Article 28. State supervision and inspection over compliance with labour protection requirements
On introducing amendment and additions to the law of the Republic of Uzbekistan “On labour protection” (LRU-410-son) · Date: 22.09.2016 · In force
State supervision and inspection over compliance with labour protection requirements shall be exercised by state labour technical inspectors of the Ministry of Employment and Labour Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan in accordance with a regulation approved by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.
State labour technical inspectors have the right to:
request and obtain from heads of organizations and other officials the documents, explanations and information necessary to perform control and inspection functions;
conduct, or participate in, special investigations of industrial accidents;
issue to heads of organizations and other officialsʼ mandatory instructions to eliminate violations of legislation on labour protection;
submit proposals for taking measures, in the manner prescribed by legislation, against officials guilty of violating legislation on labour protection;
prohibit the use of personal and collective protective equipment that does not meet labour protection requirements;
bring, in the prescribed manner, persons guilty of violating labour protection requirements to administrative liability;
suspend, in the manner prescribed by legislation, the activities of organizations or the operation of equipment that do not meet labour safety requirements and pose a threat to the life or health of employees;
participate in the work of commissions accepting for operation facilities whose construction or reconstruction has been completed, and issue relevant opinions if such facilities do not comply with the requirements of legislation on labour protection;
act as experts in court in cases concerning violations of legislation on labour protection and claims for compensation of damage to employeesʼ life and health caused in production.
State labour technical inspectors may have other rights in accordance with legislation.
State supervision and inspection over compliance with labour protection requirements may also be exercised by other state bodies in accordance with legislation.