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Lebanon - 2013

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1 Description of national OSH regulatory framework
- 1.1 Description of OSH regulatory framework
  Summary/citation: The most important reference in OSH legislation in Lebanon is Decree No. 11802 on Occupational Prevention, Safety and Health. Moreover, a special chapter titled "Protection of Employees" exists in the Lebanese Labour Code. Several other decrees exist in relation to accidents, ionizing radiation, and agricultural products. The laws are general, with an on overriding focus on the prevention of occupational diseases and accidents.
  • Occupational safety and health country profile: Lebanon
  • Labour inspection country profile of Lebanon
  • American University of Beirut library
  • Lebanese official gazette
  • Social Security Fund
  • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail.
  • Labor Law of 23 september 1946
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: An employee is any man, woman or adolescent who works for an employer for a salary under the conditions indicated in this law, under a written or oral, individual or collective agreement.
  • Labor Law of 23 september 1946 (Definitions, Article 2)
  - 2.2.1 Coverage of particular categories of workers
    Sometimes.
    - 2.2.1.1 Migrant workers
      Summary/citation: Migrant workers fall within the definition of worker.
      • Labor Law of 23 september 1946 (Definitions, Article 2)
    - 2.2.1.2 Domestic workers
      Summary/citation: Domestic workers are not included within the scope of this law.
      • Labor Law of 23 september 1946 (Definitions, Article 7)
    - 2.2.1.3 Home workers
      No data available.
    - 2.2.1.4 Self-employed persons
      No data available.
- 2.3 Definition of employer
  Summary/citation: The employer is defined as any physical or legal person who, in an industrial, commercial or agricultural project uses an employee in any capacity in exchange of a salary, whether the salary is paid in kind or profit share.
  • Labor Law of 23 september 1946 (Definitions, Article 1)
- 2.4 Exclusion of branches of economic activity
  Sometimes.
  - 2.4.1 Agriculture
    Summary/citation: The labour law does not apply to agricultural unions.
    • Labor Law of 23 september 1946 (Definitions, Article 7, Paragraph 2)
  - 2.4.2 Construction
    Summary/citation: Construction is not excluded from the scope of OSH legislation.
    • Labor Law of 23 september 1946 (Definitions, Article 2)
  - 2.4.3 Services
    Summary/citation: Services are not excluded from the scope of OSH legislation.
    • Labor Law of 23 september 1946 (Definitions, Article 2)
  - 2.4.4 Public sector
    Summary/citation: The labour law does not apply to Government departments and municipal bodies with permanent and temporary workers who are not covered by the staff regulations.
    • Labor Law of 23 september 1946 (Definitions, Article 7, Paragraph 4)
  - 2.4.5 Other
    Summary/citation: The labour law does not apply to establishments where only family members are employed, and that are directed only by family members (father, mother or guardian).
    • Labor Law of 23 september 1946 (Definitions, Article 7, Paragraph 3)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176) Direct Request 2021
- 2.5 Definition of occupational accident
  No data available.
- 2.6 Definition of occupational disease
  Sometimes.
  - 2.6.1 List of occupational diseases
    Summary/citation: A list with occupational diseases is provided in Decree 14229.
    • Decree 14229, Table of occupational diseases
    • Arrêté n° 46/1 du 12 mars 2004 portant création d'un organisme paritaire charger d'établir une liste nationale de maladies professionnelles.
  - 2.6.2 Mechanism for compensating other diseases as occupational ones
    Summary/citation: Compensation of diseases whereby the worker is not able to work, as judged by a physician.
    Restrictions / obligations: Workers insured by the National Social Security Fund.
    • Social Security Law in Lebanon (Book 2, Section 1, Chapter 3, Articles 23 and 24)
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 Department of Labour Inspection, Protection and Safety of the Ministry of Labour is the competent national authority for safety and health at work.
  • Décret n° 3273 sur l'inspection du travail. (Article 2, Paragraph B)
  - 3.1.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions
    Summary/citation: The Department of Labour Inspection, Protection and Safety of the Ministry of Labour is responsible for ensuring the application of legal provisions relating to the terms and conditions of employment, and the protection of workers at the workplace, in matters such as the hours of work, periods of rest, wages, safety, hygiene, health care, occupational diseases, occupational accidents, emergencies at work, the employment of young persons, and other responsibilities assigned to Labour Inspectors.
    • Décret n° 3273 sur l'inspection du travail. (Article 2, Paragraph B)
  - 3.1.2 Chairperson and composition
    No data available.
- 3.2 National OSH research programme or institute
  Summary/citation: The Department of Labour Inspection, Protection and Safety of the Ministry of Labour is the national institution responsible for OSH research.
  • Décret n° 3273 sur l'inspection du travail. (Article 2, Paragraph B)
  - 3.2.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions
    Summary/citation: The The Department of Labour Inspection, Protection and Safety of the Ministry of Labour as the national institution responsible on OSH research shall provide employers and employees with technical information and advice on labour legislation, and on matters of hygiene and safety, aimed at the adoption of the most effective means of complying with the legal provisions in this respect.
    • Décret n° 3273 sur l'inspection du travail. (Article 2, Paragraph B)
  - 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
  No data available.
  - 3.3.1 Consultation on the national OSH programme
    No data available.
4 Employers’ duties and responsibilities to protect the safety and health of workers and others
- 4.1 Duty to ensure the health and safety of employees
  Summary/citation: The employer shall take all the necessary measures of health protection in the workplace, especially in relation to safety, lighting, ventilation, aeration, drinking water, lavatories, evacuation of dust and smoke, accommodation of workers and hygiene measures to protect workers from pollution by pathological or biological factors.
  • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 2, Article 38)
- 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: All workers shall undergo regular medical examinations during employment as determined by the applicable rules and regulations, and in particular pregnant women and mothers of children under two years of age.
  • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 2, Article 38; Article 5)
  - 4.4.1 Specific hazards for which surveillance is required
    Summary / Citation: All workers involved in the use of chemicals shall undergo regular laboratory tests to evaluate the degree of their exposure to such substances and follow the development in their health condition.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 3, Article 48)
- 4.5 Surveillance of the working environment and working practices
  Summary / Citation: The employer shall check, on a regular basis, either personally or through specialists, that the machines, tools and substances used by workers do not entail any risks to the health and safety of those who use them properly.
  • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 3, Paragraph 5)
- 4.6 Duty to provide personal protective equipment
  Summary / Citation: The employer shall provide workers with the appropriate personal prevention and protection uniforms and gears, ensure their maintenance and preserve them in good conditions for later use. This equipment is at the expense of the employer. Wearing the uniforms outside the workplace shall be prohibited.
  • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 34)
  Related CEACR Comments
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2005
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2021
- 4.7 Duty to ensure the usage of personal protective equipment
  Summary / Citation: Employers shall require workers to use and preserve the personal protection devices put at their disposal.
  • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 12)
- 4.8 Duty to provide first-aid and welfare facilities
  Yes.
  - 4.8.1 Arrangements for first-aid
    Summary / Citation: A kit or locker shall be provided comprising all necessary first aid products.
    The kit or locker shall be installed in a conspicuous location and its use shall be restricted to a person in charge of first aid administration.
    The kit shall include:
    1- One unexpired antiseptic or sterilizer.
    2- Unexpired sterilized gauze of different sizes.
    3- An unexpired burn balm.
    4- Medical bandages of different sizes and one elastic tourniquet to stop bleeding.
    5- Various splints (metal or wooden pieces) to stabilize fractures and torsions.
    Restrictions / obligations: There shall be one kit for every 50 workers.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 2, Article 33)
  - 4.8.2 Sanitary installations
    Summary / Citation: Sufficient and appropriate sanitary utilities shall be provided for workers working in the enterprise; they shall be kept clean and equipped with lighting. There are further details provided concerning the characteristics of sanitary installations.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 2, Article 28)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2005
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2021
  - 4.8.3 Drinking water
    Summary / Citation: Drinking water shall be provided from sources placed in appropriate locations and easily accessible to everyone at the workplace.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 2, Article 29)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2005
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2021
  - 4.8.4 Rest and eating areas
    Summary / Citation: Based on the General Director’s suggestion and after consultation with the employer and workers in the enterprise, the Minister of Labour may issue a decision determining the necessary measures to be taken for the wellbeing of workers (this concerns eating places, resting areas, library, etc…).
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 2, Article 40)
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: The Decree no. 11802 provides methods for managing different risks including protective equipment and tools, precautionary measures, and the training of workers.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail.
  - 5.1.2 Appointment of a person for health and safety
    Summary/citation: Establishments subject to the Labour Code with 20 workers or more shall have an occupational physician. The occupational physician shall take on the role of the OSH officer and shall ensure that precautionary measures are adopted, and that conditions for occupational safety and health are guaranteed.
    • Décret no 4568 du 30 juin 1960 relatif à l'affectation d'un médecin dans chaque société d'Etat et établissement soumis au Code du travail aux fins de contrôler la santé du personnel. (Article 1, Article 7)
  - 5.1.3 Written risk assessment
    Summary/citation: In relation to specific hazards, the employer shall keep records about sources of radiation at the workplace, in addition to records about hazardous chemicals at the workplace and the exposure of workers to them.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 21; Chapter 3, Article 42)
  - 5.1.4 Safe operating work systems and procedures
    Summary/citation: The Decree no. 11802 provides methods for managing different risks including protective equipment and tools, precautionary measures, and the training of workers.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail.
  - 5.1.5 Training and information on risks
    Summary/citation: Workers shall be given sufficient and appropriate information on the risks related to their work. Workers shall also be informed of any legal texts or guidelines pertinent to the rules of occupational safety and health.
    The employer shall provide information on risks related to machines and equipment, as well as dangers due to chemical/biological and physical factors.
    Employers shall continuously train workers on the procedures and methods of chemicals’ safe and sound use.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 5, Article 58; Chapter 1, Article 3, Paragraph 5-2; Chapter 3, Article 45, Paragraph e)
  - 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
    No data available.
- 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
  Sometimes.
  - 6.1.1 Requirement to access expert advice and/or support in health and safety
    Summary / Citation: Establishments subject to the Labour Code with 20 workers or more shall have an occupational physician.
    • Décret no 4568 du 30 juin 1960 relatif à l'affectation d'un médecin dans chaque société d'Etat et établissement soumis au Code du travail aux fins de contrôler la santé du personnel. (Article 1)
    - 6.1.1.1 Qualifications of experts or professional services
      No data available.
- 6.2 Appointment of an OSH practitioner
  Summary/citation: The occupational physician shall take on the role of the OSH officer and shall ensure that precautionary measures are adopted, and that conditions for occupational safety and health are guaranteed.
  • Décret no 4568 du 30 juin 1960 relatif à l'affectation d'un médecin dans chaque société d'Etat et établissement soumis au Code du travail aux fins de contrôler la santé du personnel. (Article 7)
  - 6.2.1 Workforce size threshold for the appointment of OSH practitioners
    Summary/citation: Establishments subject to the Labour Code with 20 workers or more shall have an occupational physician.
    • Décret no 4568 du 30 juin 1960 relatif à l'affectation d'un médecin dans chaque société d'Etat et établissement soumis au Code du travail aux fins de contrôler la santé du personnel. (Article 1)
7 Workers' rights and duties
- 7.1 Duty to take reasonable steps to protect their own safety and health
  Summary / Citation: Workers shall be given sufficient and appropriate information on the risks related to their work. They shall further be entitled to stay away from any location at work, in case circumstances arise and make them reasonably think that a danger is threatening their safety or health.
  • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 5, Article 58)
- 7.2 Duty to take reasonable steps to protect the safety and health of others
  No data available.
- 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 shall strictly abide all guidelines and instructions related to occupational safety and health.
  • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 5, Article 59)
- 7.7 Right to enquire about risks and preventive measures
  Summary / Citation: Workers shall be given sufficient and appropriate information on the risks related to their work.
  • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 5, Article 58)
- 7.8 Right to remove themselves from a dangerous situation
  Summary / Citation: Workers shall be entitled to stay away from any location at work, in case circumstances arise and make them reasonably think that a danger is threatening their safety or health.
  A worker who withdraws due to considering the work site as an imminent and serious threat to life/health shall be protected from consequences, according to rules.
  • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 5, Article 58;Chapter 1, Article 19)
- 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
  No data available.
  - 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
  Summary / Citation: Workers shall be given sufficient and appropriate information on the risks related to their work.
  • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 5, Article 58)
- 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
    No data available.
  - 8.4.6 Right to use facilities
    No data available.
  - 8.4.7 Right to have time off work with pay to perform duties
    No data available.
  - 8.4.8 Right to issue remedial notices
    No data available.
  - 8.4.9 Right to resolve OSH issues in consultation with employers
    No data available.
  - 8.4.10 Right to direct that dangerous work cease
    No data available.
- 8.5 Right of workers’ representatives from outside the undertaking to address OSH issues at the workplace
  No data available.
  - 8.5.1 Right to enter the workplace
    No data available.
  - 8.5.2 Right to investigate suspected non-compliance with OSH legislation
    No data available.
  - 8.5.3 Right to consult with workers
    No data available.
  - 8.5.4 Right to advise workers
    No data available.
  - 8.5.5 Right to initiate enforcement action
    No data available.
- 8.6 Joint OSH Committee
  No data available.
  - 8.6.1 Participation of workers’ representatives in joint OSH committee
    No data available.
  - 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
    No data available.
  - 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: A worker who withdraws due to considering the work site as an imminent and serious threat to life/health shall be protected from consequences, according to rules.
  • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 19)
- 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: The employer shall protect employees from biological factors.
  • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 2, Article 38)
- 9.2 Chemical hazards
  Sometimes.
  - 9.2.1 Handling, storage, labelling and use
    Summary / Citation: Chapter 4 entitled "Safe Use of Chemicals at Work" details employers' responsibilities on the use of chemicals at work. Law no. 444 also lays down provisions on the protection of the environment from the risks of chemicals.
    • Arrêté n° 135/1 du 10 août 2004 portant création d'un comité national charger d'établir une liste des substances chimiques dangereuses et cancérigènes.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 4; Chapter 6, Article 44-45")
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170) Direct Request 2021
    • Benzene Convention, 1971 (No. 136) Direct Request 2021
  - 9.2.2 Duty of manufacturers, suppliers and importers of chemicals in relation to the safety and health of users
    Summary / Citation: Specific information about certain chemicals and agricultural products should be provided to the Ministry of the Environment.
    Decree 15659 on agricultural fertilizers sets out provisions to protect the health and safety of workers in the agricultural sector.
    • Arrêté n° 135/1 du 10 août 2004 portant création d'un comité national charger d'établir une liste des substances chimiques dangereuses et cancérigènes.
    • Law No. 444 of 29 July 2002 on the protection of the environment (Chapter 6, Article 44; )
    • Decree No. 92/1/1998 on the specifications for the packaging of agricultural medicines (Article 1; Chapter 3;)
    • Decree No. 15659 of 21 September 1970 on determining the regulatory texts on importing manufacturing and sale of agricultural fertilizers.
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Chemicals Convention, 1990 (No. 170) Direct Request 2021
    • Benzene Convention, 1971 (No. 136) Direct Request 2021
  - 9.2.3 Pesticides
    Summary / Citation: Specific information about certain chemicals and agricultural products should be provided to the Ministry of the Environment.
    Decree 15659 on agricultural fertilizers sets out provisions to protect the health and safety of workers in the agricultural sector.
    • Law No. 444 of 29 July 2002 on the protection of the environment
    • Decree No. 92/1/1998 on the specifications for the packaging of agricultural medicines
    • Decree No. 15659 of 21 September 1970 on determining the regulatory texts on importing manufacturing and sale of agricultural fertilizers.
- 9.3 Ergonomic hazards
  No data available.
- 9.4 Physical hazards
  Sometimes.
  - 9.4.1 Ionising radiation
    Summary / Citation: Every enterprise that contains, involves or uses a source of ionizing radiations shall take all necessary precautions to guarantee an efficient protection of workers’ safety and health from ionizing radiations to the minimum practically possible, in accordance with Table 2 annexed to the present Decree.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 21 )
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Radiation Protection Convention, 1960 (No. 115) Observation 2021
    • Radiation Protection Convention, 1960 (No. 115) Direct Request 2021
  - 9.4.2 Vibration and noise
    Summary / Citation: Employers shall implement means to eliminate or reduce noise including: eliminating the source, keeping it away from workers, using sound insulation systems and performing hearing exams before recruitment and then regularly. Law no. 444 also contains provisions related to protection from noise pollution.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 19; Chapter 7, Article 46)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2005
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2021
    • Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 (No. 148) Direct Request 2021
  - 9.4.3 Working at height
    Summary / Citation: The height area shall be protected, delimited with barriers and equipped with the necessary tools that enable workers working in it to secure a foothold or hand support when needed.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 11)
  - 9.4.4 Working in confined spaces
    Summary / Citation: If work is to be done inside a room, tank, hole, smokestack or any other place where the emanating vapours are dangerous to an extent that threatens the workers’ safety, necessary precautionary measures shall be taken and personal protective equipment shall to be provided.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 12)
  - 9.4.5 Risks arising from poor maintenance of workplace facilities
    Summary / Citation: No detailed description, yet there are specific guidelines regarding steam boilers, steam reservoirs and air reservoirs. Fire exits shall be created, and stairs should be safe.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 14, 15, 16; Chapter 1, Article 6, 10)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2005
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2021
  - 9.4.6 Exposure to extreme temperatures
    No data available.
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Observation 2005
    • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2021
  - 9.4.7 Fire risks
    Yes.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 1, Articles 6 and 7; Chapter 3, Article 50)
  - 9.4.8 Tobacco
    Yes.
    • Law No. 174, Tobacco Control and Regulation of Tobacco Products’ Manufacturing, Packaging and Advertising
  - 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
  Sometimes.
  - 9.5.1 Psychosocial risks
    No data available.
  - 9.5.2 Occupational violence
    Yes.
    • Labor Law of 23 september 1946 (Section 2, Chapter 1, Article 74, Paragraph 4)
- 9.6 Other hazardous substances
  Yes.
  • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail.
- 9.7 Machineries
  Sometimes.
  - 9.7.1 Risks related to machinery and tools
    Summary / Citation: Different articles address prevention measures with respect to machinery safety.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 3, 4, 14-18)
  - 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: The use of new mechanically-powered machines shall be liable to prior licensing by the Ministry of Labour, pursuant to a report submitted by the engineer labour inspector.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 4)
  - 9.7.5 Maintenance of machinery and equipment
    Summary / Citation: There is no specific system/frequency mentioned. Yet, the employer shall check, on a regular basis, either personally or through specialists, that the machines, tools and substances used by workers do not entail any risks to the health and safety of those who use them properly.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 3, Paragraph 5)
    - 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: Women who are medically proven to be pregnant shall not be employed in a work that involves exposure to benzene or products containing benzene.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 4, Article 55)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Benzene Convention, 1971 (No. 136) Direct Request 2021
  - 9.8.2 Protection of lactating women at work
    Summary / Citation: Women who are breastfeeding shall not be employed in a work that involves exposure to benzene or to products containing benzene.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 4, Article 55)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Benzene Convention, 1971 (No. 136) Direct Request 2021
  - 9.8.3 Limits to women’s access to specific occupations, undertakings or shifts
    Summary / Citation: Women are prohibited from working in industries and businesses set out in Table 1 annexed to the labour law.
    • Labor Law of 23 september 1946 (Section 1, Chapter 2, Article 27)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45) Direct Request 2009
  - 9.8.4 Limits to workers’ access to specific occupations, undertakings or shifts by reason of age
    Summary / Citation: Specific conditions are set for workers below the age of 18 (articles 21 to 25). Those below the age of 13 are not allowed to work. After the age of 13, specific medical examinations that guarantee the medical fitness of the workers are required. Also, those below the age of 15 are prohibited from working in specific industrial and business projects that are burdensome or harmful to health. Those below sixteen are prohibited from work that is inherently dangerous or that poses a threat to life, health or morals.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Section 1, Chapter 2, Articles 21 to 25)
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) Observation 2021
    • Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) Direct Request 2021
    • Night Work of Young Persons (Industry) Convention (Revised), 1948 (No. 90) Direct Request 2013
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 employer or his representative shall record any occupational accident in a special register for that purpose.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 6; Chapter 4, Article 24)
  - 10.1.2 Near miss incidents
    No data available.
  - 10.1.3 Occupational diseases
    Summary / Citation: The physician shall keep a medical record for every worker comprising the medical examination results and the health condition, the nature of the disease (if any), the modes of treatment and the absenteeism period required due to sickness.
    • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 2, Article 38)
- 10.2 Employers’ duty to notify OSH authorities of work related death and/or injuries to health
  Summary / Citation: The employer is required to notify the Ministry of Labour of occupational accidents within 24 hours after their occurrence, and report any occupational diseases promptly.
  Every enterprise having incurred in an accident or fire shall notify the Ministry of Labour thereof in writing, within a maximum period of 24 hours, and shall send a report of occupational accidents to the Ministry once every 6 months.
  • Décret n° 11802 du 30 janvier 2004 réglementant la prévention, la sécurité et l'hygiène professionnelle dans tous les établissements soumis au Code du travail. (Chapter 2, Article 38, Paragraph F; Chapter 1, Article 6; Chapter 4, Article 24)
  Related CEACR Comments
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2021
  • 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: The Department of Labour Inspection, Protection and Safety of the Ministry of Labour shall provide inspectors to ensure compliance with legal provisions related to terms and conditions of employment, and protection of workers at the workplace, particularly hours of work, periods of rest, wages, safety, hygiene, health care, occupational diseases, occupational accidents, emergencies at work, employment of young persons, and others responsibilities assigned.
  • Décret n° 3273 sur l'inspection du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 2, Paragraph A)
- 11.2 OSH inspectors’ powers
  Yes.
  - 11.2.1 Power to enter workplaces
    Summary / Citation: The inspector has the power to enter freely and without prior notice all enterprises under his supervision during hours of work at the enterprise, and all parts thereof.
    Restrictions / obligations: In conducting an inspection visit, inspectors shall apprise the employer of their presence on the premises, unless they consider such information detrimental to the execution of their functions.
    • Décret n° 3273 sur l'inspection du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 6, Paragraph A)
    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 labour inspector shall carry out any research, test or investigation that may deem necessary for assuring strict compliance with the legal provisions in force, particularly by:
    1. Questioning the employer or workers at the enterprise on any issue relating to the application of the legal provisions in force.
    2. Requesting to see, in keeping with methods prescribed by laws and regulations, any ledgers, records or other documents required by the law, to verify their compliance with the legal provisions applicable, and making photocopies or excerpts of and from such documents.
    3. Taking samples from materials and products for analysis, provided that the employer or his representative are informed as to which samples or products were taken or extracted.
    4. Taking steps to rectify any deficiencies observed with respect to compounds, plans or methods of work which they have good reason to believe might jeopardize the health and safety of workers, and reporting thereon to the competent authorities in the Ministry for action.
    • Décret n° 3273 sur l'inspection du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 6, Paragraph B)
    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
    Summary / Citation: The labour inspector shall carry out any research, test or investigation that may deem necessary for assuring strict compliance with the legal provisions in force, particularly by:
    1. Questioning the employer or workers at the enterprise on any issue relating to the application of the legal provisions in force.
    2. Requesting to see, in keeping with methods prescribed by laws and regulations, any ledgers, records or other documents required by the law, to verify their compliance with the legal provisions applicable, and making photocopies or excerpts of and from such documents.
    3. Taking samples from materials and products for analysis, provided that the employer or his representative are informed as to which samples or products were taken or extracted.
    4. Taking steps to rectify any deficiencies observed with respect to compounds, plans or methods of work which they have good reason to believe might jeopardize the health and safety of workers, and reporting thereon to the competent authorities in the Ministry for action.
    • Décret n° 3273 sur l'inspection du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 6, Paragraph B)
  - 11.2.4 Duty to provide advice on OSH
    Summary / Citation: The labour inspector shall take steps to rectify any deficiencies observed with respect to compounds, plans or methods of work which they have good reason to believe might jeopardize the health and safety of workers, and reporting thereon to the competent authorities in the Ministry for action.
    • Décret n° 3273 sur l'inspection du travail. (Chapter 1, Article 6, 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
  Sometimes.
  - 11.3.1 Power to issue orders or notices
    No data available.
    Related CEACR Comments
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2021
    • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2021
  - 11.3.2 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
    Summary / Citation: The inspectors shall refer to courts those actions that are in contravention of labour legislation.
    • Labor Law of 23 september 1946 (Section 5, Article 107 and 108)
  - 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: 10,000 LL (8$) to 100,000 LL (70$) regarding violations of provisions of the labour law.
  - 11.4.2 Financial penalties for natural persons
    Summary / Citation: 10,000 LL (8$) to 100,000 LL (70$) regarding violations of provisions of the labour law.
    • Labor Law of 23 september 1946 (Article 107 and 109; Chapter 5, Article 61)
  - 11.4.3 Non-financial sanctions
    Summary / Citation: Courts looking into actions resulting from the violation of any of the provisions herein shall be entitled to stop the use of machines, interrupt the works that cause the damage and determine the measures that shall be taken to prevent danger, over and above the sanction stipulated in the applicable laws.
    • Labor Law of 23 september 1946 (Chapter 5, Article 61)
  - 11.4.4 Criminal liability
    Summary / Citation: The Labor Law provides for imprisonment in case of violation of certain provisions.
    • Labor Law of 23 september 1946 (Article 107 and 109; Section 1, Chapter 5, Article 61)
  - 11.4.5 Terms of imprisonment for natural persons
    Summary / Citation: One month to three months for violations of provisions in the labour law.
    • Labor Law of 23 september 1946 (Article 107 and 109; Section 1, Chapter 5, Article 61)

Lebanon - 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