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Labour Inspection (Organisation) Law, 5714-1954

חוק ארגון הפיקוח על העבודה, תשי"ד-1954

Published: 1954-09-03Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2026-05-29 · Last amended 2023-11-21✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-28
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Chapter III-A: Preventive Action and Research in Occupational Health and Safety

Preventive Action and Research in the Field of Occupational Health and Safety§

34b.
(a)The Ministry of Labour and Welfare shall carry out, through a health fund within the meaning of the National Health Insurance Law, 5754-1994, or through another body, preventive action and research in the field of occupational health and safety (hereinafter – the activities), all of such types, in such places, at such times, in such ways and on such a scale as the Minister of Labour and Welfare shall determine, provided that the total financial expenditure for financing the activities shall not exceed, in any given fiscal year, the sum of NIS 32 million allocated in the budget of the Ministry of Labour and Welfare.
(b)The amount referred to in subsection (a) shall be updated each year in accordance with the average wage index used for the updating of the State budget in respect of the national insurance domain, and there shall be added to it an additional sum allocated for this purpose each year in the budget of the Ministry of Labour and Welfare.

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Chapter IV: Miscellaneous

Duty of Confidentiality§

35.

An expert acting by virtue of section 5 or an employee of the Institute shall not disclose anything that has come to their knowledge by virtue of a function under this Law, except in the course of fulfilling a duty imposed upon them by law.

Penalties§

36.
(a)A person who has done any of the following:
(1)obstructed a labour inspector from exercising his powers; or
(2)refused to answer a question put by a labour inspector which he is required to answer; or
(3)contravened the provisions of section 35;

is liable to imprisonment of six months or a fine of 500 pounds, or both penalties.

(b)An employer who has contravened the provisions of sections 16(b) or 23(2), or who has submitted without sufficient basis a notice under section 7(b) to a regional labour inspector regarding the removal of a hazard, or who has failed to comply with a direction given under section 25(a), is liable to a fine of 500 pounds.
(c)A person who has failed to send to a regional labour inspector or to the Institute a notice or document, or a copy thereof, which he is required to send under this Law, is liable to a fine of 50 pounds.
(d)A person who has failed to comply with a direction of a labour inspector given under section 3(7) or who has contravened the provisions of section 8d(a), is liable to imprisonment of six months or a fine of NIS 50,000.
(e)Where an offence under this Law or the Regulations thereunder has been committed by a body of persons, incorporated or unincorporated, any person who at the time of its commission was an active director, agent or active partner of that body shall also be guilty of the offence, unless he proves that the offence was committed without his knowledge and that he took all reasonable measures to ensure compliance with the provisions of the Law and the Regulations thereunder.

Removal from Office§

37.

A safety trustee or a member of a safety committee who has failed to fulfil the duties imposed upon him under this Law, or who has abused his powers, or who has been negligent in the performance of his duties, may be removed from office by the Chief Labour Inspector; however, in the case of a safety trustee, the Chief Labour Inspector shall not do so except after consultation with the workers' committee at the establishment, if one exists, and in the case of a member of a safety committee who is a representative of the employer, he shall not do so except after consultation with the employer.

Free Postal Delivery§

38.

Any notice or document under this Law, or a copy thereof, may be sent to a regional labour inspector by free registered post in an envelope bearing the inscription "Labour Inspection".

Continuity of Appointments§

39.
(a)A person who was appointed to be an inspector under the Department of Labour Ordinance, 1943, shall be deemed to have been appointed to be a labour inspector under this Law.
(b)A person who has been appointed to be a labour inspector under this Law, or who is deemed to have been so appointed, shall be regarded, for the purposes of any enactment whose implementation is vested in the Minister of Labour, as though he had been appointed to be an inspector or labour inspector for the purposes of that enactment. The provisions of this subsection apply, mutatis mutandis, in relation to a chief inspector.

Limitation of application§

40.

After consultation with the Minister of Defence, the Minister of Labour may prescribe by Regulations limitations on the application of this Law in relation to establishments of the Ministry of Defence.

Repeal§

41.

The following are repealed –

(1)sections 4(2), 5(d) and 10 of the Department of Labour Ordinance, 1943;
(2)sections 39 and 40 of the Factories Ordinance, 1946.

Savings Provisions§

42.
(a)This Law comes in addition to the provisions of any other enactment and does not derogate therefrom; fulfilment of a duty under this Law and the Regulations thereunder does not exempt a person from fulfilling a duty under any other enactment.
(b)The conviction of a person for an offence under this Law or the payment of an administrative fine shall not exempt him from his obligations under this Law and the Regulations thereunder.

Regulations§

43.

The Minister of Labour is responsible for the implementation of this Law and may, after consultation with the Council of the Institute, make Regulations on any matter relating to its implementation.

Fees§

43a.
(a)A Minister, with the approval of the Labour, Welfare and Health Committee of the Knesset, may prescribe –
(1)a fee for the submission of an application for the grant of an authorisation and for its renewal;
(2)a fee for participation in examinations for the purpose of obtaining the authorisation;
(3)a fee payable by the holder of an authorisation for supervision of compliance with the conditions of the authorisation by the Service.
(b)In this section, "authorisation" means an accreditation, approval, permit, licence or other authorisation from the Minister of Economy and Industry, a Chief Labour Inspector or a body empowered to grant an authorisation by virtue of Regulations under this Law, which is required under this Law for the purpose of performing work, performing a function that includes inspection and control powers required under provisions under this Law, or providing vocational training.

Transitional Provisions§

44.
(a)Chapter III of the Parallel Tax (Occupational Health Services) Regulations, 5733-1973 (hereinafter – the Regulations), as worded on 21 Tevet 5757 (31 December 1996), shall be deemed to have been made, with the necessary modifications, under section 34b, with regard to the period commencing on 22 Tevet 5757 (1 January 1997).
(b)During the period from 22 Tevet 5757 (1 January 1997) until 25 Sivan 5757 (30 June 1997), the National Insurance Institute shall continue to pay for the activities from the funds transferred to it for that purpose by the Ministry of Labour and Welfare in accordance with the provisions of the Regulations.
(c)Notwithstanding the provisions of section 34b, the activities in fiscal year 1997 shall also be financed from the balance of the sum equal to 1% of the amount of receipts collected by the Institute under the Parallel Tax Law, 5733-1973, in fiscal year 1996, which was not utilised for financing the activities during the period from 9 Tevet 5756 (1 January 1996) until 2 Tevet 5758 (31 December 1997).
(d)The National Insurance Institute shall transfer to the Ministry of Labour and Welfare the amount referred to in subsection (c) from the receipts it collected as aforesaid, for the financing of the activities until 5 Shevat 5758 (1 February 1998).

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Schedule (Section 25a)

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(Repealed)

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(Repealed)

3.§

(Repealed)

4.§

(Repealed)

5.§

(Repealed)

6.§

(Repealed)

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