6. SAFE WORK
A. FREE PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT
Most of the countries require provision of free personal protective equipment (PPE) to a worker when the hazards at a workplace cannot be reduced through other means. Argentina, Burundi, Chad and Mali have no statutory provision requiring employers to provide PPE, at no cost to the worker.
| Table 36: Free Personal Protective Equipment | |||
| Region | Provision of Free PPE | No Provision | Total Countries |
| Africa | 31 | 3 | 34 |
| Americas | 14 | 1 | 15 |
| Asia | 30 | - | 30 |
| Europe | 34 | - | 34 |
| Oceania | 2 | - | 2 |
| Total Countries | 111 | 4 | 115 |
B. TRAINING ON OSH
An overwhelming majority of countries (111 of 115) requires employers to inform workers about workplace hazards and train on health and safety issues. Only four countries, Cape Verde, Israel, Myanmar, and Sri Lanka, have no provision on training with regard to occupational safety and health issues at the workplace.
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Table 37: Training on OSH
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| Region | Training on OSH | No Provision | Total Countries |
| Africa | 33 | 1 | 34 |
| Americas | 15 | - | 15 |
| Asia | 27 | 3 | 30 |
| Europe | 34 | - | 34 |
| Oceania | 2 | - | 2 |
| Total Countries | 111 | 4 | 115 |
C. RESTRICTION ON WORK (FOR PREGNANT WORKERS)
More than 70% (82 of 115) restrict work that is prejudicial to the health of mother or child. 33 countries, with 16 and 14 countries in Africa and Asia respectively, do not prohibit engagement of women in work which is prejudicial to the health of mother or child. Three countries from the Americas, Colombia, El Salvador and Honduras, also do not restrict employment of pregnant or nursing women in work prejudicial to their or their child’s health.
| Table 38: Restriction on Work (for Pregnant workers) | |||
| Region | Prohibition of work prejudicial to the health of mother or child | No Provision | Total Countries |
| Africa | 18 | 16 | 34 |
| Americas | 12 | 3 | 15 |
| Asia | 16 | 14 | 30 |
| Europe | 34 | - | 34 |
| Oceania | 2 | - | 2 |
| Total Countries | 82 | 33 | 115 |
D. EMPLOYMENT INJURY BENEFIT
Most countries (85 of 115) provide employment injury benefits, in the event of an occupational injury or disease, through the social insurance system. 27 countries provide employment injury benefits through insurance providers, public or private carriers. Three Asian countries, Bangladesh, Qatar and the United Arab Emirates, make employment injury benefit an employer liability.
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Table 39: Employment Injury Benefit
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| Region | Employer Liability | Insurance Provider | Social Insurance | Total Countries |
| Africa | - | 12 | 22 | 34 |
| Americas | - | 5 | 10 | 15 |
| Asia | 3 | 6 | 21 | 30 |
| Europe | - | 2 | 32 | 34 |
| Oceania | - | 2 | - | 2 |
| Total Countries | 3 | 27 | 85 | 115 |