COUNTRY REPORT
By Manoja Liyanage

SRI LANKA

Personal Information
NameManoja Liyanage

Country

Sri Lanka

Department

Industrial

SafetyDivision,Department of LabourExperienceinsafety and healthOccupational 7 year Working experience as a
Factory Inspecting Engineer

Organization Chart
Commissioner General of Labour

Additional Commissioner Generalof Labor(Admin / Department)
1.Human Resource Development
Division, Administration Division
and Finance Division
2.Enforecement Division
3.Industrial Relation Division
4.Labor Standard Division
5.Special Investigation Division
6.Women’s and Children's affairs
Division
Etc…….

Additional Commissioner General ofLabour(Engineering) (1)

1. Industrial Safety Division
 Chief Factory Inspecting
Engineer/Commissioner of Labor(Industrial Safety)(1)
 Deputy Chief Factory Inspecting
Engineer/Deputy Commissioner of Labor(Industrial Safety) (1) Specialist Factory Inspecting Engineers (4)District Factory Inspecting Engineer’s office( 10) District Factory Inspecting Engineers (10) Factory Inspecting Engineers (8)Status of industrial accidents and occupational diseases

Number of Registered Factories
40000

30000
20000

2885430050
27570
26198
25236
23844
2087022316
19823
18096
16153
14751

Number ofRegisteredFactories

10000
02005

20102015

2020

Number of Fatal Accidents
120
105
100
80

7780

76

71 68

64 60

60

76

67 68

49

40
20

2018

2017

2016

2015

2014

2013

2012

2011

2010

2009

2008

2007

0

Number of Fatal
Accidents
 Total work force 8.6 million workforce
 Work force inIndustrial sector is
2.5 million
 Work force inAgriculture sector
2.7 million
 Workers in Other
sector- 3.4

Number of Non Fatal Accidents
1755
1394

1451 1467

2018

2017

2016

1251

2015

2014

2013

2012

1313 1319 1344 1361

2011

2010

1449 1456

2009

2008

1523

2007

2000
1800
1600
1400
1200
1000
800
600
400
200
0

Number of Non Fatal
Accidents
 Total work force 8.6 million workforce
 Work force inIndustrial sector is2.5 million
 Work force inAgriculture sector
2.7 million
 Workers in Othersector- 3.4

Safety and Health related Laws & Regulations
Law

Factories Ordinance No. 45 was introduced in 1942 There are several amendment in 1946, 1961, 1976, 1998,
2000 and 2002
Regulations
 Factories (No.1) Regulations 1960
 Factories (Sanitary Conveniences) Regulations 1965
 Factories (Dangerous Occurrences Notification) Regulations

1965 Factories (Washing facilities General) Regulations 1965
 Factories (General Standards of Lighting) Regulations 1965Cont…

Cont.…

 Factories (Meal Room) Regulations 1965
 Factories (Steam Boiler Attendants Certificates of competency)
Regulations 1965
 Factories (Industrial Diseases) Regulations 1972 Factories (Protection of Eyes) Regulations 1979
 Factories (First Aid) Regulations 1995
 Leaflet on first aid

Data Collection methods for Statistics
Type of Accidents(a) Causes death to any person employed in the factory,(b) Disables any such person for more than three days from
earning full wages at work at which he was employed,(c) Make any such person unconscious as a result of heatexhaustion, electric shock or poisonous fumes or gases,

Data collection processes of accident statics
Accident type(a), (b), (c) Non
reported byemployer but getdetails through;1. Media
2. Hospitals
3. By relations ofVictim/by Victim
as a complain
4. by the Police

Accident type(a),(b),(c)Reportthrough Form 10
by employer within
3 days of accident
District Factory
Inspecting
Engineer’s office
In Accident type(b),(c) Immediately
after the injured
person resume work
after accident reportresume of worker
and condition ofworker by employer
through CFIE -1

PreparemonthlyreportandPrepareYearlyaccident
analyzereport by
eachDFIE
officeCollect yearlyaccidents
analyze reports
from 10 DFIE
offices andprepare country
accident analyze
report for theeach year byIndustrial safety
division ofdepartment oflabour.

Labour Inspection Systems

Industrial Safety Division is the only organization that has theauthority to administrate the Factories Ordinance in Sri Lanka.
Though, there are several other semi-governmentalorganizations such as
1. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health[NIOSH],2. Occupational Hygiene Division and Industrial Service
Bureau [IDB],
Semi-governmental organizations are not authorized toadministrate the law related to occupational/industrial Safetyand Health. They carry out only researches, studies, trainings
and recommendation works.

The authority of the Industrial Safety Division has been decentralized through ten District
Factory Inspecting Engineers’ offices. According to the factory density in province area
cover by the each District Factory Inspecting office shown as below;

District
Factory
InspectingOfficeArea cover by DFIE
officeNumber
Eastern Province &1 Anuradhapura North Central Province
2 Badulla
Uva Province
3 Colombo
Western Province
4 GalleSouthern Province
5 GampahaWestern Province
6 Jafna
Northern Province
7 KalutharaWestern Province
8 Kandy
Central Province
9 Kurunagala
North Western Province
Sabaragamuwa
Province
10 Rathnapura

Labour Inspection system in Industrial safety division Sri Lanka
Step 1-Inspections of Factories/Construction Works are carried by
Factory Inspecting Engineers/ District Factory Inspecting Engineers.
Step 2- When it is specially required, the services of Specialist
Factory Inspecting Engineers are called.
Step 3- Factory Inspecting Engineer/ District Factory Inspecting
Engineer send an inspection report to the employer of theworkplace. After each inspection, The inspection report describes
the necessary corrective actions to be taken to ensure theoccupational Safety, Health & Welfare

Cont.…

Cont.…

Step 4- After doing the first inspection and sending the firstinspection report, periodical monitoring is done including routinginspections.
Step 5-If there are serious contraventions, legal actions aretaken.
 A Factory Inspecting Engineer/ District Factory Inspecting
Engineer are supposed to carry out 20 inspections in a month.
( Restriction –Fuel ,Vehicle facility, Area suppose to cover)The Industrial Safety Division carry out following major activities
 Inspection of Factories/Construction works
 Registration of Factories/Construction works
 Approval of Factory Building plans and Fire Evacuation plans Investigation and analysis of occupational accidents/diseases
 Conducting of safety awareness programmers on Occupational
Safety, Health & Welfare Investigation of complaints
 Scrutinizing the test reports for high risk machines, issued byAuthorized Officers
 Appointment of Authorized Officers
 Attend coroners courts to give expert evidenceIn addition, followings are some other important activities carriedout by the division
 Advisory services for improvement of work environment infactories Participation in national committees with regard to occupational
Safety & Health Safety auditing of factories
 Preparation of curriculums on occupational Safety, Health &Welfare for educational institutions

Workers Accident Compensation Insurance
In determining the workman’s compensation, the computation is done as per the following
table on the basis of the percentage of salary and the extent or degree of the disablement.

Monthly wage(i)
Death ofworkman(ii)
Permanent total disablement ofworkman (100% disablement)(iii)
Half monthly compensation fortemporary disablement ofworkmen (for 15 days)

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

Rs.

0-

2 500

181,665.00

196,083.80

1,320.00

2,501- 5,000

258,640.80

295,075.00

1,804.00

5,001- 7,500

330,968.00

351,461.00

2,186.80

7,501- 10,000

407,427.90

444,494.60

2,733.50

10,001 - 12,500

478,495.60

519,593.80

3,231.80

12,501 - 15,000

522,495.60

550,000.00

3,561.00

15,001 - 17,500

549,631.50

550,000.00

3,890.70

17,501 - 20,000

550,000.00

550,000.00

4,221.80

20,000 - and above

550,000.00

550,000.00

5,500.00

Safety of Equipment and facilities
Under the factories ordinance machinery are classified as below;
 High Risk Machinery Prime Movers
 Transmission Machinery Other Machinery All type of machinery should be used and maintained inaccordance with the requirements stated in the Factories
Ordinance.

Training/educational/ awareness programs

Conduct byIndustrial Safety Division

Titlesoccupational Safety, Health & Welfare

Lectures, written documents, posters,
Methodes use to convay
pictures, banners, demonstrations, videos,
the Messages
dramas or activities

Partcipants

Employers, managerial or supervisory level
employees, workers or other relevant
personnel( Both in private sector andgovernment sector )OSHMS and Risk Assessment

In many of the workplaces In Sri Lanka, proper occupational Safety
and Health Management Systems and proper Risk Assessment
systems are not followed.
Due to the poor knowledge/education on the subject or due to thelack of awareness, they are not aware on proper Occupational Safety
and Health Management Systems and proper Risk Assessment
systems. Therefore, unexpected accidents and diseases occur inworkplaces and the profit and productivity go down.

Campaign /Event /National Convention/Exhibition
In every year,
1. 2nd week of October has been declared as the National Safety
Week of Sri Lanka.

2. 28 April is celebrated as the World Day for Safety and Health atWork.
 On these durations, Occupational Safety and Health awarenessprograms/campaigns and other relevant activities are carried topromote Occupational/Industrial Safety and Health in workplaces.

Reference Statistics from the Department of Labor, Sri Lanka
 Statistics from the ILO
 Websites of relevant organizations
 Factories Ordinance No 45 of 1942

Issues and Challenges
 Law & the regulations should be upgrade timely & it should cover every
type of work force.( Ex -It does not cover the Agricultural Sector, Offices(Government & Private) and Charitable Organizations, Mines, Fisheries
Sector, Transport Sector and Self-Employed Workplaces.) The process of making of policies, guidelines, standards, codes on OSH isvery slow due to lack of resources, experts and other influences.
 The resources including human resources and facilities provided are notenough to give a proper service on occupational Safety Health.
 The knowledge/experience of Factory Inspecting Engineers on occupational
Safety Health should be update by proper training and knowledge up
grading system.
 Unaware of the Local law by foreign employers, and migrant workers

Thank you