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Work Safety Ordinance [New Version], 5730-1970

פקודת הבטיחות בעבודה [נוסח חדש], תש"ל-1970

Published: 1970-08-30Consolidated Hebrew text as of 2025-10-09 · Last amended 2017-07-12✓ Amendment status checked against the Knesset legislation record on 2026-09-15
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Chapter VI: Special Applications and Extensions

Section A: Part of a Building that is a Separate Factory

Liability of the Owner of the Building§
175.
(a)Where part of a building has been let as a separate factory, the provisions of this section shall apply.
(b)The provisions listed below shall apply to every part of the building used for the purposes of the factory but not included in it, and the owner of the building shall be responsible for any breach thereof:
(1)the provisions of Chapter II, Section A: cleanliness and painting;
(2)the provisions of Chapter II, Section C, in respect of lighting;
(3)the provisions of Chapter III, Section A, in respect of prime movers and transmission, Section D: floors, stairs and ladders, Section E: lifts and Section E-1: escalators;
(4)the provisions of Chapter III, Sections I and XIV, in respect of steam boilers.
(c)The owner of the building shall be responsible, as against the factory and in place of the occupier, for any breach of the following provisions:
(1)the provisions of Chapter II, Section E: conveniences, except that in respect of their cleanliness he shall be responsible only where their use is shared by several lessees;
(2)the provisions of Chapter III, Section E: lifts, Section E-1: escalators and Sections I and XIV, in respect of steam boilers, all to the extent that they relate to matters within the control of the owner of the building;
(3)the provisions of Chapter III, Section XV: fire safety arrangements, and Section XVI: fire escapes, all to the extent that they relate to matters within the control of the owner of the building, and for these purposes the factory shall be regarded as if it includes every part of the building used for its purposes.

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Section B: Premises let for Power

176.§

(Repealed — תשל״ד־2)

177.§

(Repealed — תשל״ד־2)

178.§

(Repealed — תשל״ד־2)

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Section C: Power Stations

Definitions§
179.

In this Section —

"electricity" — electrical energy;

"generation or control of electricity" — a process or operation of generating electricity, transforming or converting it, or switching electricity, controlling or otherwise regulating it;

"supply" — the supply of electricity through a business, or the supply of electricity for the purposes of a transport, industrial or commercial business, or for the purposes of a public building or public institution, or to streets or other public places.

Application of the Ordinance to Power Stations and Electricity Lines§
180.
(a)Premises in which the generation or control of electricity for the purpose of supply is carried out and in which persons ordinarily work shall be subject to all the provisions of this Ordinance as if they were a factory and as if the employer of a person employed therein in the generation or control of electricity, or in connection therewith, were the occupier of a factory.
(b)Premises in which the generation or control of electricity for the purpose of supply is carried out and in which persons do not ordinarily work, but which are spacious enough for a person to enter when the machinery, installations or equipment are installed therein — the provisions listed below shall apply to them as if they were a factory and as if the employer of a person employed therein in the generation or control of electricity, or in connection therewith, were the occupier of a factory:
(1)the provisions of Chapter I, Section A: interpretation;
(2)the provisions of Chapter V, Section I: safety and health regulations;
(3)the provisions of Chapter VIII: enforcement;
(4)the provisions of Chapter IX: offences, penalties and legal proceedings.
(c)Electricity lines of a national electricity network shall be treated in the same manner as premises referred to in subsection (b).
Extension of Application by Regulations§
181.

The Minister may by Regulations apply any provision among the provisions listed in section 180(b) to machinery, installations or equipment used, in a place that does not fall within the premises specified in section 180, in the generation or control of electricity for the purpose of supply, as if they were machinery, installations or equipment in a factory and as if the employer of any worker in connection with such use were the occupier of a factory.

Restriction on Application§
182.

Section 180 shall not apply, except to the extent that the Minister has so directed by Regulations, to premises in which the generation or control of electricity is carried out for the direct purpose of operating an electric motor or any appliance consuming electricity for lighting, heating, broadcasting or receiving of messages or transmissions or for other similar purposes.

Preservation of Application§
183.

For the purposes of the definition of factory in Section A of Chapter I, electricity shall not be regarded as a commodity, but save for that, nothing in this Section shall affect the application of this Ordinance to a factory within the meaning of that definition.

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Section C-1: Workshops in Educational Institutions

Application of the Ordinance to Workshops in Educational Institutions§
183a.
(a)The following provisions of this Ordinance shall apply, with the necessary modifications, to workshops in schools and in institutions for agricultural, maritime or vocational education or training as if they were a factory:
(1)the provisions of Chapter I: interpretation and application;
(2)the provisions of Chapter II: health;
(3)the provisions of Chapter III: safety;
(4)the provisions of Chapter IV: welfare for workers;
(5)the provisions of Chapter V, Section A: dust and fumes, Section B: provisions concerning eating and drinking, Section C: eye protection, and Section I: safety and health regulations;
(6)the provisions of Chapter VIII: enforcement;
(7)the provisions of Chapter IX: offences, penalties and legal proceedings.
(b)The Minister of Labour shall determine, by Order with the approval of the Labour Committee of the Knesset, generally or for classes of workshops or institutions, the date of commencement of the provisions of subsection (a).

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Section D: Institutions

Application of the Ordinance in a Charitable Institution etc.§
184.
(a)Premises that form part of a charitable institution or an institution for the correction of offenders, in which manual work is carried out in the making of commodities not intended for the use of the institution or work connected therewith, but which are not a factory, shall nonetheless be subject to the provisions of this Ordinance as if they were a factory and as if the person having control of the institution were its occupier.
(b)"Making of commodities", for the purposes of this section — including their alteration, repair, ornamentation, finishing, washing, cleaning or adaptation for sale.

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Section E: Ports

Application of the Ordinance in a Port Area§
185.
(a)A quay, jetty or dry dock, including a line of rails or a branch thereof used in connection with them and for their purposes, shall be subject to the provisions listed in subsection (b) as if they were a factory and as if the person who in fact uses or occupies them or the premises within or forming part of them were the occupier of a factory; however, for the purposes of the provisions referred to in paragraph (2), the owner of the steam boiler, and not the occupier as aforesaid, shall be responsible for any breach thereof.
(b)The following are the provisions applicable as aforesaid:
(1)the provisions of Chapter I, Section A: interpretation;
(2)the provisions of Chapter III, Sections I and XIV, in respect of steam boilers;
(3)the provisions of Chapter IV, Section F: regulations concerning welfare for workers;
(4)the provisions of Chapter V, Section I: safety and health regulations;
(5)the provisions of Chapter VI, Section A: part of a building that is a separate factory, subject to the modifications made by the Minister by Regulations;
(6)the provisions of Chapter VII, Section B: abstracts and certificates, and Section C: the factory register, all subject to the modifications made by the Minister by Regulations;
(7)the provisions of Chapter VII, Section D: duties of workers, and Section E: prohibition of deductions from wages;
(8)the provisions of Chapter VIII: enforcement;
(9)the provisions of Chapter IX: offences, penalties and legal proceedings.
Application of the Ordinance to the Loading, Unloading and Coaling of Ships§
186.
(a)The processes of loading, unloading and coaling a ship, in any port, dry dock or canal, as well as machinery, installations or equipment used in those processes, including a gangway or ladder used by a person working in those processes, shall be subject to the provisions listed in subsection (b) as if the processes were carried out in a factory, as if the machinery, installations or equipment as aforesaid were in a factory and as if the person carrying out the processes were the occupier of a factory; however, for the purposes of the provisions referred to in paragraph (1), the owner of the steam boiler, and not the occupier as aforesaid, shall be responsible for any breach thereof.
(b)The following are the provisions applicable as aforesaid:
(1)the provisions of Chapter III, Sections I and XIV, in respect of steam boilers, except for a steam boiler that is on a ship and is the property of the owner of the ship;
(2)the provisions of Chapter V, Section I: safety and health regulations;
(3)the provisions of Chapter VII, Section B: abstracts and certificates, and Section C: the factory register, all subject to the modifications made by the Minister by Regulations;
(4)the provisions of Chapter VII, Section D: duties of workers, and Section E: prohibition of deductions from wages;
(5)the provisions of Chapter VIII: enforcement;
(6)the provisions of Chapter IX: offences, penalties and legal proceedings.

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Section F: Warehouses

Application of the Ordinance to Warehouses§
187.
(a)A warehouse that is not part of a factory and in which or for the purposes of which mechanical power is used, as well as a warehouse belonging to the owner of a quay, jetty or dry dock or to trustees or persons in charge thereof, shall be subject to the provisions listed in subsection (b) as if it were a factory and as if the person who in fact uses or occupies it or the premises forming part of it were the occupier of a factory; however, for the purposes of the provisions referred to in paragraph (3), the owner of the steam boiler, and not the occupier as aforesaid, shall be responsible for any breach thereof.
(b)The following are the provisions applicable as aforesaid:
(1)the provisions of Chapter I, Section A: interpretation;
(2)the provisions of Chapter III, Section A: machinery in general, Section B: the construction of machinery and trade therein, Section D: floors, stairs and ladders, Section E: chains, ropes and lifting tackle, and Section G: lifting machines;
(3)the provisions of Chapter III, Sections I and XIV, in respect of steam boilers;
(4)the provisions of Chapter IV, Section F: regulations concerning welfare for workers;
(5)the provisions of Chapter V, Section I: safety and health regulations;
(6)the provisions of Chapter VI, Section A: part of a building that is a separate factory, subject to the modifications made by the Minister by Regulations;
(7)the provisions of Chapter VII, Section B: abstracts and certificates, and Section C: the factory register, all subject to the modifications made by the Minister by Regulations;
(8)the provisions of Chapter VII, Section D: duties of workers, and Section E: prohibition of deductions from wages;
(9)the provisions of Chapter VIII: enforcement;
(10)the provisions of Chapter IX: offences, penalties and legal proceedings.

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Section G: Ships

Definition§
188.

"Construction, maintenance and repair of a ship", in this Section — any work —

(1)in the construction, reconstruction, repair, reconditioning, painting and finishing of a ship;
(2)in the breaking up of a ship;
(3)in the scaling of a steam boiler in a ship or in the removal of scale or the cleaning of such a boiler, including the fire boxes and smoke boxes of the boiler;
(4)in the cleaning of fuel oil tanks or bilges in a ship;
(5)in the cleaning of tanks or storage spaces in a ship that have most recently been used for the carriage of crude oil or other liquid fuel of any kind or any substance prescribed as a dangerous substance.
Application of the Ordinance to the Construction and Repair of Ships§
189.
(a)The construction, maintenance and repair of a ship carried out in a port or dry dock shall be subject to the provisions listed in subsection (b), and for the purposes of those provisions the ship shall be regarded as a factory and the person undertaking the operation as aforesaid shall be regarded as the occupier of a factory.
(b)The following are the provisions applicable as aforesaid:
(1)the provisions of Chapter I, Section A: interpretation;
(2)the provisions of Chapter IV, Section F: regulations concerning welfare for workers;
(3)the provisions of Chapter V, Section I: safety and health regulations;
(4)the provisions of Chapter VII, Section C: the factory register, Section D: duties of workers, and Section E: prohibition of deductions from wages;
(5)the provisions of Chapter VIII: enforcement;
(6)the provisions of Chapter IX: offences, penalties and legal proceedings.
Limitation on Application§
190.

Nothing in this Ordinance shall apply to the construction, maintenance or repair of a ship carried out by the master or crew of a ship or carried out on a ship while it is on a trial voyage.

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Section H: Building and Engineering Construction

Application of the Ordinance to Building and Engineering Construction§
191.
(a)Building and engineering construction carried out by way of trade or business or for the purpose of an industrial or commercial undertaking, including the use of a railway line or a branch thereof for building or engineering construction and for their purposes, as well as building that is not merely repair or maintenance even if not carried out by way of trade or business – the provisions listed in subsection (b) shall apply thereto, with the adaptations and modifications that have been prescribed, as if the place in which the said operations were carried out were a factory and as if the person who undertook to carry them out (hereinafter – the contractor) were the occupier of a factory.
(b)The following are the provisions that apply as aforesaid:
(1)the provisions of Chapter I, Section A: Interpretation;
(2)the provisions of Chapter II, Section E: Conveniences;
(3)the provisions of Chapter III, Section F: Chains, Ropes and Lifting Gear, and Section G: Lifting Machines;
(3a)the provisions of Chapter III, Sections J, K, M and N, in respect of pressure plant;
(4)the provisions of Chapter IV, Section F: Regulations in respect of Welfare for Workers;
(5)the provisions of Chapter V, Section I: Safety and Health Regulations;
(6)the provisions of Chapter VII, Section B: Abstracts and Certificates, Section C: The Factory Register, Section D: Duties of Workers, and Section E: Prohibition of Deductions from Wages;
(7)the provisions of Chapter VIII: Implementation;
(8)the provisions of Chapter IX: Offences, Penalties and Legal Proceedings.
Notice to Inspector§
192.
(a)A contractor carrying out building or engineering construction to which this Ordinance applies shall deliver to the regional inspector, not later than seven days after the commencement thereof, a written notice specifying the following particulars:
(1)the name of the contractor and his postal address;
(2)the location and nature of the building or engineering construction;
(3)whether engines will be used and, if so, of what type;
(4)such other particulars as have been prescribed.
(b)The obligation to give the said notice shall not apply where the contractor has reasonable grounds to believe that the building or engineering construction will be completed within less than six weeks.
(c)A contractor carrying out building or engineering construction at a place where an operation as aforesaid is already being carried out at that time shall not be required to deliver an additional notice if notice of the operation being carried out has already been given.
Limitation on Safety Regulations in Engineering Construction§
193.
(a)Regulations made under section 191(b)(5) shall not have effect so as to prejudice –
(1)the design of an engineering structure;
(2)the use of a method of execution for engineering construction determined by an engineer, provided that the method is not contrary to the safety of the structure or to the safety of the workers.
(b)"Determined by an engineer", in this section – determined by the consulting engineer or the engineer in charge of the engineering construction, in a specification, in signed plans or in written instructions.

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