Jordan - 2013

1.1 Description of OSH regulatory framework

2.1 Health and safety covers physical and psychological health

2.2 Definition of worker

• 2.2.1 Coverage of particular categories of workers

  Sometimes.
  

  • 2.2.1.1 Migrant workers

    Summary/citation: The definition of a worker applies to migrant workers. Also, specific provisions within the law address work authorization/permits to non-Jordanian workers.

    • Ministry of Labour Administration Regulations (No.38 of 1994) (Chapter 3, Article 12)

  • 2.2.1.2 Domestic workers

    Summary/citation: The provisions of the Labour Code do not apply to, domestic workers, cooks, and so forth.
    There is a specific Regulation (No. 90/2009) governing workers, cooks, gardeners and similar categories of workers.

    • Regulation No 90/2009 Of Domestic Workers, Cooks, Gardeners And Similar Categories.

    • Act No. 8 of 1996 to promulgate the Labour Code. (Chapter 1, Article 3)

  • 2.2.1.3 Home workers

    Summary/citation: Home workers are not excluded from the scope of OSH legislation.

    • Act No. 8 of 1996 to promulgate the Labour Code. (Chapter 1, Article 3)

  • 2.2.1.4 Self-employed persons

    No data available.
    

2.3 Definition of employer

2.4 Exclusion of branches of economic activity

• 2.4.1 Agriculture

  Summary/citation: The provisions of the Labour Code do not apply to agricultural workers except those who are subjected to any of the provisions of this law, their categories shall be defined by virtue of a regulation that shall be issued to this effect.

  The Regulation No.(4)of 2003, states that the labour law applies to the following categories of agricultural workers:
  A- Agricultural engineer.
  B- Veterinarian.
  C- The agricultural worker of daily wages in the governmental and public official institutions.
  D- The technician of the agricultural machines.
  E- The technician who works in the following places:
  1. Nurseries of fruitful trees, ornamental plants, vegetables, and farms of harvest blooming, production of saplings with tissues and the production of seeds.
  2. Poultry incubators, caws and sheep breading and artificial fertilization.
  3. Fish breeding farms.
  4. Bee breeding farms.

  • Regulation of Agricultural Workers Categories who are subject to the Provisions of the Labour Law, Regulation No. (4) Of the Year 2003. Issued by virtue of the Provisions of Paragraph (D) of Article (3) of the Labour Law No. (8) of the Year 1996 and its Amendments.

  • Act No. 8 of 1996 to promulgate the Labour Code. (Chapter 1, Article 3; Article 3)

• 2.4.2 Construction

  Summary/citation: Construction is not excluded from the scope of the OSH legislation.

  • Act No. 8 of 1996 to promulgate the Labour Code. (Chapter 1, Article 2)

• 2.4.3 Services

  Summary/citation: Services are not excluded from the scope of OSH legislation.

  • Act No. 8 of 1996 to promulgate the Labour Code. (Chapter 1, Article 2)

• 2.4.4 Public sector

  Summary/citation: Public and municipalities employees are not included within the scope of the Labour Code.
  

  • Act No. 8 of 1996 to promulgate the Labour Code. (Chapter 1, Article 3)

• 2.4.5 Other

  Summary/citation: The provisions of the labour law shall not apply to "family members of the employer who work in his/ her business against no wage."

  • Act No. 8 of 1996 to promulgate the Labour Code. (Chapter 1, Article 3, Paragraph b)

2.5 Definition of occupational accident

2.6 Definition of occupational disease

• 2.6.1 List of occupational diseases

  Summary/citation: Table 1 of the "Temporary Social Security Law No. (7) for the year 2010" includes a list of occupational diseases.
  

  • Social Security Temporary Law (Law No. 7 of 2010). (Table no. 1: List of occupational diseases )

• 2.6.2 Mechanism for compensating other diseases as occupational ones

  No data available.
  

3.1 Competent national authority for safety and health at work

• 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

• 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

• 3.3.1 Consultation on the national OSH programme

  No data available.
  

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

  Summary / Citation: Articles 3 and 4 specify particular hazards and work sectors for which the regular medical examinations are required.

  • Instructions regarding the periodical medical test for employees in establishments. (Art. 3, Art. 4)

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

  Summary / Citation: The employer shall: "Provide the medical aid means and equipment for the employees in the establishment in accordance with the levels specified by the Minister after consulting the competent official authorities."
  Also, the OSH supervisor shall "Follow-up the supply of means of first aid instruments."

  Restrictions / obligations: Each establishment should form a functional staff specialized in vocational safety and health, and the number of that staff should suit the size of the labour in the establishment. In this sense, there shall be a:
  - Full time technician: in establishments with 20 workers or more;
  - Specialized supervisor: in establishments with 201 to 500 workers;
  - Vocational Safety and Health Committee: in establishments with 51-200 workers.

  • Decision issued by the Ministry of Labour regarding first aid kits for employees in establishments

  • Act No. 8 of 1996 to promulgate the Labour Code. (Chapter 9, Article 78, Paragraph 1 Article 3, paragraph E)

• 4.8.2 Sanitary installations

  Summary / Citation: Sanitary installations that fulfil specific requirements (e.g.. water, soap..etc..) shall be provided in all establishments.
  

  • Instructions regarding the initial medical test for employees working in establishments, in accordance with Art. 3 of the Regulation No. 42 of 1998 on Preventive Medical Care and Treatment of Employees in Establishments (Article 7, Paragraph D)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2006
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2015
  

• 4.8.3 Drinking water

  No data available.
  

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2006
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2015
  

• 4.8.4 Rest and eating areas

  Summary / Citation: Establishments shall provide rest and eating areas and fulfil specific requirements. For example, resting areas should be protected from hazards found in the work environment and eating areas should have proper ventilation and furniture, etc.
  

  • Instructions regarding the initial medical test for employees working in establishments, in accordance with Art. 3 of the Regulation No. 42 of 1998 on Preventive Medical Care and Treatment of Employees in Establishments (Article 7, Paragraphs A, B, and C)

5.1 Elements of an OSH management system

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

  Summary/citation: The employer shall provide the required precautions to protect the employees from the dangers and diseases that may result from the work and the used equipment.

  The OSH supervisor is responsible for "setting up plans for the vocational safety and health programs in the establishment, including the annual plans required for that."

  Restrictions / obligations: Each establishment should form a functional staff specialized in vocational safety and health, and the number of that staff should suit the size of the labour in the establishment. In this sense, there shall be:
  - Full time technician: in establishments with 20 workers or more;
  - Specialized supervisor: in establishments with 201 to 500 workers;
  - Vocational Safety and Health Committee: in establishments with 51-200 workers.

  • Instructions concerning sectors subject to the provisions of the Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors for Safety and Vocational Health of 1998. (Article 4; Article 6, Paragraph A)

  • Act No. 8 of 1996 to promulgate the Labour Code. (Art. 78)

• 5.1.2 Appointment of a person for health and safety

  Summary/citation: Each establishment should form a functional staff specialized in vocational safety and health, and the number of that staff should suit the size of the labour in the establishment. In this sense, there shall be:
  - Full time technician: in establishments with 20 workers or more;
  - Specialized supervisor: in establishments with 201 to 500 workers;
  - Vocational Safety and Health Committee: in establishments with 51-200 workers.

  Restrictions / obligations: The provisions of this regulation are applied to any establishment that has more than (20) workers, in the sectors that are defined by the Minister, pursuant to the instructions which the Minister will issue for that purpose.

  • Instructions concerning sectors subject to the provisions of the Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors for Safety and Vocational Health of 1998. (Article 4)

• 5.1.3 Written risk assessment

  Summary/citation: It is mentioned that the OSH supervisor is responsible for "taking the necessary measurements using the appropriate devices, and recording these measurements in a special register."

  Restrictions / obligations: Each establishment should form a functional staff specialized in vocational safety and health, and the number of that staff should suit the size of the labour in the establishment. In this sense, there shall be:
  - Full time technician: in establishments with 20 workers or more;
  - Specialized supervisor: in establishments with 201 to 500 workers;
  - Vocational Safety and Health Committee: in establishments with 51-200 workers.

  • Regulation No. 7 of 1998 on Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors of Occupational Safety and Health No. (7) Of the Year 1998. Issued by virtue of Art. 85 of Labour Law No. 8 1996. (Article 4; Article 6, Paragraph C)

• 5.1.4 Safe operating work systems and procedures

  Summary/citation: Specific precautions (including the use of specific protective equipment) are necessary in accordance with different types of working hazards.
  

  • Instructions concerning sectors subject to the provisions of the Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors for Safety and Vocational Health of 1998.

• 5.1.5 Training and information on risks

  Summary/citation: The OSH supervisor shall "share the specialists in setting up training programs for the workers of the establishment to protect them from vocational hazards, accidents, injuries and diseases." Also, one of the responsibilities of inspectors is to "gather information regarding training needs".
  

  Restrictions / obligations: Each establishment should form a functional staff specialized in vocational safety and health, and the number of that staff should suit the size of the labour in the establishment. In this sense, there shall be:
  - Full time technician: in establishments with 20 workers or more;
  - Specialized supervisor: in establishments with 201 to 500 workers;
  - Vocational Safety and Health Committee: in establishments with 51-200 workers.

  • Instructions concerning sectors subject to the provisions of the Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors for Safety and Vocational Health of 1998. (Art.3, Art. 4, Art. 6)

• 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 OSH committee is responsible for "studying the suggestions that are presented by the workers and that are related to the means of public safety and vocational health, and examining these means with those workers to benefit from them when the bylaws are being set."

  Restrictions / obligations: Each establishment should form a functional staff specialized in vocational safety and health, and the number of that staff should suit the size of the labour in the establishment. In this sense, there shall be:
  - Full time technician: in establishments with 20 workers or more;
  - Specialized supervisor: in establishments with 201 to 500 workers;
  - Vocational Safety and Health Committee: in establishments with 51-200 workers.

  • Regulation No. 7 of 1998 on Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors of Occupational Safety and Health No. (7) Of the Year 1998. Issued by virtue of Art. 85 of Labour Law No. 8 1996. (Article 8)

5.2 Obligation to implement a specific OSH management system or standard

6.1 OSH competence

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

  Summary / Citation: Each establishment should form a functional staff specialized in vocational safety and health, and the number of that staff should suit the size of the labour in the establishment. In this sense, there shall be:
  - Full time technician: in establishments with 20 workers or more;
  - Specialized supervisor: in establishments with 201 to 500 workers;
  - Vocational Safety and Health Committee: in establishments with 51-200 workers.

  • Instructions concerning sectors subject to the provisions of the Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors for Safety and Vocational Health of 1998. (Art. 4)

  • 6.1.1.1 Qualifications of experts or professional services

    Summary / Citation: The supervisor in his field of work is a direct subordinate of the director, he should have had a training that suits the level of responsibilities and work nature that is practiced by the establishment. The Minister will specify the level of that training, as well as the entities which are approved to conduct it, in conformity with a decision which he will make for that purpose.

    • Instructions concerning sectors subject to the provisions of the Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors for Safety and Vocational Health of 1998. (Art. 5)

6.2 Appointment of an OSH practitioner

• 6.2.1 Workforce size threshold for the appointment of OSH practitioners

  Summary/citation: Each establishment should form a functional staff specialized in vocational safety and health, and the number of that staff should suit the size of the labour in the establishment. In this sense, there shall be:
  - Full time technician: in establishments with 20 workers or more;
  - Specialized supervisor: in establishments with 201 to 500 workers;
  - Vocational Safety and Health Committee: in establishments with 51-200 workers.

  • Instructions concerning sectors subject to the provisions of the Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors for Safety and Vocational Health of 1998. (Art. 4)

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

  Summary / Citation: The employee shall have the right to leave work with no notification while keeping his/her legal rights related to the end of service and the arising compensations of damages when a medical report issued by a medical authority has proven that continuing his/her work will threaten his/her health.

  • Act No. 8 of 1996 to promulgate the Labour Code. (Article 29, Paragraph E)

8.1 National OSH committee, commission, council or similar body

• 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

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

• 8.3.1 Workforce size conditions for workers’ representation in health and safety

  Summary / Citation: Each establishment should form a functional staff specialized in vocational safety and health, and the number of that staff should suit the size of the labour in the establishment. In this sense, there shall be:
  - Full time technician: in establishments with 20 workers or more;
  - Specialized supervisor: in establishments with 201 to 500 workers;
  - Vocational Safety and Health Committee: in establishments with 51-200 workers.

  • Regulation No. 7 of 1998 on Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors of Occupational Safety and Health No. (7) Of the Year 1998. Issued by virtue of Art. 85 of Labour Law No. 8 1996. (Art. 7)

• 8.3.2 Conditions of eligibility to represent workers in health and safety

  No data available.
  

8.4 OSH representatives’ functions, rights and powers

• 8.4.1 Right to inspect the workplace

  Summary / Citation: "The worker representatives within the joint OSH committee ("Vocational Safety and Health Committee") should be competent in discussing and following-up on the "accidents and injuries that occurred in the previous months and the procedures that were taken by the supervisor, in addition to the results of inspections made by the committee or the authorized person".
  

  • Regulation No. 7 of 1998 on Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors of Occupational Safety and Health No. (7) Of the Year 1998. Issued by virtue of Art. 85 of Labour Law No. 8 1996. (Article 8, Paragraph A)

• 8.4.2 Right to access OSH information

  Summary / Citation: Workers' representatives within joint OSH committee ("Vocational Safety and Health Committee") should be responsible for following up on:
  "1. Accidents and injuries that occurred in the previous months and the procedures that were taken by the supervisor, in addition to the results of inspections made by the committee or the authorized person;
  2. The works that have been carried out by the supervisor;
  3. Setting up a bylaw to organize the meetings of the committee, as well as the date and place of their convention;
  4. Holding symposiums inside the establishment to study the causes of work accidents and injuries, and the means to be protected from them. In addition to the illustration of vocational safety and health projects, issuing publications and posters and preparing the related films;
  5- Studying the suggestions that are presented by the workers and that are related to the means of public safety and vocational health, and examining these means with those workers to benefit from them when the bylaws are being set."
  

  • Regulation No. 7 of 1998 on Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors of Occupational Safety and Health No. (7) Of the Year 1998. Issued by virtue of Art. 85 of Labour Law No. 8 1996. (Article 8, Paragraph A)

• 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

• 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

• 8.6.1 Participation of workers’ representatives in joint OSH committee

  Summary / Citation: The joint OSH committee ("Vocational Safety and Health Committee") must include representatives of the workers described as "equalling the number of the member sections' directors stipulated that their representation will include all sections of production."
  

  • Regulation No. 7 of 1998 on Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors of Occupational Safety and Health No. (7) Of the Year 1998. Issued by virtue of Art. 85 of Labour Law No. 8 1996. (Article 7)

• 8.6.2 Conditions for establishing a joint OSH committee

  Summary / Citation: Each establishment should form a functional staff specialized in vocational safety and health, and the number of that staff should suit the size of the labour in the establishment. In this sense, there shall be a:
  - Full time technician: in establishments with 20 workers or more;
  - Specialized supervisor: in establishments with 201 to 500 workers;
  - Vocational Safety and Health Committee: in establishments with 51-200 workers.
  Nature: in the sectors that are defined by the Minister (industry, services, construction, and in specific cases with respect to agriculture).

  • Regulation of Agricultural Workers Categories who are subject to the Provisions of the Labour Law, Regulation No. (4) Of the Year 2003. Issued by virtue of the Provisions of Paragraph (D) of Article (3) of the Labour Law No. (8) of the Year 1996 and its Amendments.

  • Regulation No. 7 of 1998 on Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors of Occupational Safety and Health No. (7) Of the Year 1998. Issued by virtue of Art. 85 of Labour Law No. 8 1996.

  • Instructions concerning sectors subject to the provisions of the Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors for Safety and Vocational Health of 1998. (Art. 4)

• 8.6.3 Objectives, roles and/or functions of joint OSH committees

  Summary / Citation: A- The joint OSH committee ("Vocational Safety and Health Committee") is competent in discussing and following-up the following issues, as well as in taking the related decisions and procedures:
  "1. Accidents and injuries that occurred in the previous months and the procedures that were taken by the supervisor, in addition to the results of inspections made by the committee or the authorized person;
  2. The works that have been carried out by the supervisor;
  3. Setting up a bylaw to organize the meetings of the committee, as well as the date and place of their convention;
  4. Holding symposiums inside the establishment to study the causes of work accidents and injuries, and the means to be protected from them. In addition to the illustration of vocational safety and health projects, issuing publications and posters and preparing the related films;
  5- Studying the suggestions that are presented by the workers and that are related to the means of public safety and vocational health, and examining these means with those workers to benefit from them when the bylaws are being set."
  

  • Regulation No. 7 of 1998 on Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors of Occupational Safety and Health No. (7) Of the Year 1998. Issued by virtue of Art. 85 of Labour Law No. 8 1996. (Article 8, Paragraph A)

  • Act No. 8 of 1996 to promulgate the Labour Code.

• 8.6.4 Keeping record of the work of joint OSH committees

  Summary / Citation: "The committee's reporter should write down its decisions and recommendations in a special register to be signed by the chairman of the committee and the reporter. The register should be in a place that makes it easy to be reviewed."
  

  • Regulation No. 7 of 1998 on Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors of Occupational Safety and Health No. (7) Of the Year 1998. Issued by virtue of Art. 85 of Labour Law No. 8 1996. (Article 10)

• 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)

8.8 Protection against reprisals

8.9 Immunity from civil and criminal liability for exercising OSH related rights and duties

9.1 Biological hazards

9.2 Chemical hazards

• 9.2.1 Handling, storage, labelling and use

  Yes.
  

  • Instructions concerning the protection of employees and establishments from dangers in the work environment. Issued in accordance with the provisions of Art. 79 of the Labour Law, 1996

• 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: Covers, inter alia, pollution at sea, noise and industrial pollution (gas, solid discharges, etc).

  • Law No. 52 of 2006 on Protection of the Environment.

9.3 Ergonomic hazards

9.4 Physical hazards

• 9.4.1 Ionising radiation

  Summary / Citation: The "Law No. 43 for the year 2007, Radiation Protection, and nuclear safety and security law" mandates licensure with respect to any exposure to radioactive material. Also, it specifies procedures to be followed by any establishment in which radioactive material is involved.
  

  • Law No. 43 for the year 2007, Radiation Protection, and Nuclear Safety and Security Law, (Article 14; Article 15)

• 9.4.2 Vibration and noise

  Summary / Citation: It provides for the protection of workers against hazards in the work place through the provision of personal safety equipment and includes tables on the exposure limits for noise levels.

  • Instructions concerning the protection of employees and establishments from dangers in the work environment. Issued in accordance with the provisions of Art. 79 of the Labour Law, 1996

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2006
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2015
  

• 9.4.3 Working at height

  Summary / Citation: It provides for the protection of workers against hazards in the work place through the provision of personal safety equipment.

  • Instructions concerning the protection of employees and establishments from dangers in the work environment. Issued in accordance with the provisions of Art. 79 of the Labour Law, 1996

• 9.4.4 Working in confined spaces

  Yes.
  

  • Instructions concerning the protection of employees and establishments from dangers in the work environment. Issued in accordance with the provisions of Art. 79 of the Labour Law, 1996

• 9.4.5 Risks arising from poor maintenance of workplace facilities

  Yes.
  

  • Instructions concerning the protection of employees and establishments from dangers in the work environment. Issued in accordance with the provisions of Art. 79 of the Labour Law, 1996

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2006
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2015
  

• 9.4.6 Exposure to extreme temperatures

  Yes.
  

  • Instructions concerning the protection of employees and establishments from dangers in the work environment. Issued in accordance with the provisions of Art. 79 of the Labour Law, 1996

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2006
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2015
  

• 9.4.7 Fire risks

  Yes.
  

  • Instructions concerning the protection of employees and establishments from dangers in the work environment. Issued in accordance with the provisions of Art. 79 of the Labour Law, 1996 (Art. 14)

• 9.4.8 Tobacco

  Summary / Citation: No person shall smoke or hold a lighted tobacco product in any enclosed workplace.
  

  • The Tobacco Control Act (December 2009)

• 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

• 9.5.1 Psychosocial risks

  No data available.
  

• 9.5.2 Occupational violence

  Summary / Citation: "The Minister may institute a lawsuit at the Court of First Instance asking for dissolving any association in any of the following cases:
  3.Using force, violence, threatening or illegal procedures in assaulting or attempting to violate the right of the others in work or any other right of his/her rights.
  Also: The employee has the right to remove himself from work, while keeping all legal rights "If the employer or his representative assaulted him during work by beating or degradation."
  

  • Act No. 8 of 1996 to promulgate the Labour Code. (Chapter 3, Article 116, Paragraph A. 3; Chapter 4, Article 29)

9.6 Other hazardous substances

9.7 Machineries

• 9.7.1 Risks related to machinery and tools

  Summary / Citation: "Regulation No. (43) Of the Year 1998. Regulation on Protection and Safety from Industrial Tools and Machines and Work Sites" addresses machinery safety at the workplace. Strong protective barriers shall be placed in certain parts of the machine, and precautionary measures should be taken for protection from electricity.
  

  • Regulation No. 43 of 1998 concerning the Protection and Safety of Tools and Industrial Machines and Workplaces. Issued in accordance with Art. 85(c) of Labour Law No. 8 1996 (Articles 1,2,3, 4, 6, 7 and 9)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Guarding of Machinery Convention, 1963 (No. 119) Observation 2015
  

• 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: Legal provisions state that establishments shall "not to possess, sell, rent or transfer tools, machines and devices that have dangerous parts which do not have adequate protection."
  

  • Regulation No. 43 of 1998 concerning the Protection and Safety of Tools and Industrial Machines and Workplaces. Issued in accordance with Art. 85(c) of Labour Law No. 8 1996 (Article 6, Paragraph D)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Guarding of Machinery Convention, 1963 (No. 119) Observation 2015
  

• 9.7.3 Duty of designers, manufacturers, importers or suppliers of machineries to provide machineries information

  No data available.
  

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Guarding of Machinery Convention, 1963 (No. 119) Observation 2015
  

• 9.7.4 Duty to purchase machineries from authorised/certificated suppliers or only if approved/certificated

  Summary / Citation: Yet, legal provisions state that establishments shall "not to possess, sell, rent or transfer tools, machines and devices that have dangerous parts which do not have adequate protection."
  

  • Regulation No. 43 of 1998 concerning the Protection and Safety of Tools and Industrial Machines and Workplaces. Issued in accordance with Art. 85(c) of Labour Law No. 8 1996 (Article 6, Paragraph D)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Guarding of Machinery Convention, 1963 (No. 119) Observation 2015
  

• 9.7.5 Maintenance of machinery and equipment

  Summary / Citation: The employer is responsible for "carrying out regular maintenance needed for tools, devices and machines by specialized technicians, in a way to secure the safety. The maintenance procedures should be documented in special records that are prepared for this purpose."
  

  • Regulation No. 43 of 1998 concerning the Protection and Safety of Tools and Industrial Machines and Workplaces. Issued in accordance with Art. 85(c) of Labour Law No. 8 1996 (Article 6, Paragraph B)

  • 9.7.5.1 List of equipment where applicable

    No data available.
    

9.8 Provisions to protect workers in specific condition of vulnerability

• 9.8.1 Protection of pregnancy at work

  Summary / Citation: "It is prohibited to employ pregnant women in the following works:
  -work involving exposure to atomic or nuclear radiation and X rays during pregnancy.
  -work involving exposure to or inhalation of fumes or smoke from oil-derived products.
  -work involving the processing of products that affect the genes.
  -work involving the use of aniline in the paint and dioxide carbon in the manufacture of artificial silk and cellophane, as well as hydrocarbon products in the petroleum refining, mercury and phosphorus, nitro benzoyl, manganese, calcium and bur ilium."

  • Decision amending Regulations on restricted working hours and occupations for women. (Article 3)

• 9.8.2 Protection of lactating women at work

  Summary / Citation: "It is prohibited to employ lactating women in the following work:
  -work involving exposure to atomic or nuclear radiation and X rays during pregnancy.
  -work involving exposure to or inhalation of fumes or smoke from oil-derived products.
  -work involving the processing of products that affect the genes.
  -work involving the use of aniline in the paint and dioxide carbon in the manufacture of artificial silk and cellophane, as well as hydrocarbon products in the petroleum refining, mercury and phosphorus, nitro benzoyl, manganese, calcium and bur ilium."
  

  • Decision amending Regulations on restricted working hours and occupations for women. (Article 3)

• 9.8.3 Limits to women’s access to specific occupations, undertakings or shifts

  Summary / Citation: Women are prohibited from specific types of hazardous work.
  Article 2 includes a list of 11 types of occupations/tasks that women are not allowed to participate in.
  

  • Decision amending Regulations on restricted working hours and occupations for women. (Art. 1, Art. 2)

• 9.8.4 Limits to workers’ access to specific occupations, undertakings or shifts by reason of age

  Summary / Citation: The Ministerial Order concerning occupations that are dangerous, or tiring or harmful to the health of youth, determines the types of hazardous employment that are prohibited for juveniles under the age of 18 years.
  The Order contains a list of hazards that qualify works where they are present as hazardous or dangerous or tiring or harmful to the health of young workers:
  1. Physical Hazard
  2. Psychological and Social Hazards
  3. Moral Hazards
  4. Chemical Hazards
  5. Physical Hazards
  6. Biological and Bacteriological Hazards
  7. Ergonomic Hazards
  8. Other Hazards
  Under these headings, further details are given as to the specific occupations that are considered to be hazardous to youth.

  • Ministerial Order of 2011, concerning occupations that are dangerous or tiring or harmful to the health of youth. (Art. 2)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) Observation 2018
  • Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) Direct Request 2015
  

10.1 Duty to record and/or investigate the causes of work accidents, near misses incidents and cases of occupational diseases

• 10.1.1 Work-related accidents

  Summary / Citation: The OSH supervisor shall "examine and register the accidents and prepare reports about them to include the precautionary means and measures that guarantee the prevention of their reoccurrence, as well as the preparation of statistics related to work injuries and accidents, in addition to regular and chronic vocational diseases, on the condition that these statistics will be submitted to the Ministry every three months."

  Restrictions / obligations: Each establishment should form a functional staff specialized in vocational safety and health, and the number of that staff should suit the size of the labour in the establishment. In this sense, there shall be:
  - Full time technician: in establishments with 20 workers or more;
  - Specialized supervisor: in establishments with 201 to 500 workers.

  • Regulation No. 7 of 1998 on Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors of Occupational Safety and Health No. (7) Of the Year 1998. Issued by virtue of Art. 85 of Labour Law No. 8 1996. (Article 4; Article 6, paragraph D )

• 10.1.2 Near miss incidents

  No data available.
  

• 10.1.3 Occupational diseases

  Summary / Citation: The OSH supervisor shall "prepare statistics related to regular and chronic vocational diseases, on the condition that these statistics will be submitted to the Ministry every three months."

  Restrictions / obligations: Each establishment should form a functional staff specialized in vocational safety and health, and the number of that staff should suit the size of the labour in the establishment. In this sense, there shall be:
  - Full time technician: in establishments with 20 workers or more;
  - Specialized supervisor: in establishments with 201 to 500 workers.

  • Regulation No. 7 of 1998 on Regulation of Forming Committees and Supervisors of Occupational Safety and Health No. (7) Of the Year 1998. Issued by virtue of Art. 85 of Labour Law No. 8 1996. (Article 4, Article 6, paragraph D )

10.2 Employers’ duty to notify OSH authorities of work related death and/or injuries to health

11.1 Appointment of OSH inspectors

11.2 OSH inspectors’ powers

• 11.2.1 Power to enter workplaces

  Summary / Citation: The inspector has the power to "make visits that include work sites at any time within the working hours, alone or with any competent public employee."

  • Regulations No. 56 of 1996 concerning labour inspection, promulgated under article 7 of the Labour Code No. 8 of 1996. (Article 5)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2021
  • 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: The inspector has the power to "examine any register, list or other documents that are related to the work. He/she can also take copies or selections of those documents, as well as specimens of the materials that are being used or produced and analyse them."

  • Regulations No. 56 of 1996 concerning labour inspection, promulgated under article 7 of the Labour Code No. 8 of 1996. (Art. 5)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2021
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2021
  

• 11.2.3 Power to investigate

  No data available.
  

• 11.2.4 Duty to provide advice on OSH

  Summary / Citation: Inspectors are specifically required to "provide technical information and consultation to employers and workers regarding the abidance with the legal provisions."
  

  • Regulations No. 56 of 1996 concerning labour inspection, promulgated under article 7 of the Labour Code No. 8 of 1996. (Article 3, Paragraph B)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2021
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2021
  

11.3 OSH inspectors’ enforcement powers

• 11.3.1 Power to issue orders or notices

  Summary / Citation: The inspector has the power to "ask the employer to take the procedures that are necessary to deal with the shortage in setups, plans or work methods, if they were threatening the health and safety of the workers and to ask the employer to make any modifications on instruments, machines, setups or work methods within the period that the inspector finds appropriate."

  • Regulations No. 56 of 1996 concerning labour inspection, promulgated under article 7 of the Labour Code No. 8 of 1996. (Article 5)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2021
  • 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 2021
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2021
  

• 11.3.4 Power to require the cessation of dangerous work

  No data available.
  

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2021
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2021
  

• 11.3.5 Power to initiate prosecutions

  No data available.
  

• 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

• 11.4.1 Financial penalties for legal persons

  Summary / Citation: Minimum: 100 JD (141$)
  Maximum: 500 JD (706$)
  In case of violating any provision within Chapter 9 in the Labour Law (on occupational safety and health).
  

  • Act No. 8 of 1996 to promulgate the Labour Code. (Chapter 9, Article 84, Paragraph D)

• 11.4.2 Financial penalties for natural persons

  Summary / Citation: Minimum: 100 JD (141$)
  Maximum: 500 JD (706$)
  In case of violating any provision within Chapter 9 in the Labour Law (on occupational safety and health).
  

  • Act No. 8 of 1996 to promulgate the Labour Code. (Chapter 9, Article 84, Paragraph D)

• 11.4.3 Non-financial sanctions

  No data available.
  

• 11.4.4 Criminal liability

  No data available.
  

• 11.4.5 Terms of imprisonment for natural persons

  No data available.