fifty (50) workers, including those with temporary contracts.
  The health and safety committee includes:
  - the employer;
  - the OSH responsible in the workplace or the workshop manager;
  - a workers' representative. This number is increased to two representatives in enterprises with more than 150 employees;
  - the enterprise doctor or nurse, if any, or the doctor or nurse of the Social Protection Organization.
  The employer or head of the company chairs this committee.
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art.126, Art. 127)
  - 8.6.1 Participation of workers’ representatives in joint OSH committee
    Summary / Citation: The OSH committee shall include one workers' representative.
    This number is increased to two workers' representatives, if the undertaking has more than 150 workers.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 126, Art. 128)
  - 8.6.2 Conditions for establishing a joint OSH committee
    Summary / Citation: A health and safety committee shall be created in all industrial enterprises, buildings and public services employing at least fifty (50) workers, including those with temporary contracts.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 126 d, Art. 127)
  - 8.6.3 Objectives, roles and/or functions of joint OSH committees
    Summary / Citation: The OSH Committee shall:
    a) study the conditions of health and safety in the workplace;
    b) ensure the implementation of laws, regulations and guidelines concerning
    health and safety;
    c) conduct investigations of serious accidents and occupational diseases
    to determine the causes and to propose remedy measures and other preventive measures;
    d) establish and implement a program to improve health and safety conditions
    related to the activities of the enterprise;
    e) establish every year, statistics of occupational accidents and occupational diseases;
    f) disseminate, every three months, the necessary information relating to workers' health protection and proper conduct of work;
    g) promote, maintain and develop safety culture among workers;
    h) take any action to promote safer methods and work processes;
    i) organize training of workers in the fields of hygiene, safety and health at
    work;
    j) ensure the organization and training of fire and rescue teams;
    k) participate in the identification of risk factors and develop an intervention emergency plan.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 128)
  - 8.6.4 Keeping record of the work of joint OSH committees
    Summary / Citation: A report must be prepared as a result of OSH committee meetings, and a copy shall be addressed to the Labour Inspectorate in one month as from the date when the meeting took place.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 129)
  - 8.6.5 Sharing the minutes of joint OSH committees meetings
    Summary / Citation: A report must be prepared as a result of OSH committee meetings, and a copy shall be addressed to the Labour Inspectorate in one month as from the date when the meeting took place.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 129)
- 8.7 Mandatory training for members of joint OSH committee(s)
  No data available.
- 8.8 Protection against reprisals
  No data available.
- 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
  No data available.
- 9.2 Chemical hazards
  Yes.
  - 9.2.1 Handling, storage, labelling and use
    Yes.
    • Décret n° 2003-0212/PR/MHUEAT portant réglementation du transport des produits dangereux.
  - 9.2.2 Duty of manufacturers, suppliers and importers of chemicals in relation to the safety and health of users
    Summary / Citation: Special provisions shall be implemented which may restrict, regulate or prohibit the manufacture, sale, import, export, and transport of hazardous chemicals.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III; Art. 125 a)
  - 9.2.3 Pesticides
    No data available.
- 9.3 Ergonomic hazards
  No data available.
- 9.4 Physical hazards
  Sometimes.
  - 9.4.1 Ionising radiation
    Summary / Citation: Regulations on exposure to radiation shall be adopted.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title II, Art. 125 a)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Radiation Protection Convention, 1960 (No. 115) Observation 2013
    • Radiation Protection Convention, 1960 (No. 115) Direct Request 2017
  - 9.4.2 Vibration and noise
    Summary / Citation: Regulations on noise and vibration shall be adopted.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 125 a)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2013
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2015
  - 9.4.3 Working at height
    No data available.
  - 9.4.4 Working in confined spaces
    No data available.
  - 9.4.5 Risks arising from poor maintenance of workplace facilities
    No data available.
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2013
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2015
  - 9.4.6 Exposure to extreme temperatures
    No data available.
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2013
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2015
  - 9.4.7 Fire risks
    Summary / Citation: The OSH committee shall ensure the organization of fire rescues and the training of fire crews. In addition, special regulations on fire risks shall be adopted.
    
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Arts. 125, 126, 128)
  - 9.4.8 Tobacco
    Yes.
    • Décret n° 2007-0230/PR/MS du 2 décembre 2007 portant interdiction de fumer dans les lieux publics. (Art. 4)
  - 9.4.9 Asbestos
    Yes.
    • Décret n° 99-0202/PR/MTPUL portant interdiction de l'amiante en République de Djibouti.
  - 9.4.10 Risks related to nanotechnology
    No data available.
  - 9.4.11 Contraction of HIV in the workplace
    Yes.
    • Décret n° 2003-0049/PR/MEF/MS portant mise en place d'un cadre institutionnel de lutte contre le SIDA, le paludisme et la tuberculose.
- 9.5 Psychosocial hazards
  Sometimes.
  - 9.5.1 Psychosocial risks
    No data available.
  - 9.5.2 Occupational violence
    Summary / Citation: The law states that the collective agreements may contain provisions addressing sexual harassment.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 258(16))
- 9.6 Other hazardous substances
  Yes.
  • Décret n° 2003-0212/PR/MHUEAT portant réglementation du transport des produits dangereux.
- 9.7 Machineries
  Sometimes.
  - 9.7.1 Risks related to machinery and tools
    Summary / Citation: Machines, transmission equipment, and manual tools must be installed and maintained in the best possible conditions of safety and cleanliness. Motors and rotating machinery must include the necessary equipment/safeguards to protect the physical integrity of workers.
    
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 121)
  - 9.7.2 Duty of designers and/or manufacturers of machineries in relation to the occupational safety and health of operators of machineries
    Summary / Citation: Machines, transmission equipment, and manual tools must be installed and maintained in the best possible conditions of safety and cleanliness. Motors and rotating machinery must include the necessary equipment/safeguards to protect the physical integrity of workers. Special orders will be implemented which may restrict, regulate or prohibit the manufacture, sale, import, export, and transfer of machines hazardous to workers.
    
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 125 a)
  - 9.7.3 Duty of designers, manufacturers, importers or suppliers of machineries to provide machineries information
    Summary / Citation: Machines, transmission equipment, and manual tools must be installed and maintained in the best possible conditions of safety and cleanliness. Motors and rotating machinery must include the necessary equipment/safeguards to protect the physical integrity of workers. Special orders will be implemented which may restrict, regulate or prohibit the manufacture, sale, import, export, and transfer of machines hazardous to workers.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 125 a)
  - 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
    Summary / Citation: Machines, transmission equipment, and manual tools must be installed and maintained in the best possible conditions of safety and cleanliness. Motors and rotating machinery must include the necessary equipment/safeguards to protect the physical integrity of workers. Special orders will be implemented which may restrict, regulate or prohibit the manufacture, sale, import, export, and transfer of machines hazardous to workers.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 125 a)
    - 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: A degree may be approved upon the proposal of the Minister of Labour and the Minister of Health, and after obtaining the advice of the National Council on Labour, Employment and Vocational Training, determining the nature of work and categories of enterprises prohibited for women and pregnant women.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 111)
  - 9.8.2 Protection of lactating women at work
    Summary / Citation: The mother has the right to rest for breastfeeding for a period of fifteen months as from the date of her return to work. The total duration of this rest can not exceed one hour per workday, to be taken at the beginning or at the end of the working day, unless more favourable conditions are provided in collective agreements. Deductions from the salary due to this temporary absence are not permitted.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 116)
  - 9.8.3 Limits to women’s access to specific occupations, undertakings or shifts
    Summary / Citation: A degree may be approved upon the proposal of the Minister of Labour and the Minister of Health, and after obtaining the advice of the National Council of Labour, Employment and Vocational Training, determining the nature of work and categories of enterprises prohibited for women and pregnant women.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 111)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45) Direct Request 2007
  - 9.8.4 Limits to workers’ access to specific occupations, undertakings or shifts by reason of age
    Summary / Citation: The minimum age for access to the labour market is 16 years (Art. 5).
    
    Night work (10.00 pm- 05.00 am) is prohibited to young people below the age of 16 years. Exemptions may be granted by decree upon the advice of the National Council on Labour, Employment and Vocational Training (Art. 94).
    
    Young people are forbidden to work in the following sectors:
    - domestic work;
    - hotels and bars, with the exception of jobs strictly related to restoration (Art. 110).
    
    A degree may be approved upon the proposal of the Minister of Labour and the Minister of Health, and after obtaining the advice of the National Council on Labour, Employment and Vocational Training, determining the nature of work and categories of enterprises prohibited for young people (Art. 111).
    Remarks / comments: The law specifies that "young people" refers to people from 16 to 18 years of age (Art. 108).
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Arts. 5, 94, 108, 110, 111)
    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: The OSH committee of the enterprise is responsible for establishing statistics on occupational accidents and diseases every year.
    Restrictions / obligations: The OSH committee shall be established in undertakings that have, at least, 50 employees (temporary or permanent).
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 128, Art. 135)
  - 10.1.2 Near miss incidents
    No data available.
  - 10.1.3 Occupational diseases
    Summary / Citation: The OSH committee of the enterprise is responsible for establishing statistics on occupational accidents and diseases every year.
    Restrictions / obligations: The OSH committee shall be established in undertakings that have, at least, 50 employees (temporary or permanent).
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 128)
- 10.2 Employers’ duty to notify OSH authorities of work related death and/or injuries to health
  Summary / Citation: The employer is required to report simultaneously to the Labour Inspectorate and to the Social Protection Organization, within forty-eight hours, all accidents or occupational diseases occurred in the undertaking or establishment.
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 135)
  Related CEACR Comments
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2015
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2021
11 OSH inspection and enforcement of OSH legislation
- 11.1 Appointment of OSH inspectors
  Summary / Citation: Labour inspectors are responsible for ensuring the implementation of legislation on occupational safety and health.
  • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 131)
- 11.2 OSH inspectors’ powers
  Yes.
  - 11.2.1 Power to enter workplaces
    Summary / Citation: Inspectors have the power to enter freely and without previous notice into enterprises and institutions subject to the labour law.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title VI, Art. 199)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2015
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2021
  - 11.2.2 Power to inspect and carry out any examination, test or enquiry
    Summary / Citation: Inspectors have the power to take samples of materials and substances used or handled, as long as the employer or his/her representative is notified of any samples collected. They also have the power to conduct examinations, make the necessary copies of books and documents, and also consult physicians/technicians in relation to requirements on occupational safety and health.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title VI, Art. 199)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2015
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2021
  - 11.2.3 Power to investigate
    Summary / Citation: Inspectors have the power to take samples of materials and substances used or handled, as long as the employer or his/her representative is notified of any samples collected. They also have the power to conduct examinations, make the necessary copies of books and documents, and also consult physicians/technicians in relation to requirements on occupational safety and health.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title VI, Art. 199)
  - 11.2.4 Duty to provide advice on OSH
    Summary / Citation: Instead of issuing a minute, labour inspectors and controllers may give advice or warnings.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 196)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2015
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2021
- 11.3 OSH inspectors’ enforcement powers
  Sometimes.
  - 11.3.1 Power to issue orders or notices
    Summary / Citation: In case of a lack of compliance with regulations on occupational safety and health, the inspector shall issue a written notice to the employer to comply with the legal requirements.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 131)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2015
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2021
  - 11.3.2 Power to impose financial penalties
    No data available.
  - 11.3.3 Power to revoke or suspend licenses or authorisations
    No data available.
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2015
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2021
  - 11.3.4 Power to require the cessation of dangerous work
    Summary / Citation: Inspectors have the power to immediately enforce measures that stop dangerous work.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title III, Art. 131)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2015
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2021
  - 11.3.5 Power to initiate prosecutions
    Summary / Citation: Labor inspectors operating in the central and local labour administration may, within the framework of their service, issue a minute deemed authentic unless proved otherwise, indicating any violation of labour legislation and regulations.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title VI, Art.196)
  - 11.3.6 Power to conduct prosecutions
    Summary / Citation: Labour inspectors are empowered to directly prosecute in the competent court individuals who violated laws and labour regulations.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 196)
  - 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: Minimum: 100,000 DJF (559 USD)
    Maximum: 2,000,000 DJF (11,190 USD)
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title X, Arts. 288 - 290)
  - 11.4.2 Financial penalties for natural persons
    Summary / Citation: Minimum: 100,000 DJF (559 USD)
    Maximum: 2,000,000 DJF (11,190 USD)
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Title X, Arts. 288 - 290)
  - 11.4.3 Non-financial sanctions
    No data available.
  - 11.4.4 Criminal liability
    Summary / Citation: Infringements of the provisions of the Labour Code are prosecuted before the criminal court in accordance with the provisions of the Criminal Procedure Code.
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Art. 285)
  - 11.4.5 Terms of imprisonment for natural persons
    Summary / Citation: Minimum: 15 days
    Maximum: 1 year
    • Loi n° 133/AN/05/5ème L du 28 janvier 2006 portant Code du Travail. (Arts. 289, 290, 292)

Djibouti - 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