Only for Selected Applicants

ANNEX IV: Country Report (Situation Analysis Report)
Only selected applicants are required to formulate this Report.
The report must be submitted to JICA Tokyo by e-mail (ticthdop@jica.go.jp) by
November 26, 2020.
Please include the course title and number, 201902061J001, in the e-mail title.
Furthermore, please note that the document should be typewritten in double-spaced
English, approximately 3,000 words on A4 size paper, and its file size within 2MB (DONOT compress/compile into ZIP files, etc.) when sending.

(Occupational Safety and Health Situation Analysis
Report)201902061J001
Country Report JORDAN
The report must include the following topic.
1. Basic Information(1) Name of Participant: SALEM TALAL SALEM BANI HANI
(2) Country : JORDAN(3) Organization / Department / Title : Ministry of Labor / Department ofOccupational Safety and Health / Irbid Labor Directorate(4) Work experience (5 years) in the field of industrial/occupational safety andhealth
2. Organization Chart
Please attach a chart specifying the division or section you belong.

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3. Contents (Country overview)
The report should include the detailed analysis of following topics.
1) Occurrence status of industrial/occupational accidents andoccupational diseases (including statistics)
Statistics of the Social Security Corporation every 40 minutes an injury andevery two days a death.
The provisions of this chapter relating to work injuries and occupational
diseases shall beapplied on the Employees towards whom the provisions of the Social Security
Law inforce do not apply.
a) If the Employee sustains a work injury which led to his death or resulted inaphysical injury which prevented his continuation in work, the Employer should
transport the inferred to a hospital or medical center and notify the competentsecurity authorities of the accident as well as send a notification thereof to
the Ministry within a maximum period of 48 hours from the occurrence of theaccident. The Employer shall absorb the expenses of transporting the injured
tothe hospital or medical center for treatment.
b) The Employee or Establishment Manager or whoever represents it shall be
penalized, in case he violates the provisions of paragraph (a) of this article, byaminimum fine of one hundred Dinars and not exceeding five hundred Dinars
forevery violation. The penalty shall be doubled in the event of repetition.

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-The Employer shall be liable for the payment of the compensation provided
for in thislaw to the Employee who is stricken with one of the occupational diseases
which arises
out of his work pursuant to a report from the medical authority.
-With due observance to what falls in any law or other legislation, it is not
permissible forthe injured or the person entitled on his behalf to claim any compensations notstated inthis law and that is with respect to the work injuries from the Employer unlesssuch injury
have arisen from the fault of the Employer.
a) If the work injury resulted in the Employees death or' his total disablement,
theEmployer shall be liable for a compensation equivalent to one thousand Dinars
and not less than two thousand Dinars.
b) If the work injury resulted of a temporary disablement, the Employee shallbeentitled to a daily allowance equivalent to 75% of his average daily wage as oftheday on which the injury has occurred during the treatment period based on areport from the medical authority if his treatment was outside the hospital andsuch allowance shall be reduced to 65% of such wage if the injured is being
treated in one of the approved medical centers.
c) If the work injury resulted of a permanent partial disablement, based on areportfrom the medical authority, the Employee shall be paid a compensation on thebasis of the proportion of such disablement to the established compensationforthe total disablement pursuant to table No. (2) Annexed to this law.
d) If the work injury results in more than one physical impairment, the injured
Employee shall be entitled to compensation for each one of these impairments
according to the basis provided for in this law provided that the total payableamount in this case shall not exceed the amount of compensation payable inthecase of total disablement-The compensation provided for in this law shall be calculated on the basis of
the last
wage received by the Employee. However, if the Employee was working on
piece basis,
it shall be calculated on the basis of the average wage during the last six
months of his
work.
a) The compensation to be paid pursuant to this law shall be estimated upontherequest of the Employer, Employee or persons entitled on his behalf. In theeventof one agreement on the compensation, it shall be estimated by the Secretary
General as being the Commissioner for the estimation of the compensationand heshall be a litigant in the lawsuit related to it (the compensation). The Ministermay
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the Commissioner in any area of the Kingdom.
b) The compensation shall be made in one payment within thirty days from thedateof notification of the commissioner's decision of his estimation to thoseconcerned.
c) The payment of the compensation provided for in this law shall not prevent
theEmployee or those entitled on his behalf to receive the terminal benefit if theconditions of entitlement thereto are fulfilled.
d) No lawsuit shall be heard before a court with respect to the compensation
provided for in this law if the request thereof has been submitted to theCommissioner and still pending under his consideration.
-The application for compensation on any work injury shall be accepted unlesssubmitted
to the Commissioner within two years from the date of occurrence thereof orfrom thedate of death of the injured Employee. However, the Commissioner may
accept theapplication subsequent to the lapse of two years from the date of occurrenceof the injury
or death if the delay in its submission was arising out of a legitimate excuse
including thefinal none conclusiveness of the results of injury.
a) With due observance to the provision of paragraph (b) of this article, theright ofthe injured to the daily allowance and cash compensation shall drop provided
that
it is substantiated by the result of the investigation conducted by the competentauthorities subsequent to hearing the statement of the Employer or who
represents
him and the statement of the injured when his health condition permits in anyofthe following cases:
1. If the injury arose from a deliberate act or serious fault or negligence of
the injured.
2. If the injury had resulted from the influence or liquor, narcotics ormentally influencing articles.
3. If the injury violates the established instructions with respect to histreatment from the injury or in respect of the announced industrial
prevention and security which must be followed and where such violation
had an effect in the occurrence of the injury.
b) The provisions of paragraph (a) of this article shall not apply on any of the
injurycases, cases provided for under that paragraph are included, if the death oftheinjured had risen from therefrom or if he had sustained a permanent disability
due
thereto of a minimum percentage of (30%). The injured or those entitled on hisbehalf shall be paid the daily allowance or cash compensation, as the casemay be.
-The payable compensation pursuant to the provision of this law may not bemortgaged
under any circumstances or attached except for an alimony debt to a maximumof onethird the amount of compensation nor it is permissible to transfer it to any other

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personother than the Employee or those entitled on his behalf or to claim the clearingof thecompensation payable after the Employees death.
-With due observance to the provisions of article (95) of this law, thecompensation shallbe distributed in the event of the Employees death to those entitled on hisbehalfaccording to the portions designated under table (3) annexed to this law.
2) Data collection methods for statistics
Statistics of the Social Security Corporation
3) Safety and Health related Laws and Regulations
Labor law
Social Security lawa) The Employer must:
1. Provide the necessary precautions and measures to protect the Employees
from the hazards and diseases that may result from the work as well asfrom machines used therein.
2. Provide Employees with personal protection and prevention means fromthe hazards of work and occupational diseases such as clothes, eye glasses,
gloves, shoes and the likes as well as instructing them on the method of its
use, maintenance and cleaning.
3. Inform the Employee prior to engagement of the risks of his occupationand methods of methods of protection to be taken by him. Instructions anddirectives showing the occupational risks and methods of protection there
from according to the regulations and decisions issued in this respectshould be placed in a conspicuous place.
4. Provide medical emergency facilities and equipment to Employees in the
Establishment according to the levels determined by a decision of the
Minister subsequent to seeking the opinions of the competent official
authorities.
b) The Employees may not absorb any expenses resulting from theimplementationof or providing what is stated under paragraph (a) of this article.
a) The Minister shall determine, subsequent to seeking the opinion of thecompetent
official authorities under instructions issued by him, the following:b) The precautions and measures, to be taken or provided in all Establishmentsor in
any of them for the protection of Employees and establishments from the risks
ofwork and occupational diseases.
c) The equipment and facilities to be provided in the establishments from therisks ofwork and occupational diseases.
d) The basis And standards that have to be available in the industrial
establishments
to ensure all forms of pollution free environment, protection against noise,
vibrations and every thing prejudicial to the Employees health within theapproved international standards as well as determining the special methods

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of
testing and examining for controlling such standards.
The Employer should take the precautions necessary for the protection of theestablishment and its Employees from the hazards of fire and explosions or
storage,transporting or handling the inflammable dangerous materials and provide
sufficienttechnical facilities and equipment according to the instructions of thecompetent official
authorities.
-It is not permissible for the Employer or Employee to permit the entry of any
type ofliquor narcotics, mental influencing articles or dangerous drugs to the placesof work or
exhibit same therein nor is it permissible for anyone to enter into such places
or stay there
for any reason whilst under the influence of such drinks or drugs.
-Employees in any establishment should comply with the provisions,
instructions anddecisions pertaining to prevention precautions, safety, occupational health,use andmaintenance of equipment relating thereof, refraining c. from any act, which
would
obstruct the execution of such provisions, decisions and instructions as well
as refrainfrom tampering or causing damage or destruction thereto under being
subjected to thedisciplinary penalties provided for in the establishments internal regulations.
-The Minister may, subsequent to seeking the opinions of the concerned
authorities, issued
instructions under which he would determine every job in which no one can be
put towork prior to subjecting him to medical examination to ascertain the fitness of
his healthto carry out such job. The instructions issued pursuant to this article shall be
published in
two local daily newspapers as well as in the official gazette.
a) If the Employer violates any of the provisions of this chapter, the Ministermayclose down the establishment or place of work in wholly or partially or stop any
machine therein if such violation would expose the Employees, establishmentormachines to hazard until the Employers removal of the violation.
b) It is a pre-requisite that the Minister may not issued his decision provided
forunder paragraph (a) of this article prior to serving warning upon the Employer
forthe removal of the violation within the period he sets for him in the warning andthat is according to the seriousness and gravity of violation.
c) Due observance should be made in the case of closing down theestablishment,
place of work or stoppage of machines therein whereby the Employees righttoreceive their wages in full for the period of closing down or stoppage is not

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breached.
d) The Minister may refer the violator to the competent Court and shall be
penalized
in such case by a minimum fine of one hundred Dinars and not exceeding five
hundred Dinars. This fine shall be doubled in case of repetition. The adjudged
fine may not be reduced below its minimum for any reason whatsoever.
-The Council of Ministers shall issue, upon the recommendation of the Minister,thenecessary regulations in the following matters:a) Formation of the safety & Occupational Health, Committees, appointmentofsupervisors in public and a private institutions and determine the scope ofcompetence and duties of such Committee and supervisors.
b) Preventive and therapeutic medical care for Employees, duties of
Employers inproviding it, method of establishment of the joint medical units amongst morethan one establishment, method of its financing the technical equipment whichshould be made available in such units and the periodical medical
examinations to
Employees.
c) Prevention and safety from industrial machines and engines as well as fromworksites.
4) Labor Inspection System
Labor law
System of labor inspectors-The Ministry shall undertake the inspection duties as animplementation of the provisions of this law.
-Any one undertaking the inspection duties shall sign an affidavit
that he shall perform his/her job faithfully and devotedly and not
to disclose the secrets that he/she has become acquainted withbecause of his/her job.
-The qualifications, duties, powers and remunerations of the labour
inspectors in addition to the obligations of the employers towards
themshall be specified in regulations issued to this effect.
-The employer or his/her representative shall:
A. Send a notice to the Ministry or any of its directorates in thework area including the number of his/her employees, job positionand nature of each of them, date of commencing work and theemployees wages at the first month of each year.
B. Keep records that should be reserved including the records ofthe employees and trainees in his/her establishment.
A. During performing his/her job duties, the labour inspector shall
exercise the powers entitled to the judicial police members by
virtue of the applicable Rules of Penal Trials Code, the minutes
he/she organizes shall be applicable till otherwise is proven.
B. The inspector may request from the employer to remove thecontravention during a period not exceeding seven days from thedate of receiving a written notification of that, in case of theemployer's default, then the Minister or whom he authorizes may
decide to close the establishment till the removal of the

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contravention or the issuance of the court's verdict in this regard.
C. The court shall decide that the contravener shall remove thecontravention and pay a fine not less than fifty JDs and notexceeding five hundred JDs, the fine shall not be less than its
Minimum limit for any discretionary mitigating reason.¬¬5) Workers’ accident compensation insuranceSocial Security law
6) Safety of equipment and facilities
Labor law
Social Security law
A. The employer shall do the following:
1. Provide the required precautions to protect the employees fromthe dangers and diseases that may result from the work and theused equipment.
2. Provide personal protection equipment for the employees toprotect them against the work dangers and occupational diseases
such as clothes, glasses, gloves, shoes and others, in addition to
guiding them how to use, keep them and keep their cleanliness.
3. Acquainting the employee before his/her employment with thedangers of his/her occupation and the protective means that shallbe taken in accordance with the regulations and decisions issued
in this regards.
4. Providing the medical aid means and equipment for theemployees in the establishment in accordance with the levels
specified by the Minister after consulting the competent official
authorities.
B. The employees shall not bear any expenses arising fromexecuting or providing what has been mentioned in paragraph (A)of this article.
7) Training/ Education programs
Institute of Occupational Safety and Health
Vocational Training Corporation
8) Activities of industrial/occupational safety and health organizations
other than government
International Labour Organization
9) OSHMS and Risk Assessment
International Labour Organization- Is a comprehensive and systematic method of assessing
and improving performance in the prevention of workplace
incidents, accidents and diseases.
Risk assessment and management 5 steps for prevention
Step 1 Identify the hazards
Step 2 Decide who might be harmed and how
Step 3 Evaluate the risks and decide on precautions
Step 4 Record your findings and implement them
Step 5 Review your assessment and update if necessary
https://www.ilo.org/wcmsp5/groups/public/---ed_protect/---protrav/--safework/documents/presentation/wcms_154508.pdf
10) Campaign/ Event/ National Convention/ Exhibition

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National Week for Occupational Safety and Health11) Reference (HP related, source regarding law, data, etc.)
Ministry of Labor
Social Security Corporation
12) Three major initiatives (strategies) by the government on any of theabove
Issues and Challenges (difficulties) in Implementing OSH in your Country
What are your priority issues (and strategies if any) in which you want to see
CHANGE (improvement) in relation to OSH?
1) Major issues on occupational safety and health in your country
Increase awareness and community education to reduce deaths andinjuries
Specialized training in occupational safety and health
Amending legislation, regulations, instructions and laws
Use of the media and social media
2) Your suggestions, or counter measures for the above problems
Amending legislation
Increase awareness, education and use of the media
Increasing specialized sectoral inspection directed at the most affected sectors
Good Practices
Please share the good practices of your country with other participants.
1) What was achieved2) key elements of success3) lessons learned
4) implementation partners
5) monitoring methods
New Infectious Diseases(COVID-19) related measures
Please share good practices against new infectious diseases, such as COVID19, in your country with other participants. If available, photos of good practices
are desirable.
NOTE：
 All participants are required to give a brief presentation on his/her Country
Report on December 2, 2020.
 The Country Report and documents (PPT) used in the presentation will be
distributed to all participants and will be utilized as reference through the course.
The documents will also be posted on the following Website managed by JISHA.
Website: http://www.jisha.or.jp/international/training.html

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