Organisations in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA) have been urged to “rethink how they recruit, train, and supervise workers in high‑risk environments” ahead of new legislation taking effect later this year.
Riyadh-based employment law expert Dr. Sairah Narmah-Alqasim of Pinsent Masons made the recommendation after the Regulation on Organising Work in High-Risk Professions was adopted in the KSA. They said the regulation, which will come into effect on 3 July, is highly relevant to employers operating in sectors where work involves elevated safety risks – such as construction, heavy equipment operations, welding, cutting, and mechanical work – and that it raises the bar for workplace safety and compliance.
The regulation provides a framework for the classification of certain occupations as ‘high-risk’, and associated obligations on both employers where employees and workers fall into that category. Obligations also fall on individual employees and workers where they are considered to perform a high-risk role.
Each employer is responsible for determining whether their employees or workers are undertaking “high-risk profession activities”, which is a broad concept.
According to the regulation, this might be include where the person is working at height or in confined spaces; working under high temperatures or sunlight; involved in manual lifting and transportation of loads; moving vehicles or equipment; dealing with noise, heat or vibrations; involved in welding or...
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