Russian Federation - 2015

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

  Summary/citation: All employees are covered by the OSH provisions. However the employer is not obliged to undertake the special assessment of occupational hazards and risks in respect of home workers, remote workers and workers who have entered into an employment relationship with physical persons who are not individual entrepreneurs. The special assessment of working conditions in respect of civil servants and municipal employees shall be governed by special federal laws and other normative legal acts which are not adopted yet.

  • Federal Law N 426-FZ "On a special assessment of working conditions" as amended 20131230 (art. 3)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

  • 2.2.1.1 Migrant workers

    Summary/citation: Migrant workers fall under the definition of worker provided for in the Labour Code

    • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 20)

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    • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
    

  • 2.2.1.2 Domestic workers

    Summary/citation: Domestic workers fall under the definition of worker provided for in the Labour Code

    • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 20)

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    • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
    

  • 2.2.1.3 Home workers

    Summary/citation: Home workers fall under the definition of worker provided for in the Labour Code

    • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 20)

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    • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
    

  • 2.2.1.4 Self-employed persons

    Summary/citation: Self-employed persons are not covered by the OSH provisions. However, accidents occurred during the work of the members of producers' cooperatives and members of peasant (farmer) households and in some cases during the work of people under civil law contracts, shall be investigated and registered.

    • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 227)

2.3 Definition of employer

2.4 Exclusion of branches of economic activity

• 2.4.1 Agriculture

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

  • Decree of the Ministry of Agriculture of the Russian Federation N 889 adopted 20.06.2003 "On approval of rules of labour protection in the crop production" 20030721

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  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 2.4.2 Construction

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

  • Decree the Ministry of Labour N 336n, adopted 01.06.2015 "On approval of rules of labour protection in construction". 20150817

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  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 2.4.3 Services

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

  • Federal Law N 426-FZ "On a special assessment of working conditions" as amended 20131230 (art. 3)

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  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 2.4.4 Public sector

  Summary/citation: Public sector is not excluded from the scope of OSH legislation. However, pursuant to artcile 10 of the Labour Code military service is exlcuded from the scope of labour legislation. Public and municipal employees are not covered by the rules of the Federal Law of the Russian Federation N 426-FZ, adopted December 28, 2013 "On a special assessment of working conditions” which introduced the new system of estimation of working conditions.

  • Federal Law N 426-FZ "On a special assessment of working conditions" as amended 20131230 (art. 3)

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 10)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 2.4.5 Other

  No data available.
  

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Safety and Health in Mines Convention, 1995 (No. 176) Direct Request 2016
  

2.5 Definition of occupational accident

2.6 Definition of occupational disease

• 2.6.1 List of occupational diseases

  Summary/citation: The list of occupational diseases was adopted by the Ministry of Health and Social Development

  • Decree № 417n "On approval of the list of occupational diseases" 20120523

• 2.6.2 Mechanism for compensating other diseases as occupational ones

  Remarks / comments: The Federal Law "On compulsory social insurance against industrial accidents and occupational diseases" does not refer to the list of occupational diseases, therefore the disease, corresponding to the criteria, established by this law might be considered as occupational even in case of absence of such a disease in the list.

3.1 Competent national authority for safety and health at work

• 3.1.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions

  Summary/citation: The basic tasks of the Federal Labour Inspection are the following:
  • provision of observance and protection of labour rights and liberties, including the right to safe labour conditions;
  • provision of observance of the Labour Code and other legal acts, containing labour regulations by an employer;
  • provision of employers and employees with the information as to the most effective means and ways of observance of the provisions of the Labour Code and other legal acts, containing labour regulations;
  • informing respective state bodies of the facts of infringements, actions (hibernations) or abuse, which are not subject to regulations and other legal acts.
  While exercising their rights and duties, state labour inspectors are authorized representatives of the State and are therefore State-protected, acting independently of the state bodies and its officials, abiding only by the Constitution of the Russian Federation, federal laws and other legal acts.
  

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 356)

• 3.1.2 Chairperson and composition

  Summary/citation: The administration of the Federal Labour Inspection activity is carried out by the state Labour Inspector-General of the Russian Federation, who is the Head of the Federal Service for Labour and Employment.
  The composition of the Federal Labour Inspection is established on the basis of the Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation N 875, adopted on September 1, 2012

  • Decree of the GOVERNMENT OF THE RUSSIAN FEDERATION N 875, adopted on September 1, 2012 “On approval of the Regulations of the federal state supervision over the observance of labour legislation and other regulatory legal acts containing labour law provisions" 20120907

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 354)

3.2 National OSH research programme or institute

• 3.2.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions

  Remarks / comments: The functions of the Institute are:
  • scientific development and implementation of the main directions of the state policy in the sphere of OSH and labour economics;
  • prevention and reduction of occupational accidents and diseases in organizations of all kinds of economic activities, including small businesses;
  • improving the system of social security, elaboration of measures aimed at reducing occupational risks;
  • development and implementation of modern teaching methods;
  • development of activities and methods to increase productivity;
  • collection and dissemination of national and international information on all the aspects of occupational safety and labour relations.

  • Website of the All-Russia Research Institute for Occupational Safety and Labour Economics

• 3.2.2 Governance board constitution and chairmanship

  No data available.
  

• 3.2.3 Source of funding

  Remarks / comments: The institution if funded by the State.

  • Website of the All-Russia Research Institute for Occupational Safety and Labour Economics

  • Order N 690 of 6 July 2011 of the Ministry of Health and Social Development on the All-Russia Research Institute for Occupational Safety and Labour Economics

3.3 National OSH programme

• 3.3.1 Consultation on the national OSH programme

  Summary/citation: Federal authorities have a duty to ensure the participation of the Tripartite Commission on regulation of social and labour relations in the elaboration of programmes of socio-economic development.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 35.1)

  • Act No. 92-FZ of 1 May 1999 on the Russian tripartite Commission for the Settlement of Social and Professional Relations (Text No. 2218).

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

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: Employers shall provide specific health surveillance to biological and chemical hazards, noise, vibration and radiation.

  • Decree of the Ministry of Health and Social Development of The Russian Federation N 302n “On approval of the list of harmful and (or) dangerous production factors and works, where preliminary and periodic medical examinations are required" 20111028

  • Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation N 695, adopted on September 23, 2002 "On compulsory psychiatric examination of workers engaged in certain activities, including activities related to sources of increased danger (with the influence of har 20021002

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: In case of workplace accident the employer has a duty to arrange immediately for first aid to the victim and his delivery to a health care establishment, if necessary. Transfer to medical treatment facilities or residences of the employees, which fell victims to accidents in production and occupational diseases or for other medical indications shall be either by the organization's transport or on its account.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 228)

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  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 4.8.2 Sanitary installations

  Summary / Citation: The employer has a duty to provide employees with sanitary services. To this end, sanitary & utility rooms, rooms for meals, rooms for giving medical aid, rooms for recreation during the working time and psychic relaxation shall be fitted out in organization in line with the established norm; sanitary posts shall be set up with first-aid kits complete with a set of medicines and preparations for giving first medical aid.
  Instructions for the sanitary maintenance of premises and equipment manufacturing enterprises N 658-66, approved by Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector of the USSR on December 31, 1966
  

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 22)

  • Instructions for the sanitary maintenance of premises and equipment manufacturing enterprises N 658-66, approved by Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector of the USSR on December 31, 1966

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  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2015
  

• 4.8.3 Drinking water

  Summary / Citation: The duty to provide employees with drinking water is deduced from the general obligation to ensure the provision of sanitary & utility services. The additional duty to provide employees of hot shops with soda water is fixed in the article 223 of the Labour code and in the Instructions for the sanitary maintenance of premises and equipment manufacturing enterprises N 658-66, approved by Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector of the USSR on December 31, 1966

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 22)

  • Instructions for the sanitary maintenance of premises and equipment manufacturing enterprises N 658-66, approved by Deputy Chief Sanitary Inspector of the USSR on December 31, 1966

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2015
  

• 4.8.4 Rest and eating areas

  Summary / Citation: The employer has a duty to provide employees with rooms for meals and rooms for recreation during the working time. Requirements to these facilities are fixed in the Sanitary Rules and Norms (SanPiN) 2.2.3.1384-03.

  • Decree of the Chief State Sanitary Inspector of the Russian Federation N 141, adopted June 11, 2003 "On introduction of the sanitary rules and regulations. Sanitary Rules and Norms (SanPiN) 2.2.3.1384-03 20030630

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 22, 108, 109)

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  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

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 has a duty to elaborate and adopt the rules and instructions on workplace safety for workers, taking into account the opinion of elected trade union body or other employees authorized bodies;
  These acts must correspond to the cross-industry or sectoral model regulations on workplace safety. The revision of occupational safety rules and instructions must be carried out at least once every five years.
  

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 212)

• 5.1.2 Appointment of a person for health and safety

  Summary/citation: In order to assure compliance with the OSH requirements and exert control over their implementation the employer has a duty to create the occupational safety service or establish a post of the occupational safety expert with appropriate training or work experience in this field in every organization performing production activities with more than 50 employees.
  In cases when the number of employees is less than 50, the employer adopts the decision on the establishment of occupational safety service with regard for the features peculiar to this organization's activities.
  If such a service is not created and the post of occupational safety expert is not established their functions are carried out by the employer - individual entrepreneur (in person), the head oforganizations, other authorized employee or an organization or an expert, providing services in the field of occupational safety under civil law agreement.
  The system of the occupational safety service in the organization and the number of its employees must be determined by the employer according to the recommendations, issued by the federal executive body.
  

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 217)

  • Decree of the Ministry of Labour and Social Development N 14 of February 8, 2000 approving the Recommendations on the organization of occupational safety services in the organization 2000

• 5.1.3 Written risk assessment

  Summary/citation: The employer has a duty to ensure the special assessment of working conditions on every workplace in order to identify occupational risks and hazards and take measures to bring labour conditions into conformity with national laws and regulations on OSH (excluding home workers, remote workers and workers who have entered into an employment relationship with employers - natural persons who are not individual entrepreneurs). The special assessment of working conditions in respect of civil servants and municipal employees shall be governed by special federal laws and other normative legal acts which are not adopted yet.
  Article 216.1 stipulates the conditions for the State examination of the working conditions which can be carried out by the executive body in the field of labour in order to control the quality of the special assessment of working conditions; the correctness guarantees and compensation provided to workers for work in harmful and (or) hazardous working conditions; the actual working conditions of workers.
  

  • Decree of the Ministry of Labour of Russia N 549n, adopted on 12.08.2014 "On approval of the procedure of the state expertise of working conditions" 20141114

  • Federal Law N 426-FZ "On a special assessment of working conditions" as amended 20131230

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 209, 212)

• 5.1.4 Safe operating work systems and procedures

  Summary/citation: The projects of construction and reconstruction of production facilities, machinery, tools and other production equipment, production processes must comply with state regulatory requirements on occupational safety. Machinery, tools and other industrial equipment, vehicles, manufacturing processes, materials and chemical substances, individual and collective protection of workers, including foreign production must comply with national regulatory requirements of occupational health and have a declaration of conformity and (or) a certificate of conformity. This article prohibits the use of harmful or dangerous substances, materials, products without prior toxicological (sanitary and hygienic, medico- biological) evaluation.
  The occupational safety requirements are fixed in the safety standards (Occupational Safety Standards), in the construction norms and regulations (SNIP), in the state sanitary-epidemiological rules and norms (SanPiN), sanitary rules (SP), hygienic standards (GN), sanitary rules and norms.
  

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 215)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 5.1.5 Training and information on risks

  Summary/citation: All employees, including the heads of the organizations, as well as employers - individual entrepreneurs, are required to undergo occupational safety training and testing of knowledge of OSH requirements. There are five types of training: introductory, primary, secondary, unscheduled and targeted.
  Procedures and terms of instructing employees are fixed in the Decree of the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Education.
  These rules are binding on all employers and employees.
  The employer has a duty to inform employees of the working conditions and of occupational safety in the workplace, of the risk of damage to health, and provide information about due compensations and the means of individual protection.
  The employer must inform workers about the results of the special assessment of working conditions at their workplaces no later than 30 calendar days after the date of approval of the report of the commission.
  

  • Federal Law N 426-FZ "On a special assessment of working conditions" as amended 20131230

  • Decree of the Ministry of Labour and the Ministry of Education of the Russian Federation N 1/29 “On approval of procedure of training on occupational safety and on testing of knowledge of OSH in respect of employees of organizations”, adopted 13.01.2003 20030223

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 212, 225)

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  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 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 has a duty to take into account the opinion of elected trade union body or other employees authorized bodies in the process of elaboration and adoption of occupational safety instructions.
  It is possible to establish occupational safety committees/commissions at the initiative of the employers and/or at the initiative of the employees or their representative body. Such committee must include on a par the representatives of employers, trade unions or other representative bodies commissioned by employees.
  According to the Model Regulations on Occupational safety Committee (Commission), approved by the Decree of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection N 412n, adopted on June 24, 2014, the committee is an integral part of the local health and safety management and represents one of the forms of workers' participation in management of the organization.
  The labour protection committee/commission shall organize joint actions of the employer and employees to assure the labour protection requirements, prevent production accidents and occupational diseases. It shall also organize and conduct inspections of the conditions and protection of labour, inform the employees on the results of these inspections and gather proposals on the relevant part of the collective labour protection agreement.
  

  • Model Regulations on Occupational safety Committee (Commission), approved by the Decree of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection N 412n, adopted on June 24, 2014 20140818

  • Act No. 10-FZ on trade unions, their rights and guarantees for performance of their activities. (art. 20)

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  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

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: If there is no OSH service/specialist in the undertaking, OSH functions must be carried out by the employer, the worker authorized by the employer, or the employer must bring in specialists or undertakings providing OSH services from outside the undertaking and under a civil-law agreement.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 217)

  • 6.1.1.1 Qualifications of experts or professional services

    Summary / Citation: Organizations providing services in the field of occupational safety are subject to mandatory accreditation. The rules of such accreditation, provisions on supervision of the activities of these organizations were approved by the Decree of the Health Ministry of the Russian Federation N 205n, adopted on 01.04.2010. Such organizations should hire specialists with higher education who have experience of practical work in the field of occupational safety and health. Internal expert should have appropriate training or experience of practical work in the field of occupational safety and health.

    • The Rules of accreditation of organizations providing services in the field of occupational safety, approved by the Decree of the Health Ministry of the Russian Federation N 205n, adopted on 01.04.2010. 20100707

    • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 217)

6.2 Appointment of an OSH practitioner

• 6.2.1 Workforce size threshold for the appointment of OSH practitioners

  Summary/citation: In every undertaking performing production activities with more than 50 workers the employer must set up an OSH service or establish the position of OSH specialist who needs to have appropriate training or work experience in this field.
  According to the Recommendations of the Ministry of Labour at the position of OSH specialist might be appointed, as a rule, those who have higher professional (technical) education in OSH without relevant work exprerience, or specialist who have finished vocational training on OSH and has 3 years of experience as an OSH technician of the first category, or 5 years of experience in other job position relevant to OSH. OSH specialist must undergo special training in occupational safety and health.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 217)

  • Decree of the Ministry of Labour and Social Development N 14 of February 8, 2000 approving the Recommendations on the organization of occupational safety services in the organization 2000 (17)

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

  No data available.
  

8.1 National OSH committee, commission, council or similar body

• 8.1.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions

  Summary / Citation: The objectives of the Commission are stipulated by law and include the participation in the collective bargaining and the drafting of general agreement between the national associations of trade unions, the national associations of employers and the Government of the Russian Federation; consultations on the issues related to drafting of federal laws and other normative legal acts of the Russian Federation regulating relations in the field of employment, labour migration, social security; coordination of the parties' positions in the key areas of social policy; dissemination of the experience of social partnership on the lower levels of social partnerships, providing sectoral (intersectoral) and other regional commissions on regulation of social - labour relations with the information on the activities of the Commission.
  According to the provisions of the Labour Code the opinion of the Commission must be taken into account in the process of drafting by the Federal Executive bodies of the following documents relevant to occupational safety:
  1. The procedure for assessing the level of occupational risk (article 209)
  2. The procedure for drafting, approval and amendment of subordinate legislation, containing state occupational safety regulations, including safety standards (article 211)
  3. The rules and conditions of the issuance of free milk or other equivalent food products of preventive nutrition (article 222)
  4. The procedure for training on occupational safety and for testing knowledge of occupational safety requirements (article 225)
  5. The lists of plants, works and positions with harmful and (or) dangerous working conditions where the employment of women is limited, and maximum permissible norms for loads lifted and moved manually by women (article 253)
  6. The list of works, where the employment of workers under the age of eighteen is prohibited and the maximum permissible norms for loads lifted and moved manually by persons under the age of 18 (article 265)
  7. The procedure of medical examinations of workers engaged in underground work (article 330.3)
  

  • Model Regulations on Occupational safety Committee (Commission), approved by the Decree of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection N 412n, adopted on June 24, 2014 20140818

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 35, 209, 211, 22, 225,253, 265.)

• 8.1.2 Constitution and chairmanship modalities

  Summary / Citation: The Commission consists of representatives of All-Russian associations of trade unions, All-Russian associations of employers and the Government of the Russian Federation. The Commission's decision can be adopted if approved by all three parties.
  The work of the Commission is organized by the Coordinator of the Commission appointed by the President of the Russian Federation. Coordinator of the Commission presides at its meetings, but is not a member of the Commission.

  • Presidential Decree of 25.06.2012 N 895 "On the coordinator of the Russian tripartite commission on regulation of social and labour relations

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: Labour law does not stipulate any workforce size conditions for workers’ representation in health and safety.

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

  Summary / Citation: Labour law does not stipulate any Conditions of eligibility to represent workers in health and safety

8.4 OSH representatives’ functions, rights and powers

• 8.4.1 Right to inspect the workplace

  Summary / Citation: OSH representatives have a right to supervise the employer’s compliance with the Labour Code and other legal acts, containing labour regulations and carry out independent expertise of work conditions and occupational safety safety regulations;

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 370)

• 8.4.2 Right to access OSH information

  Summary / Citation: OSH representatives have a right to obtain information from the heads and other officials of organizations, referring to the state of work conditions and occupational safety, as well as to all industrial accidents and professional diseases.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 370)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 8.4.3 Right to be present at interviews

  Summary / Citation: OSH representatives have a right to participate in investigation procedures of industrial accidents and professional diseases

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 229)

• 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

  Summary / Citation: Employers shall provide workers' representatives with specific OSH responsibilities with the necessary means to enable such representatives to exercise their rights and functions

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 377)

• 8.4.7 Right to have time off work with pay to perform duties

  Summary / Citation: OSH representatives have time off work with pay to perform their duties and to undergo relevant training. The conditions of exemption from work and the procedure must be determined by collective agreement

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 374)

• 8.4.8 Right to issue remedial notices

  No data available.
  

• 8.4.9 Right to resolve OSH issues in consultation with employers

  Summary / Citation: OSH representatives have a right to participate as independent experts in the work of commissions, testing and approving the exploitation of industrial objects and production facilities and participate in the procedures of resolution of labour disputes , connected with the infringement of occupational safety laws, conditions, provided by collective contracts and agreements, as well as with the alternation of work conditions.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 370)

• 8.4.10 Right to direct that dangerous work cease

  Summary / Citation: OSH representatives have a right to charge employers with the directives to stop works in cases of immediate threat for the life and health of employees

  • Act No. 10-FZ on trade unions, their rights and guarantees for performance of their activities. (art. 19)

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

  Summary / Citation: Trade union labour inspectors have a right to enter any enterprise where works the member of the relevant trade union and control the compliance with OSH norms at the workplace.

  • Act No. 10-FZ on trade unions, their rights and guarantees for performance of their activities. (art. 19, 20)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 8.5.2 Right to investigate suspected non-compliance with OSH legislation

  Summary / Citation: Trade union labour inspectors have a right to carry out independent expertise of work conditions and occupational safety regulations and participate in investigation procedures of industrial accidents and professional diseases

  • Act No. 10-FZ on trade unions, their rights and guarantees for performance of their activities. (art. 20)

• 8.5.3 Right to consult with workers

  No data available.
  

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 8.5.4 Right to advise workers

  No data available.
  

• 8.5.5 Right to initiate enforcement action

  Summary / Citation: Trade union labour inspectors have a right to petition respective bodies with charges referring to persons, guilty of infringement of laws and other legal acts, containing labour regulations and of concealment of industrial accident

  • Act No. 10-FZ on trade unions, their rights and guarantees for performance of their activities. (art. 20)

8.6 Joint OSH Committee

• 8.6.1 Participation of workers’ representatives in joint OSH committee

  Summary / Citation: OSH committees (commissions) must be set up in undertakings at the initiative of the employer and/or at the initiative of workers. The workers' representatives are nominated by decision of the elected trade union body if the trade union unites more than half of the workers, or at the meeting (conference) of employees of the organization. The composition of the Committee is approved by the order of the employer, however, the employer does not have authority to disaprove the nominated persons.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 218)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 8.6.2 Conditions for establishing a joint OSH committee

  Summary / Citation: There are no conditions for the establishment of the OSH Committee, it shall be created on the initiative of employees or their representative body or the employer.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 218)

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

  Summary / Citation: The committee (commission) on occupational safety and health must organize joint actions by the employer and workers to ensure compliance with requirements of occupational safety and health, prevent occupational injuries and diseases, as well as organize examinations of working and safety and health conditions at workplaces, inform workers of the results of the these examinations, and collect proposals for the specific section on occupational safety and health of the collective agreement.
  The functions of the Committee are listed in the Model Regulations on Occupational safety Committee (Commission). In particular, the Committee is created in order to:
  a) consider the proposals of the employer, employees, trade unions for the elabouration of recommendations on the improvement of working conditions and occupational safety;
  b) assist the employer in the organization of occupational safety training as well as in the organization of examination of knowledge of occupational safety requirements;
  c) participate in the supervision of working conditions and occupational safety, consideration of results, elabouration of proposals to the employer on amendment of working conditions in order to bring them in compliance with national OSH regulations;
  g) inform employees about the on-going measures of improvement of working conditions and occupational safety, prevention of occupational injuries, occupational diseases;
  d) inform employees about the results of a special assessment of working conditions at their workplaces;
  e) prepare and submit to the employer the proposals on the improvement of occupational safety, on creation of incentives for workers who comply with OSH rules;
  

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 218)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 8.6.4 Keeping record of the work of joint OSH committees

  Summary / Citation: The Committee carries out its activities in accordance with regulations adopted by them and the work plan approved by the Chairman of the Committee. The duty of keeping the records is not stipulated in the Labour Code and normative legal acts of federal executive authority bodies.

  • Model Regulations on Occupational safety Committee (Commission), approved by the Decree of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection N 412n, adopted on June 24, 2014 20140818

• 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

  Summary / Citation: Occupational safety provisions on Handling, storage, labelling and use of chemicals are established in the Decree of the Ministry of Labour.
  

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art.16-24)

  • Decree of the Ministry of Labour N 44, adopted 17.09.1997 "On approval of occupational safety rules in the use of chemicals

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 9.2.2 Duty of manufacturers, suppliers and importers of chemicals in relation to the safety and health of users

  Summary / Citation: Each chemical must be provided with Safety Data Sheet
  

  • Decree of the Ministry of Labour N 44, adopted 17.09.1997 "On approval of occupational safety rules in the use of chemicals

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 9.2.3 Pesticides

  Summary / Citation: Specific requirements on occupational safety in the work with Pesticides are established by the Federal Law. Particular measures are listed in the Sanitary-epidemiological rules and norms (SanPin)

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 22)

  • Federal Law N 109-FZ, adopted on 19.07.1997 "On the safe handling of pesticides and agrochemicals" 19970725

9.3 Ergonomic hazards

9.4 Physical hazards

• 9.4.1 Ionising radiation

  Summary / Citation: For workers exposed to radiation an average annual effective dose of radiation is fixed. Particular requirements on occupational safety are established in the sanitary rules, approved by the Chief state sanitary inspector of the Russian Federation.

  • Decree of the Chief state sanitary inspector of the Russian Federation N 40, adopted on April 26, 2010 “"On approval of the Basic Sanitary Rules for Radiation Safety (OSPORB 99/2010)

  • Act No. 3 of 9 January 1996 on protection of the population from radiation (Text No. 141). (art. 9)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Radiation Protection Convention, 1960 (No. 115) Direct Request 2010
  

• 9.4.2 Vibration and noise

  Summary / Citation: Provisions on protection from vibration and noise are stipulated in the sanitary and epidemiological rules and norms. Special requirements to the level of vibration and noise at the workplace is established for women and minors

  • Hygienic requirements for the organization of technological processes, production equipment and tools (SP 2.2.2.1327-03), approved by the Decree of the Chief state sanitary inspector of the Russian Federation N 100, adopted on 26.05.2003 .

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Hygiene (Commerce and Offices) Convention, 1964 (No. 120) Direct Request 2015
  • Working Environment (Air Pollution, Noise and Vibration) Convention, 1977 (No. 148) Direct Request 2015
  

• 9.4.3 Working at height

  Summary / Citation: Special requirements to occupational safety of employees working at height are established by Regulations on occupational safety when working at height.

  • Regulations on occupational safety when working at height, approved by the Decree of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation N 155n, adopted on March 28, 2014 20141105

• 9.4.4 Working in confined spaces

  No data available.
  

• 9.4.5 Risks arising from poor maintenance of workplace facilities

  Summary / Citation: General measures to protect the health and safety of workers at workplace include the regular maintenance of premises, equipment, facilities, in particular with regard to safety devices in accordance with manufacturers' instructions.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 215)

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

• 9.4.6 Exposure to extreme temperatures

  Summary / Citation: The level of temperature at the workplace is one of the physical hazards.
  Special requirements to the microclimate at work are established by Sanitary rules and norms.
  

  • Hygienic requirements to occupational microclimate (SanPin 2.2.4.548-96), Approved by the Decree of the State Committee for Sanitary and Epidemiological Supervision № 21, adopted on October 1, 1996

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

• 9.4.7 Fire risks

  Summary / Citation: The head of the enterprise shall comply with the requirements of fire safety and with the instructions, regulations and requirements of officers of fire protection service; develop and implement measures to ensure fire safety; ensure the training of employees on fire safety; include in the collective agreement provisions on fire safety; provide access to officials of fire protection service on the territory, to the buildings, structures and other objects of the enterprises.

  • Act No. 69-FZ on protection against fire (Text No. 3649). (art. 37)

• 9.4.8 Tobacco

  Summary / Citation: Smoking at the workplace is prohibited.
  

  • Federal Law N 15-ФЗ, adopted 23.02.2013 “On Health Protection from the tobacco smoke and from the consequences of tobacco consumption”

• 9.4.9 Asbestos

  Summary / Citation: Special measures of protection from the exposure to asbestos are recognized.
  

  • Cross-industry regulations on occupational safety in the production of asbestos and asbestos-containing materials and products POT RM-010-2000 (approved by the Decree of the Ministry of Labour N 10, adopted January 31, 2000 2000

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Asbestos Convention, 1986 (No. 162) Direct Request 2015
  

• 9.4.10 Risks related to nanotechnology

  No data available.
  

• 9.4.11 Contraction of HIV in the workplace

  Summary / Citation: The list of employees who are at risk of contraction of HIV at the workplace is established by normative legal provisions. These employees shall undergo preliminary and periodic mandatory medical examination for HIV infection.

  • The list of employees of certain professions, industries, enterprises, institutions and organizations who are subject to preliminary and periodic mandatory medical examination for HIV infection, approved by the Decree of the Governament of the Russian Federation N 877, adopted 04.09.1995 19950914

  • Act No. 38-FZ of 30 March 1995 on the prevention of the spread in the Russian Federation of the disease caused by the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV Infection) (consolidation). (art. 22)

9.5 Psychosocial hazards

• 9.5.1 Psychosocial risks

  Remarks / comments: No definition of this type of risks. In certain cases protection from harassment at work might be obtained through criminal law provisions, which sanction bringing a person to commitment of a suicide or to an attempt of a suicide by threats, cruel treatment or systematic humiliation of the human dignity of the victim (art. 110 of the Russian Criminal Code). Criminal provisions as well as the provisions of the Code of administrative offences, sanctioning insults might be also applicable.

  • Administrative Offenses Code of 30 December 2001 (Text No. 1). (art. 5.61)

  • Penal Code No. 63-FZ of 13 June 1996 (consolidation). (art. 130)

• 9.5.2 Occupational violence

  Summary / Citation: The infliction of physical or mental suffering by means of systematic beating or by any other violent actions shall be punishable by restraint of liberty for a term of up to three years, or by compulsory labour for a term of up to three years, or by deprivation of liberty for the same term.
  Compulsion of a person to enter into illicit relations, pederasty, lesbianism, or the commission of other sexual actions by means of blackmail, threat of destruction, damage, or taking of property, or with the use of material or any other dependence of the victim,
  shall be punishable by a fine in the amount of up to one hundred and twenty thousand roubles or in the amount of a wage/salary or other income of the convicted person for a period of up to one year, or by obligatory labour for a term of up to four hundred and eighty hours, or by corrective labour for a term of up to two years, or by compulsory labour for a term of up to one year, or by deprivation of liberty for the same term.

  Remarks / comments: Employment law does not mention this type of risk, it does not adress bullying, psychological harassment, discriminatory harassment or sexual harassment. However, violence at work might constitute criminal offence.

  • Penal Code No. 63-FZ of 13 June 1996 (consolidation). (art. 117, 133)

9.6 Other hazardous substances

9.7 Machineries

• 9.7.1 Risks related to machinery and tools

  Summary / Citation: In the process of special assessment of working conditions the employer has to provide technical (operational) documentation on equipment (machines, equipment, tools and accessories) used in the workplace, and declarations of conformity, and (or) the certificates of conformity of equipment, machines, tools and devices, processes, substances, materials, raw materials requirements with the established requirements.
  

  • The Decree of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection N 33n, adopted on January 24, 2014 "On approval of the Methodology of the special assessment of working conditions, of the classifier of harmful and dangerous industrial factors, of the report form for a special assessment of working conditions and instructions for its completion" 20140328

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  • Guarding of Machinery Convention, 1963 (No. 119) Direct Request 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: Manufacturers shall ensure the compliance of machineries to the OSH standards and provide declaration of conformity and (or) a certificate of conformity.
  

  • Decree of the Government of the Russian Federation № 982, adopted on 1 December 2009 "On Approval of the unified list of products, in respect of which the acknowledgment of conformity shall be made in the form of the declaration of conformity" И

  • The federal law N 184-FZ, adopted 27.12.2002 on Technical Regulation (as amended)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  • Guarding of Machinery Convention, 1963 (No. 119) Direct Request 2015
  

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

  No data available.
  

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  • Guarding of Machinery Convention, 1963 (No. 119) Direct Request 2015
  

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

  Summary / Citation: Machinery, gear as well as other production equipment must be in alignment with requirements established in national laws and regulations on OSH and must have a declaration of conformity and (or) must have a certificate of conformity.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 215)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  • Guarding of Machinery Convention, 1963 (No. 119) Direct Request 2015
  

• 9.7.5 Maintenance of machinery and equipment

  Summary / Citation: The employer shall take all the necessary measures to ensure:
  the appropriate maintenance of machinery and equipment and its compliance with the requirements of OSH.
  

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

  • 9.7.5.1 List of equipment where applicable

    No data available.
    

    Related CEACR Comments
    • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
    

9.8 Provisions to protect workers in specific condition of vulnerability

• 9.8.1 Protection of pregnancy at work

  Summary / Citation: Rates of output and service standards must be reduced for pregnant women in accordance with a medical report and upon their request, or they must be transferred to another job free of occupational hazards and risks, and maintaining the average salary from the previous position.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 254)

• 9.8.2 Protection of lactating women at work

  Summary / Citation: Women who have children under the age of 1.5 years and are not able to perform previous work must be transferred to another job upon their request maintaining their average salary from the previous position, up to the time when their child reaches the age of 1.5 years. In addition to standard breaks the working women who have children under the age of 1.5 years must be granted additional breaks of 30 minutes each for feeding of child (children) in not less than every three hours of continuous work.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 254, 258)

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

  Summary / Citation: Employment of women who will be subjected to hard and hazardous and (or) dangerous working conditions, including underground works, except for non-physical work or work related to health and consumer services, is limited.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 253)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Underground Work (Women) Convention, 1935 (No. 45) Direct Request 2005
  

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

  Summary / Citation: It is prohibited to employ persons under 18 years of age in hazardous and (or) dangerous working conditions, including underground works and those which may be detrimental to their health and moral development (gambling, work in night cabarets and clubs, production, transportation and sale of alcoholic drinks, tobacco products, narcotic and other toxic substances).

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 265)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) Observation 2020
  • Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) Direct Request 2020
  • Night Work of Young Persons (Non-Industrial Occupations) Convention, 1946 (No. 79) Direct Request 2012
  

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 employer has a duty to investigate and record occupational accidents. The employer immediately has to create a commission, which shall comprise at least 3 persons. The commission must include representatives of employer, OSH representative and the trade union representative. In certain cases a State Labour Inspector and the representatives of the executive authorities shall be included in Commission.
  The requirements to the structure and content of the registration book of occupational accidents are established by the Ministry of Labour and Social Development of the Russian Federation.
  

  • Decree of the Ministry of Labour and social development of Russia N 73, adopted 24.10.2002 (as amended) "On approval of forms of documents required for the investigation and registration of occupational accidents and the provisions on the peculiarities of the investigation of occupational accidents in certain industries and organizations" 20021218

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (§ 212)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 10.1.2 Near miss incidents

  No data available.
  

• 10.1.3 Occupational diseases

  Summary / Citation: The employer has a duty to investigate and record occupational diseases. He has to create a commission for the investigation of the circumstances and causes of the employee’s occupational disease and ensure its work. The commission includes representatives of employer, an expert on occupational safety, the representative of health agencies, and trade union representative

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (§ 212)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

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: State labour inspectors when exercising federal state supervision of compliance with labour laws and regulations have the power to visit and carry out examination in workplaces, including organizational, legal and ownership forms, at any hour of the day or night.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 357)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2020
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2020
  

• 11.2.2 Power to inspect and carry out any examination, test or enquiry

  Summary / Citation: State labour inspectors when exercising federal state supervision of compliance with labour laws and regulations have the power to take for the purpose of analysis samples of used or handled materials and substances, notifying the employer or his representative and drawing up the appropriate statement.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 357)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2020
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2020
  

• 11.2.3 Power to investigate

  Summary / Citation: Labour inspectors have a right to investigate occupational accidents.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 357)

• 11.2.4 Duty to provide advice on OSH

  Summary / Citation: In accordance with the functions assigned to it, the Federal Labour Inspectorate shall supply information and advice to employers and workers related to compliance with labour laws and regulations.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 356)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2020
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2020
  

11.3 OSH inspectors’ enforcement powers

• 11.3.1 Power to issue orders or notices

  Summary / Citation: State labour inspectors when exercising federal state supervision of compliance with labour laws and regulations have the power to issue mandatory injunctions to the employers and their representatives on the elimination of violations of labour laws and regulations and restoration of violated workers’ rights.

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 357)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2020
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2020
  

• 11.3.2 Power to impose financial penalties

  Summary / Citation: In accordance with the functions assigned to it, the Federal Labour Inspectorate deals with cases on administrative offenses and imposes administrative penalties

  • Administrative Offenses Code of 30 December 2001 (Text No. 1). (art. 5.27.1)

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 356)

• 11.3.3 Power to revoke or suspend licenses or authorisations

  Summary / Citation: Such power is not stipulated in Russian law. However, State Labour Inspector has a power to bring before the court the requirement of the liquidation or cessation of activities of organizations’ structural units due to the violations of occupational safety requirements

  • Administrative Offenses Code of 30 December 2001 (Text No. 1). (art. 5.27.1)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2020
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2020
  

• 11.3.4 Power to require the cessation of dangerous work

  Summary / Citation: State Labour Inspector can require the temporary cessation (until the consideration of the case by the court) of activities in exceptional cases where it is necessary to prevent an imminent threat to life or health.

  • Administrative Offenses Code of 30 December 2001 (Text No. 1). (art. 27.16)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2020
  • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2020
  

• 11.3.5 Power to initiate prosecutions

  Summary / Citation: In accordance with the functions assigned to it, the Federal Labour Inspectorate has a power to send relevant information, following an established procedure, to federal executive authorities, local governments, law enforcement agencies and courts in order to initiate administrative or criminal prosecutions.

  • Administrative Offenses Code of 30 December 2001 (Text No. 1). (art. 23.12)

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 356)

• 11.3.6 Power to conduct prosecutions

  Summary / Citation: According to the Code of administrative offences the State Labour inspector has a power to conduct administrative prosecutions.

  • Administrative Offenses Code of 30 December 2001 (Text No. 1). (art. 23.12.)

• 11.3.7 Other enforcement powers

  Summary / Citation: State labour inspectors when exercising federal state supervision of compliance with labour laws and regulations have the power to issue orders on suspention from work of persons who have not passed in the established order occupational safety training and verification of knowledge of occupational safety requirements;
  to prohibit the use of personal and collective protective equipment of workers, which do not have certificates of conformity or declarations on conformity or do not meet the requirements of state regulations on occupational safety and health.
  

  • Labour Code of the Russian Federation of 30 December 2001, as amended. (art. 357)

11.4 Application of sanctions by courts

• 11.4.1 Financial penalties for legal persons

  Summary / Citation: Financial penalty for violation of OSH legislation for legal persons is from 100 000 to 200 000 Russian rubles (1 596 – 3200 USD).

  • Administrative Offenses Code of 30 December 2001 (Text No. 1). (art. 5.27.1)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 11.4.2 Financial penalties for natural persons

  Summary / Citation: Financial penalty for violation of OSH legislation for the officials and entrepreneurs is from 30 000 to 40 000 Russian roubles (478- 638 USD).
  

  • Administrative Offenses Code of 30 December 2001 (Text No. 1). (art. 5.27.1)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 11.4.3 Non-financial sanctions

  Summary / Citation: In case of commitment of the violation of the OSH legislation by the person, previously subjected to administrative penalty for a similar administrative offense, officials might be subject to disqualification for a period of one to three years; entrepreneurs and legal persons – to the administrative suspension of activity for up to ninety days.

  • Administrative Offenses Code of 30 December 2001 (Text No. 1). (art. 5.27.1.)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 11.4.4 Criminal liability

  Summary / Citation: According to article 143 of the Criminal Code the violation of occupational safety requirments, committed by a person who has the duty of observing these rules, if this entailed by negligence the infliction of grave injury to the victim, shall be punishable with a fine in an amount of maximum 400 thousand rubles (6 385USD) or in the amount of a wage/salary or other income of the convicted person for a term of 18 months, or by community service for the term of minimum 180 and maximum 240 hours, or by compulsory labour for the maximum term of one year or by deprivation of freedom for the same term with the deprivation of the right to hold specific offices or engage in specific activity (or without it).
  If the violation of occupational safety requirements entailed, by negligence, the death of a person, such a crime is punishable with by compulsory labour for the maximum term of four years or by deprivation of freedom for the same term with (or without) the deprivation of the right to hold specific offices or engage in specific activity for the term of three years.
  If the violation of occupational safety requirements entailed, by negligence, the death of two or more persons, such a crime is punishable with by compulsory labour for the maximum term of five years or by deprivation of freedom for the same term with (or without) the deprivation of the right to hold specific offices or engage in specific activity for the term of three years.
  

  • Penal Code No. 63-FZ of 13 June 1996 (consolidation). (art. 143)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015
  

• 11.4.5 Terms of imprisonment for natural persons

  Summary / Citation: The general minimum term of imprisonment is two months, the maximum terms of imprisonment for the violation of OSH rules vary from 1 to 5 years.

  • Penal Code No. 63-FZ of 13 June 1996 (consolidation). (art. 56, 143)

  Related CEACR Comments
  • Occupational Safety and Health Convention, 1981 (No. 155) Direct Request 2015