Draft Health and Occupational Safety Law submitted to Hluttaw
Draft Health and Occupational Safety Law submitted to Hluttaw
Myanmar Times, 27 Apr 2018
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The draft of the Health and Occupational Safety Law written by the Ministry of Labour, Immigration and Population has been submitted to the Hluttaw, said Minister U Thein Swe.
The bill will be discussed in the coming Hluttaw session, he said at the Workplace Safety and Health Seminar on Wednesday.
“It depends on the Hluttaw to approve it. It could take a long time to approve if the Hluttaw has other matters to deal with,” he said.
Once the law has been approved, inspectors for workplace safety can be appointed and a department can give instructions for workplace safety measures.
Once the law is passed, more effective work will be carried out on educating workers and employers on safety, conducting inspections, and providing assistance, he said.
“There are workplace accidents yearly. We are managing to reduce the numbers of accidents. If an accident happens in a worksite area, we go and examine it. We study why it happened and we look for repairs or ways to take action immediately. It needs to be carried out continuously,” said U Thein Swe.
The bill will be discussed in the coming Hluttaw session, he said at the Workplace Safety and Health Seminar on Wednesday.
“It depends on the Hluttaw to approve it. It could take a long time to approve if the Hluttaw has other matters to deal with,” he said.
Once the law has been approved, inspectors for workplace safety can be appointed and a department can give instructions for workplace safety measures.
Once the law is passed, more effective work will be carried out on educating workers and employers on safety, conducting inspections, and providing assistance, he said.
“There are workplace accidents yearly. We are managing to reduce the numbers of accidents. If an accident happens in a worksite area, we go and examine it. We study why it happened and we look for repairs or ways to take action immediately. It needs to be carried out continuously,” said U Thein Swe.