Egypt's labor minister issues decisions tightening workplace safety rules

Egyptian Labor Minister Hassan Radad has issued a package of executive decisions on occupational safety, health, and mandatory accident reporting.

• Radad issued five decisions, numbered 248–252 of 2026, regulating prevention procedures, licensing, training, and facilities' occupational safety bodies.
• A separate decision requires facilities to report serious accidents within 24 hours if they occur on site and within 48 hours if outside the workplace.
• Facilities with 30 or more workers must submit semi-annual statistics on occupational diseases, serious accidents, and work injuries.
• Radad called on employers to comply with the new rules, saying the measures implement the 2025 labor law.