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Safety training for workers: what Israeli law requires

The duty to give workers safety training is set out in Israel's Organisation of Labour Inspection (Provision of Information and Training of Workers) Regulations, 1999. Here are the essentials in plain words, and how to meet them without stopping the line.

The employer — whoever holds the workplace — is responsible for every worker receiving information and training on the risks of their work and how to work safely. The safety officer prepares and oversees the training plan, but the responsibility stays with the workplace.

The training fits the job: a forklift operator, a kitchen worker and an office worker face different risks, so they do not get the same training.

Safety training is not a one-off event:

  • Before the worker starts — a new worker is trained before going to work.
  • When something material changes — a new job, a new machine or a new work process.
  • A refresher at least once a year — for every worker, long-serving ones included.

The regulations also allow training by e-learning (a "lomda") — digital training the worker takes on their own. The condition: the workplace's safety officer reviews the module and declares that it suits the workers, in the "safety officer's declaration on e-learning training" under regulation 3(a)(2).

The declaration names the workplace, the training's topics, who it is for and how its effectiveness is tested — for example, comprehension questions during the module.

A labour inspector, an insurer or an ISO auditor will ask the same questions: who was trained, when, in which training, and until when it is valid. A signed record for every worker is the answer:

  • The worker's name and employee number
  • The training taken, and the language it was taken in
  • The date of the training and the next refresher
  • The worker's signature

A worker who sat through an hour of training in Hebrew they cannot read signed a form — but was not trained. Many workers in Israel read Arabic, Russian, Amharic or Thai better than Hebrew, and training in their language is the only way to know the message got through.

  • Ready trainings by job, and every worker gets the trainings of their job.
  • Training on the worker's phone, in nine languages, with a question after every topic.
  • A signed work certificate for every worker, with a date and an expiry — and a list of who needs a refresher, 30 days ahead.
  • The safety officer's declaration for every training — signed on screen and printed in the official wording.
  • A picture of the whole plant, and an audit-ready report at the press of a button.

This page is a general explanation, not legal advice. The exact duties of your workplace follow from the regulations and your safety officer's assessment.