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Labour Law › Occupational Safety & Health

Article 83: Safety Measures

In force

In simple words

Your employer must take all necessary safety measures to protect workers and must provide safety equipment free of charge. Nothing can be deducted from your salary for safety equipment.

Example

Paying for your own safety gear

Situation

A construction company deducts KD 15 from each worker’s salary for helmets and safety boots.

What the law says

This is not allowed. The employer must provide safety equipment free of charge.

Names are made up for illustration.

Official text of Article 83
The employer shall take all needful precautionary safety measures for securing the safety of his labourers, machinery, equipment, circulated materials in the firm and the persons utilizing these materials against the work hazards. Also, the employer shall provide the required safety and occupational health instruments & kits regarding of which a decision shall be issued by the competent Minister upon seeking the opinion of the competent authorities. The labourer shall not be charged with any expenses or amounts that may be deducted from his salary against the provision of protection measures & safety tools for him.
Reference & sources

Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 83 (Safety Measures), Official Gazette Kuwait Al-Youm, Issue No. 963 (2010). Checked October 2026.

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General information, not legal advice. The Arabic text of the law is the official version (Article 29). For your case, contact the Public Authority for Manpower or a lawyer.