Ministry of Man Power Article 2022

Section B/ Q1/a
Under the article of Ministry of Manpower 286/2008 the regulation of occupational safety and health
for workers aims for regulatory provision:
1. Improving quality of health and safety at work
2. Protecting workers from common workplace risks
3. The Law consists of 43 Documents addressing a broad variety of topics, including: illumination,
cooling, heat stress, noise, clothing, personal protective devices, first aid and occupational
diseases.
4. Workplaces must encourage good health by encouraging nutritious eating and physical exercise
in the workplaces.
5. Restricting smoke at work
6. Improving the psychological stability and social cohesion of employees
And according to Article 15, Occupational Safety Assessment specifies that work clothing and personal
protection equipment must conform with the defined safety requirements needed, based on the
particular dangers to which employees are subjected, and that the contractor shall educate staff on the
proper ways of using, retaining and preserving such equipment and, respectively, a conspicuous sign in
the applicable areas.
In addition, employees are not permitted to work on building projects or open high-temperature
environments at noon, from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. during June, July and August, and the Legislation
lays out a list of steps that contractors need to enforce to mitigate workplace injuries and vulnerability
to various risks and dangers, including fire, mechanical and electrical risks, chemical alert.
Furthermore, Article 19 of the law specifies that the employer is required to carry out a medical
evaluation of employees assigned to work, which could subject them to the possibility of occupational
injury, in order to maintain their physical, mental and psychological fitness to function, and Article 20
allows the employer to carry out a periodic medical review for employees subjected to occupational
disease.
Section B/Q1/b
Under article 43 covering a wide range of issues including lighting, ventilation, heat stress, noise,
uniforms, personal protection equipment, first aid and occupational diseases:
Lighting:
1. Employers must provide appropriate, suitable, natural or artificial lighting to be spread equally
in the workplace.
2. In comparison to the emergency lighting system, in the event of a malfunction in regular
lighting.
3. The lighting system must clearly indicate that there is an emergency so that staff can find and
use it.

4. The location of fire detectors and fire extinguishers shall be clearly identified.
Ventilation:
Contaminated air shall be eliminated by having a natural or artificial ventilation device that offers fresh
air in the office, and by utilizing local ventilation where emissions sources occur, in addition to efficiently
drawing the contaminated air out.
In addition, the Law further defines the minimum concentration of oxygen, air velocity and the overall
degree of relative humidity in the workplace.
Noise:
In order to shield employees from exposure to noise, loud activities that exceed the acceptable
thresholds must be separated from employees, or sound-insulated rooms should be used, in addition,
insulating and filtering or reflecting devices should be mounted on loud devices.
First aid/ uniforms /heat stress:
Employees are often advised of their obligation to obey protection guidelines and to refrain from any
attempt to hinder the execution of protective policies in order to defend themselves and their fellow
staff from harm.
In order to prevent any required occurrence, first aid supplies should be provided in each workplace and
employees must suspend work from 12:30 p.m. to 3:30 p.m. due to heat stress.
Occupational disease:
The Law on Liability for Workplace Accidents and Illnesses mandates employees to provide themselves
and their employees with adequate benefits to pay for occupational injuries and illnesses.
Section B/Q2
The Social Insurance Law and its amendments promulgated by the Royal Decree No.72/91 provided for
the establishment of the Public Authority of Social Insurance (PASI):
PASI includes all Omani citizens between the ages of 15 and 59 who are employed in the private sector
and volunteer for Omani citizens working abroad.
1. Insured Wages: gross salary up to 3000 OMR
2. Job induced accident: contracting one of the occupational conditions of the law on social
security or disability arising from an accident.
3. Beneficiary: the person or employee who receive pension or lump sum compensation.
4. Employer: all the employers should be registered with PASI who employs one or more workers
subject to the provisions of the Social Insurance Law.

Contributions:
 The sums paid by the employer 'the insured,' the insurer and the government under the
insurance plan in exchange for protecting the insured against the risk of old age, disability and
death, in addition to occupational illnesses and accidents.
 Contributions shall be charged on a monthly basis, measured on the basis of the following
percentages out of the gross:
 Employers' contributions: 11.5 per cent of the gross wage (10.5 per cent for coverage against
old age, disability and death. 1 per cent for coverage against workplace diseases and accidents.
 State contributions: 5.5 per cent of the total income.
 Contributions paid by the employee: 7% of the gross wage.
 The contractor can pay the entire amount of PASI payments within the first 15 days of the
month after the month during which the payment is due.
 The employer can subtract from the employee's wages the premiums owed by the insured.
 Only the employer shall be entitled to PASI for the expenses of the employer and the employee.
PASI Scheme for Omanis working abroad:
 Promulgated by Royal Decree on 30 April 2000.
 Applied to Omanis employed outside the country and GCC countries, as well as to Omanis
employed in embassies, consulates and foreign organizations in the country.
 Omanis employed in the public and private sectors of every GCC country are not listed and the
donations are made by workers only.
 This insurance policy offers protection against death, injury and old age.
Contributions of this scheme:
 The annual premiums to be paid are estimated at 16% of the projected monthly salary.
 The GCC employer pays 9.5% of basic salary and the employee pays 6.5% of the basic salary.
 The government contribution is 4%.
 The employee is expected to pay his monthly fee within the first 15 days of the next month.
 Insured individuals will pay the required contributions in advance.
 If completion of the donation is postponed after the permitted duration, extra sums will be paid
at 13.5 per cent of the monthly contribution total.
 If the insured wants to postpone payment of payments on a temporary or permanent basis, the
worker may fill out the form and give it to PASI.
 If the insured wants to restore his or her contributions, the worker should fill up the application
form and the contributions should commence automatically from the date of the request for
resumption.
 Registered individuals are permitted to raise or decrease the monthly salary group by 5% a year.
 The monthly revenue should not be less than 200 OMR per month and not more than 800 OMR
per month for the first application.