JICAKNOWLEDGE CO-CREATION PROGRAM
Improvement of Policy on Occupational
Safety and HealthCountry Report(Mongolia)

M U N K H T O G TO K H D AVA A D O R J
N AY M S U R E N U L Z I I - O R S H I K H
OCTOBER 12, 2018

Contents
1. Basic information
2. Current situation on OSH
3. Major issues and difficulties
4. Measures need to be implemented

1.Basic information
Munkhtogtokh Davaadorj:
Ministry of Labour and Social Protection. Labour Relations and Policy Coordination Department
Senior specialist.

Nyamsuren Ulzii-Orshikh:Labour Safety and Health Center. Working conditions and health division
Head of the division.

2. Current Situation on Occupational Safety and Health2.1. Laws and Regulations
Constitutional law
Labour law
Law on Occupational Safety and Health /since 2008/
Law on pensions, benefits and payments from the social insurance fund in
the case of industrial accidents and occupational disease
Law on pensions and benefits provided by the Social Insurance Fund
Law on Investigation of Regulatory Infringement
Law on health
Law on Standardization, Technical Regulation and Accreditation

Legal framework for the implementation of occupational safety and health
Deputy primeministerGeneral
Inspection
AgencyMinistry of Labour andSocial Protection.
Labour Relations andPolicy Coordination
Department

Labour Safetyand HealthCenter

Inspection
branch offices inaimag anddistrict

Employment offices.
OSH specialists ofGovernors of aimag anddistrict level

National committee
in charge of OSH

Business entities andorganizations’committee (personnelin charge of OSH)
Citizens’representative
assembly (provinces,capital city, soumsand districts)

2.2. The National Occupational Safety and Health Program

The first National Occupational Safety and Health Program wasdeveloped in 1997 and implemented until 2000. The fourth
program implemented from 2012 to 2016.
Priority measures of the national OSH program:
To improve the standards and regulations on the labor protectionin accordance with the international norms, general principles andnational characteristics.
To ensure the compliance with OSH laws and standards in thecommercial organizations and workplaces.
To prevent the industrial accidents and occupational diseases

The prevention and minimization of the use of asbestos, mercury andpolychlorinated biphenyls and elimination of any of them.
To improve rehabilitation services for industrial accidents andoccupational diseases.
To create public monitoring systems

To improve training and researches.
2.3.Occupational Safety and Health standards
There are about 142 OSH standards.
69.7% - Occupational safety and health standards

26.0 % - Standards on measuring chemical risk factors in a workplace.
4.2% - Diagnosis and treatment of occupational diseases.

2.4. Labor Inspection
Law of Mongolia on State Supervision and Inspection for occupational safetyand health.
labor inspectors of the General Inspection Agency and Provincial and capitalcity’s Professional Inspection Agency implement their inspection duties.
2.5. Workers’ accident compensation insurance
Payment, benefits and compensation for Industrial Accidents andOccupational Diseases shall be granted from the Foundation of Social
Insurance Fund.
The social insurance premium for industrial accidents and occupational
disease shall be paid at rate of 0.8, 1.8 and 2.8 percent respectively
depending on the level of work risk on base of the approved list of relevant
employers.

2.6. Training and Education program

OSH related training and education program.
◦ The government organizations◦ Private institutionsCertification programs and short courses to improve OSH awareness.
The training courses are mainly for OSH specialists of entities ora person who willing to work as an OSH specialist.
In 2018, Ministry introduced academic program (bachelor) withthe cooperation with University of Medical Science of Mongolia.

2.7. Risk assessment

The recommendation for conducting risk assessment was approvedby the decree of the Minister of Labour and Social Protection in2015.
Principles of recommendation:

Examine working conditions of workplaces (chemical, physical andbiological factors)

Examine safety of equipment and machineries. (according to theMNS 4930:2000 standards)
The risk assessment consists of 5 steps and when production line is running normally, the assessment
shall be conducted at least once a year.

2.8. Statistics. Industrial accidents

2500

22452302
2092
19952012

2000
1500

428

345 381 305 320 396 343

2002

284 345

2001

365

1999

308

1998

500

445 416 464 521 403

1993

918

1000

491

366 366 403 400 406 354 383 332 332

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

1012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

2006

2005

2004

2003

2000

1997

1996

1995

1994

1992

1991

1990

1989

1988

1987

1986

0Source: Professional Inspection AgencyOccupational Diseases (2009-2017)№

Organs ofsupport
andvaricose
veins

Diseases Diseases
caused by caused bychemical biologicalsubstance factorssDiseases Eyecaused by diseases
ionizedradiation

2009

Pneumoconio Nerve
sis andandbronchitis
nervouscaused bysystem
dust and toxic disease
substances
3312
1153

407

442

34

245

2010

3285

1143

408

438

34

235

2011

3199

1138

406

435

35

23

5

2012

2935

1064

398

415

38

18

3

2013

2839

1069

384

409

3715

3

2014

2336

1103

409

373

36

15

2

2015

2045

981

357

344

36

131

2016

1908

930324321

351312017

1803

886

2963063113

1
Source: LSH CenterOccupational Disease, by age (2009-2017)
3000

2500

2000

1500

1000

500

021-3031-40
20092010

2011

41-50
2012

2013

51-60
2014

2015

2016

Over 612017
Source: LSH CenterOccupational disease, by gender ( 2009-2017)

Source: LSH Center3. Major issues and difficulties
1. Prevention of industrial accidents and occupationaldiseases. The prevention and minimization of the use ofasbestos, mercury and polychlorinated biphenyls andelimination of any of them.
2. Improvement of rehabilitation services for industrial
accidents and occupational diseases.

3. Development of training curriculums.

4. Measures need to be implemented• Include primary knowledge and behavior regarding the OSH issues in thetraining curriculum of the secondary education system. (grades 5-12)• Develop training curriculum for academic training such as online, distancelearning & bachelor and master degree program.
• Develop training curriculum for OSH specialists.
• Develop official procedure to offer a vocational degree through thespecialized training in the field of OSH specialists.
• Increase equipment and tools for laboratories.
• Establish laboratory in order to test protective clothes and tools.
• Cooperate with other international organizations to introduce newtechnology and support innovations and research activities.

Thank you