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Yemen - 2013

Themes

  1. Description of national OSH regulatory framework
  2. Scope, coverage and exclusions
  3. Institutions and programmes relating to OSH administration and/or enforcement
  4. Employers’ duties and responsibilities to protect the safety and health of workers and others
  5. Employers’ duty to organize prevention formally along generally accepted OSH management principles and practices
  6. Employers’ duty to ensure availability of expertise and competence in health and safety
  7. Workers' rights and duties
  8. Consultation, collaboration and co-operation with workers and their representatives
  9. Specific hazards or risks
  10. Recording, notification and investigation of accidents/incidents and diseases
  11. OSH inspection and enforcement of OSH legislation

  • 1 Description of national OSH regulatory framework

  • 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: Workers is defined as: "Any man, woman or young person working for an employer, under his supervision even if not within his sight, in consideration of a wage, under a written or unwritten contract of employment."

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). ( Chapter I , Article 2)

      • 2.2.1 Coverage of particular categories of workers

        Sometimes.

        • 2.2.1.1 Migrant workers

          Summary/citation: "The provisions of this Code shall not apply to the following categories:
          (d) foreigners seconded to work with the State.
          (e) foreigners working in the Republic under an international Convention to which the Republic is a party, this exemption being subject to the limits set by the Convention in question;
          (f) foreigners holding diplomatic or special passports who have obtained a visa and who work in the Republic subject to the conditions of such political visas as may be issued to them;"

          • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter I, Article 3 (d))

        • 2.2.1.2 Domestic workers

          Summary/citation: The provisions of this Code shall not apply to the following categories:
          (i) household servants and workers of equivalent status

          • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter I, Article 3,(i))

        • 2.2.1.3 Home workers

          Summary/citation: "The provisions of this Code shall not apply to the following categories:
          g) casual workers."

          Remarks / comments: Casual work is defined as: any job which is not part of the activity of an employer and whose completion does not require more than four months.

          • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter I, Article 3(g))

        • 2.2.1.4 Self-employed persons

          Summary/citation: Self-employed persons are not included in the definition of worker.

          • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chaper I, Article 2)

    • 2.3 Definition of employer

      Summary/citation: Employer is defined as: "any natural or legal person employing one or more workers in return for wages in any sector of activity subject to the provisions of this Code."

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter I, Article 2)

      Related CEACR Comments
      • Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) Observation 2018
      • Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) Direct Request 2001

    • 2.4 Exclusion of branches of economic activity

      Sometimes.

      • 2.4.1 Agriculture

        Summary/citation: "The provisions of this Code shall not apply to the following categories:
        (j) persons employed in agriculture and pastoral work other than:
        (i) persons employed in agricultural corporations, establishments or associations or in enterprises which process or market their own products;
        (ii) persons who, on a permanent basis, operate or repair mechanical equipment required for agriculture or permanent irrigation works;
        (iii) persons working in livestock husbandry."

        • Ministerial Decree No. 138- 1995: The proclamation of the list of occupational diseases (Chapter I, Article 3)

      • 2.4.2 Construction

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

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter I, Article 3)

      • 2.4.3 Services

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

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter I, Article 3)

      • 2.4.4 Public sector

        Summary/citation: 2. The provisions of this Code shall not apply to the following categories:
        (a) employees of the state administration and the public sector;
        (b) officers of the judiciary and the diplomatic and consular corps;
        (c) staff of military and security establishments.

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter I, Article 3)

        Related CEACR Comments
        • Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) Observation 2018
        • Labour Clauses (Public Contracts) Convention, 1949 (No. 94) Direct Request 2001

      • 2.4.5 Other

        Summary/citation: "The provisions of this Code shall not apply to the following categories:
        (h) persons related to and working with the employer who are effectively his dependants regardless of their degree of kinship."

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter I, Article 3)

    • 2.5 Definition of occupational accident

      No data available.

    • 2.6 Definition of occupational disease

      Summary/citation: Decree No. 138- 1995 includes a list of occupational diseases.

      • Ministerial Decree No. 138- 1995: The proclamation of the list of occupational diseases

      • 2.6.1 List of occupational diseases

        Yes.

        • Ministerial Decree No. 138- 1995: The proclamation of the list of occupational diseases

      • 2.6.2 Mechanism for compensating other diseases as occupational ones

        No data available.

  • 3 Institutions and programmes relating to OSH administration and/or enforcement

    • 3.1 Competent national authority for safety and health at work

      Summary/citation: "The Department of Occupational Safety and Health" of the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs (MOLSA) is responsible for the general administration of OSH matters.
      Also, the "Department of Inspection" is responsible for ensuring the implementation of OSH legislation."

      • Republican order No.19 -1998: Organization and functioning of MOLSA (Book 3, Chapter 1, Articles 15 and 16)

      • 3.1.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions

        Summary/citation: "The Functions of the Department of Occupational Safety and Health include:
        (1) Proposing a special system for OSH and measures of implementation.
        (2) Conducting medical examinations on workers to ensure the safety of the work environment.
        (3) Supervising the application of the rules of occupational health and safety in the workplace in conjunction with other relevant bodies within and outside the ministry.
        (4) Field visits and inspections at work sites to see the conditions of occupational health and safety and the recommendation of stakeholders including measures that must be taken in accordance with the systems."
        The "Department of Inspection" is responsible for ensuring the implementation of OSH legislation.

        • Republican order No.19 -1998: Organization and functioning of MOLSA (Book 3, Chapter 1, Articles 15 and 16)

      • 3.1.2 Chairperson and composition

        No data available.

    • 3.2 National OSH research programme or institute

      Summary/citation: The Department of Occupational Safety and Health is also the national research/knowledge body.

      • Republican order No.19 -1998: Organization and functioning of MOLSA (Book 3, Chapter 1, Articles 15 and 16)

      • 3.2.1 Objectives, roles and/or functions

        Summary/citation: In the area of research, the "Department of Occupational Safety and Health" is responsible for:
        (1) Modelling reports on occupational health and safety and recording/classifying/analysing work-related injuries and occupational diseases.
        (2) Preparing study reports on Occupational Health and Safety to find the reasons and factors associated with occupational hazarads and to propose recommendations to reduce them.
        (3) Participating in the investigation of occupational accidents and injuries.
        (4) Immediate reporting of cases that have endangered the health and safety of workers and proposing measures to be taken in such cases.

        • Republican order No.19 -1998: Organization and functioning of MOLSA (Book 3, Chapter 1, Articles 16)

      • 3.2.2 Governance board constitution and chairmanship

        No data available.

      • 3.2.3 Source of funding

        No data available.

    • 3.3 National OSH programme

      Summary/citation: National yearly programmes have to be set with respect to occupational safety and health.

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX , Article 117 (1))

      • 3.3.1 Consultation on the national OSH programme

        No data available.

  • 4 Employers’ duties and responsibilities to protect the safety and health of workers and others

    • 4.1 Duty to ensure the health and safety of employees

      Summary/citation: Employers shall take the necessary precautions to protect workers and ensure their safety against such hazards as may arise from their work and the machinery in use. The employer shall not deduct any amount from their wages in consideration of:
      (a) the provision of protective devices, equipment and clothing to protect workers from exposure to occupational injuries and diseases;
      (b) any allowances granted to workers for working in conditions harmful to their health, or any meals provided to them in compliance with occupational safety and health requirements.
      (c) expenses incurred on account of workers' medical examinations, regular or otherwise, as necessitated by occupational safety and health requirements;
      (d) the provision of first aid equipment at the workplace.

      The employer shall:
      (a) advise and inform workers, before their engagement, on work-related and occupational hazards and on the preventive procedures which must be observed at work;
      (b) provide continuous guidance to workers and control their observance of occupational safety and health;
      (c) display in a visible place instructions, guidance and posters explaining work-related and occupational hazards and methods of preventing them and use all possible illustrative means to that end;
      (d) increase worker's awareness of occupational safety and health protection and make them participate in training courses and seminars on these matters."

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX , Article 115, Article 118)

    • 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: 1. Employers shall protect their workers' health, notably by:
      (a) conducting a medical examination of workers prior to their employment;
      (b) transferring a worker to a job suited to his health condition as determined by a report of the competent medical authorities, whenever possible;
      (c) providing a worker with suitable work according to the recommendations of the competent medical authorities and depending on circumstances and job opportunities pursuant to the provisions of the Social Insurance Act, if he has contracted an occupational disease or sustained an injury at work or as a result thereof;
      (d) bearing the cost of medical treatment and related requirements in respect of any number of workers in accordance with employers' medical regulations as approved by the Ministry;
      (e) employing a qualified nurse at the workplace or in its vicinity if the number of their workers exceeds 50;
      (f) entrusting the medical treatment of their workers to a doctor or a medical establishment if the number of workers employed at the workplace or in its vicinity exceeds 100;
      (g) keeping such documents on their workers' medical treatment as may be transmitted to them. Workers may obtain copies of certificates and documents relating to their condition which are transmitted to the employer by the competent medical authorities.

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter X,Article 119)

      • 4.4.1 Specific hazards for which surveillance is required

        No data available.

    • 4.5 Surveillance of the working environment and working practices

      Summary / Citation: "Employers shall observe the following rules:
      1. Workplace health and safety conditions shall be maintained in conformity with occupational safety and health requirements...".
      "Employers shall take the necessary precautions to protect workers and ensure their safety against such hazards as may arise from their work and the machinery in use..."

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX , Articles 114, 115.)

    • 4.6 Duty to provide personal protective equipment

      Summary / Citation: Not specifically mentioned. Yet, it is mentioned that "the employer shall take the necessary precautions to protect workers and ensure their safety against hazards that may arise from their work and the machinery in use" and that "the employer shall not deduct from the wages (a) the provision of protective devices, equipment and clothing to protect workers from exposure to occupational injuries and diseases."

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX , Article 115.)

    • 4.7 Duty to ensure the usage of personal protective equipment

      Summary / Citation: It is not clearly stated. However, "the employer shall provide continuous guidance to workers and control their observance of occupational safety and health.

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995).

    • 4.8 Duty to provide first-aid and welfare facilities

      Sometimes.

      • 4.8.1 Arrangements for first-aid

        Summary / Citation: Employers shall take the necessary precautions to protect workers and ensure their safety against such hazards as may arise from their work and the machinery in use. The employer shall not deduct any amount from their wages in consideration of:
        (d) the provision of first aid equipment at the workplace.

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX, Article 115)

      • 4.8.2 Sanitary installations

        Summary / Citation: "Easily accessible lavatories and wash-rooms shall be provided, and separate lavatories and wash-rooms shall be provided for women workers if women are employed on the premises."

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Labour Code ,Chapter IX , Article 114)

      • 4.8.3 Drinking water

        Summary / Citation: "An adequate and easily accessible supply of drinking water shall be provided for the worker's use."

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX , Article 114)

      • 4.8.4 Rest and eating areas

        No data available.

  • 5 Employers’ duty to organize prevention formally along generally accepted OSH management principles and practices

    • 5.1 Elements of an OSH management system

      Sometimes.

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

        No data available.

      • 5.1.2 Appointment of a person for health and safety

        No data available.

      • 5.1.3 Written risk assessment

        No data available.

      • 5.1.4 Safe operating work systems and procedures

        Summary/citation: "Employers shall observe the following rules:
        1. Workplace health and safety conditions shall be maintained in conformity with occupational safety and health requirements...".
        "Employers shall take the necessary precautions to protect workers and ensure their safety against such hazards as may arise from their work and the machinery in use..."

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX , Article 114- 115)

      • 5.1.5 Training and information on risks

        Summary/citation: The employer shall: "provide continuous guidance to workers and control their observance of occupational safety and health."

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX, Article 118 (b))

      • 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

      Summary/citation: "The employer shall:
      (b) provide continuous guidance to workers and control their observance of occupational safety and health."
      "The Ministry shall:
      (a) give advice to employers in matters relating to occupational safety."

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX, Article 118 (b), 116 (a))

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

        Summary / Citation: "1. Employers shall protect their workers' health, notably by:
        (e) employing a qualified nurse at the workplace or in its vicinity if the number of their workers exceeds 50;
        (f) entrusting the medical treatment of their workers to a doctor or a medical establishment if the number of workers employed at the workplace or in its vicinity exceeds 100."

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter X,Article 119)

        • 6.1.1.1 Qualifications of experts or professional services

          No data available.

    • 6.2 Appointment of an OSH practitioner

      No data available.

      • 6.2.1 Workforce size threshold for the appointment of OSH practitioners

        No data available.

  • 7 Workers' rights and duties

    • 7.1 Duty to take reasonable steps to protect their own safety and health

      Summary / Citation: "The worker shall have duty to observe work regulations, rules and disciplines."

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter VII, Article 90)

    • 7.2 Duty to take reasonable steps to protect the safety and health of others

      Summary / Citation: Not specifically mentioned. Yet, an employer can terminate the employee contract if: the worker fails to observe instructions for the safety of the workers and work after being warned to that effect, provided that such instructions shall be detailed in writing and posted visibly in the workplace.

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter III, Article 35)

    • 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: "The worker shall have duty to
      (c) observe work regulations, rules and disciplines."

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter VII, Article 90)

    • 7.7 Right to enquire about risks and preventive measures

      No data available.

    • 7.8 Right to remove themselves from a dangerous situation

      Summary / Citation: "An employee may unilaterally terminate his contract: in the event of a serious threat to the safety or health of the worker provided that the employer is aware of the said threat and has not adopted the prescribed measures or failed to take such measures as the competent authority may have prescribed at the appropriate time."

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter III,Article 35 )

    • 7.9 Right to be reassigned to non-hazard work

      Summary / Citation: "Employers shall protect their workers' health, notably by: transferring a worker to a job suited to his health condition as determined by a report of the competent medical authorities, whenever possible."

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter X,Article 119)

      • 7.9.1 Right to withdraw with compensation when workers are not reassigned to non-hazard work

        No data available.

  • 8 Consultation, collaboration and co-operation with workers and their representatives

    • 8.1 National OSH committee, commission, council or similar body

      Summary / Citation: "A High Committee for Occupational Safety and Health shall be established by order of the Council of Ministers acting on a recommendation of the Minister. The said order shall specify its functions and rules of procedure."

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX , Article 117 (1))

    • 8.2 Employers’ duty to consult workers on risks

      No data available.

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

      No data available.

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

        No data available.

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

        No data available.

    • 8.4 OSH representatives’ functions, rights and powers

      No data available.

      • 8.4.1 Right to inspect the workplace

        No data available.

      • 8.4.2 Right to access OSH information

        No data available.

      • 8.4.3 Right to be present at interviews

        No data available.

      • 8.4.4 Right to receive professional assistance from OSH experts

        No data available.

      • 8.4.5 Right to accompany inspectors

        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

      No data available.

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

      No data available.

  • 9 Specific hazards or risks

    • 9.1 Biological hazards

      No data available.

    • 9.2 Chemical hazards

      No data available.

      • 9.2.1 Handling, storage, labelling and use

        No data available.

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

        No data available.

      • 9.2.3 Pesticides

        No data available.

    • 9.3 Ergonomic hazards

      No data available.

    • 9.4 Physical hazards

      Sometimes.

      • 9.4.1 Ionising radiation

        Summary / Citation: The necessary precautions shall be taken against the hazards of excessive light, noise, harmful or dangerous radiation…"

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX , Article 114, Paragraph 6)

      • 9.4.2 Vibration and noise

        Summary / Citation: The necessary precautions shall be taken against the hazards of excessive light, noise, harmful or dangerous radiation, vibration, variation in atmospheric pressure inside the workplace, including any risk of explosion.

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX , Article 114 section 6)

      • 9.4.3 Working at height

        No data available.

      • 9.4.4 Working in confined spaces

        No data available.

      • 9.4.5 Risks arising from poor maintenance of workplace facilities

        No data available.

      • 9.4.6 Exposure to extreme temperatures

        Summary / Citation: The necessary precautions shall be taken against natural hazards and damage, including health, humidity and cold.

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX , Article 114, Paragraph 5)

      • 9.4.7 Fire risks

        Summary / Citation: The necessary precautions shall be taken to deal with fires and provide fire-fighting equipment, including emergency exits, which shall be maintained in working order at all times.

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX , Article 114, Paragraph 9)

      • 9.4.8 Tobacco

        No data available.

      • 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

        Summary / Citation: "A worker may unilaterally terminate his contract of employment without prior written notice to the employer in the following case: if the employer or his representative assaults the worker."

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter III, Article 35, Paragraph 2)

    • 9.6 Other hazardous substances

      Summary / Citation: The necessary precautions shall be taken to protect workers from such damage to their health as may be caused by gas, dust, smoke or any other emissions or waste likely to be discharged by the industry.

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX , Article 114, Paragraph 3)

    • 9.7 Machineries

      Sometimes.

      • 9.7.1 Risks related to machinery and tools

        Summary / Citation: The necessary precautions shall be taken to protect workers against the hazards of equipment and machinery and the hazards of conveyors and handling, including any risks of collapse.

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX , Article 114, Paragraph 4)

      • 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

        No data available.

      • 9.7.5 Maintenance of machinery and equipment

        No data available.

        • 9.7.5.1 List of equipment where applicable

          No data available.

    • 9.8 Provisions to protect workers in specific condition of vulnerability

      Sometimes.

      • 9.8.1 Protection of pregnancy at work

        Summary / Citation: No specific provisions for pregnant women.

        Restrictions / obligations: In general, it is stated that "it shall be prohibited to employ women in industries and occupations which are hazardous, ardous or harmful to their health or social standing. The occupations prohibited under this paragraph shall be specified by order of the Minister."

        • Ministerial Decree No. 39: Specification of jobs and industries that women should not engage in

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IV , Article 46)

      • 9.8.2 Protection of lactating women at work

        Summary / Citation: No specific provisions for lactating women.

        Remarks / comments: In general, it is stated that "it shall be prohibited to employ women in industries and occupations which are hazardous, ardous or harmful to their health or social standing. The occupations prohibited under this paragraph shall be specified by order of the Minister."

        • Ministerial Decree No. 39: Specification of jobs and industries that women should not engage in

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IV , Article 46)

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

        Summary / Citation: "It shall be prohibited to employ women in industries and occupations which are hazardous, arduous or harmful to their health or social standing. The occupations prohibited under this paragraph shall be specified by order of the Minister." Also, "it shall be forbidden to employ women at night, except during the month of Ramadan and in the jobs which shall be specified by order of the Minister."

        • Ministerial Decree No. 39: Specification of jobs and industries that women should not engage in

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IV ,Article 46)

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

        Summary / Citation: "It shall be prohibited to employ young persons in arduous work, harmful industries or jobs which are socially damaging. Such jobs and industries shall be specified by order of the Minister."

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IV ,Article 49)

        Related CEACR Comments
        • Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) Observation 2019
        • Minimum Age Convention, 1973 (No. 138) Direct Request 2019

  • 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

      • 10.1.1 Work-related accidents

        Summary / Citation: Industrial accidents and occupational diseases shall be recorded in a register and notified to the competent authorities and statistics on industrial accidents and occupational diseases shall be kept for submission to the Ministry upon request.

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX, Article 114)

      • 10.1.2 Near miss incidents

        No data available.

      • 10.1.3 Occupational diseases

        Summary / Citation: Industrial accidents and occupational diseases shall be recorded in a register and notified to the competent authorities and statistics on industrial accidents and occupational diseases shall be kept for submission to the Ministry upon request.

        • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX, Article 114)

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

      Summary / Citation: Industrial accidents and occupational diseases shall be recorded in a register and notified to the competent authorities and statistics on industrial accidents and occupational diseases shall be kept for submission to the Ministry upon request.

      • Labour Code (Act No. 5 of 1995). (Chapter IX, Article 114)

      Related CEACR Comments
      • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Observation 2016
      • Labour Inspection Convention, 1947 (No. 81) Direct Request 2016

  • 11 OSH inspection and enforcement of OSH legislation

References

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