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Equatorial Guinea - 2013

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1 Description of national OSH regulatory framework
- 1.1 Description of OSH regulatory framework
  Summary/citation: Equatorial Guinea has a limited OSH legislation.
  
  In terms of institutional structure, there is a Social Security Institute including a Department on Occupational Risks.
  
  The main law related to OSH is Law No. 2 dated 4 February 1990 on the General Labour System which contains a number of detailed provisions on OSH.
  
  With regard to OSH inspection, the Law No. 14 dated 12 November 1984 on the Labour Inspection is applicable.
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo.
  • Ley núm. 14 reguladora de la inspección del trabajo.
  • Official Website of the Government of Equatorial Guinea
2 Scope, coverage and exclusions
- 2.1 Health and safety covers physical and psychological health
  Summary/citation: Work must be provided in working conditions that allow the normal physical, mental and social development of the workers as well as the independence of their moral and civic consciousness. Workers must be allowed to have enough free time for rest, training, recreation and social life. Work conditions must protect workers from occupational accidents and diseases.
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 26(2))
- 2.2 Definition of worker
  Summary/citation: Although the law does no provide a definition of worker, it determines that only the work under the direction of an employer falls under the the scope of application.
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 2)
  - 2.2.1 Coverage of particular categories of workers
    Sometimes.
    - 2.2.1.1 Migrant workers
      Summary/citation: The law does no provide a definition of worker but it determines that only the work under the direction of an employer falls under the the scope of application. Migrant workers are not explicitly excluded.
      • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 2)
    - 2.2.1.2 Domestic workers
      Summary/citation: The law does no provide a definition of worker but it determines that only the work under the direction of an employer falls under the the scope of application. Domestic workers are not explicitly excluded.
      • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 2)
    - 2.2.1.3 Home workers
      Summary/citation: The law does no provide a definition of worker but it determines that only the work under the direction of an employer falls under the the scope of application. Home workers are not explicitly excluded.
      • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 2)
    - 2.2.1.4 Self-employed persons
      No data available.
- 2.3 Definition of employer
  Summary/citation: Employer are the physical or legal persons that order, manage or receive the work.
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 2)
- 2.4 Exclusion of branches of economic activity
  Sometimes.
  - 2.4.1 Agriculture
    Summary/citation: Included. The labour law is applicable to all companies and workplaces in Equatorial Guinea.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 3)
  - 2.4.2 Construction
    Summary/citation: Included. The labour law is applicable to all companies and workplaces in Equatorial Guinea.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 3)
  - 2.4.3 Services
    Summary/citation: Included. The labour law is applicable to all companies and workplaces in Equatorial Guinea.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 3)
  - 2.4.4 Public sector
    Summary/citation: Civil servants are excluded from the scope of application of the labour law.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 4)
  - 2.4.5 Other
    Summary/citation: The following labour relations are also excluded from the scope application of the labour law:
    - Work done on a voluntary and friendly basis.
    - Work performed by representatives of other countries.
    - Work delivered by the husband, spose, parents, children, brothers and sisters of the employer only when they work in a family business with no more than 5 persons including the head of the family.
    Restrictions / obligations: Work in a family business will be governed by the labour law when there is a labour contract.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 4)
- 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
    Summary/citation: The law includes a list of occupational diseases.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 37(3))
  - 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
  No data available.
  - 3.1.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions
    No data available.
  - 3.1.2 Chairperson and composition
    No data available.
- 3.2 National OSH research programme or institute
  No data available.
  - 3.2.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions
    No data available.
  - 3.2.2 Governance board constitution and chairmanship
    No data available.
  - 3.2.3 Source of funding
    No data available.
- 3.3 National OSH programme
  Summary/citation: The State will design and implement progressively the national policy on occupational safety and health and the improvement of the working environment and conditions. The policy must be adequate to the real possibilities of the country. With view to reaching these objectives training will be proposed to employers, workers and professional organizations. Concrete improving measures will be promoted and surveillance of the compliance with legislation will be carried out. A procedure to investigate labour accidents will be also created and statistics on occupational accidents and diseases will be elaborated.
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 26(1))
  - 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: The employer is under the obligation to provide workers with working conditions that allow their normal physical, mental and social development as well as the independence of their moral and civic consciousness. Employers must allow workers to dispose of enough free time for rest, training, recreation and social life. Employers must ensure working conditions that protect workers from occupational accidents and diseases. The employer must provide medical, sanitary, hospital and pharmaceutical assistance to injured workers. The employer must pay special attention when employing children, pregnant or lactating women, disabled people or when workers are exposed to occupational hazards.
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 26(3))
- 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: The employer must provide medical and pharmaceutical assistance to workers in accordance to the type of risk the workers are exposed to, the availability of public medical assistance and the employer's financial resources (§ 4).
  
  Workers which are employed in hazardous jobs or have to manipulate food products for consumers must pass medical examinations periodically (§ 31).
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§§ 4,31)
  - 4.4.1 Specific hazards for which surveillance is required
    No data available.
- 4.5 Surveillance of the working environment and working practices
  No data available.
- 4.6 Duty to provide personal protective equipment
  Summary / Citation: Employers are under the obligation to provide to their workers personal protective clothes and equipment appropriate to the risk the workers are exposed to in order to prevent occupational risks and damage to workers' health.
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(2))
- 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 ensure that workplaces dispose of first aid kit.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 28(2))
  - 4.8.2 Sanitary installations
    Summary / Citation: The employer must ensure that the substances are stored in safe conditions and waste is not accumulated and that workplaces have the necessary sanitary installations.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 28(2),(3))
  - 4.8.3 Drinking water
    Summary / Citation: The employer must ensure that there is drinking water at the workplace.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 28(2))
  - 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
    No data available.
  - 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
    No data available.
  - 5.1.5 Training and information on risks
    Summary/citation: The employer must provide OSH training to workers upon engagement or change of position or when they have to apply a new technique or materials that may cause damage to workers or other persons.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(1))
  - 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 employer must take into consideration feedback received by workers with regard to working environment and conditions, and adopt the necessary measures accordingly.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(7))
- 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: Workers have the obligation to contribute to the prevention of risks that may place them in danger.
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 25(g))
- 7.2 Duty to take reasonable steps to protect the safety and health of others
  Summary / Citation: Workers have the obligation to contribute to the prevention of risks that may endanger the safety of other workers, the employer and the premises and materials.
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 25(g))
- 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: Workers are under the obligation to comply with all standards and regulations on OSH.
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 26(4))
- 7.7 Right to enquire about risks and preventive measures
  No data available.
- 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: OSH Committees will be created to advice employers, workers and labour authorities on the application and implementation of OSH standards.
  
  The OSH Committees may be created at a national, provincial and local level and at the workplaces.
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 34(1),(2))
  - 8.1.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions
    No data available.
  - 8.1.2 Constitution and chairmanship modalities
    No data available.
- 8.2 Employers’ duty to consult workers on risks
  No data available.
- 8.3 Workers’ right to select their representatives for health and safety matters
  No data available.
  - 8.3.1 Workforce size conditions for workers’ representation in health and safety
    No data available.
  - 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
    Summary / Citation: It is not recognised as workers' right but inspectors may require workers' representative to participate in the inspection.
    • Ley núm. 14 reguladora de la inspección del trabajo. (§ 10(2))
  - 8.4.6 Right to use facilities
    Summary / Citation: Workers' representatives in OSH Committees have the right to use facilities.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 34(3))
  - 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: The law enquire the employer to facilitate the participation of workers in OSH Committees.
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(8))
  - 8.6.1 Participation of workers’ representatives in joint OSH committee
    Summary / Citation: The Committees will be compound by workers' and employers' representatives and an labour inspector.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 34(2))
  - 8.6.2 Conditions for establishing a joint OSH committee
    No data available.
  - 8.6.3 Objectives, roles and/or functions of joint OSH committees
    Summary / Citation: OSH Committees will be created to advice employers, workers and labour authorities on the application and implementation of OSH standards.
    
    The OSH Committees may be created at a national, provincial and local level and at the workplaces.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 34(1),(2))
  - 8.6.4 Keeping record of the work of joint OSH committees
    No data available.
  - 8.6.5 Sharing the minutes of joint OSH committees meetings
    No data available.
- 8.7 Mandatory training for members of joint OSH committee(s)
  No data available.
- 8.8 Protection against reprisals
  Summary / Citation: The law says that the employer has the obligation not to impose any kind of sanction to workers on the ground that they have defended their labour rights before the authorities (§ 23(h)).
  
  Workers' representatives in OSH Committees cannot be dismissed during their mandate nor within the following 3 months upon its termination (§ 34(3)).
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§§ 23(h),34(3))
- 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 must ensure that workers are not exposed to physical, chemical, biological, environmental or other hazards without being warned about the damages that these substances may cause to their health and the preventive measures.
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(1))
- 9.2 Chemical hazards
  Sometimes.
  - 9.2.1 Handling, storage, labelling and use
    Summary / Citation: Employers must ensure that workers are not exposed to physical, chemical, biological, environmental or other hazards without being warned about the damages that these substances may cause to their health and the preventive measures.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(1))
  - 9.2.2 Duty of manufacturers, suppliers and importers of chemicals in relation to the safety and health of users
    No data available.
  - 9.2.3 Pesticides
    Summary / Citation: Employers must ensure that workers are not exposed to physical, chemical, biological, environmental or other hazards without being warned about the damages that these substances may cause to their health and the preventive measures.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(1))
- 9.3 Ergonomic hazards
  Summary / Citation: Employers must ensure that workers are not exposed to physical, chemical, biological, environmental or other hazards without being warned about the damages that these substances may cause to their health and the preventive measures.
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(1))
- 9.4 Physical hazards
  Yes.
  - 9.4.1 Ionising radiation
    Summary / Citation: Employers must protect workers from dangerous radiation.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(1))
  - 9.4.2 Vibration and noise
    Summary / Citation: Employers must ensure that workers are not exposed to physical, chemical, biological, environmental or other hazards without being warned about the damages that these substances may cause to their health and the preventive measures.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(1))
  - 9.4.3 Working at height
    Summary / Citation: Employers must ensure that workers are not exposed to physical, chemical, biological, environmental or other hazards without being warned about the damages that these substances may cause to their health and the preventive measures.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(1))
  - 9.4.4 Working in confined spaces
    Summary / Citation: The employers must ensure that workplaces have the necessary height to enable workers move and carry out their tasks.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(1))
  - 9.4.5 Risks arising from poor maintenance of workplace facilities
    Summary / Citation: Employers must ensure that workers are not exposed to physical, chemical, biological, environmental or other hazards without being warned about the damages that these substances may cause to their health and the preventive measures.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(1))
  - 9.4.6 Exposure to extreme temperatures
    Summary / Citation: Employers must ensure that workers are not exposed to physical, chemical, biological, environmental or other hazards without being warned about the damages that these substances may cause to their health and the preventive measures.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(1))
  - 9.4.7 Fire risks
    Summary / Citation: Employers must ensure that workers are not exposed to physical, chemical, biological, environmental or other hazards without being warned about the damages that these substances may cause to their health and the preventive measures.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(1))
  - 9.4.8 Tobacco
    Summary / Citation: Employers must ensure that workers are not exposed to physical, chemical, biological, environmental or other hazards without being warned about the damages that these substances may cause to their health and the preventive measures.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(1))
  - 9.4.9 Asbestos
    Summary / Citation: Employers must ensure that workers are not exposed to physical, chemical, biological, environmental or other hazards without being warned about the damages that these substances may cause to their health and the preventive measures.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(1))
  - 9.4.10 Risks related to nanotechnology
    Summary / Citation: Employers must ensure that workers are not exposed to physical, chemical, biological, environmental or other hazards without being warned about the damages that these substances may cause to their health and the preventive measures.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(1))
  - 9.4.11 Contraction of HIV in the workplace
    Summary / Citation: Employers must ensure that workers are not exposed to physical, chemical, biological, environmental or other hazards without being warned about the damages that these substances may cause to their health and the preventive measures.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(1))
- 9.5 Psychosocial hazards
  No data available.
  - 9.5.1 Psychosocial risks
    No data available.
  - 9.5.2 Occupational violence
    No data available.
- 9.6 Other hazardous substances
  Summary / Citation: Employers must install and use mechanic tools for the ventilation and elimination of dust, fumes,gas, vapour when it is not possible avoid the exposure of workers to these substances.
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 29(2)(f))
- 9.7 Machineries
  Sometimes.
  - 9.7.1 Risks related to machinery and tools
    Summary / Citation: Employers will take the measures to equip machines with protective devices.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 29(2)(a))
  - 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
    Summary / Citation: Machinery and tools that may be dangerous must be examined by the labour authority in order to verify that it meet the necessary safety standards and be certified accordingly.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 33)
  - 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
  Sometimes.
  - 9.8.1 Protection of pregnancy at work
    Summary / Citation: Pregnant women cannot work extra hours or be employed in jobs which are not adequate to their state of pregnancy.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 49(5))
  - 9.8.2 Protection of lactating women at work
    Summary / Citation: Lactating workers have the right to take 2 30-minute breaks per working day in order to lactate their child.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 52(3))
  - 9.8.3 Limits to women’s access to specific occupations, undertakings or shifts
    No data available.
  - 9.8.4 Limits to workers’ access to specific occupations, undertakings or shifts by reason of age
    Summary / Citation: Workers under the age of 14 are not allowed to work. However, children older than the age of 13 may be employed when the work is light and it does not affect their health, development and does not prevent them to attend school.
    
    Children at the age of 12 may be admitted to light jobs of an agriculture or artisanal nature.
    
    Children may be employed in hazardous jobs at the age of 16. In that case professional organizations must be consulted if they exist and the labour authorities in order to adopt the necessary protective measures.
    
    The labour authorities can fix the minimum age for certain jobs on 18 years.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 11)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • 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
  Yes.
  - 10.1.1 Work-related accidents
    Summary / Citation: The employer is under the obligation to notify to the Social Security Institute (INSESO) following the procedure established to that effect, the occupational accidents and diseases, and any other dangerous environmental conditions, and register them.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(5))
  - 10.1.2 Near miss incidents
    Summary / Citation: The employer is under the obligation to notify to the Social Security Institute (INSESO) following the procedure established to that effect, the occupational accidents and diseases, and any other dangerous environmental conditions, and register them.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(5))
  - 10.1.3 Occupational diseases
    Summary / Citation: The employer is under the obligation to notify to the Social Security Institute (INSESO) following the procedure established to that effect, the occupational accidents and diseases, and any other dangerous environmental conditions, and register them.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(5))
- 10.2 Employers’ duty to notify OSH authorities of work related death and/or injuries to health
  Summary / Citation: The employer is under the obligation to notify to the Social Security Institute (INSESO) following the procedure established to that effect, the occupational accidents and diseases, and any other dangerous environmental conditions, and register them.
  • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 27(5))
11 OSH inspection and enforcement of OSH legislation
- 11.1 Appointment of OSH inspectors
  Summary / Citation: Labour Inspectorate is the technical body of the Public Administration with the mission to ensure the compliance with legislation on labour, social security, employment, migrations, and social promotion.
  • Ley núm. 14 reguladora de la inspección del trabajo. (§ 1)
- 11.2 OSH inspectors’ powers
  Yes.
  - 11.2.1 Power to enter workplaces
    Summary / Citation: Inspectors have the power to enter any workplace at any time, without prior notice.
    • Ley núm. 14 reguladora de la inspección del trabajo. (§ 10(1))
  - 11.2.2 Power to inspect and carry out any examination, test or enquiry
    Summary / Citation: Inspectors have the power to gather any evidence, investigate and examine anything they consider necessary.
    • Ley núm. 14 reguladora de la inspección del trabajo. (§ 10(3))
  - 11.2.3 Power to investigate
    Summary / Citation: Inspectors have the power to gather any evidence, investigate and examine anything they consider necessary.
    • Ley núm. 14 reguladora de la inspección del trabajo. (§ 10(3))
  - 11.2.4 Duty to provide advice on OSH
    Summary / Citation: The Labour Inspectorate is competent to give advice to employers and workers with regard to their labour rights and obligations.
    • Ley núm. 14 reguladora de la inspección del trabajo. (§ 1)
- 11.3 OSH inspectors’ enforcement powers
  Sometimes.
  - 11.3.1 Power to issue orders or notices
    Summary / Citation: Inspectors have the power to issue warning and infraction notices. They also may require the employer to take the necessary steps in order to comply with labour legislation on OSH.
    • Ley núm. 14 reguladora de la inspección del trabajo. (§§ 10(4)-10(5))
  - 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.
  - 11.3.4 Power to require the cessation of dangerous work
    Summary / Citation: In the event of a serious danger to the health or safety of workers the inspector can require the cessation of dangerous work.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 86(4))
    • Ley núm. 14 reguladora de la inspección del trabajo. (§ 10(6))
  - 11.3.5 Power to initiate prosecutions
    Summary / Citation: Inspectors can require the competent authority for assistance (§ 7(4)).
    
    Inspectors have the power to initiate litigious procedures before the competent jurisdiction when stipulated by law § 10(8)).
    • Ley núm. 14 reguladora de la inspección del trabajo. (§§ 7(4),10(8))
  - 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: Minimum: 200,000.00 XOF [415.951 USD]
    Maximum: 2,000,000.00 XOF [415,951.00 USD]
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 86(3))
  - 11.4.2 Financial penalties for natural persons
    Summary / Citation: Minimum: 200,000.00 XOF [415.951 USD]
    Maximum: 2,000,000.00 XOF [415,951.00 USD]
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 86(3))
  - 11.4.3 Non-financial sanctions
    No data available.
  - 11.4.4 Criminal liability
    Summary / Citation: The employer has a civil and criminal responsibility for occupational accidents and diseases which have occurred to workers due to the employer's negligence.
    • Ley núm. 2/1990, de 4 de enero de 1990, sobre ordenamiento general del trabajo. (§ 35(3))
  - 11.4.5 Terms of imprisonment for natural persons
    No data available.

Equatorial Guinea - 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