Workplace safety in the Maldives: Law No. 2/2024, LRA, safety officers

Read: Law No. 2/2024 explained

Who regulates what

Labour Relations Authority (LRA)

Assists the Director General, enforces Regulation 2024/R-103, keeps the register of licence holders and carries out inspections through its Health and Safety Inspectors.

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Director General for Workplace Safety and Health

Appointed by the Minister under the 2024 Act. Monitors compliance, issues and revokes licences for safety officers, trainers and machinery examiners, and can order improvements or stop work.

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The law and key regulations

The official texts are in Dhivehi, on the Attorney General's law portal and in the Government Gazette. We found no official English translation of the 2024 Act or regulation; our summary is based on the Dhivehi text.

Law	What it covers
Workplace Safety and Health Protection Act (Law No. 2/2024)	Duties of employers and workers, safety officers, licensing, accident reporting, the Director General's powers and penalties. In effect from 2 April 2024. Explained
Workplace Safety and Health Protection Regulation (2024/R-103)	Safety policies, numbers of Health and Safety Officers, 1-hour accident reporting and inspections. Gazetted 14 October 2024; amended by 2026/R-68.
Employment Act (Law No. 2/2008), Chapter 8	The original safety chapter: safe workplaces, free protective equipment, health checks and the right to refuse seriously dangerous work. The 2024 Act prevails where they conflict.
Employee accommodation regulation (2021/R-15)	Minimum standards for worker accommodation, including separation from construction work areas.

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Official texts in Dhivehi

The 2024 Act and its regulation are published in Dhivehi. The regulation requires the workplace safety policy to be kept in a language foreign employees understand.