Back to Top
 
 
 

ios banner

الجمعية تقيم " نريدك سالما" برعاية بابكو للتكرير

Print Print

unnamed 10

 

 

بابكو للتكرير تستمر بدعم برامج جمعية الصحة والسلامة البحرينية من خلال " نريدك سالما" الذي اقيم في يوم الجمعه الموافق 19 يناير 2024م في نادي بابكو بالعوالي، حيث افتتح البرنامج السيد لوك سميث المدير العام للتكرير بشركة بابكو للتكرير، والدكتور مصطفى السيد رئيس مجلس إدارة الجمعية، مع حضور كل من المدير العام للاعتمادية وللصيانه والمدير العام للهندسة.

نريدك سالما هو مشروع يهدف لنشر الوعي والمسؤولية تجاه مخاطر قيادة الدراجات النارية، وبالخصوص سواق الدرجات النارية لتوصيل وجبات المطاعم، والذين هم أكثر عرضة للحوادث من غيرهم.

وقدم السيد/ سوديش موندي- ممثل الادارة العامة للمرور- محاضرة توعوية بشأن قوانين المرور مستعرضا لأهم أسباب الحوادث المرورية للدراجات النارية، وقدم كل من السيد/ زكريا إبراهيم والسيد/ ناصر المهري- ممثلي فريق بليكرز- برنامجا توعويا وترفيهيا في الفعالية،، واختتم البرنامج بإجراء سحوبات للعديد من الجوائز المحفزة للسواق.

هذا وقد شهد البرنامج حضورا فاعلا من قبل شركة جاهز الدولية وشركة ايزي ليس لتأجير الدراجات النارية ومجموعه مطاعم الابراج .

 

 

unnamed 9

 

 

 

unnamed 11

MINISTERIAL ORDER NO.(28) OF 2014 WITH RESPECT TO WITH RESPECT TO DETERMINING THE SERVICES AND CONDITIONS REQUIRED FOR THE PROTECTION OF WORKERS FROM THE HAZARDS OF BOILERS, STEAM CONTAINERS AND AIR RECEIVERS

Print Print

MINISTERIAL ORDER NO.(28) OF 2014

WITH RESPECT TO WITH RESPECT TO DETERMINING THE SERVICES AND CONDITIONS
REQUIRED FOR THE PROTECTION OF WORKERS FROM THE HAZARDS OF

BOILERS, STEAM CONTAINERS AND AIR RECEIVERS

 

 

The Minister of Labour,


Having reviewed the Law on the Organisation of Building promulgated by Legislative Decree No.(13) of 1977, as amended, And Legislative Decree No.(5) of 1990 governing the Civil Defence,
And Legislative Decree No.(21) of 1990 with respect to the Environment, as amended by Legislative Decree No.(8) of 1997, And Law No.(25) of 2009 with respect to the Accession of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the International Labour Organisation’s Convention No.(155) of 1981 with respect to Occupational Safety and Health, and Work Environment, And the Labour Law for the Private Sector promulgated by Legislative Decree No.(36) of 2012, particularly Article (166) thereof,
And Decree No.(7) of 1983 with respect to the Accession to the Arab Convention No.(13) of 1981 with respect to Work Environment, And Decree No.(2) of 1994 with respect to the Accession of the State of Bahrain to the Arab Convention No.(7) of 1977 and Recommendation No.(1) of 1977 with respect to the Occupational Safety and Health,And Order of the Minister of Labour No.(32) of 1977 with respect to Determiningand Precautionary Measures necessary for the Protection of Workers from the Hazards of Boilers, Steam Containers and Receivers, And Ministerial Order No.(6) of 1999 with respect to Amending Article (1) of Ministerial Order No.(16) of 1988 with respect to Approving certain Reports and Certificates on the Results of Occupational Safety Inspections and Examinations in Establishments,And having sought the opinion of the Concerned Authorities,
And upon the submission of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour,


HEREBY ORDERS:

 

 

Article 1


In the application of the provisions of this Order, the terms and expressions shall have the meanings assigned against each unless the context otherwise requires:
ESTABLISHMENT: Every site or place in which is carried on any work whether industrial, occupational, agricultural, services or any other.
WORK PLACE: A place prepared by an employer for a worker to carry on his job therein and also within the following work places:
- Any part of an establishment where workers are present therein.
- Any room, lane, hall, chamber, staircase, road or any other place within the establishment and used by workers to enter and exit the work place.

STEAM BOILER: Any closed vessel in which for any purpose steam is generated under pressure greater than the atmospheric pressure and includes any economizer used to heat water being fed to such vessel and super heater used for heating steam.
SAFE WORKING PRESSURE: In the case of a new steam boiler, steam or air receiver means that specified by the maker, otherwise that specified in the last examination.
STEAM RECEIVER: means any vessel or apparatus (other than a steam boiler, steam, steam pipe or coil or a part of a prime mover) used for containing steam under pressure greater than atmospheric pressure.
STEAM CONTAINER: any vessel (other than a steam pipe or coil) constructed with a permanent outlet into the atmosphere or into a space where the pressure does not exceed atmospheric pressure and though which steam is passed at approximately atmospheric pressure for the purpose of heating, boiling, drying, evaporating or other similar purpose.
AIR RECEIVER:
a) Any vessel (other than a pipe or coil or an accessory, fitting or part of a compressor) for containing compressed air and connected with an air compressing plant.
b) Any fixed vessel for containing compressed air or compressed exhaust gases and used for the purpose of starting an internal combustion engine.
c) And fixed or portable vessel (not being part of a spraying pistol) used for the spraying by means of compressed air of any paint, lacquer, varnish or similar material.
d) Any vessel in which oil is stored and from which it is forced by compressed air.

COMPETENT PERSON: a person who is properly trained and has sufficient experience for the work.


Article 2


The provisions of this Order shall be applicable to all establishments and work places that are subject to the provisions of the Labour Law for the Private Sector promulgated by Law No.(36) of 2012.


Article 3


An employer shall adopt the necessary precautionary measures towards the protection of workers employed by him, available in the establishment or work place from the hazards of boilers, steam containers and air receivers and provide them with precautions to prevent them from their hazards in addition to rescue measures as indicated in this Order. An employer shall not incur any expenses or deduct from their wages any amounts in return of providing such protection.


Article 4


An employer shall carry out evaluation process at the establishment’s work place for the hazards of boilers, steam containers and air receivers and shall adopt all necessary precautions and measures to limit their hazards to their lowest levels.


Article 5


A worker shall not be permitted to commit any act or negligence intended to prevent the implementation of instructions, misuse or inflict damages upon the means drawn to protect the health and safety of workers at the establishment or work place he is working.
An employer shall use the protective means, maintain whatever in his custody and implement the instructions drawn to maintain his safety and protection from the hazards of boilers, steam containers and air receivers, and shall not commit any act that may result in a fire outbreak.


Article 6


Every steam boiler, steam receive and every part thereof including all fittings, steam containers and air receivers shall be of sound construction, sound material, adequate strength and free from patent defect and shall be properly maintained.


Article 7


An employer s
hall provide and maintain sufficient and suitable means at all work places provided he shall observe the following:
1. All plant and equipment subject to this Order shall be when new provided with a certificate from the maker stating the safe working pressure and the test to which it 
has been subjected. Thereafter regular and thorough examinations shall be carried out as follows:
a) Steam boilers every twelve months.
b) Steam receivers and air receivers every twenty four months.
2. The examination referred thereto in the preceding paragraph shall be carried out by a competent authority approved by the Ministry of Labour by a qualified and authorised person. In every case where safe working pressure has to be reduced or the plant annot be safely used until repairs have been carried out, a copy of the inspection report shall be sent to the head of the Occupational Safety and Health within 24 days from the date of conducting such inspection.


Article 8


No plant to which this Order applies shall be used unless it is fitted with or has attached to it or marked on it, the following:
First: Steam Boilers
1. A suitable safety valve, separate from any stop-valve, which shall be so adjusted as to prevent the boiler being worked at a pressure greater than the safe working pressure and shall be fixed directly to, or as close as practical to, the boiler.
2. A suitable stop-valve connecting the boiler to the steam pipe.
3. A correct steam pressure gauge connected to the steam space and easily visible by the boiler attendant, which shall indicate the pressure of steam in the boiler in kilograms per square centimetre, and have marked on it in distinctive colour the maximum permissible working pressure.
4. At least one water gauge of transparent material or other type approved by the Director of Labour, Ministry of Labour to show the water level in the boiler, together, if the gauges is of the glass tubular type and the working pressure of the boiler normally exceeds three kilograms per square centimetre, with an efficient guard provided so as not to obstruct the reading of the gauge.
5. Where the boiler is one or two boilers, a plate bearing a distinctive number which shall be easily visible.
6. A means for attaching a test pressure gauge.
7. Unless externally fired, a suitable fusible plug or an efficient low water alarm device.

Second: Steam Receivers:
(Unless so constructed as to withstand safe working pressure of the boiler or the maximum pressure which can be obtained in the pipe connecting the receiver to any source of supply).
1. A suitable reducing valve or other suitable automatic appliance to prevent the safe working pressure being exceeded.
2. A suitable safety valve so adjusted as to permit the steam to escape as soon as the safe working pressure is exceeded, or a suitable appliance for cutting off automatically the supply of steam as soon as the safe working pressure is exceeded.
3. A correct steam pressure gauge, which must indicate the pressure of steam in the receiver in kilograms per square centimetre.
4. A suitable stop-valve.
5. Except where only one steam receiver is in use, a plate bearing a distinctive number which shall be easily visible.
Third: Air-Receivers
1. A suitable reducing valve to prevent the safe working load being exceeded (unless so constructed as to withstand the maximum pressure obtainable from the compressor).
2. A suitable safety valve so adjusted as to permit the escape of air as soon as the safe working pressure is exceeded.
3. A correct pressure gauge indicating the pressure in the receiving in kilograms per square centimetre.
4. A suitable appliance for draining.
5. A suitable manhole, a handhole or other means to allow the interior to be thoroughly cleaned.
6. Where more than one air-receiver is in use on premises, with a distinguishing mark which shall be easily visible.
7. The safe working pressure so marked as to be plainly visible.


Article 9


No person shall enter or be in any steam boiler which is one of a range of two or more steam
boilers unless:
a) All inlets through which steam, water or fuel might otherwise enter the boiler from any other part of the range are disconnected from the part.
b) All valves or taps controlling the entry of steam, water or fuel are closed and securely locked.
Where the boiler has a blow-off pipe in common with one or more other boilers or delivering into a common blow-off vessel or sum, such like shall be disconnected.

Article 10


The employer shall entrust a qualified person to inspect the pressure and steam boilers in the establishment and all other work places at least once every year provided he write down the inspection and subsequent maintenance date together with the inspector’s name. The abovementioned periodical inspection on the pressure and steam boilers shall be conducted by an entity approved by the concerned authority.


Article 11


All establishments and work places established at the enforcement date of this Order must adjust their statuses in confirmation with its provisions within three months from the date of enforcement


Article 21


Every person who violates the provisions of this Order shall be liable for the punishment provided for in Article (192) of the Labour Law for the Private Sector promulgated by Law No.(36) of 2012.


Article 22


Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs No.(32) of 1977 with respect to Determining and Organisation of Services and Precautionary Measures necessary for the Protection of Workers from the Hazards of Boilers, Steam Containers and Receivers shall be revoked.


Article 14


The Ministry’s Undersecretary shall implement this Order which shall come into effect three
months after the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

 

 

 

Signed: Jameel bin Mohamed Ali Humaidan.
Minister of Labour.
Issued on: 23rd Ramadan, 1435 Hijra,
Corresponding to: 2o

th July, 2014 A.D.

MINISTERIAL ORDER NO.(12) OF 2013 WITH RESPECT TO PROCEDURES REQUIRED TO REPORT OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND DISEASES

Print Print

MINISTERIAL ORDER NO.(12) OF 2013 WITH RESPECT TO PROCEDURES REQUIRED
TO REPORT OCCUPATIONAL INJURIES AND DISEASES

 

 

 

The Minister of Labour,


Having reviewed the Social Insurance Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No.(24) of 1976, as amended, And Law No.(25) of 2009 with respect to approving the Accession of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Convention of the International Labour Organisation No.(155) of 1981 concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment, And the Labour Law for the Private Sector Promulgated by Law No.(36) of 2012, And Decree No.(2) of 1994 with respect to the Accession of the State of Bahrain to the Arab Agreement No.(7) of 1977 and Arab Recommendation No.(7) of 1977 with respect to Occupational Safety and Health Committee and Recommendation No.(1) of 1977 with respect to Occupational Safety & Health, And Order of the Minister of Health No.(5) of 1976 with respect to Occupational and Industrial Diseases and Causes thereof, And Order of the Minister of Labour and Social Affairs No.6 (Insurance) dated 04.09.1976 with respect to the Implementing Procedures for the Insurance Section against Occupational Accidents, And Order of the Minister of Health No.(3) of 1978 with respect to
Organizing the Preventative Measures against Occupational Diseases and Health Measures Required for Protecting Workers during Work, And Order of the Minister of Health No.(3) of 2001 with respect to Periodical Medical Examination for Workers susceptible to Infection by
Occupational Diseases, And Order of the Minister of Labour No.(1) of 2006 with respect to
Procedures required to Report Occupational Injuries and Diseases,
And upon the submission of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour,
HEREBY ORDERS:


Article 1


In the application of the provisions of this Order, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings assigned against each unless the context otherwise requires:
Ministry: Ministry concerned with the labour affairs in the Private Sector.
Establishment: Any site or place in which work is undertaken whether such work is industrial, vocational, agricultural, services or such other activity.
Branch: Every separate location in which one of the establishment's activities is carried on by any worker or workers.
Worker: Any natural person who works for an employer and under his management and supervision.
Work Accident: Any accident that results from work or a reason related thereto and results in injury to a worker or more, or losses of properties.
Work Injury: An Infection by one of the occupational diseases indicated in Table No.(3) attached to the Social Insurance Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No.(24) of 1976 or an injury to a worker that takes place as a result of an accident during the course of carrying out the duties assigned or due thereto. Any accident takes place to a worker while going directly to work, returning therefrom, or upon leaving his work station heading to the place where he eats his food inside the establishment and provided that the going and returning shall always be without stopping, lagging or turning away from the normal route and also during his movements made upon the employer’s instruction or travelling upon an assignment from him or any person acting on his behalf.
A serious injury shall include:
1. Any fracture with the exception of fingers or toes fractures.
2. A total loss of any organ, body part or function thereof.
3. A dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or displacement of one or more of the spinal cord's vertebrae.
4. A temporary or permanent loss of vision.

5. Any eye injury that requires medical treatment or follow up by a physician.
6. Injuries resulting from electrocution, shock, suffocation or heat exhaustion that will cause unconsciousness and requires hospitalization of the injured person for more than 24 hours.
7. Third degree burns.
8. Any injury that requires admitting the injured in the hospital for more than 24 hours.
Occupational Diseases: A disease of which a worker becomes infected as a result of carrying out the work as determined by the Table of Occupational Diseases No.(3) which is attached to the Social Insurance Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No.(24) of 1976.


Article 2


The provisions of this Order shall be applicable to employers and their employees subject to the provisions of the Labour Law for the Private Sector No.(36) of 2012.


Article 3


An employer in any establishment, branc
h or workplace thereof shall notify the Ministry of Labour of any injury that results in:
1. Death of a worker.
2. A serious injury.
3. Any injury that results in the worker's absence from work for a period of seven successive days without calculating the day in which the injury has taken place. If the day following the injury day is a holiday, it shall be included in the days during which the worker has been absent from work.
4. Vehicle accidents that take place in the establishment or workplace.


Article 4


An employer shall report to the Ministry within 24 hours from the work injury time indicated in Clauses (1 and 2) of Article (3) of this Order and shall notify the work injury indicated in Clauses (3 & 4) of the previous Article within fifteen days from the occurrence date of an employment injury by sending a notification on Form No.(1) which is attached to this Order and receiving a confirmation from the Ministryproving receipt of such notification.

Article 5


An employer shall notify the Ministry of any injury or occupational diseases that he is aware of within ten days from the date of notification by sending Form No.(2) which is attached to this Order and receiving a confirmation from the Ministry about receiving such notification.


Article 6


Subject to coordination with the authorities concerned of health affairs in the Kingdom, every physician who suspects the infection of one of his patients with a disease resulted from or related to work shall immediately inform the Ministry unless such action was already taken. Such notification shall include the sick worker’s name, address and the suspected disease his infected therewith, name and address of his workplace and the last employer.


Article 7


A worker shall notify the Ministry of Labour in writing of any employment injury suffered by him and resulted in a serious injury or an occupational disease.


Article 8


The Ministry shall conduct a technical investigation of occupational accidents, injuries and diseases.


Article 9


An employer shall not alter the accident's consequences with the exception of the ones that have been removed or changed to rescue the injured worker or to prevent the continuation of any threat to other workers at the workplace. Such employer shall not remove such consequences except after the lapse of 24 hours from the date of informing the Ministry or completion of the site examination by the investigation authorities, whichever is later


Article 10


An employer shall lay down occupational injuries and diseases notification rules within his establishment and shall urge his workers to notify him of any occupational injuries that they may be subject to and to circulate the recommendations and guidelines about the means and precautions that ensure avoiding their recurrence in the future to workers in the establishment, branch or workplace.

Article 11


In the event where an employer is notified of the death of a worker who has sustained an occupational injury which was previously reported in accordance with the provisions of Article (3) of this Order, he shall inform the Ministry in writing within a period not exceeding one year from the date of the injury and death.


Article 12


An employer of every establishment, branch or workplace shall, within the first quarter of every year and according to Form No.(3) attached to this Order, supply the Ministry with statistics about employment injuries and occupational diseases suffered by his workers.


Article 13


An employer shall maintain a special register in which copies of the occupational injuries and diseases forms that have been reported in accordance with the provisions of this Order shall be deposited provided that such forms shall be retained for a period of no less than five years.


Article 14


Any violation of the provisions of this Order by an employer or whoever acts on his behalf shall be liable for the punishments provided for in Article (189) of the Labour Law for the Private Sector promulgated by Law No.(36) of 2012. Any provision that contravenes the provisions of this Order shall be revoked.


Article 15


Ministerial Order No.(1) of 2006 with respect to Procedures required to Report Occupational Injuries and Diseases shall be revoked, and any provision that contravenes the provisions of this Order shall be revoked.

 

Article 16


The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour shall implement this Order which shall 
come into effect from the day following the date of its publication in the Official
Gazette.

 

Signed: Jameel bin Mohamed Ali Humaidan,
Minister of Labour.
Issued on: 20th Jumada Awwal, 1434 Hijra,
Corresponding to: 1st April, 2013 AD.

KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
MINISTRY OF LABOUR

 

 

 

 

 

FORM NO. (1): NOTIFICATION OF A SERIOUS EMPLOYMENT INJURY

Establishment's details:
Commercial
Name:......................................................................................................................
Commercial Register No:...........................
Economic Activity.......................................................
Tel No:................................ Fax No.:.........................................
P.O. Box:....................................
Address: Flat............... Building:.........................
Road/ Avenue:...................Block:.....................
Information about the injured worker: In case of more than one injured person, a form shall be filled in for each one.
Name:.........................................................................
CPR Card No.:.......................................
Sex:  Male  Female Nationality: ...........................................
Occupation according to CPR Card:......... Occupation at the time of
accident:............
Occupational Training: years of Experience: ...............................
Address:...................................................... Tel No: .....................................................

Accident's details:
Accident took place:
 at the Site  on the road while carrying out duties.  from & to work
Date of accident: ........./........../......... Time of Accident: ...................................
Place of Accident: .............................................................................................................
Type of accident:
 Falling from above  Falling of materials or objects
 Collusion with stationery or mobile objects  Crushing

 Collusion with a vehicle  Electrical shock
 Stumbling, falling or Slipping  Explosion
 Drowning or suffocation  Exposure to chemicals
 Others (please specify)

Information about the injury
Resulted from the injury:
 Death  Serious injury
 Injury leading to absence from work for three days or more.

Type of Injury:
 Fracture  Dislocation  Bruises  Shock
 Strain or Flexure  Amputation  Burns  Suffocation
 Wound  Multi-injuries
 Other Injuries (Please specify the type of injury).
Injured Part:
 Head  Face  Right eye

 Left eye  Both Eyes

 Left ear

 Right Ear  Bothears

 Neck  Right arm  Left arm  Chest

 Back  Right hand

 Left hand

 Both hands

 Right hand fingers

Left hand fingers
abdomen

 Pelvis Upper part of body

 RightLeg

 Left leg  Both legs

 Rightfoot

 Left foot Lowerbody

 Others


Description of how the accident happened: Please indicate as many details as
possible like: what the injured was doing at the time of the accident, name & type
of machine used, if any, name of any chemical substance used during the time of
accident, if any.

................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................
Details of the person submitting the notification:
Name of the person giving information: .................................................................
Title:..................................................................................................................
CPR Card No.:...............................................
Contact No.:......................................
Signature: ............................
Date:..../....../......

Establishment's Seal

This form shall be mailed to Ministry of Labour – Occupational Safety Section,

P.O. Box: 32333 / or be faxed to 17689567

KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
MINISTRY OF LABOUR

FORM NO. (2): NOTIFICATION OF AN OCCUPATIONAL DISEASE


Establishment's Details:
Commercial Name:..........................................................................................................
Commercial Register No:...........................
Economic Activity.......................................................
Tel.No:................................ Fax No.:................................P.O. Box:....................................
Address: Flat............... Building:.........................
Road/ Avenue:...................Block:.....................

Details of injured worker:
Name:.........................................................................
CPR Card No.:.......................................
Sex:  Male  Female Nationality: ...........................................
Address: ............................................Tel No. ......................................................
Current Occupation:..............................Service Duration: .......................................
Previous Occupation:........................ Employment:.....................
Service Duration: .....................................................
Information about the occupational disease: Attach copy of a medical report for the case.
Name & number of occupational disease according to Occupational Diseases
Schedule ....................................
Decease discovered on: .....................................
Injured person's condition
 Dead  Admitted to hospital
 Stopped working  Still Working
 Others (please specify)
Physician's details:
Name of Physician: ..............................................................................................
Employer: .................................................. Contact No: ......................................

Description of work or duties performed by the worker that led to the infection:
Indicate the materials used, if any.

................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
................................................................................................................................................
....................................................................................................................................

Details of the person submitting the notification:
Name of the person submitting the notification: ................................................
Title:................................................................................................................
CPR Card No.:...............................................Contact No.:......................................
Signature: ............................
Date:..../....../......

Establishment's Seal

This form shall be mailed to Ministry of Labour – Occupational Safety Section, P.O.

Box: 32333 / or be faxed to 17689567

KINGDOM OF BAHRAIN
MINISTRY OF LABOUR

 

 

FORM NO.(3): WORK INJURIES AND OCCUPATIONAL DESAESES STATISTICS WITHIN YEAR ......

 

Establishment's name and Tel. No: ________________________ Name of the Manager in Charge: ________________________
Type of economic activity: ______________________________ Address: ________________________________________
Number of Workers: Male: Female: Juvenile: Total: * Total of actual working hours for all workers:

No.
Injured
worker's
name

Type Age Current
occupation

Work Accidents Time of

Accident Days
absent from work
Treatment
expires on

Result

Place Injured
organ
Cause of injury
Date Hour Undertreatment

Recovered
with no
disability

Recovered
with
disability
degree
Death

1. Lacking prevention appliances:
2. Treatment proposals:

Occupational Safety Superintendent or Supervisor

Signature of Manager in charge
1. A Total number of actual working hours for all workers mean the total of working
days for all establishment workers during a statistical period which is the total
number of the years the days of holidays taken by a worker during the statistical
period, the result shall be multiplied by the number of overtime hours of all
workers, if any.
2. To observe when completing the Work Injuries Table to begin with the registration
of the normal injuries followed by the serious injuries that took place during
previous periods and still receiving treatment during the statistical period,
provided each type shall be allocated a separate serial number.
3. This Form shall be made in one original and two copies, the original copy shall be
forwarded to the Occupational Safety Section during the first quarter of every year
while the establishment shall retain the second copy.

Prime Ministerial Edict No. (2) of 2015 With Respect to the Occupational Safety and Health Council

Print Print

Prime Ministerial Edict No. (2) of 2015

With Respect to the Occupational Safety and Health Council

 

 

The Prime Minister


Having examined the Labour Law for the Private Sector Promulgated by Law No. (36) of 2012, as amended by Law No. (31) of 2014 especially Article (175) thereof, Minister of Labour Order No. (29) of 2007 with respect to the Organisation and Powers of the Supreme Committee for Occupational safety and Health, Minister of Labour Order No. (11) of 2011 with respect to the Re-formation of the Supreme Committee for Occupational safety and Health, And upon the submission of the Minister of Labour Hereby Orders the Following:


Article (1)


There shall be established a council to be named the "Occupational Safety and Health Council" referred to in this Edict as "Council". The Council shall be responsible for formulating and following up the implementation of the general policy in the field of occupational safety and health, and securing the work environment.


Article (2)


The Council shall be formed under the presidency of Mr. Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan, with the membership of the following:
1. Dr. Mohammed Ali Al Ansari Assistant Undersecretary for Labour Affairs- Ministry of Labour

Deputy Chairman

2. Mohammed Sajid Izhar Al Haq Deputy Treasurer of the Board of Directors of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry Member

3. Adel Hassan Al Aali Member of the Board of Directors of Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry Member

4. Dr. Abdul Basit Mohammed Abdul Mohsin Legal Advisor, Ministry of Labour Member

5. Hussain Ali Al Shami Head of Occupational Safety Section, Ministry of Labour Member

6. Hassan Yousuf Ali Safety Advisor, Civil Service Bureau Member

7. Colonel Ali Mohammed Saad Al Hooty Director of Protection and Safety, Ministry of Interior Member

8. Mirza Salman Khalaf Director of Environmental Control, Supreme Council for the Environment

Member

9. Ahmed Khalil Ebrahim Manager, Department of Fire, Health and Safety, Bahrain Petroleum Company (Bapco) Member

10. Dr.Maha Saleh Shehab Occupational Health Specialist, Ministry of Health Member

11. Eng. Yasser Abdul Rahim Manager, Plant Operations, Gulf Petrochemical Industries Company

Member

12. Mohammed Mahdi Abdulla Assistant Secretary General for Occupational Health and
Safety and Work Environment, General Federation of Bahrain Trade Unions 
Member

13. Alawi Shubber Isa Deputy Chairman of Board of Directors, Bahrain Health and Safety Society

Member

14. Mohammed Rasool Bakhsh Deputy Chairman for Occupational Health and Safety, Bahrain Free Labour Unions Federation Member

15. Dr. Mohammed Abdul Razzaq Al Seddiqi Acting Director of Technical and Vocational Education,
Ministry of Education 
Member

16. Mahmood Ahmed Abdul Rahim Director, Human Resources, Ministry of Works Member

 

The Deputy Chairman Shall take the place of the Chairman in performing all his duties in case of his absence or if he cannot perform his duties for any reason.


Article (3)


The term of membership of the Council shall be three years renewable for similar periods. If any position becomes vacant for any reason, a representative of the same organisation shall replace him in the same capacity and shall complete the term of his predecessor.


Article (4)


The Council shall be responsible for formulating and following up the implementation of the general policy on occupational safety and health and securing the work environment by performing the following duties and functions:
1. Proposing a national policy and system for occupational safety and health and securing the work environment.
2. Proposing and review of the development of national legislations and standards related to the protection and safeguarding of the safety and health of workers and the work environment in light of practical changes scientific advances, developments related to economic and social development programmes and related ratified Arab and international agreements that are related to occupational safety and health and work environment.
3. To give its opinion on proposed legislations that are related to occupational safety and health and work environment.
4. Conducting studies and research related to occupational safety and health and work environment.
5. Studying Arab and international agreements and recommendations related to occupational safety and health and work environment.
6. Seeking to benefit from the exchanging of experiences with firms, societies, committees and organisations working in the field of occupational safety and health and work environment.

7. Developing and proposing plans related to training and grooming staff cadres specialized in the field of occupational safety and health and work environment in line with practical and scientific needs, as well as determining the qualifications required for occupational health and safety professions.
8. Promoting preventive awareness in the field of occupational safety and health and work environment, through TV, radio and press media and the organizing of specialised exhibitions, conferences and seminars in coordination with governmental bodies, major companies and civil society organisations.
9. Consulting, coordinating and cooperating with other concerned bodies in proposing laws, regulations and measures related to occupational safety and health and work environment.
10. Coordinating directly with the occupational safety and health inspection functionat the Ministry of Labour in the area of the implementation of occupational safety and health laws and ministerial orders.
11. Providing consultation services in the area of occupational safety and health to the occupational safety and health inspection function at the Ministry of Labour.


Article (5)


1. The Council shall meet at least once in every three months at the invitation of the Chairman or his deputy. The Chairman may call for an extraordinary meeting whenever there is a need for it, or within fifteen days from him receiving a written request supported with reasons for such a meeting signed by one third of the members. The meeting invitation notice shall include the purpose of the meeting and the agenda shall be attached thereto.
2. A Council meeting shall be valid in the presence of the majority of its members, provided that the Chairman or his deputy is among them. The decisions and recommendations of the Council shall be issued by the majority of votes present at the meeting, and in case of a tie the Chairman or his deputy shall have a casting vote. The meetings and decisions of the Council shall be recorded in minutes to be signed by the person presiding over the meeting and all the members who were present at such meeting.
3. The Chairman of the Council shall at the first meeting of the Council appoint a rapporteur to the Council from amongst its members or from 
outside it, who shall be responsible for preparing the agendas of the Council meetings, sending notices of invitation therefor to the members, preparing minutes of meetings in a register prepared for such purpose, maintaining the records and documents and other duties that the nature of the Council's work may require or that fall within its functions.
4. The Council may invite any person of a specialisation or expertise to attend its meetings if it feels that it needs his assistance, for discussion and to hear his opinion, but such a person shall not have the right to a countable vote with respect to the decisions and recommendations that the Council may make.


Article (6)


The membership of a Council member shall terminate for any of the following reasons:
1. Death
2. The issue of a decision to relieve the member from his post.
3. If his service ended on who belongs to any reason
4 If he tenders his resignation in writing.
5. Failing to attend more than three consecutive Council meetings without submitting an acceptable excuse.


Article (7)


The Council shall put in place a mechanism for performing its duties and the Chairman of the Council shall issue an order to this effect.


Article (8)


The Council may, by a decision issued by it, set up occupational safety and health subcommittees in related economic and industrial sectors as it may determine, provided that every committee shall include in its membership two representatives from the concerned parties. The Council shall determine the functions of such committee and the rules governing their work.


Article (9)


The Council shall submit its recommendations to the Council of Ministers for taking whatever decisions it may deem appropriate in the respect thereof. The Council shall prepare an annual report about all of its work and what has been done in respect thereof. The report shall be presented to the Council of Ministers.

 

Article (10)


All ministries, organisations, authorities and bodies shall cooperate with the Council and give it all the data, information and studies necessary for conducting its work.


Article (11)


Minister of Labour Order No. (29) of 2007 with respect to the Organisation and Powers of the Supreme Committee for Occupational Safety and Health shall be revoked, as well as the Minister of Labour Order No. (11) of 2011 with respect to the Re-formation of the Supreme Committee for Occupational safety and Health. Any other provision that contradicts the provisions of this Edict shall also be revoked.


Article (12)


The ministers, each in his respective capacity, shall implement this Edict which shall come into effect on the day following the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

 

 

 

 

Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa,
Prime Minister.
Issued on: 16thRabia Al Awal 1436 Hijra,
Corresponding to: 7

thJanuary 2014 AD.

MINISTERIAL ORDER NO.(8) OF 2013 WITH RESPECT TO REGULATING OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IN ESTABLISHMENTS

Print Print

MINISTERIAL ORDER NO.(8) OF 2013 WITH RESPECT TO REGULATING
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH IN ESTABLISHMENTS

 

 

 

The Minister of Labour,


Having reviewed the Social Insurance Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No.(24) of 1976, as amended, And Law No.(25) of 2009 with respect to approving the Accession of the Kingdom of Bahrain to the Convention of the International Labour Organisation No.(155) of 1981 concerning Occupational Safety and Health and the Working Environment, And the Labour Law for the Private Sector Promulgated by Law No.(36) of 2012, And Decree No.(2) of 1994 with respect to the Accession of the State of Bahrain to the Arab Agreement No.(7) of 1977 and Arab Recommendation No.(7) of 1977 with respect to Occupational Safety and Health Committee, And Order of the Minister of Labour No.(6) of 2006 with respect toOccupational Safety in Establishments, And Order of the Minister of Labour No.(29) of 2007 with respect to Organisation and Powers of the Supreme Occupational Safety and Health, And upon the submission of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour,


HEREBY ORDERS THE FOLLOWING:


Article 1


CHAPTER ONE

DEFINITIONS AND ENFORCEMENT

In the application of the provisions of this Order, the following terms and expressions shall have the meanings assigned against each unless the context otherwise requires:
OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH: Protection of workers from immediate health hazard effects that may result in hazards related to work and/or long term environment or conditions thereof that ensures the workers’ proper enjoyment of physical, mental and social health.

WORK ENVIRONEMENT: It means the technical, material, environmental, biological and social content of all workplaces that forms part of the general environment.

WORK ENVIRONMENT’S HAZARDS: means work conditions, circumstances or practices that may constitute hazards affecting the workers’ health or work environment components due to exposure
to different working environments.

HAZARDS: means potential to cause injury or damage to persons’ safety and health.

HAZARDS EVALUATION: means an organised process to study and analyse hazards.

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH POLICY: means a document that outlines the establishment’s objectives towards occupational safety & health and also outlines the required responsibilities, powers and arrangements to fulfil such objectives.

ESTABLISHMENT: means any site or premises in which the work is undertaken whether such work is industrial, vocational, agricultural, service or such other work.

BRANCH: means every separate location in which one of the establishment’s activities is carried
on.

WORKPLACE: means the material space where workers are present therein or head thereto to
undertake their work under the employer’s supervision.

MANAGER IN-CHARGE: means an employer who personally undertakes the running of his
establishment, his representative or whoever assumes the actual manager’s 
powers, or the manager in charge of running the business in case of a branch.

 

OCCUPATIONAL HEALTH & SAFETY
COMMITTEE: means the Committee formed in accordance with Article (23) of this Order.
OCCUPATIONAL & HEALTH OFFICER: means a person working in various economic establishments to carry out duties provided for in Article (32) of this Order.
HIGHLY HAZARDOUS ESTABLISHMENTS: mean the establishments that undertake any of the activities indicated in Schedule No.(1) to this Order.

MEDIUM HAZARDOUS ESTABLISHMENTS: mean the establishments that undertake any of the activities indicated in Schedule No.(2) to this Order.

WORK INJURY: means suffering one of the occupational diseases indicated in Table No.(3) attached to the Social Insurance Law promulgated by Legislative Decree No.(24) of 1976, injury
resulting from an accident experienced by a worker during the performing of his duties or as a result therefrom. Any accident that happens to a worker while bound directly to
work or return therefrom, while bound from his workplace to the place where he eats his food at the place of work shall be considered an employment accident, provided always, the going and returning are non-stop, lagging behind or deviation from the normal route together with his
movements undertaken according to the employer’s instructions or while travelling upon the employer’s instruction or these of whoever acts on his behalf instructions.
SERIOUS ACCIDENTS: means accidents that leads to serious 
injuries and includes:
1. Any fracture with the exception of fractures of fingers or toes.

2. Complete loss of any organ, part of the body organs or functions.
3. Dislocation of the shoulder, hip, knee or the displacement of one or more of the vertebrae.
4. Temporary or permanent loss of vision.
5. Any eye injury that requires medical treatment and medical follow up.
6. Injuries resulting from electric shocks, shock, suffocation or heat exhaustion which require hospitalisation an injured person in hospital for more than 24 hours.
7. Third degree burns.
8. Any injury that requires admitting an injured worker hospitalisation for more than 24 hours.


Article 2

 

The provisions of this Order shall be applicable to the following categories:
1. Employers, an employer shall be considered as every self-employed person.
2. Workers subject to the provisions of the Labour Law for the Private Sector. The provisions of Chapter Three of this Order shall be applicable to high and medium risk establishments as defined in Article (17) of this Order. The provisions of Articles (20 & 21) shall be applicable to High and Medium Hazards Establishments as defined in Article (17) of this Order which employ 500 workers or more.

CHAPTER TWO
GENERAL RESPONSIBILITIES
EMPLOYER’S RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Article 3

 

An employer shall take the necessary precautions to protect his workers from work environment hazards during working hours and shall meet all the legal requirements in the occupational safety and health particularly the following:
1. To provide and maintain safe working equipment which do not constitute a hazard to the workers’ safety and health.
2. To ensure safety in the use, lifting, transporting or storing goods or materials so that they do not constitute a hazard to workers’ safety and health.
3. To educate workers about the hazards of their job and the preventative methods to be observed.
4. To provide proper training to all his workers each in his respective occupation.
5. To provide suitable and proper supervision to all operations carried out by the establishment.
6. To provide the necessary information and directives for all workers in all workplaces provided they shall be written in Arabic in addition to other languages understood by the workers to ensure preserving their safety and health.
7. To ensure the safety of the workplaces and its access thereto to become safe to carry out the work and free of hazards.
8. To maintain a safe work environment and proper health facilities.
9. To maintain personal protective equipment which are appropriate for the nature of work.
10.To maintain first aid services requirements and medical intervention in urgent and immediate cases at the workplaces.


Article 4

 

An employer shall not charge workers nor deduct any money from their wages towards providing them with protective facilities and personal protection equipment against work hazards and threats.

 

Article 5

 

A worker shall not be assigned with any occupational activity that poses an obvious threat or risk forming an immediate threat to his health, life, his or others safety, unless the following conditions are fulfilled:
1. Proper Physical, mental and psychological fitness to carry out such activity.
2. Knowledge, training and the qualifying occupational expertise to safely perform such activity.
3. Sufficient preventative awareness and training to implement the specific protection standards and procedures of his job.


Article 6

 

An employer shall adopt the necessary procedures and precautions to protect persons present at the workplace or close to his workplace and workers of other establishments.

6OBLIGATION TO EVALUATE WORK ENVIRONMENT HAZARDS

 

Article7

 

Every employer shall properly and effectively evaluate hazards that threaten the safety and health of his workers or persons present at the workplace or close thereto and any evaluation that was previously conducted should be regularly reviewed in the following cases:
1. At least once every three years.
2. Upon the occurrence of an occupational accident.
3. In case of change in the establishment’s operations or administration system.
4. If there is a sufficient reason that to believe in the unsuitability of the evaluation.
5. Upon the request from the Ministry of Labour’s occupational safety inspector.An employer may assign the evaluation process to a specialised firm or entity with knowledge in the type of hazards available at his workplaces.

 

Article 8

 

An employer shall apply the preventative and protection measures in accordance in the following sequence in terms of priority:
1. Hazard removal.
2. To replace hazardous operations or materials with others that are less hazardous.
3. To control hazards at source using engineering control methods or organisational precautions and if it is difficult to control the remaining hazards, suitable personal protective equipment should be provided.
4. To reduce hazards to the least minimum by designing safety work systems which include administration control measures.


Article 9

 

An employer who assigns another entity or entities with implementing a project or mission at his workplace shall ensure the following:
1. To ensure the qualification of the assigned entity which shall have a licence to carry out such activity from the concerned authority.

2. To adopt suitable arrangements for the purpose of complying with the legal requirements for occupational safety and health and such arrangements shall be documented and approved by all relevant authorities and the Ministry of Labour shall be notified of the arrangements immediately after being approved. An employer shall not be relieved from the responsibility for complying with all the legal requirements.
3. To provide all the necessary information, whenever possible, about the possible worksite hazards.
4. To ensure effective co-ordination between the various concerned authorities.
5. To periodically or whenever required, review the arrangements referred to in the preceding clauses of this Article.


Article 10

 

Every self-employed shall adopt the required procedures and precautions to protect his personal safety and health together with the health of the workers with him and persons at or close to the worksite.

 

Article 11

 

If more than one employer undertakes interactive work activities at the same time in any establishment or workplace, they shall observe the following:
1. To cooperate and coordinate between them to ensure fulfilling the occupational safety and health requirements.
2. To ensure providing the required information to other authorities concerning hazards that may result from the activities they are undertaking.

WORKER’S RESPONSIBILITIES

 

Article 12

 

A worker shall maintain his own safety and health together with the safety and health of others from hazards related to the conditions and circumstances of the work environment, nature of occupational practices assigned thereto and shall not do any act or omission with the intention of achieving any of the following:
1. To prevent implementing the instructions.
2. To misuse or damage safety equipment.

3. To subject his or others safety to any harm.


Article 13


A worker shall comply with the following:
1. To exert his maximum effort to observe the knowledge, information or training extended to him by the employer.
2. To use the protective equipment designed for every operation, maintain and implement the required instructions to protect him from injury.
3. To properly care for the machines and tools kept at his disposal and implement the safe operation instructions of such equipment.
4. To wear work clothing provided by the employer.
5. To wear clothing that is suitable for the nature of work and does not constitute any additional threat thereto.
6. To maintain his personal hygiene, and the hygiene of places, equipment, work devices and public utilities which are intended for public use.
7. To co-operate with the officers in-charge in the establishment to implement the occupational safety and health requirements and instructions.
8. To have his food at places intended therefor.


Article 14

 

A worker shall provide proper assistance to the employer at his request in all hazardous and emergency circumstances and events that take place in the establishment due to hazardous occupational accidents or disasters that require calling for assistance in accordance with the specific instructions and directions given by an employer or whoever acts on his behalf, or from the concerned government units or authorities.

 

Article 15

 

An establishment’s worker shall notify the employer of the following cases and conditions:
1. Any hazardous conditions, practices or sources in the work environment reasonably believed to constitute a threat to his safety and health or the safety and health of others in the workplace.
2. Any health complaints or diseases reasonably believed to result from exposure to health hazardous occupational factors or practices.
3. Any accidents or injuries he may suffer during work.

Article 16

 

A worker who is susceptible to occupational hazards at the workplace shall have the right to:
1. Withdraw from the workplace if he believes for a reasonable cause that he is likely to be exposed to an imminent danger that constitute an immediate threat to his life or health provided he shall immediately notify the employer or whoever acts on behalf of such action.
2. Notify the Ministry of Labour if he believes that there is any shortcoming in the observed occupational safety and health procedures at his workplace.

CHAPTER THREE

OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY AND HEALTH OBLIGATIONS IN THE ORGANISATION

 

Article 17

 

The provisions of this Chapter shall be applicable TO highly hazardous organisations indicated in Schedule No.(1), Medium hazardous indicated in schedule No.(2) attached to this Order while observing the exclusion indicated in Articles (20 & 21) – whatever may be their type or dependency employing 50 workers or more in one site. An establishment shall be considered as any separate workplace carrying on one of the establishment’s activities and whenever the work requires fifty or more workers.

 

Article 18

 

Establishments subject to the provisions of this Chapter shall draw up a special occupational safety and health policy in consultation with the workers or their representatives, provided that such policy shall be:
1. Appropriate to the establishment’s size and nature of its operations.
2. Brief and clearly written, dated and effective from the date of its signature or approval by the employer or whoever acts on his behalf.
3. Knowledge of all persons with its availability at their workplace.
4. Subject to continuous review to ensure its suitability.
5. Available to the relevant authorities when required.

Article 19

 

The Occupational Safety and Health Policy shall include, as a minimum, the following key principles and objectives:
1. To determine the responsibilities of the establishment’s senior management and all the workers.
2. To protect the safety and health of all available individuals in the establishment by preventing injuries, diseases and work related accidents.
3. To observe the national rules and regulations of occupational safety and health.
4. To ensure consulting with the workers, their representatives and encourage their active participation in all elements of the occupational safety and health management system.
5. To continue applying and developing the occupational safety and health management system.

 

Article 20

 

Establishments subject to the provisions of this Chapter shall introduce an occupational safety and health management system for the effective planning, organisation, control, supervision and continuous review of the hazards prevention and protection measures provided that it shall include responsibility determination, questioning, implementation authority and performance during the process of complying with the occupational safety and health rules and regulations. An employer shall document the occupational safety and health management system in writing provided that the files shall be available to the Ministry’s occupational safety inspector when required.

 

Article 21

 

There shall be established at the high and medium hazard establishments that employ 500 or more workers at one workplace a specialised occupational safety and health functional staff to be in conformity with the establishment’s responsibilities, branches and type of business. Every separate workplace shall be deemed as an establishment where one area of business is undertaken where the number of workers is 500 (five hundred) or more.

 

Article 22

 

The occupational safety and health staff shall have with the following powers:
1. To express an opinion with respect to the establishment’s management and officers in-charge in special designs of buildings, supplies, production and services equipment, devices and appliances for the control of hazards,pollution, work environment and expansions taking place thereon.
2. To propose policies, determine occupational safety and health services and secure the establishment’s work environment.
3. To identify all activities of the establishment, all running production operations therein, hazardous materials and waste, and adopt preventative measures against possible hazards particularly these related to fire and explosions.
4. To identify the dangers at the workplace that may affect the workers’ health and safety in terms of their characteristics, sources and workers exposed thereto.
5. To measure and evaluate pollutants and hazards, identify the management and control thereon.
6. To analyse and evaluate possible hazards, disasters, various industrial accidents and preparation of plans to counter emergencies, crises, training workers thereon and conduct execution field trials.
7. To demonstrate and analyse results of details of work accidents and injuries, occupational diseases, serious accidents and draw out the necessary prevention recommendations.
8. To draw up technical specifications and measures for occupational safety and health, secure the work environment with occupational health and safety supplies in accordance with the specifications and ensure their effectiveness, efficiency and suitability for the work environment.
9. To educate and enhance the workers awareness in the establishment about the occupational safety and health methods like organising seminars, workshops, media campaigns in the work areas and also through guidance posters, billboards, audio, video and print media together with the
preparation of fliers and booklets.
10. To plan training programmes for occupational safety and health technicians and specialists and committee members related to occupational safety and health together with all the establishment workers.
11.To prepare the annual plan for implementing the occupational safety and health programmes.

12.To periodically inspect workplaces to ensure the availability of the required precautions to protect workers from work hazards and their compliance with implementing the instructions and conditions thereof.
13.To investigate work accidents and occupational diseases to identify deficiencies leading thereto, prepare technical reports about their reasons, methods to prevent or curb them.
14.To maintain a special register at the Occupational Safety and Health Services and Policies Directorate.
15.To introduce work permit system prior to the commencement of any maintenance, repair or any other operations that may possibly cause hazard to the workers’ safety and health. To ensure that all workers receive the proper training to use such system and conduct a periodical inspection to
ensure its efficiency.
16. To follow up and conduct periodical and preventative maintenance from fire and explosions together with providing the necessary supplies of rescue facilities and continuously ensure their worthiness by preparing special maintenance registers.
17.In all cases, the occupational safety and health staff shall immediately inform the employer, manager in-charge and the relevant authorities after discovering any hazards in order for their immediate avoidance.

 

Article 23

 

There shall be established a committee or more for occupational safety and health in establishments that are subject to the provisions of this Chapter to be formed the membership of the following:
* Employer or manager in-charge, Chairman
* Department or section managers, Members
* Establishment’s physician, if any, Member
* Senior Occupational Safety and Health Officer, Member Two members from the workers to be selected by the establishment’s trade union and if there is no trade union, workers representatives shall be appointed by the employer. The committee may add other worker representatives in agreement with the management and the trade union. The committee may invite others to attend its meetings if necessary.

 

Article 24

 

In case where there are various branches of an establishment that have occupational safety and health sub-committees, a central occupational safety and health committee shall be formed at the establishment’s head office to supervise such committees and shall have the membership of the following:

* Chairman of the board of directors, employer or whoever is delegated on his behalf, Chairman
* Chairmen of the sub-committees or whoever are delegated on their behalf, Members
* Occupational safety and health Senior staff at the head office as a member and the rapporteur of the committee.
* Head office’s physician, if any, Member
* Two members from the workers to be selected by the trade union and in case there is no trade union, workers’ representatives shall be appointed by the employee 
The committee shall add other workers’ representatives in agreement between the management and the trade union. The committee may invite anyone it deems fit to attend its meetings if necessary.

 

Article 25

 

The aforesaid occupational safety and health committees shall be responsible for investigating the conditions of work, causes of accidents and injuries and shall draw up standards and precautions ensuring their non-recurrence particularly the following:
1. To adopt administrative and organisational measures to prepare the establishment’s occupational safety and health organisational chart.
2. To draw up plans, prepare regulations and assess technical qualifications, appliances and equipment required to achieve the occupational safety and health policies and services.
3. To approve an occupational safety and health proposal concerning the establishment’s general policy in the occupational safety and health field.
4. To study the work’s conditions, type and nature of hazards, study causes of occupational accidents and diseases, and draw up effective prevention conditions and precautions.
5. To improve performance, plans and programmes of the occupational safety and health plans and special programmes to maintain the workers’ safety and health.
6. To draw up awareness and training programmes to increase safety level inside the establishment.

7. To examine reports of the Occupational safety and health officer or body concerning work circumstances and occupational accidents together with ensuring the implementation of recommendations included therein.

 

Article 26

 

The committee or committees shall meet at least once every month and the establishment shall draw up an internal regulation to organise the activities of the occupational safety and health committee or committees provided such regulation shall be approved by the Occupational Safety Section at the Ministry of Labour.

 

Article 27

 

Any person who delays the activities of the committee or committees provided for in Article (23 and 24) of this order shall be liable for disciplinary action.

 

Article 28

 

An employer or whoever is authorised by him shall immediately inform the Ministry of Labour of the name of the occupational safety and health officer, names of the occupational safety and health committee members upon its formation or changing one of its members. The committee’s rapporteur shall record its deliberations in the register maintained for this purpose provided such register shall be kept in a place to facilitate its inspection by the occupational safety inspectors of the Ministry of Labour. The committee’s rapporteur shall send an annual report about the committee’s activities to the Occupational Safety Section of the Ministry of Labour.

 

Article 29

 

The occupational safety inspectors or whoever is authorised by the Ministry of Labour shall attend meetings of the safety committees upon prior notification to be sent to the establishment’s management.


Article 30

 

Each establishment shall appoint full-time officers in occupational safety and health in accordance with the following table:
A) Highly risk establishments:

 

 

Number of workers       Number of Safety Officers


50 -250                                            1
251 – 499                                         2
500 – 749                                         3
750 – 999                                         4
Over 1000                   4 and an additional officer for
                                     every 500 more employees

B) Medium risk establishments:

 

Number of workers             Number of Safety Officers
100 -499                                                   1
500 – 999                                                  2
Over 1000                           2 and an additional officer for
                                              every 1000 more employee


Article 31

 

An occupational safety officer shall be required to have the necessary qualifications and experience that qualify him to work in this field and in conformity with the establishment’s nature.

 

Article 32

 

The duties of the occupational safety and health officer in the establishment shall be defined as follows:
1. Periodical inspection of all workplaces and ensuring the availability of methods of protection from employment risks and hazards.
2. Inspection of accidents and injuries, reviewing, analysing, registering and preparing reports about them containing the means and precautions ensuring the avoidance of their future recurrence.
3. Preparing statistics about employment injuries and serious accidents according to the work requirements and as required by the relevant authorities.
4. Choosing the appropriate kinds of personal protection equipment for the workers so as to ensure their protection from the work hazards.
5. Monitoring the availability of fire prevention facilities and fire-extinguishers.
6. Monitoring the periodical inspection of safety equipment and appliances and ensuring the recording of results in special registers.
7. Reviewing and analysing the workplaces and equipment used therein for determination of the risks arising therefrom and methods of protection therefrom.

8. Drawing up an annual plan for enhancing the workers’ prevention awareness and enlightening them about the occupational hazards and methods of protection therefrom by holding seminars, delivering lectures, distribution of posters and preparation of occupational safety leaflets.
9. Preparing the agenda of the establishment’s Occupational Safety and Health Committee.

 

Article 33

 

An employer shall, in establishments that are not subject to the provisions of Article (30) of this Order, appoint one or more part-time qualified persons, or select one of his workers to assist him in fulfilling the special occupational safety and health requirements in conformity with the nature of hazards in his establishment.

 

Article 34

 

An employer shall ensure the suitability of the number of persons employed; time required to perform their duties and shall ensure the co-operation amongst them and equipment available to them in conformity with the following:
1. Extent of risk to which the workers in the establishment are exposed.
2. Extent and distribution of the work areas which they supervise.

FINAL CHAPTER


Article 35

 

Subject to the provisions of Article (74) of the Labour Law for the Private Sector promulgated by Law No.(36) of 2012, an establishment shall draw up disciplinary regulations to be approved by the Ministry of Labour which include the penalties to imposed upon a worker if he violates his duties towards occupational safety and heath provided a penalty shall be proportionate to the violation.

 

Article 36

 

Ministerial Order No.(6) of 2000 with respect to organising the Occupational Safety in Establishments, shall be revoked.

 

Article 37

 

The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour shall implement this Order which shall come into effect three months after the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

 

 

Signed: Jameel bin Mohamed Ali Humaidan,
Minister of Labour.

17

Signed on: 20th Jumada Awwal, 1434 Hijra,
Corresponding to: 1st April, 2013 A.D.

SCHEDULE (1):
High Risk Establishments: means establishments undertaking, with a high possibility of, serious injury to workers or may lead to their death and requires the following:

 Working at heights.
 Working with chemicals that are likely to be harmful to health.
 Working with equipment, materials under high pressure or high voltage power.
 Maintenance and installation of electrical equipment.
 Working in above normal physical job conditions (heat, noise, vibration,ionic and non-ionic rays, .......).
 Working with radioactive materials that may cause cancer or genetic changes to the human body.
 Use of mobile machinery with exposed parts.
 Working in places with limited areas.
 Working in occupational diving.
 Working in excavations and demolitions.
 Working in mining and prospecting.
 Working in lifting and lowering operations.
 Working in medical activities where there is a likelihood of virus or disease transmission.

SCHEDULE (2):
Medium Risk Establishments: means establishments carrying on activities with possible serious injuries to workers and require the following:

 Working on equipment and machinery for transport of materials.
 Use of machines for manufacturing consumer goods or raw materials.

 Working in metal fabrication.
 Working in vehicle and mechanical machinery maintenance and repairs.

Ministerial Order No.(40) of 2014 With Respect to the Requirements and Specifications of Workers Accommodation

Print Print

Ministerial Order No.(40) of 2014

With Respect to the Requirements and Specifications

of Workers Accommodation

 

 

 

The Minister of Labour


Having examined Law No. (3) of 1975 with Respect to Public Health, as amended And Legislative Decree No. (13) of 1977 with Respect to Constructional Organisation of Buildings, as amended
And Labour Law for the Private Sector promulgated by Law No. (36) of 2012, as amended by Law No. (31) of 2014, particularly Article (11) thereof, And Ministerial Order No. (8) of 1978 with respect to Stipulating the Health Requirements and Specifications of Workers Accommodation, as
amended by Order No. (9) of 2006, And after consulting with the concerned ministries and bodies,
And Upon the submission of the Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour, Hereby Orders as follows


Article (1)


An employer who provides living accommodation to his workers in remote areas and an employer who, at his own option, provides living accommodation to his workers in areas other than remote areas shall comply with the requirements and specifications stipulated in this Order. Both employers shall hereinafter be referred to as "Employer".

 

Article (2)


The Employer shall notify the Ministry of Labour of the location of the accommodation quarters that he provides to his workers and its address, area, number of workers to be accommodated and their gender, by way of the form prepared for this purpose within a period not exceeding fifteen days from the date of providing such living accommodation, and the Ministry shall inform the concerned bodies to take their necessary measures.


Article (3)


The Employer shall provide rooms in each accommodation quarters that meet the following requirements and specifications:
1. The area allocated for each worker shall not be less than four square meters of clear space.
2. They shall be well ventilated and lit.
3. Their windows shall be covered by wire mesh to prevent insects from getting inside and the windows should not allow dust to get inside.
4. They should not be constructed on entrances, corridors or roofs of buildings.
5. They should be provided with sufficient sleep necessities, blankets and suitable cupboards for keeping clothes.
6. They should not accommodate more workers than their capacity, taking into account the area of the room and the area allocated to each worker.


Article (4)


Employer shall provide the following equipment in each one of the accommodation quarters:
1. Adequate and sufficient air conditioning.
2. Water cooler and a safe source of drinkable water.
3. A sufficient and adequate number of garbage bins.
4. Adequate fire-fighting means, and should obtain a certificate to this effect from the Civil Defence Department.
5. Adequate means to dispose of domestic refuse and sewage waste.
6. A first aid box sufficient for the number of workers to whom the accommodation is allocated.

7. A suitable place for laundry.


Article (5)


Employer shall attach to each accommodation quarters a kitchen which shall be suitable for the size of the accommodation quarters and the number of workers, and shall meet the following requirements and specifications:
1. It shall have a safe source of drinkable water.
2. It shall have a washbasin.
3. A suitable place for storing and preserving food.
4. The floor shall be made of a non-slippery impervious material, and it should slope towards a drain. The walls shall be covered with a smooth-finish material that can be cleaned easily.
5. The ventilation and lighting shall be adequate.
6. It shall have a fridge to store food, with sufficient capacity for the number of workers to which the accommodation quarters are allocated.
7. It shall have gas or electric stoves sufficient to cater for the number of workers.


Article (6)


Employers shall provide a bathroom for each accommodation quarters in compliance with the following requirements and specifications:
1. Its walls shall be covered with a smooth-finish material that can be cleaned easily and the floor shall be constructed of an impervious material, and shall slope towards a drain.
2. It shall have a suitable water heater which is to be fixed on the outside.
3. It shall be well ventilated and lit.
4. It shall not open directly on to a kitchen or dining room.
5. It shall contain the following:
a. At least one toilet for every three workers, fitted with a flushing tank.
b. A place for taking shower and changing dress for every eight workers.
c. At least one washbasin for every eight workers.

 

Article (7)


Employer shall provide a dining room, whether separate or a common one which is large enough to accommodate the number of workers residing in the accommodation quarters.


Article (8)


Employer shall carry out regular maintenance work on the accommodation headquarters and do all urgent and necessary repairs so as to be in a sound condition that meets the requirements and specification prescribed in this Order, including all electrical connections, wires and boxes that should comply with ecurity and safety requirements.


Article (9)


Any Employer
who provided accommodation for his workers before the provisions of this Order come into force shall adjust his situation in accordance with the provisions of this Order within a period not exceeding three months from the date of its coming into effect.


Article (10)


Ministerial Order No. (8) of 1978 with respect to Prescribing the Health Requirements and Specifications of Workers Accommodation, as amended by Order No. (9) of 2006 shall be revoked.


Article (11)


The Undersecretary of the Ministry of Labour shall implement this Order which shall come into effect on the day following the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

 

 

Jameel bin Mohammed Ali Humaidan
Minister of Labour

Issued on: 1

stRabia Al Awal 1436 Hijra
Corresponding to: 23rdDecember 2014 AD