Uganda Occupational Safety and Health Act 2006

Uganda's principal workplace safety statute: employer duties to protect workers and the public, written safety policies, safety representatives, committees and union consultation, pollution monitoring, protective gear, health supervision and medical records, duties to non-employees and of controllers of premises, manufacturers and suppliers, worker duties and the right to leave imminent danger, registration and approval of workplaces, health and welfare facilities, general safety and fire requirements, machinery fencing, hoists, lifting equipment, boilers and receivers, hazardous materials, confined spaces, toxic substances and chemical safety data sheets and labelling, and the General Register. It comprises 35 controls organised across 5 domains, and applies in Uganda.