Article 29. State expertise of working conditions
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 expertise of working conditions shall be conducted by state experts on working conditions 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 expertise of working conditions shall be carried out in order to:
assess the quality of the conduct of attestation of workplaces by working conditions;
verify the correctness of granting guarantees and compensations to employees for work under harmful and/or hazardous working conditions;
assess employeesʼ actual working conditions.
State experts on working conditions 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;
issue to heads of organizations and other officials 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 and conditions 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 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 experts on working conditions may have other rights in accordance with legislation.
The procedure for conducting the state expertise of working conditions shall be established by the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Uzbekistan.