Article 17. Protection of the Health of Citizens Engaged in Certain Types of Occupations

For the purpose of protecting citizensʼ health and preventing infectious and occupational diseases, employees of productions and certain professions, the list of which shall be approved by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan, shall undergo initial mandatory medical examinations upon employment and periodic medical examinations thereafter.

Depending on their state of health, a citizen may be deemed temporarily or permanently unfit to engage in certain types of occupations or in activities involving a high degree of risk. Such a decision shall be adopted on the basis of a conclusion by medical commissions in accordance with the list of activities deemed medically unsuitable, and may be appealed in court.

The list of occupations and activities involving a high degree of risk that are deemed medically unsuitable shall be determined by the Ministry of Health of the Republic of Uzbekistan jointly with the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations of the Republic of Uzbekistan and the Council of the Federation of Trade Unions of Uzbekistan, and shall be reviewed at least once every five years.

Employers shall be responsible for ensuring the timely passage of mandatory medical examinations by their employees and for the harmful consequences caused to citizensʼ health as a result of admitting persons who have not undergone mandatory medical examinations to work.