Iraq is a country in southwestern Asia. Iraq borders
with Saudi Arabia and Kuwait to the south, Turkey tothe north, Syria to the north-west, Jordan to the west,and Iran to the east. The capital of Iraq is Baghdad.

Iraq is divided into 18 governorates .
NO.

governorateNO.

governorate

1

Baghdad

10

Babil

2

Salah Aldin

11

Karbala3

Diyala

12

Najaf

4

Wasit

13

Anbar

5

Maysan14

Ninawa

6

Basra

15

Dahuk

7

Dhi Qar

16

Arbil

8

Muthana17

Kirkuk9

Qadesia

18

SulaymaniyahIraq has a large amount of oil. Iraq is the world's number four inpetroleum production and the world's number two in petroleum
reserves. Iraq's economy is dominated by the oil sector, whichhas provided about 95% of foreign exchange earnings in moderntimes.

1) Oil sector (refining, extraction, ..etc.).
2) Electrical sector (generation, distribution, ..etc.).
3) Trade ministry (silo, mill, ..etc.).
4) Culture ministry (printing press, smelter, ..etc.).
5) Ministry of industry.
 Textile industries (cotton, wool ..etc.).
 Construction industries (cement, bricks ..etc.).
 Food industries (dairy, cooking oils ..etc.).
 Chemical industries ( caustic soda, sulfuric acid ..etc.).

iIndustries or Work Sectors

Commonly Accidents

1Oil sector

Fires, leaks or spills, Traffic

2Electrical sector

Electric shock, Fires, Mechanical3

Trade ministry

Explosions, Worker falling, Traffic

4

Culture ministry

Worker falling, Mechanical5

Ministry of industry

aTextile industries

Mechanical, Firesb Construction industries

Worker falling, security

cSliding, Mechanical

Food industries

d Chemical industries

leaks or spills, Fires, Sliding

iGovernorate

No. ofaccident
in 2015

Commonly Accidents

1Baghdad

190

Mechanical, leaks or spills, Workers falling

2Basra55

Traffic, Mechanical, Security

3

Qadesia

15Sliding, Mechanical, Fires and explosions

4Wasit9Trapping in confined space, Mechanical,Workers falling5

kerbalaa

9

Security, Sliding, Workers falling

6

Kirkuk5

leaks or spills, Workers falling, Mechanical

7

Dhi Qar

3

Electric shock, Sliding, Traffic

According to Iraqi law for labor no. 37 issued in 2015, the OSH
inspection achieve in work inspection department by a committeeincluding employee of occupational health and safety.
The inspection department performs the following; Insurance enforcement of the provisions of labor law that related
the work conditions and protect workers during the job time.
 Report the ministry about work related violations and abuses.
 To provide the information and guidance to employers andworkers about methods to insure the implementation of legal
terms and international agreements.
 Provide a suitable mechanism for complaints workers withrespect to any violation of their rights contained in the labor law.

Consulting inspection consider as one of the main activities of
the national center for occupational health and safety (NCOHS),
it is achieve by means of a special checklist for each type ofindustry or work sector and containing many items, the main
steps for consulting inspection are assessment of workplaceenvironment to detect, measure working hazards and propose
controlling measures, also studying and analyzing work accident
to identify the causes in order to prevent the workers and work
places.

1- Lack of financial allocations for OHS requirements,
particularly the government follow an austerity financial policy.
2- Lack of jobs that may lead to acceptance of workers fordangerous and inappropriate work nature. According to ministryof labor and social affairs, in 2015 the unemployment rate in Iraq
has exceeded 25%.
3- Lack of employers awareness for OHS requirements andinstructions.

1- The Minister warning the offending employer before referring
him to competent courts.
2 – According to the report of the inspection committee , theMinister decides referring the offending employer to thecompetent work court .
3 – The report of the inspection committee and the certificate of
the inspector consider evidences that the court adopts in itsdecision.
4 – Imprisonment a duration not less than a month or affine 80$ 400$ for anybody may prevent the inspection committee in doing
its duties .

1- Lack of work environment assessment devices which covered
all the types of occupational hazards, and difficulty ofmaintenance for them.
2- Lack of threshold limit values TLVs for various occupational
hazards that keep up with global revolution in OHS field.
3- Non seriously to complete obligation from employers andemployees to OHS requirements and instructions.

1- Inform the relevant parties the need to allocate sufficient funds
to cover all OHS requirements.
2- Version strict instructions that required employers to provide
appropriate work environment and exploitation of workers.
3- Achieve the program of safety managements and assigned tolink members with different ministries to follow up theimplements of OHS requirements.
4- Increase courses and seminars to keep up with developments
in safety and transfer of such information to employees andemployers, for example (38) courses and seminars were achievedat NCOHS in 2016, with ( 1353 ) total No. of participants.

1- Inform the ministry to specialize a part of financial allocations
for buying and updating of work environment assessment
devices.
2- Contact with the Arabian institute for OHS to provide theupdating of the threshold limit values TLVs for various
occupational hazards.
3- Continued observation and inspection and continual awarenessactivities through the courses and seminars and publishing of
posters, handbooks, etc.