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Improvement of Policy on OccupationalSafety and Health

Country Report(Mongolia)

MUNKHTOGTOKH DAVAADORJ

NAYMSUREN ULZI I -ORSHIKH

OCTOBER 12, 2018

Contents

1. Basic information

2. Current situation on OSH

3. Major issues and difficulties

4. Measures need to be implemented

1.Basic information

Munkhtogtokh Davaadorj:

Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. Labour Relations and Policy Coordination Department Senior specialist.

Nyamsuren Ulzii-Orshikh:

Labour Safety and Health Center. Working conditions and health division

Head of the division.

2. Current Situation on Occupational Safety and Health

2.1. Laws and Regulations

Constitutional law

Labour law

Law on Occupational Safety and Health /since 2008/

Law on pensions, benefits and payments from the social insurance fund in the case of industrial accidents and occupational disease

Law on pensions and benefits provided by the Social Insurance Fund

Law on Investigation of Regulatory Infringement

Law on health

Law on Standardization, Technical Regulation and Accreditation

Legal framework for the implementation of occupational safety and health

Ministry of Labour and Social Protection.

Labour Relations and Policy Coordination

Department

Employment offices. OSH specialists of

Governors of aimag and district level

Labour Safety and Health

Center

National committee in charge of OSH

General Inspection

Agency

Business entities and

organizations’

committee (personnel

in charge of OSH)

Citizens’

representative

assembly (provinces,

capital city, soums

and districts)

Deputy prime

minister

Inspection branch offices in

aimag and district

2.2. The National Occupational Safety and Health Program

The first National Occupational Safety and Health Program was developed in 1997 and implemented until 2000. The fourth program implemented from 2012 to 2016.

Priority measures of the national OSH program:

To improve the standards and regulations on the labor protection in accordance with the international norms, general principles and national characteristics.

To ensure the compliance with OSH laws and standards in the commercial organizations and workplaces.

To prevent the industrial accidents and occupational diseases

The prevention and minimization of the use of asbestos, mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls and elimination of any of them.

To improve rehabilitation services for industrial accidents and occupational diseases.

To create public monitoring systems

To improve training and researches.

2.3.Occupational Safety and Health standards

There are about 142 OSH standards.

69.7% - Occupational safety and health standards

26.0 % - Standards on measuring chemical risk factors in a workplace.

4.2% - Diagnosis and treatment of occupational diseases.

2.4. Labor Inspection

Law of Mongolia on State Supervision and Inspection for occupational safety and health.

labor inspectors of the General Inspection Agency and Provincial and capital city’s Professional Inspection Agency implement their inspection duties.

2.5. Workers’ accident compensation insurance

Payment, benefits and compensation for Industrial Accidents and Occupational Diseases shall be granted from the Foundation of Social Insurance Fund.

The social insurance premium for industrial accidents and occupational disease shall be paid at rate of 0.8, 1.8 and 2.8 percent respectively depending on the level of work risk on base of the approved list of relevant employers.

2.6. Training and Education program

OSH related training and education program. ◦ The government organizations

◦ Private institutions

Certification programs and short courses to improve OSH awareness. The training courses are mainly for OSH specialists of entities or a person who willing to work as an OSH specialist.

In 2018, Ministry introduced academic program (bachelor) with the cooperation with University of Medical Science of Mongolia.

2.7. Risk assessmentThe recommendation for conducting risk assessment was approved by the decree of the Minister of Labour and Social Protection in 2015.

Principles of recommendation:

Examine working conditions of workplaces (chemical, physical and biological factors)

Examine safety of equipment and machineries. (according to the MNS 4930:2000 standards)

The risk assessment consists of 5 steps and when production line is running normally, the assessment shall be conducted at least once a year.

2.8. Statistics. Industrial accidents

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199520122092

22452302

918

308445 416 464 521

403 365284 345

428345 381

305 320396 343

491366 366 403 400 406 354 383 332 332

Source: Professional Inspection Agency

Occupational Diseases (2009-2017)

№ Pneumoconio

sis and

bronchitis

caused by

dust and toxic

substances

Nerve

and

nervous

system

disease

Organs of

support

and

varicose

veins

Diseases

caused by

chemical

substance

s

Diseases

caused by

biological

factors

Diseases

caused by

ionized

radiation

Eye

diseases

2009 3312 1153 407 442 34 24 5

2010 3285 1143 408 438 34 23 5

2011 3199 1138 406 435 35 23 5

2012 2935 1064 398 415 38 18 3

2013 2839 1069 384 409 37 15 3

2014 2336 1103 409 373 36 15 2

2015 2045 981 357 344 36 13 1

2016 1908 930 324 321 35 13 1

2017 1803 886 296 306 31 13 1

Source: LSH Center

Occupational Disease, by age (2009-2017)

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21-30 31-40 41-50 51-60 Over 61

2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017Source: LSH Center

Occupational disease, by gender ( 2009-2017)

Source: LSH Center

3. Major issues and difficulties

1. Prevention of industrial accidents and occupational diseases. The prevention and minimization of the use of asbestos, mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls and elimination of any of them.

2. Improvement of rehabilitation services for industrial accidents and occupational diseases.

3. Development of training curriculums.

4. Measures need to be implemented

• Include primary knowledge and behavior regarding the OSH issues in the training curriculum of the secondary education system. (grades 5-12)

• Develop training curriculum for academic training such as online, distance learning & bachelor and master degree program.

• Develop training curriculum for OSH specialists.

• Develop official procedure to offer a vocational degree through the specialized training in the field of OSH specialists.

• Increase equipment and tools for laboratories.

• Establish laboratory in order to test protective clothes and tools.

• Cooperate with other international organizations to introduce new technology and support innovations and research activities.

Thank you