Country Report
1. Basic Information(1) Name of Participant
a- Amani Mohammad Alasasfehb- Mohammad Ziad Mousa khamees
c- nazeer mosleh Ibrahim alteweejer(2) CountryJORDAN(3) Organization / Department / Title
Mministry of labor / safety and health /(4) Work experiencea- 12 years
b- 12 years
c- 2 years(years)in the field of industrial/occupational safety and health

JORDAN
Jordan is located south west Asia in the heart of the Middle East
It was established in 1921 by prince Abdulla Ben Alhuseen under British mandate.
Independence in 1946 under the name of Hashemite Kingdome of Jordan.
Named Jordan attribution of the Jordan RiverEducation• Jordan's education system ranks first in the Arab world• People who are able to read and write in Jordan close to 90% (the third level of the Arabworld)• The structure of the educational system in Jordan starts from pre-school education ( twoyears), ten years of compulsory basic education, and two years of secondary
education( academic or vocational) beyond advancing students for a certificate of public
exam high schoolTourism• Petra is one of the seven wonders of the world• on 7/7/2007 Petra was chosen as one of the New Seven Wonders of the World

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Medical tourism at Dead sea, Afra pools and Maen pools•Mansef

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is the most popular food

2. Organization Chart

Minister
Minister Office

AdvisorInternal Auditing

Strategic Planning Unit

Secretary General
Wages Authority
Labour Advisors

Legal Affairs

S.G Assistant(Administrative)

Administration &Financial

S.G Assistant(Directorates)

North Directorates

Human Resources

Middle Directorates

Media

South Directorates

S.G Assistant(Technical)
Employment & Training

Inspection
Work Affairs
Migrant Workers

Training Centre

Women Affairs

ORGANIZATIONAL
CHART

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Cooperation

Investment Unit3. Contents (Country overview)1) Occurrence status of industrial/occupational accidents and occupational
diseases (including statistics)
Risks surround us from various fields, whether they are human, environment, or equipment. Theserisks cause accidents, injuries and deaths.
We present to you a bulletin from the Social Security Corporation for the year 2016 that talks about
the rates and numbers of injuries and their cause.

This table are shown the Number of work injury by type of accident

fall of people
fall materialhand tools

trippingmachinesroad accidents
other factors
confinement between materials

excessive effort
Work environment
Chemicals
Touching hot or cold items
Transportation and Lifting
explosion and fireelectric current
the animals
criminal accident
Exposure to radioactive materials
exposure to dust

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5/112) Data collection methods for statistics

Information is collected through inspection visits to labor, safety and occupational health inspectors
and also through employers themselves in the event of injuries or work accidents to them2) Safety and Health related Laws and Regulations
The Ministry ofLabor with regard to workers' rights, labor market regulation,

occupational safety and health conditions, and initial and periodic medical examinations
For workers, work injuries and occupational diseases.
The General Organization for Social Security with regard to monthly contributions,insurances and verification of work injuries and occupational diseases For those subject tothe provisions of the Social Security Law.

Jordanian Ministry of Health, It has laws related to health matters and licenses tolaboratories and drug factories...etc.

The Ministry of Environment, It has laws related to environmental pollution issues4) Labor Inspection System
Functions of Labor Inspection
Enforcement of legal provisions (hours, wages, OSH, welfare, ….).

Supply technical information and advice to employers and workers on compliance.

Raise issues not covered by existing law and propose required amendments.

( measurement, Attention to child labor and disable persons, OSH training , educating andinforming workers).

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It is carried out through the implementation ofinspection visits, which may be for the first time orfollow-up visits, and it may be based on a complaint, a work injury, a work accident, or work
conditions such as wages ... etc.

5) Workers’ accident compensation insurance

Compensation for injuries is calculated through the Jordaniansubject to the provisions ofLabor

Law for those who are notsocial security and who are subject to the provisions of social security

through the General Organization for Social Security
6) Safety of equipment and facilities
The inspection is carried out through specific lists that include legal occupational safety and healthrequirements and according to the number of workers in the facility, in addition to the use of devices
to measure the conditions of the work environment7) Training/ Education programs

Safety supervisors are trained by the Institute of Occupational Safety and Health of the vocational
training corporation of the Ministry ofLabor.

8) Activities of industrial/occupational safety and health organizations other thangovernment

There are many sides Non-governmental organizations concerned with occupational safety andhealth, such as the Jordanian Engineers Association, which is concerned with holding many
activities, such as the annual conference for occupational safety and health, in addition to the7/11

Society of Occupational Safety and Health Engineers and special training centers concerned withpreparing occupational safety and health specialized cadres.

9) OSHMS and Risk Assessment

Often the responsibility of the occupational safety and health supervisor in the workplace is tocreate an assessment of the risks in the work environment and the safety inspector conducts aninspection through the checklists during the inspection visits.

10) Campaign/ Event/ National Convention/ Exhibition

The National Occupational Safety and Health Week is implemented annually by the Ministry ofLabor in all labor directorates in Jordan.

11) Reference (HP related, source regarding law, data, etc.)

Cooperating with the Social Security Corporation to issue a national strategy for occupational safetyand health.

12) Three major initiatives (strategies) by the government on any of the above
Work is underway to prepare for occupational safety and health.

4. Issues and Challenges (difficulties) in Implementing OSH in your Country Increasing the number of occupational safety and health inspectors
 Conduct more specialized training in occupational safety and health

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5. Your suggestions, or counter measures for the above problems
 Appointing an additional number of occupational safety and health inspectors
and holding the largest possible number of specialized training courses

6. Good Practices
Please share the good practices of your country with other participants.
goodpractices

key elements
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7. New Infectious Diseases(COVID-19) related measures

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The Jordanian Ministry of Health is working to educate all citizens about infection with infectious
diseases, including the Corona virus, through television, websites and applications on phones. In
addition to raising awareness of the vaccine and its importance, providing it free of charge tocitizens and conducting a free PCR examination, the Jordanian Prime Ministry announces the lawsof defense orders related to the spread of the Corona virus, as the number of orders from thebeginning of the spread of the Corona virus until 30/11/2021, 35 defense orders

https://corona.moh.gov.jo/en

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