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ANNUAL REPORT 2017

DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR INSPECTION

MINISTRY OF LABOUR, WELFARE AND SOCIAL INSURANCE

NICOSIA - CYPRUS

APRIL 2018

CONTENTS Α. INTRODUCTION .................................................................................................. 1 1. Safety and Health at Work Sector ......................................................................... 1

1.1. Awareness Raising and Horizontal Issues Section ................................................. 1

1.2. Services and Chemical Industry Section .............................................................. 2

1.3. Manufacturing and Construction Section .............................................................. 2

1.4. Chemical Substances Section .............................................................................. 2

2. The Machinery and Equipment Section ................................................................ 2 3. Radiation Protection Section................................................................................. 3 4. Industrial Pollution Control Section ....................................................................... 3

5. Air Quality Control and Strategic Planning Section ............................................... 3 Β. WORK CONDUCTED DURING 2017 ................................................................... 3 1. SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK SECTOR ....................................................... 3 1.1. Workplace Inspections .......................................................................................... 3

1.1.1. Issue of Factories Registration Certificates .......................................................... 4

1.1.2. Issue of Attestations to Private Hospitals .............................................................. 4

1.1.3. Measurements of Physical and Chemical Agents ................................................. 4

1.2. Prosecutions ......................................................................................................... 4

1.3. Analysis of Notified Work Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences ....................... 5

1.3.1. Accidents to employed persons during their work ................................................. 5

1.3.3. Analysis of Notified Dangerous Occurrences........................................................ 6 1.4. Occupational Diseases Prevention Unit ................................................................ 6

1.5. Providers of First Aid at Work Training Courses ................................................... 6 1.6. Surveillance of Workers’ Health ............................................................................ 6 1.7. External Services for Protection and Prevention ................................................... 6

1.8. Activities to reduce work accidents and occupational diseases in the construction sector .................................................................................................................... 7

1.9. Asbestos works ..................................................................................................... 7 1.10. Building Permits, Planning Permits and Certificates of Approval .......................... 7

1.11. Safety Officers ...................................................................................................... 7 1.12. Occupational Safety and Health Training Center .................................................. 7 1.13. Competitions ......................................................................................................... 8

1.14. Publications .......................................................................................................... 8 1.15. European Campaign for Safety and Health at Work ............................................. 9

1.16. Control of Major Accident Hazards Special Unit ................................................... 9 1.17. Control of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Hazards Unit ................................... 9 1.17.1. Meetings of the European Union Offshore Oil and Gas Authorities Group

(EUOAG) and the experts group of the EUOAG ................................................... 10 1.18. Safety of Petroleum Installations .......................................................................... 10

1.19. European and International representation in Safety and Health Issues .............. 10 1.19.1. European Representation and Obligations ........................................................... 10

1.19.2. International Representation and Obligations ....................................................... 10 1.20. Consultation with Social Partners at Pancyprian and District level ....................... 11 1.20.1. Pancyprian Safety and Health Council ................................................................. 11

1.20.2. District Advisory Committees ................................................................................ 11 1.21. New Safety and Health at Work Legislation .......................................................... 11

1.22. Announcements on Safety and Health at Work .................................................... 11 1.23. Chemical Substances Section .............................................................................. 11 1.23.1. Participation to European and International Meetings .......................................... 11 1.23.2. National Helpdesks for REACH and CLP ............................................................. 12 1.23.3. Publications-leaflets, Announcements and Presentations .................................... 12

1.23.4. Participation to Committees – Working Groups in Cyprus .................................... 12 1.23.5. Inspections, Chemical Analysis of Samples and Prosecutions ............................. 13

1.23.6. Collaboration with the Customs ............................................................................ 13 1.23.7. LIFE + Programme (LIFE CHEREE)..................................................................... 14 1.23.8. Pancyprian Chemicals Council ............................................................................. 14

1.23.9. Legislation Amendments ...................................................................................... 14 2. INSPECTION OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT ............................................. 14

2.1. The Machinery and Pressure Vessels Inspection and Lifts Unit ........................... 14

2.2. Safety and Health Requirements for Products bearing a CE Marking Unit ........... 15

2.3. Storage and Installations LPG Unit ....................................................................... 16

2.4. Unit of the Control of Working and Resting Times of Drivers of Certain Vehicles . 17

2.4.1 Legislation and Implementation of Legislation ...................................................... 17 2.4.2 Monitoring of Drivers’ working days in 2017 ......................................................... 17 3. RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY (RP&NS) ......................... 18 3.1. Revision and Improvement of the RP & NS Legislative Framework ...................... 18

3.2. Implementation of an RP & NS Integrated Regulatory System (Licensing, Inspection and Compliance Control) - Record Keeping ......................................... 18

3.3. Improvement of the Organisation and Strengthening of the RP and NS System in Cyprus ................................................................................................. 19

3.4. Monitoring of Environmental Radioactivity Levels .................................................. 19 3.5. National Action Plan ELECTRA for Nuclear / Radiological Incident

Preparedness and Response ................................................................................ 20

3.6. Implementation of an Integrated Radioactive Waste Management System in Cyprus ................................................................................................................... 20

3.7. Strengthening International Cooperation on RP & NS (EURATOM, IAEA, International Organisations or other countries) – IAEA Regional Programmes ..... 21

4. CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION ........................................................... 22 4.1. Permitting.............................................................................................................. 22

4.2. Inspections and Measurements ............................................................................ 22

4.3. European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, E-PRTR .............................. 23 5. AIR QUALITY ....................................................................................................... 23 5.1. Ambient Air Quality Monitoring .............................................................................. 23

5.2. Dust Events ........................................................................................................... 24 5.3. Suspended Particulate Matter Measurements ....................................................... 24

5.4. Evaluation of the Results of Measurements........................................................... 24 5.5. National Air Quality Reference Laboratory ............................................................ 25

5.6. Annual National Air Pollutant Emissions ................................................................ 26 5.7. Strategic Planning of the Department .................................................................... 26 APPENDIX I: ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR

INSPECTION FOR 2017 ...................................................................................... 27 APPENDIX II: Inspection Program for Safety and Health at Work for the year 2017 - Yearly

and Monthly Inspection Activities .......................................................................... 28 APPENDIX ΙΙΙ: Inspections of Undertakings for the Year 2017 for Safety and Health at Work

Issues ................................................................................................................... 29 APENDIX IV: ....................................................................................................................... 30 APPENDIX V ....................................................................................................................... 31 APPENDIX VI ...................................................................................................................... 33 APPENDIX VII ..................................................................................................................... 34

APPENDIX VΙΙΙ .................................................................................................................... 35 APPENDIX ΙΧ ...................................................................................................................... 36 APPENDIX X ....................................................................................................................... 37

GRAPH: Frequency Index by Economic Activity for the Year 2017 ..................................... 37 APPENDIX XI ...................................................................................................................... 38

GRAPH: Trend of Frequency Index – No of Accidents, No of employees, Totals – Averages for the Period 2006 - 2017 .................................................................................... 38

APPENDIX XΙΙ ..................................................................................................................... 39 APPENDIX XΙII: Machinery Inspections in 2017 .................................................................. 41 ANNEX XΙV: Inspections of Inspectable Machinery and LPG Installations .......................... 42

APPENDIX XV: Air Emission Permits and Industrial Emissions Permits .......................... 43 APPENDIX XVI: Air Quality Monitoring ............................................................................... 44 Figure 7: Annual average PM2.5 values at various locations in Cyprus APPENDIX XVII:

National Air Pollutant Emissions ........................................................................... 48 APPENDIX XVII: National Air Pollutant Emissions .............................................................. 49

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DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR INSPECTION

Α. INTRODUCTION The mission of the Department of Labour Inspection (DLI) of the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance is to safeguard suitable and sufficient levels of safety and health at work for all employed persons, the protection of the public from work activities, the preservation of air quality and its improvement when it is necessary, as well as the protection of the public and the environment by effectively controlling air industrial pollution, the safety of petroleum installations, the risks of major accidents and the risks arising from the use of chemical substances and ionizing radiation. The achievement of the above mission is accomplished with the existence of an adequate and integrated legislative, institutional and organizational framework, the implementation of an appropriate licensing system, where applicable, inspection and enforcement of compliance, provision of continuous updating and information to workers and the public, training and education of DLI staff, participation in european and / or international organizations, as well as cooperation with the social partners and other stakeholders. The DLI has at its Headquarters the Safety and Health at Work Sector, which includes the sections (a) Awareness Raising and Horizontal Issues, (b) Services and the Chemical Industry, (c) Manufacturing and Construction, and (d) Chemical Substances. Also, at the Headquarters operate the Sections of (a) Machinery and Equipment (b) Control of Industrial Pollution, (c) Air Quality Control and Strategic Planning, and (d) Radiation Protection. In addition, the Department has District Offices in Nicosia, Limassol, Larnaca, Paphos and Famagusta. In the Department, there were in total, 79 posts in 2017, of which 14 were vacant. These posts did not include temporary and seconded staff, the occupational physician and administrative, secretarial, accounting and computer support staff. The organizational chart of the DLI is presented in Appendix I. The DLI in 2017, was entrusted with the implementation of the 315 pieces of legislation, for which it was the competent authority, having a reduced number of available staff. The DLI has the following competencies:

1. Safety and Health at Work Sector The Sector deals with all safety and health at work issues regarding the protection of life, limb and health of workers at workplaces as well as the protection of other persons who may be affected by work activities and it consists of the following Sections.

1.1. Awareness Raising and Horizontal Issues Section The Section on Awareness Raising and Horizontal Issues was established in order to better promote the issues of information dissemination, training and awareness raising regarding Safety and Health at Work. The Section is responsible for the operation of the Training Centre, for monitoring the activities and obligations of the DLI with regards to the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, for the approval of the Safety Officers and the monitoring of their training as well as for the functioning of the Pancyprian Council for Safety and Health, and the handling of issues regarding Approved Persons who offer preventive and protective services

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1.2. Services and Chemical Industry Section The Services and Chemical Industry Section oversees the implementation of legislation on the safety and health at work of employees and other affected persons in the chemical and pharmaceutical industry, chemical storage, private sector services, including state and private hospitals but excluding other organizations of public administration, transport, commerce, the media, as well as municipalities and communities. Additionally, the Section deals with issues related to the health hazards of workers from their exposure to chemical, biological, carcinogenic and mutagenic agents, as well as exposure to physical agents such as noise, vibrations etc . The Section is also involved in the inspection, control and licensing of liquid petroleum storage facilities. In the Service and Chemical Industry Section, there is a dedicated Unit dealing with issues related to the prevention of major accidents that can be caused to installations due to the storage or use of hazardous chemicals. Also, in this Section there is a special Unit dealing with the safety of offshore oil and gas operations in order to prevent serious accidents and dangerous incidents during offshore oil and gas operations and to limit their consequences.

1.3. Manufacturing and Construction Section The Manufacturing and Construction Section is engaged in the organization, management of safety and health at work and the safety and health requirements of workplaces and work equipment that must be met. The Section also deals with the coordination and carrying out of inspections to monitor the implementation of legislation on safety and health at work in the construction industry, the mining and quarrying industry, the manufacturing industry, the public sector with the exception of public and state hospitals, the hotels, the restaurants, as well as in farming activities. In addition, it deals with issues regarding the prevention of risks and protection from exposure to asbestos and thermal load.

1.4. Chemical Substances Section The Chemical Substances Section deals with issues related to the management and control of chemical products manufactured, imported, exported, used and placed on the Cyprus market. This Section aims to safeguard the conformity of the chemicals produced, distributed, placed on the market or used in a working or domestic environment and also to protect the environment. The Officers of the Chemical Substances Section participate to various activities of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) which promotes the harmonized and effective implementation of the chemicals legislation throughout the European Union. 2. The Machinery and Equipment Section The Machinery and Equipment Section has a Machinery and Pressure Vessels Inspection and Lifts Unit which deals with the inspection and certification of inspectable machinery and pressure vessels such as steam boilers, steam receivers, cranes, hoists, overhead travelling cranes and air receivers. This Unit is also monitoring the legislation that regulates the operation, maintenance and periodic audit of lifts. Furthermore, the Unit is responsible for the surveillance of the Cyprus market to safeguard the free movement of specific products which satisfy the safety and health requirements of the European Union Directives bearing the CE mark. Such categories of products include: (i) Pressure Equipment, (ii) Simple Pressure Vessels, (iii) Machinery, (iv) Lifts, (v) Personal

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Protective Equipment, (vi) Equipment and Protective Systems for Use in Explosive Atmospheres and (vii) Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for Outdoors Use.

Moreover, the Section deals with the inspection, control and licensing of Liquefied Petroleum Gas (LPG) installations and storage facilities and of the LPG vehicles refueling stations as well as the control of working and resting times of drivers of certain vehicles.

3. Radiation Protection Section The main objective of the Radiation Protection Section, named in the legislation as the Radiation Inspection and Control Service (RICS),is to safeguard the safety and health of the workers and the public from risks arising from exposure to radiation in various economic activities, such as in medicine, manufacturing industry, construction, agriculture and research, and to protect the health of the population, property and the environment from risks that may arise from the dispersion of radioactivity in the environment. 4. Industrial Pollution Control Section The Section of Industrial Pollution Control deals with the monitoring and control of pollution caused by substances emitted into the atmosphere during the operation of industrial installations, so as to safeguard the protection of the health and welfare of the citizens and the protection of the environment.

5. Air Quality Control and Strategic Planning Section The Air Quality Control and Strategic Planning Section deals with the continuous monitoring and provision of information on the levels of various pollutants in the ambient air as well as with the assessment and management of air quality, in order to secure the protection of the health and well-being of workers and citizens and the protection of the vegetation and the environment in general. Additionally, the Division is engaged in the formulation and monitoring of the implementation of the Strategic Plan of the Department.

Β. WORK CONDUCTED DURING 2017 1. SAFETY AND HEALTH AT WORK SECTOR 1.1. Workplace Inspections A main activity of the Safety and Health at Work Sector consists of carrying out inspections, for the enforcement of the provisions of the labour legislation falling within the competency of the DLI aiming the improvement of safety and health conditions of workers at workplace and the protection of other persons who may be affected. According to the annual inspection program of DLI and the coordination of the Safety and Health at Work Sector during 2017, specific activities, in various economic sectors and focused inspection campaigns, were carried out as shown in Appendix II. To better conduct the specific campaigns, special questionnaires, informational material and instructions were conveyed to the mass media and all concerned parties and additionally were posted on the DLI website. During 2017, the Inspectors carried out 3.623 inspections in 2.668 different undertakings for safety and health matters at workplaces falling under the provisions of the Safety and Health

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at Work Legislation. During 2016, 3824 such inspections were carried out. The table of Appendix ΙII contains the inspections carried out in 2017 analytically, by economic activity and district. Furthermore, 433 letters were sent to employers, self employed persons or other persons requiring them to take measures against contraventions of the legislation that were found during inspections, in contrast to 424 which were sent during 2016. In addition, 123 Improvement Notices and 120 Prohibition Notices were issued by Inspectors during 2017.

1.1.1. Issue of Factories Registration Certificates During 2017, following the examination of relevant applications and on the spot inspections, the DLI issued 41 Certificates of Factory Registration under the Factories Law, Cap. 134, and 14 Attestations. It is noted that during 2016, 51 Certificates of Factory Registration and 14 Attestations were issued.

1.1.2. Issue of Attestations to Private Hospitals During 2017, the DLI issued / renewed 64 Attestations to Private Hospitals. The Attestations are issued if during inspection of the premises by Inspectors is verified that the risk assessment is appropriate, and also that a suitable and adequate Safety and Health System is applied.

1.1.3. Measurements of Physical and Chemical Agents The Services and Chemical Industry Section maintains a laboratory with instruments for the direct or indirect measurement of physical and chemical agents. In 2017, in the framework of surveillance of health and safety legislation, a total of 1243 measurements of physical and chemical agents were carried out. The following Table shows in detail the measurements made for each physical or chemical agent.

Table: Measurements per physical or chemical agent in 2017

1.2. Prosecutions In 2017, the trials of 14 cases concerning 47 breaches of Labour Laws of the safety and health of workers at the workplace and other persons affected by work activities were completed. The fines imposed upon those who were convicted in 2017 totaled to €92.250, compared to €85.950 in 2016 concerning the trials of 15 cases. Also, after a trial concerning a double fatal accident, three defendants were sentenced to one year of imprisonment, with a three-year suspension, respectively in addition to a 20.000 euro fine.

Temperature Noise lighting

Combined Air Rate

(Air Changes)

Suspended particles (dust)

Carbon Dioxide (CO2)

Ozone (Ο3)

Ammonia (ΝΗ3)

Organic volatile

compounds (VOCs)

Total Number of Measurements

64 0 0 74 64 75 64 128 138

Humidity

Chlorine (Cl2)

Ηydrogen Sulfide (Η2S)

Carbon Monoxide

(CO)

Nitrogen Dioxide (ΝO2)

Sulphur Dioxide

(SO2)

Lower Explosive Limit (LEL)

Oxygen (Ο2)

Formaldehyde (ΗCHO)

Total Number of Measurements

64 128 50 50 60 60 50 33 141

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The number of penal cases, the relevant legislation breached by the offenders as well as the fines imposed by the Courts in year 2017 in comparison to years 2014 -2016, are illustrated in Appendix IV. Additionally, in 2017, a total of 17 new penal cases were compiled by DLI and sent to the Legal Service of the Republic for approval and submission of the penal proceedings of the accused persons.

1.3. Analysis of Notified Work Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences

1.3.1. Accidents to employed persons during their work During 2017 a total of 2070 accidents which occurred to employed persons during their work were notified to the DLI. The Table of Appendix V presents an analysis of accidents by section of economic activity, gender, age, degree of injury and cause of accident. In the diagram of Appendix VI accidents are categorized by sector of economic activity. As shown in the diagram, the biggest number of accidents during 2017 occurred in the sector of Accommodation and Food Services (Hotels & Restaurants) with a percentage of 27,34%, followed by the sector of Manufacturing Industries with a percentage of 17,25%, the sector of Wholesale and Retail Trade with a percentage of 13,82% and the construction sector with a percentage of 12,17%. In Appendix VII the annual number of notified work accidents for the period 2006 – 2017 is presented in the form of a graph. In Appendix VIΙ, accidents at work during 2017 are analyzed by cause and are categorized in five basic categories (buildings/installations, machinery/equipment, transport means, materials/substances and other causes). In the Table of Appendix VIII, an analysis is presented of the fatal accidents which occurred during 2017, by district, economic activity and cause. In this Appendix, additionally to the accidents which occurred to employed and self-employed persons during the course of their work, accidents during the normal journey between home and the place of work (commuting accidents) are presented, as well as accidents which happened to third persons (not employed), but arose out of work activities. During 2017 a total of 4 fatal accidents occurred to employed persons and 1 to self-employed persons during the course of their work, as well as 2 fatal accidents to persons out of work (not employed), but arose out of work activities. Neither fatal commuting accidents have occurred to employed or self-employed persons. In Appendix IX the annual number of fatal accidents to employed persons during their work which were notified during the period 2006-2017 is shown. As it is shown in the table of Appendix X, the Average of the Frequency Index (number of accidents per 100.000 employed persons) for accidents which occurred to employed persons during the course of their work for year 2017, was 632,89. It is noted that this refers to preliminary and not final results. This is due to the fact that the “Number of Employed Persons” used in calculating the Frequency Index, is based on the results of the Labour Force Survey of the Statistical Service for first, second and third trimester (mean value) and not on the overall results (mean value) for the whole year. These data were not available at the time of preparation of this Report. It is noted that the final Frequency Index of Accidents at Work for year 2016 (Mean Value) was 603,89. In the chart of Appendix XI, the change in the frequency index (Annual Mean) is presented for the period 2006 - 2017, as well as the number of accidents and employed persons for the same period. From this Appendix it is concluded that the frequency index during the period 2006 - 2017 decreased by 20,13% and the number of accidents by 17,6%.

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1.3.2. Other Accidents notified to the Department of Labour Inspection Additionally, during year 2017, 185 more accidents were notified to the DLI, according to the relevant legislation (6 to self-employed persons, 120 during the normal journey between home, and the place of work (commuting accidents) and 59 to persons out of work). 1.3.3. Analysis of Notified Dangerous Occurrences In 2017, 12 dangerous occurrences regarding work place incidents were notified to the DLI as follows: 5 fire / explosion, 4 collapses of buildings / structures, 1 electrical short circuit, 1 contact with an overhead electric line και 1 explosion of a closed pressurized vessel. 1.4. Occupational Diseases Prevention Unit The Occupational Diseases Prevention Unit continued its surveys on the conditions and work environment at workplaces, where workers are likely to be exposed to agents hazardous to health. These surveys have been conducted by the Occupational Physician Advisor to the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance, in close cooperation with other Inspectors of the DLI. During 2017, 5 occupational diseases have been notified to DLI. These diseases were related with one case of mesothelioma, one case of noise induced hearing loss, one case of tendon rupture of the hand and two cases of irritant contact dermatitis. Also other 2 cases of suspected occupational diseases were found and investigated. These were one case of spinal disc herniation and one case of possible coxiella infectious disease. According to records kept by the Cancer Registry of the Ministry of Health and the Oncology Center of Bank of Cyprus, during 2017, 11 new cases of mesothelioma from Cancer Registry of the Ministry of Health and 6 new cases from the Oncology Centre of Bank of Cyprus have been notified to the DLI as suspected occupational diseases. 1.5. Providers of First Aid at Work Training Courses For the provision of first aid at work training programs from approved providers, the Chief Inspector has renewed the licenses of 23 providers according to the procedures applied by DLI. 1.6. Surveillance of Workers’ Health In November 2017, new Regulations regarding surveillance of workers’ health were approved by the Parliament. These Regulations specify the procedures and the framework of the surveillance system of workers’ health in Cyprus. The Regulations will be initially enforced to two categories of workers, asbestos workers and dock workers. For this purpose the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance will issue two Ministerial Ordinances to determine minimum medical examinations for these workers. Nowadays, more and more big companies made use of occupational physician services. From information and data held by the Department until 2017, 26 companies / organizations have contracted occupational physicians for the provision of health surveillance services to their employees. 1.7. External Services for Protection and Prevention Based on the defined Minimum Required Qualifications, the Director of the DLI, in his capacity as Chief Inspector, granted 7 approvals during 2017, which concerned initial approval (5) or re-approval of existing Approved Persons (2). Additionally, during the course

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of the year, 3 applications were rejected because the Minimum Required Qualifications were not satisfied, whilst at the end of the year, 2 applications were pending, while the Department awaited for the submission of additional documentation by the applicants. During the year under review, the approval of 3 Persons was revoked, due to contraventions of their Terms of Approval and/or of the relevant Safety and Health at Work legislation applicable to Approved Persons. On 31.12.2017, a total of 86 Approved Persons were listed in the relevant Registry of Approved Persons. Finally, during 2017, the annual inspection campaign focusing on Approved Persons was repeated. This focused on the quality of deliverables to employers / self-employed persons, for work undertaken by Approved Persons. 1.8. Activities to reduce work accidents and occupational diseases in the

construction sector Under the Joint Policy Statement on the reduction of work accidents and occupational diseases in the construction sector, the DLI has prepared an Action Plan which is implemented since 2013. In this context, workshops and seminars were held in cooperation with the social partners and other professional bodies in 2017, where the provisions of the legislation regulating safety and health issues in construction works and the management and treatment of heat stress of workers, were presented. 1.9. Asbestos works

In 2017, after appraisal of applications, 11 companies were approved to carry out works concerning removal of asbestos insulation or coating. Also, in 2017, a total of 70 Work Plans were approved prior to commencement of asbestos work. 1.10. Building Permits, Planning Permits and Certificates of Approval During 2017, 911 applications concerning building permits, planning permits and certificates of approval for premises intended for use as workplaces and/or residential units, were examined and terms concerning safety and health at work issues were imposed. 1.11. Safety Officers During 2017, 48 new Safety Officers were approved. The Safety Officer deals with the subjects of safety and health in the installations of his/her employer on a full time basis. The total number of approved Safety Officers at the end of 2017 was 157. Meanwhile, this year continued the evaluation of the work carried out by Safety Officers through examination of the Annual Reports prepared for their activities and submitted to DLI as well as on-site inspections conducted by Inspectors. 1.12. Occupational Safety and Health Training Center The activities of the Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre during 2017 included the organization or co-organization with other interested parties of training and informative programs, seminars and lectures addressed to members of Safety Committees in the Public Service and the private sector, members of Professional Associations, students of Post-secondary Vocational Education and Training Institutes, principals of Secondary Schools, employees in the Public Service, Semi-Governmental Organizations and private companies, Safety Officers, External Services for Protection and Prevention, members of Trade Unions and Employers' Organizations as well as employees of the DLI.

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In total, during 2017, Inspectors of the DLI gave lectures lasting 98.5 hours on the DLI’s competencies, in 38 training programs / seminars / informative sessions, which were attended by 2.000 people. Furthermore, the Occupational Safety and Health Training Centre:

on the 13th of September organized the National Information Network meeting, and

on the 27th of October, organised the Closing Ceremony within the framework of the activities of the European Week for Safety and Health at Work. During the Closing Ceremony, the awarding of the three competitions which were organized in the field of health and safety took place.

1.13. Competitions The DLI, with the co-operation of the Ministry of Education and Culture, organized for the fifteenth consecutive year the Poster Competition among the students of Secondary Education. The subject of the competition was «Safety and Health at Work» and it was aiming to raise awareness on safety and health among young people. The first prize of the Competition was awarded to a student of the St. Nikolaos Lyceum in Limassol, the second prize was equally awarded to a student of the High School of Dianellou and Theodotou in Nicosia and a student of the Lyceum Kokkinoxorion in Ammοxostos and the third prize was awarded to a student from Lyceum Ethnomartyra Kyprianos of Strovolos. Also, a Competition of Good Practice Examples in Schools was organized by DLI, for the eighth time among all schools, in collaboration with the Ministry of Education and Culture. The prizes were awarded to Primary School of Mammaron, the District High School of Kokkinotrimithia, the District High School of Akaki and the Lyceum Ethnomartyra Kyprianos of Strovolos. In addition, the DLI organized the National Good Practice Examples Competition for companies in the field of safety and health at work. In the context of the Competition, 11 examples were presented and the first prize was awarded to Cosmos Tobacco Trading Ltd for its example concerning the management of the vehicle fleet of the company in order to prevent road accidents. 1.14. Publications During 2017, the text was sent to the Press and Information Office:

of 3 new leaflets to be printed in paper form («The Citizen Contribution to Improvement of Air Quality», «Restrictions on the REACH Regulation» and «Restrictions on Toxic Chemicals in Toys»), and

of 2 new leaflets to be digitally processed and uploaded in electronic form on the DLI website («External Services for the Protection and Prevention of Risks at Work» and «Safety and Health in Construction Work - The Obligations of the Project Partners».

Also, the poster of the student who received the first prize in the Poster Competition among the students was printed. By the end of 2017, the DLI had issued a total of 145 leaflets in printed form which are posted on its website, available to any interested party. On the webpage of the DLI there is also a lot of information regarding the legislation for which the Department has responsibility as well as different reports and statistical data.

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1.15. European Campaign for Safety and Health at Work

Within the framework of the above Campaign, the European Week for Safety and Health at Work 2016 – 2017 was organized between the 23rd and 27th of October 2017, and the theme adopted was «Healthy Workplaces for all Ages». On the 27th of October 2017 the closing ceremony of the European Week for Safety and Health at Work 2017 was held, during which the Good Practice Awards 2017 were granted and the Schools Awards Competition for 2017 and the Poster Competition Awards were presented. Moreover, during the closing ceremony, presentations were given concerning the promotion of sustainable employment for workers throughout the course of their working lives. In addition, under the framework of the European Week for Safety and Health at Work Inspectors of DLI implemented a special programme with events attended by 4637 persons that included 82 visits at workplaces, participation in meetings of various Safety Committees, discussions with employees and distribution of informative material. Finally, under the framework of the European Campaign a special message was broadcasted by several TV stations and Inspectors of the Department gave interviews and participated in awareness programs.

1.16. Control of Major Accident Hazards Special Unit During 2017, the Special Unit conducted inspections of the 31 existing “SEVESO” establishments covered by the relevant Regulations and cooperated with the Civil Defense for External Emergency Plans and with the Department of Town Planning and Housing on issues of site planning of new SEVESO establishments and on building developments in proximity to existing establishments. During 2017, the Special Unit received 5 new Notifications of SEVESO establishments and 9 Major Accident Prevention Policy Documents. Furthermore, the Special Unit evaluated 4 Notifications of establishments and 8 Major Accident Prevention Policy Documents. Finally, the Special Unit received 5 Safety Cases, 2 of which were revisions for existing SEVESO establishments and the other 3 were for new establishments. During the year, the Special Unit evaluated 2 Safety Cases and in co-operation with a special consultant evaluated another 2 Safety Cases. 1.17. Control of Offshore Oil and Gas Operations Hazards Unit Major accidents relating to offshore oil and gas operations are likely to have serious consequences on the workers, the marine and coastal environment as well as on the establishments. This Unit prepares the legislations for the offshore oil and gas operations. On the 14th of June 2017, the Safety and Health at Work (Prescribed Fees for the Evaluation of Documents Relevant to the Safety of Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations) Order of 2017 (P.I. 240/2017) was published. In 2017 a drilling operation was completed and a second drilling operation started at the end of December. For the above mentioned drilling operations in 2017 two Major Hazard Reports were assessed and accepted, and four well notifications along with 50 daily drilling reports were assessed. One inspection was carried out on the offshore drilling rig, an inspection report was prepared and two improvement notices were delivered.

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In 2017 Inspectors of the Control of Offshore Oil and Gas operations Hazards Unit participated in several meetings with companies operating in offshore oil exploration activities in the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone (EEZ) and discussed their obligations on the basis of the existing legislation. Also the Inspectors of the Unit, dealt with the evaluation of parts of the applications for the third round of licensing for operations in the Cyprus Exclusive Economic Zone, which concerned safety, health, environment and quality. Inspectors of the Unit also submitted opinions as members of the Environmental Impact Assessment Board and the Offshore Protocol for 5 Offshore Licenses. Furthermore, Inspectors of the unit participated in a joint inspection of offshore facilities in Croatia that was organised by the EU Joint Research Centre and one more joint inspection in facilities in Ireland that was organized by the Irish Competent Authority for health and safety in offshore oil and gas operation. Finally, Inspectors of the Unit actively participated in the CYS TC22 Technical Committee for Hydrocarbons, which deals with European and International Standards and several relevant to health and safety in offshore oil and gas operations. 1.17.1. Meetings of the European Union Offshore Oil and Gas Authorities Group

(EUOAG) and the experts group of the EUOAG In 2017 Officers of the Control of Offshore Oil and Gas operations Hazards Unit participated in three meeting of the European Union Offshore Oil and Gas Authorities Group (EUOAG) and the experts team of the EUOAG. 1.18. Safety of Petroleum Installations During 2017, Inspectors inspected 1905 small and large oil storage facilities (storing liquid petroleum products and LPG) for control and for issuing a Certificate, a prerequisite for acquiring a Petroleum Storage Permit. 1.19. European and International representation in Safety and Health Issues 1.19.1. European Representation and Obligations The DLI actively participates in the work carried out by (a) the EU Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (ACSHW), (b) the EU Senior Labour Inspectors Committee (SLIC) and (c) the European Agency on Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) as well as in sub-committees or working groups dealing with specific issues. Within the framework of Cyprus obligations on health and safety at work issues, the DLI submitted to the ACSHW, SLIC and EUOSHA annual reports, completed questionnaires and contributions with information. 1.19.2. International Representation and Obligations The Department also prepares reports on the implementation of International Labour Organisations (ILO) Conventions in Cyprus related to Safety and Health at Work.

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1.20. Consultation with Social Partners at Pancyprian and District level 1.20.1. Pancyprian Safety and Health Council The Council was established in 1965 and since 1996 is a statutory body under the Safety and Health at Work Laws. Representatives from Public Service Departments, from Employers’ and Trade Unions’ Organizations as well as from other stakeholders with particular interest in safety and health at work participate to this Council. The purpose of the Council is to submit to the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance recommendations for measures to be taken as well as the best and efficient working methods that should be followed to ensure the occupational safety and health of workers and to advise her on issues related to prevention of accidents and the drafting or revision of the relative Legislation. In 2017 two Council meetings took place in which issues of its competence were discussed.

1.20.2. District Advisory Committees The Committees convened twice during 2017 at the District Labour Inspection Offices. In these Committees representatives of the social partners at local level participated and discussed issues concerning the implementation of legislation on safety and health at work. 1.21. New Safety and Health at Work Legislation Within the year, the House of Representatives approved and published the Safety and Health at Work (Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Notification) (Amendment) Regulations of 2017. On 14 June 2017, the Safety and Health at Work (Prescribed Fees for the Evaluation of Documents Relevant to the Safety of Offshore Oil and Natural Gas Operations) Order of 2017, was published. By the end of 2017, the DLI was the competent authority for the surveillance of the implementation of 158 pieces of legislation concerning safety and health at work issues. 1.22. Announcements on Safety and Health at Work During 2017, 36 announcements were published, which were sent to the Media and posted on the Department's website. These announcements were related to the convictions of physical or legal persons (3), the Protection of Workers against Thermal Load (3), targeted Inspection Campaigns (7), Information seminars for the staff of Government Services, Semi-Government Organizations and Municipalities on Safety and Health at Work, the announcement of Competitions and their results, the common document for the notification of construction sites, the Obligations of the Owners of Works and Designers as well as the Tasks of the Design and Execution Coordinators, consultation for issuing a Planning Permit - Building Permit, Knowledge Platform for Safety and Health Issues and the Guide for Farm works. 1.23. Chemical Substances Section 1.23.1. Participation to European and International Meetings

During 2017, DLI Inspectors actively participated to the majority of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA) Committee meetings as well as to the meetings of the Competent Authorities for Regulations REACH and CLP. Through these activities the DLI is informed on all new developments concerning chemicals management and control and subsequently transfers this information to all importers, producers and users of chemicals in Cyprus in

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order to fulfil their obligations. During these meetings there was close collaboration with other Member States in order to achieve a better and more harmonized implementation of the European Chemicals Legislation. Also the DLI followed all the international efforts undertaken by the United Nations to control and manage chemicals. Additionally, during 2017, the annual report of the European Regulation 649/2012, on the import / export of certain hazardous chemicals, has been submitted electronically through the ePIC system, as well as the annual survey on the activities of the national CLP and REACH Helpdesks was submitted online to ECHA. 1.23.2. National Helpdesks for REACH and CLP For the effective implementation of REACH and CLP Regulations the two appointed National Helpdesks, provided constant and up to date information to stakeholders on the following issues:

Obligation to register chemical substances which are either produced or imported in quantities over 100 tons per year,

Pre-registration of substances imported for the first time in quantities exceeding 1 ton per year,

End of the transitional period for the correct classification, labeling and packaging of substances and mixtures according to CLP regulation (1.6.2017).

Provision, structure and content of the Safety Data Sheets, according to REACH regulation.

Chemical substances which need authorisation by ECHA for certain uses.

Specific restrictions that apply to certain chemical substances.

Article 45 of CLP campaign for the obligation to submit information to the Chemicals Registry.

In 2017, the REACH and CLP Helpdesks answered 191 questions on REACH and 280 questions on CLP. 1.23.3. Publications-leaflets, Announcements and Presentations Two new informational leaflets were prepared for REACH Regulation. 40 announcements were issued to keep stakeholders and the public informed on specific issues related to chemicals legislation or on issues related to non compliant products placed on the European market. The Inspectors of the Chemicals Substances Section organized / co-organized or participated in 10 seminars, where stakeholders were updated on new developments related to the chemicals legislation.

1.23.4. Participation to Committees – Working Groups in Cyprus The DLI is in close cooperation with other Ministries / Departments and provides help and advice on specific issues related to chemicals. In this framework, the Inspectors of DLI actively participate to the Tender Evaluation Committees (a) at the Ministry of Finance and (b) at the Ministry of Health, where they were involved in the evaluation of tenders related to chemical products. Also they participated to the Council for the registration and authorisation of Plant Protective Products and Biocides, to the Advisory Committee for the

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evaluation and Authorisation of EU Ecological products and to the Cyprus National Committee on Environment and Child’s Health. 1.23.5. Inspections, Chemical Analysis of Samples and Prosecutions In 2017, a total of 282 targeted inspections were carried out at undertakings where various chemical substances and/or mixtures were produced, stored or imported, such as at retail and wholesale stores of chemical products, suppliers of toys, textiles, jewelry, stationery, Industries producing and storing of chemical products, suppliers / distributors of other chemicals of consumer or professional use. Targeted campaigns included sampling and control of consumer and industrial products of the Cyprus market. The samples were analysed to identify if they contain restricted chemical substances such as superglues or other professional glues for their Benzene, Toluene and Chloroform content, toys and child care articles for certain phthalates which are toxic to reproduction, stationary articles (colour markers) and air fresheners for Benzene, Toluene and Chloroform, bleaching or other cleansing products for their classification, labelling and packaging compliance in relation to their pH value / corrosivity. All non-compliant products were effectively withdrawn from the Cyprus market and the importers / producers were warned. In addition all non-compliant products were notified to the European RAPEX System and communicated through detailed publications in the local press for raising public awareness. In Appendix ΧII (Graph, Tables 1 and 2) additional information on the inspections of the Chemicals Sector is presented. The DLI participated in two European campaigns which focused on the following controls:

(a) Internet sale of hazardous products (according to the provisions of article 48 of CLP Regulation). 10 desktop controls were performed to control chemical products sold through the internet in Cyprus.

(b) Control of the Exposure Scenarios which were part of the Extended Safety Data Sheets of hazardous chemical substances (registered in quantities more than 10 tons per year) supplied by 10 Cyprus Companies.

The results of both the above campaigns revealed the need to further control these issues at national as well as at European level. In 2017 one company was prosecuted for breaching the national chemicals legislation for placing chemical products on the Cyprus market without having the correct labelling in Greek. In addition, a prosecution case of 2016 was completed. The company was found guilty for placing toys with phthalates on the market and the imposed fine reached €7.500. 1.23.6. Collaboration with the Customs In the frame of the close collaboration with the Customs Department about 270 cases of imported chemicals were further investigated in 2017, for compliance with the Chemicals Legislation. The collaboration with the customs has considerably improved with the physical presence of an Inspector from the Limassol District Office for some hours per week, at the Limassol Port.

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1.23.7. LIFE + Programme (LIFE CHEREE) In 2016 the European Project LIFE+ (LIFE CHEREE: Chemicals Regulations Enforcement & Inspections Building Authority Capacity for REACH/CLP and SEVESO III Compliance) was approved. The coordinating beneficiary is the Technical University of Crete (Greece) and the associated beneficiaries are the Competent Authorities for REACH, CLP and SEVESO III Legislations in Cyprus and Greece which are the Department of Labour Inspection of Cyprus and the General Chemical State Laboratory of Greece. The project aims at the development and implementation of common good-practices, guidance, training and supporting inspections for the effective enforcement of REACH/CLP Regulations and SEVESO III Directive in Greece and Cyprus. The project will be completed in 3.5 years. 1.23.8. Pancyprian Chemicals Council The Pancyprian Chemicals Council has been established through a special provision of the National Chemicals Legislation. The Council consists of Public Authorities and NGOs and its role is to consult the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance on various issues related to chemicals management and control. One Meeting of the Council took place on December 2017. During the meeting the latest developments on the chemicals management and legislation were presented and different issues were further discussed. 1.23.9. Legislation Amendments During 2017 DLI starts the procedures to amend the Ratifying Laws of the Stockholm Convention on the Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs Convention) and of the Prior Informed Consent Procedure for Certain Hazardous Chemicals and Pesticides in International Trade Convention (PIC Convention). The amendments were deemed necessary after the decisions taken at the 7th Meeting of the Parties which was held in Geneva in May 2015. The Ratifying Law of the POPs Convention was published in the Official Gazette on 21.4.2017 (Ν. 8(ΙΙΙ)/2017) while the Ratifying Law of the PIC Convention is expected to be completed in 2018.

2. INSPECTION OF MACHINERY AND EQUIPMENT

2.1. The Machinery and Pressure Vessels Inspection and Lifts Unit The Machinery and Pressure Vessels Inspection and Lifts Unit operates with personnel at the Headquarters as well as at the District Offices of the DLI. The Unit enforces specific sections of the labour legislation, which concern types of machinery prescribed by legislation, referred to as «Inspectable Machinery» (IM). The main activity of the Unit is the inspection of IM. Other activities of the Unit include the preparation of Reports and Certificates of Inspection, the maintenance of records for collecting the inspection fees and their subsequent follow up, the preparation, follow up and processing of legal cases, the investigation of accidents and dangerous occurrences, the preparation of new legislation, etc. Within the framework of the enforcement of the relevant legislation, the Unit provides specialised inspection services to the owners of IM, which include inspection, testing and examination, according to the type of IM. Every registered piece of IM is inspected at regular

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periods, according to the provisions of the legislation. The Inspector, depending on the work carried out, issues a Report of Examination or a Certificate of Test and Examination to the owner of the IM. The table of Appendix XIII shows an analysis of the 1.197 machinery inspections carried out by the Inspectors, analysed by District and category of IM in the year 2017. The table A of Appendix XIV shows the corresponding articles of the Factories Law, which apply on IM, the maximum interval between two consecutive inspections and the corresponding number of inspections for the preceding year 2016 for each category of IM in comparison with year 2017. The DLI, exercising its supervisory role, in the framework of the enforcement of the Safety and Health at Work (Operation, Maintenance and Audit of Lifts) Regulations of 2012 (P.I. 533/2012), carried out in total 83 inspections. Specifically, 3 Lifts Maintenance Persons were inspected at their premises and lifts that underwent audit and maintenance were also inspected. The DLI assessed 58 requests from Lift Owners, who requested an Exemption from the application of certain technical provisions of the Regulations on their lifts, due to technical limitations, 6 complaint investigations and 16 inspections on a random basis covering the national territory. The DLI maintains updated the Register of the Authorised Lift Auditors and the Register of the Lift Maintenance Persons, which are uploaded on the DLI website.

2.2. Safety and Health Requirements for Products bearing a CE Marking Unit The CE Marking Products Unit is responsible for the enforcement of the national legislation that transposes the New Approach Directives on the seven following product categories: 1) Machinery, 2) Lifts, 3) Pressure Equipment, 4) Simple Pressure Vessels, 5) Personal Protective Equipment, 6) Equipment and Protective Systems for Use in Explosive Atmospheres and 7) Noise Emission in the Environment by Equipment for Outdoors Use.

The enforcement of the CE legislation, through market surveillance, ensures that only products that meet the safety and health requirements of the relevant legislation are placed on the market. This is achieved by paying regular visits to premises where the product categories mentioned above are manufactured, imported, displayed for sale or installed. Market surveillance is carried out by authorised DLI Inspectors from the Headquarters and the District Offices within the framework of inspections on a sampling basis, as well as after information is received regarding non-conforming products. Such information is usually received from the Customs Authorities, other local surveillance Authorities or from consumers, employees or from other persons. Periodically, random inspections at retail outlets and undertakings are carried out on the basis of a special Market Surveillance Programme prepared for the Cyprus market. In particular, during 2017, 100 market surveillance activities were carried out including inspections at undertakings, investigation of complaints and inspections during the product clearing procedure at the Customs Offices. Within the framework for the enforcement of European Regulation (EC) No 765/2008 setting out the requirements for accreditation and market surveillance relating to the marketing of products, the Unit prepared its Market Surveillance Programme for the year 2017, which was notified to the European Commission. This Programme included lifts and machinery, personal protective equipment, pressure equipment and air vessels.

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Furthermore, in cooperation with the Customs Authorities, during the importation stage, non conforming equipment was identified and measures were taken to enforce the compliance by prohibiting the clearing through the customs and the placing of the non compliant products on the local market such as 1 bean peeling machine, 2 industrial washing machines and hairdressers’ chairs. Also, an administrative fine of €500 was imposed on a lift installer for a non-conforming lift. Additionally, the DLI informed the general public for a total of 80 cases of non compliant products for public use, which were identified on the European market, by issuing a total of 27 Announcements on the Rapid Alert System (RAPEX) for non-food dangerous products. Also, 4 samples of products bearing the CE mark underwent destructive and non-destructive testing and examination to assess compliance with the provisions of the relevant harmonised legislation. Within the framework of harmonization of national legislation with the EU Acquis, a new set of Regulations on Pressure Equipment were approved by the House of Representatives and published in the Official Gazette of the Republic.

2.3. Storage and Installations LPG Unit The DLI continued its activities, which included inspections of LPG installations and storage facilities, LPG installations on catering vehicles, drafting Codes of Practices to assist the relevant stakeholders, etc. Within the process of License granting for storage of LPG, 1.503 inspections were carried out by the DLI Inspectors at undertakings where LPG is stored. It should be noted that the Inspectors inspected in total 1.905 premises, at which petroleum products are stored (LPG and other petroleum products). The Inspectors also examined complaints from the general public concerning LPG installations. Furthermore, a number of catering vehicles, that use LPG, was inspected. The number of inspections per District appears at table B of Annex XIV. Within in the context of modernising the legislation on LPG, the DLI prepared revised draft Regulations for the design, installation, operation, maintenance and audit of LPG installations on the basis of the comments and suggestions received during the concluded public consultation. The purpose of the draft Regulations is to safeguard the integrity and safety of storage facilities of liquefied petroleum gas and to establish a system of periodic audit and satisfactory maintenance, amongst other issues. Also, in the context of the modernization of the LPG legislation, the Department completed the draft Regulations for the Design, Operation, Maintenance and Inspection of LPG Installations, adopting after evaluation comments and observations submitted in the framework of the public consultation process. In the context of the European Commission and Member States' briefing, the draft Regulations were forwarded to the European Commission through the TRIS procedure for the notification of technical rules without receiving any comments. The purpose of the Regulations is to ensure safe LPG installations and storage, to establish periodic inspection, to ensure satisfactory maintenance of LPG plants, etc. The draft Regulations currently are at the Legal Services of the Republic for legal vetting. In 2017 the Compliance Inspection and Control System of the LPG refueling stations became operational with three Officers dispatched to the Department from other Departments / Services. The workshops, where the LPG-powered vehicles are maintained

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and repaired and other vehicles undergo conversion to run on LPG fuel, were inspected. The aforementioned System was a basic prerequisite for the safe use of autogas in Cyprus. Nevertheless, in November 2017 one of the above Officers returned to her previous Service.

2.4. Unit of the Control of Working and Resting Times of Drivers of Certain Vehicles

Driver fatigue caused by excessive driving without taking required breaks and resting periods is one of the factors of road accidents. With the implementation of the legislation, by carrying out targeted checks at the road side as well as at the premises of the undertakings, this factor can be assessed, thus making possible the prevention of road accidents in which drivers of certain vehicles may be involved. Also, the implementation of the legislation ensures equal terms of competition between enterprises and improves the working conditions of the said drivers. In order to carry out checks on the working and resting times of drivers of certain vehicle categories, a special Unit was created, consisting of two Inspectors dealing exclusively with this topic. As from March 2014, four workers from the Department of Public Works have been transferred to the DLI, who after intensive training they have carried out a significant number of inspections both at the road side and at the premises of undertakings. As of 1.1.2018 one of the workers returned to the Department of Public Works. 2.4.1 Legislation and Implementation of Legislation The Control of Working and Resting Times of Drivers of Certain Vehicles Law of 2007 (Law 86(Ι)/2007) was further amended by Law 45(I)/2017 to include provisions of European Regulation (EU) no. 2016/403. Specialized software is used to record inspection results and at the same time compute the undertakings’ risk score in order to determine the inspection frequency of high risk undertakings. Control checks at the premises of the undertakings are carried out exclusively by the Unit for Control of Working Time of Drivers of Certain Vehicles, under the DLI and the road side checks are carried out by the above mentioned Unit in collaboration with the Cyprus Police and the Road Transport Department. 2.4.2 Monitoring of Drivers’ working days in 2017 According to article 2 of the European Directive 2006/22/EC, the minimum number of examinations of working days that should have been carried out in 2017 amounts to 70.497 working days. According to the same article, the minimum percentage of total number of examinations held at the road side is 30% and at the premises of enterprises 50%. The DLI had undertaken the responsibility of fulfilling 50% of the abovementioned target (70.497) by primarily carrying out checks at the premises of the enterprises as well as targeted checks at the roadside. The Cyprus Police was responsible for covering 35% and the Road Transport Department 15% of the target by carrying out checks at the roadside only. Up to 31.12.2017 the DLI has checked a total of 56.955 working days of which 51.340 at the premises of enterprises and 5.615 working days at the road side. The following table indicates the percentage coverage of the minimum number of examinations required by European Directive 2006/22/EC against the number of examinations carried out in 2017 per case.

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Drivers’ working days examined in 2017

The above number of examinations of drivers’ working days that have been carried out at the road side, includes the examinations that have been carried out by the DLI during campaigns organized by the Cyprus Police, as member of the TISPOL (Traffic Information System for the Police) Organisation. The said campaigns took place in February, July, September and October of 2017. 3. RADIATION PROTECTION AND NUCLEAR SAFETY (RP&NS) The Radiation Inspection and Control Service (RICS), operating within the DLI as the Radiation Protection Section, was established under the Protection from Ionising Radiation and Nuclear Safety Laws. In addition to the responsibility for monitoring the implementation of the legislation and the implementation of governmental policy in the field of RP&NS, RICS is a centre of expertise on ionising radiation and the contact point on these topics with the European Union (EU) (EURATOM), the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) and other international bodies or RP & NS Competent Authorities. 3.1. Revision and Improvement of the RP & NS Legislative Framework The Protection from Ionising Radiation and Nuclear Safety (Amendment) Law of 2017 (Law 122(I)/2017), which harmonises the national legislation with Directive 2014/87/Euratom, amending Directive 2009/71/Euratom on the nuclear safety of nuclear installations, was published in the Official Governmental Gazette on 28.7.2017. Also, the process of drafting legislation (Basic law and a set of Regulations under the Law)that harmonises the national legislative framework with the Basic Safety Standards (BSS) Directive 2013/59/Euratom and the relevant public consultation process on these drafts was completed in 2017. The draft legislation documents have been submitted to the Legal Service for legal vetting and are expected to be sent to the Council of Ministers and the House of Representatives in 2018. 3.2. Implementation of an RP & NS Integrated Regulatory System (Licensing,

Inspection and Compliance Control) - Record Keeping In 2017, 182 inspections, including measurements that were carried out in workplaces, medical centres and other premises where practices with ionising or non-ionizing radiation, take place. In addition, there were 3 meetings of the Technical Licensing Committee, 34 licenses for practices with ionising radiation were granted, as well as 33 authorizations to enterprises for the import / export / shipment of radioactive sources or radioisotopes. Additionally, 334 certificates for radioactivity levels in recyclable metals, plastics, batteries, feeding stuff, foodstuff and beverages, for the purpose of exportation, were issued.

Minimum requirement

as per E.U.

Number of examinations

carried out in 2017

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Total number of examinations of working days

70.497 (3% of working days)

56.955 80,8

Examination of working days at the road side

21.149 (30% of 70.497)

5.615 26,5

Examination of working days at the premises of the enterprises

35.249 (50% of 70.497)

51.340 145,6

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RICS continued in 2017 the updating and upgrading of the National Registers of Ionizing Radiation Sources and Practices, the National Personal Dosimetry Register of Workers exposed to ionizing radiation, as well as the Radioactive Waste and Disused Sources Register. The above registers are kept in both hard copy and in electronic form. In November 2017, with the assistance of IAEA experts, the National Register of Sealed Radioactive Sources was updated. 3.3. Improvement of the Organisation and Strengthening of the RP and NS System in

Cyprus A peer review of the RP & NS system and the competent authority of Cyprus took place in February 13-22, 2017, based on the national legislation and the EURATOM Directives for Nuclear Safety and Responsible and Safe Management of Spent Fuel and Radioactive Waste. In its report, the peers identified strong points and good practices of the national RP & NS system, but also made a number of recommendations and suggestions to improve the RP & NS levels in Cyprus. On the basis of these findings, RICS has prepared an action plan for the three-year period 2017-2020, aiming for are assessment of the system in 3-4 years. Many of the peers’ recommendations / suggestions will be implemented with the introduction of the new legislation, in line with Directive 2013/59/Euratom, while several of the activities in the action plan have started being implemented in 2017. The final report was communicated to the European Commission (EC) and the EU Member States. With the completion of the first five-year 2012-2017 term of the RP & NS Council, RICS invited the participating bodies in 2017 to appoint new members to this Council and the official appointment of the new members through a Decree of the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance is expected to be completed in 2018. In 2017, it was agreed with the IAEA to upgrade the RICS Information System RAIS (Regulatory Authority Information System). The IAEA will commission a server, install the Web-RAIS, and transfer the existing database to a new one in the first half of 2018. 3.4. Monitoring of Environmental Radioactivity Levels The monitoring, sampling and measuring of radioactivity levels in air, soil, water, the marine environment, foodstuff, feed, materials from the hydrocarbon exploitation industry, building materials and miscellaneous goods continued in 2017, in collaboration with the State General Laboratory and the Department of Fisheries and Marine Research. Monitoring in foodstuff and feedings stuff is carried out more intensively after the accident in Fukushima, Japan. The second volume of RICS measurements of environmental radioactivity in Cyprus for the years 2010-2015 was issued in January 2017. Also, in December 2017, the design of RICS’s dedicated website for public information on radioactivity levels in the atmosphere was completed and it is expected to be available to the public in early 2018. The telemetric network for the monitoring of environmental radioactivity in the atmosphere of Cyprus, which also functions as the early warning system in the event of a radiological incident, was installed in 2006 and has seven fixed local measuring stations covering the entire area under the control of the Republic, a portable gamma-radioisotope spectroscopic measuring station and a fixed total α-radiation, total β-radiation and γ-radioisotopes spectroscopic station in aerosol. The telemetric network is also linked to the European network EURDEP and sends data automatically (on an hourly basis) to the EU Joint Research Center. The national radioactivity monitoring network, in addition to the telemetric network, includes two automatic air sampling pumps, one in Nicosia and one in Limassol, for measurements of total β-radiation in the atmosphere and an automatic high-volume

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sampling pump in Nicosia for the monitoring of γ-radioisotope concentrations in the atmosphere. In December 2017, the upgrading for autonomous operation of the telemetric network with the installation of photovoltaic cells and appropriate batteries was completed, and the autonomy in case of disruption of electricity is now 15-20 days. In June 2017, the report of Cyprus with the environmental radioactivity data for 2016 was sent to the REM (Radioactivity Environmental Monitoring) database of the EU through the appropriate software. Also, in 2017, RICS sent to the EU, for the first time, data with indoor radon measurements in Cyprus, which were included in the European Atlas of Natural Radioactivity. Information was also sent to the IAEA for RICS measurements for Ru-106 levels, detected on September/October 2017 across Europe. 3.5. National Action Plan ELECTRA for Nuclear / Radiological Incident

Preparedness and Response In 2017 the implementation of actions to upgrade the preparedness framework for dealing with radiological / nuclear incidents continued through the implementation of the ELECTRA National Plan and in accordance with the legislation, the obligations of Cyprus towards the EU, the IAEA and international Conventions to which Cyprus is a contracting party. In 2017, the efforts of RICS for the completion of the internal action plans of each agency involved in the ELECTRA Plan and for raising awareness among the involved agencies on the need for availability of adequate and sufficient staff, equipment, financial resources etc. were increased. In October 2017, a two-day seminar of RICS was held with the participation of all the agencies involved in the ELECTRA Plan, with the aim of presenting their internal plans and conducting 2 table top exercises. In November 2017, in cooperation with the IAEA, a one-week training programme was organized with the participation of all the agencies involved in the ELECTRA Plan. In 2017, 3 additional seminars, to take place in 2018,were also agreed and planned, for participants in the ELECTRA Plan tasked with medical response, first response and sampling. In 2017, RICS participated in 7 IAEA and EU (ECUREX) Preparedness and Response exercises. Among those, RICS participated on 21-22 June 2017, for the first time, in an international IAEA ConvEx-3 exercise, simulating a nuclear accident in Europe, and in a technical meeting for evaluating this exercise in December 2017. Also, RICS participated in the IAEA ConvEx-2b International Exercise for Assistance in the Event of a Nuclear / Radiological Accident in December 2017. In October 2017, RICS was represented at the meeting of representatives of the EU Member States for the ECURIE network. Finally, in March 2017, RICS designated a point of contact with the IAEA for the International Nuclear and Radiological Event Scale (INES) and the IAEA EPRMIS information database. 3.6. Implementation of an Integrated Radioactive Waste Management System in

Cyprus The implementation of actions under the National Programme for the Safe and Responsible Management of Radioactive Waste, approved by the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance in 2015, continued in 2017. The National Register of Radioactive Waste and Disused Sources is updated on a continuous basis, whenever there is a change. RICS undertook in 2017 actions to (a) upgrade the safety and security of the Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources storage facility in Cyprus, (b) to find solutions for the final disposal of these sources, and (c) improve the waterfront stabilisation of the phosphogypsum deposition area at Vasiliko which is under the responsibility of the Ministry of Energy,

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Commerce, Industry and Tourism. In November 2017, there was an IAEA expert mission to Cyprus on the topic of Disused Sealed Radioactive Sources in Cyprus. Also, in September 2017, a briefing meeting with an IAEA official on the matter of peer reviews under ARTEMIS (Integrated Review Service for Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel Management, Decommissioning and Remediation Programmes) was held in Cyprus. In October 2017, in accordance with the Republic of Cyprus' obligations under the Joint Convention of the International Atomic Energy Agency for the Safety of Management of Spent Nuclear Fuel and Radioactive Waste, a report was submitted to the IAEA for the three-year period 2014-2017. A report was also prepared and submitted in December 2017 to the EU on the implementation of the Protection from Ionizing Radiation and Nuclear Safety (Supervision and Control of Shipments of Radioactive Waste and Spent Fuel) Regulations of 2009 (Κ.Δ.Π. 86/2009) and the relevant Directive 2006/117/EURATOM for the three-year period 2014-2017. 3.7. Strengthening International Cooperation on RP & NS (EURATOM, IAEA,

International Organisations or other countries) – IAEA Regional Programmes

RICS participated in various Committees of EURATOM and other European bodies (ENSREG, HERCA).It also participated to the IAEA General Conference and in various other IAEA meetings and activities, as well as in counter-terrorism meetings and activities. In March 2017, RICS represented Cyprus at the 7th Nuclear Safety Convention Review Meeting, presented the national report submitted in 2016 and replied to questions from other parties to the Convention. RICS prepared and submitted in October 2017 the report of Cyprus to the 6th Meeting of the Joint Convention mentioned above, which will be held in 2018. It also sent information and replied to a series of questionnaires to the EU, the IAEA and the UN (UNSCEAR) on RP & NS issues. Finally, in October 2017, following a request, Cyprus was admitted to the Western European Nuclear Regulators Association (WENRA) under the status of Observer. In 2017, RICS participated in various IAEA Regional European Technical Cooperation Programmes aiming at strengthening the RP & NS system, as well as upgrading of the relevant infrastructure and capabilities of Cyprus. Within the framework of the above programmes, 37 officers from RICS and other agencies and organisations participated in meetings of the IAEA and were trained on relevant issues. The economic benefit to Cyprus from the participation of Cypriot officers in the above meetings in 2017 is estimated at around €60,000. Also, in cooperation with the IAEA, RICS made arrangements for the organization of three IAEA meetings in Cyprus in 2018. RICS started in 2017 preparing a Country Program Framework (CPF) for submission of proposals within 2018 for funding national programmes by the IAEA for the period 2020-2022. In order to better implement the IAEA programmes in Cyprus, RICS appointed in 2017 a new National Liaison Officer and two National Liaison Assistants. Finally, in 2017, in the framework of the implementation of the bilateral agreement signed in 2008, the cooperation of RICS with the Greek Atomic Energy Commission (EEAE) continued. RICS was represented at an event celebrating 30 years of EEAE and at two technical meetings in Athens, aiming at the exchange of experience and the provision of know-how in the establishment of an integrated management system. At the same time, a two-day conference is planned in Cyprus in 2018 with the participation of EEAE staff.

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4. CONTROL OF INDUSTRIAL POLLUTION 4.1. Permitting During 2017, within the framework of the implementation of the provisions of the Atmospheric Pollution Control Laws of 2002 to (No. 2) of 2013 and the Industrial Emissions Laws of 2013 and 2016 that refer to the permitting of industrial installations, the competent Technical Committees (for the Protection of the Atmosphere and the Environment respectively), which are chaired by the representative of the DLI, examined 10 applications for new Air Emission Permits, 27 applications for amending existing Air Emission permits and 31 applications for Industrial Emissions Permit and prescribed specific operating conditions and emission limit values aiming at the effective protection of the environment. Upon proposals of the Technical Committee for the Protection of the Atmosphere, in which, apart from the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance, five other co-authoritative Ministries, the Cyprus Scientific and Technical Chamber and the Cyprus Federation of Environmental Organizations participate, 16 Air Emission Permits were granted by the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance. In addition, the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance amended 27 Air Emission Permits of petrol stations because of the installation in these service stations of the necessary equipment for stage II vapour recovery during refuelling of motor vehicles. Based on the recommendations of the Technical Committee for the Protection of the Environment, which is composed of the same members as the Technical Committee for the Protection of the Atmosphere, the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance that is the only competent authority according to the Industrial Emissions Laws for use of organic solvents, granted 1 Industrial Emissions Permit for an installation using organic solvents. Moreover, the Minister granted 6 Industrial Emissions Permits for dry cleaning installations that also use organic solvents. Based on the same laws, the Competent Authority for the rest installations covered by the above mentioned laws that are the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance together with the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and Environment granted 29 Industrial Emissions Permits. The categories and number of installations for which Air Emission Permits and Industrial Emissions Permits were granted in 2017, are shown in Appendix XV. 4.2. Inspections and Measurements Regarding the implementation and enforcement of the legislation, particular emphasis was given on checking the compliance of installations with the specified operating conditions and emission limit values of the Permits (Air Emission Permits and Industrial Emissions Permits). For this purpose, the inspections and the environmental measurements continued during 2017. During 2017, 108 inspections were carried out at permitted installations in order to check the compliance with the Operating Conditions, which are specified in the corresponding permits (Air Emission Permits and Industrial Emissions Permits) and 35 inspections were carried out at non-licensable installations (e.g. boilers, crushing plants, concrete producing factories, asphalt plants etc.) in order to check the compliance with the conditions which are specified in the relevant Regulations. In addition, 8 inspections were carried out for the investigation of public complaints related to the operation of neighbouring factories. Furthermore, 8

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questions from Members of the House of Representatives, 11 questions submitted by the public, 2 questions from the Commissioner for Administration and Human Rights and 1 question from the Commissioner for the Environment were answered. The Inspectors of the Department periodically monitor emissions from large-scale industrial installations using the Mobile Emissions Monitoring Unit of the Department, which is appropriately equipped with monitoring instruments. During 2017, 4 sets of emission measurements on the concentration of different pollutants (volatile organic compounds) were carried out in non-licensable installations. In addition, in 2017 emission measurements were carried out for the first time by a private company on behalf of the Department of Labour Inspection at 7 installations. The monitoring of the operation of large-scale industrial installations was also achieved by competent Inspectors through the data validation and control of the air emission measurements obtained from instruments installed by the operators at the stacks of the aforementioned installations. A total of 390 annual reports submitted were checked. During 2017 3 new penal cases for violation of the provisions of the legislation was registered to the Court and 4 penal cases, which were pending before the Court, were concluded. The Court imposed a fine of €1.250 for the first case, €2.250 for the second case, €2.250 for the third case and €1.500 for the fourth case. 4.3. European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register, E-PRTR According to the requirements of the European Regulation (EC) No. 166/2006 concerning the establishment of a European Pollutant Release and Transfer Register (E-PRTR Regulation), Cyprus is required to submit on an annual basis key environmental data from industrial activities. In March 2017, the DLI submitted to the European Commission and the European Environment Agency, the eighth report with the relevant data for Cyprus. The Cyprus Pollutant Release and Transfer Register consists of a website (http://www.prtr.dli.mlsi.gov.cy) and a specialized database, on which environmental data from industrial facilities that fall within the scope of the Regulation (EC) No. 166/2006 (E -PRTR Regulation) are uploaded. The Register enables the public to have access to environmental information concerning the annual amounts of pollutant releases from installations operating in Cyprus and also contributes to transparency and more effective participation by the public in environmental decision-making. In addition, the objectives of reducing bureaucracy and administrative burden have been met, since the operators of industrial facilities are able to submit electronically on the website one report providing the required environmental data to both the DLI and the Department of Environment simultaneously. 5. AIR QUALITY 5.1. Ambient Air Quality Monitoring In 2017, the Air Quality and Strategic PlanningSection continued monitoring the air quality at various locations all over Cyprus (Figure 1, Appendix XVI). The monitoring was carried out via the operation of ten stations fully equipped with automatic real time instruments measuring the following pollutants: Nitric Oxide, Nitrogen Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides (NO, NO2 and NOx), Ozone (O3), Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Suspended

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Particles (PM-Particulate Matter) and Benzene (C6H6). In addition, the following meteorological parameters are monitored: Wind Speed, Wind Direction, Ambient Temperature, Relative Humidity, Barometric Pressure and Solar Radiation. A photo of a representative station is shown in Figure 2, Appendix XVI. The results of the measurements are presented on-line on the website www.airquality.gov.cy together with other relevant information. In addition, three indoor panels are currently placed in Municipalities Offices to continuously inform the public on the air quality situation in Cyprus. The results are also presented after the central news bulletin of four island-wide TV stations and the newspaper Cyprus Mail publishes a daily report on air quality. It is also noted that the Department of Labour Inspection, in order to inform the public, has proceeded to the preparation of a mobile phone application both with android and iOS software, for the immediate information of the employees, the sensitive population groups, the public, the relevant bodies, the visitors and other people interested about air quality. Through this application, the people can have access to the information regarding the air quality, based on the different colors of pollution levels on Cyprus map as well as based on the concentrations of pollutants per station. 5.2. Dust Events During 2017, dust events were observed due to dust transport from the Sahara Desert and other North Africa and West Asia areas. Therefore, 23 announcements were issued to warn the public, particularly vulnerable groups such as children, the elderly and patients and to protect people working in open spaces. 5.3. Suspended Particulate Matter Measurements The measurement of concentrations of the Suspended Particles using special filters with dedicated samplers in all towns continued during 2017. From these samplings, which are carried out according to the gravimetric reference method, first the concentrations of PM10 and PM2.5 are calculated and then the concentrations of heavy metals (As, Cd, Ni, Hg, Pb), other metals (Al, Fe, Cu, Zn, Mn, Ti, Cr, V), ions (Cl-, Br-, SO42-, PO43-, NO3-, Na+, K+, NH4+, Mg2+, Ca2+) as well as of Polycyclic Aromatic Hydrocarbons (PAH’s) are determined. 5.4. Evaluation of the Results of Measurements The results of the measurements of the major atmospheric pollutants at the areas already mentioned show that the concentrations of most pollutants, like Sulphur Dioxide (SO2), Carbon Monoxide (CO), Nitric Oxide, Nitrogen Dioxide and Nitrogen Oxides (NO, NO2 and NOx), Benzene (C6H6), as well as those of the heavy metals and benzo(a)pyrene are below the corresponding limit values, specified in the Cyprus and European Legislation. Exception exists for Ozone (O3) and Particulate Matter (PM10) where exceedances of the target value and limit value respectively are observed. The results of the measurements are presented in Appendix XVI, Figures 3-7. Specifically, in Figure 3 the annual mean values of 2000 to 2016, at the traffic station of Nicosia, of the pollutants NO, NO2, CO and SO2 show a continuous decline. This was mainly the result of the improvement of fuel quality, of the introduction of modern technology vehicles and of the routine technical inspection of all vehicles, etc. The annual mean concentrations of O3 are presented in Figure 4, at three representative areas (background, residential and increased traffic). The relevant O3 exceedances are

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mostly due to the climate prevalent in Cyprus with high ambient temperatures and high solar radiation, which contribute to the production of O3 as well as the O3 and O3 precursor’s transportation from the East Mediterranean and other neighbouring countries. Figure 5 of the same Appendix shows the annual average values of Particulate Matter (PM10) at the Traffic Stations of Nicosia (NICTRA), Limassol (LIMTRA), Larnaca (LARTRA) and Pafos (PAFTRA) and at the Rural Background Station of Ayia Marina-Xyliatou (EMEP) for the years 2005 to 2016. The annual average values in some towns continue to be higher than the annual limit value (40μg/m3). However, during the last three years there was a small reduction in the PM10 concentration. The exceedances of the limit value of PM10 observed are due to anthropogenic and natural sources. Anthropogenic sources are the emissions from combustion (vehicles, industry, heating) and natural sources are dust transportation from North Africa (Sahara) and Asia, as well as sea salt.

In Figure 6, the number of exceedances of the daily limit value of PM10 (50 μg/m3) at the same stations is presented. At the Nicosia and Larnaca traffic stations the number of exceedances exceeds the maximum allowed number of 35 per year. It is noted that, after the subtraction of the exceedances due to natural sources (sea salt, dust from Sahara Desert and Asia) the final number of exceedances is below the 35 per year allowed. In Figure 7, the annual average values of PM2.5 at the Residential Stations of Nicosia (NICRES), Limassol (LIMRES), Larnaca (LARES), Pafos (PAFRES), Paralimni and EMEP Background Station are presented. According to the relevant legislation, the annual values of the above four Residential Stations for the previous three years (2014-2016), were used to calculate the Average Exposure Index (AEI). Based on the results, the AEI is 16,4μg/m3. The national exposure reduction target for PM2,5 for the protection of human health, is defined in the relevant legislation to 18μg/m3 by 2020. The annual average concentration of PM2.5 in 2016 remained at 2015 levels in some station, while for others there was a slight decrease of PM2.5 concentrations. In its effort to reduce the PM10 concentration in the air and to improve air quality concerning the other pollutants as well, the DLI prepared an Action Plan for the Air Quality Improvement, which was approved by the Council of Ministers in February 2008 and was submitted to the European Commission. The progress of implementing the measures of the Action Plan is monitored by the DLI, as the Competent Authority, through a Technical Committee, which is prescribed in the relevant legislation. This Technical Committee comprises of representatives from the five Ministries prescribed in the legislation, as well as the representatives of Local Authorities and other stakeholders. The National Action Plan can be seen on the above mentioned webpage. Furthermore, in 2016 the investigation of the sources of PM10 continued aiming to quantify the contribution of the natural sources so that realistic measures are taken to reduce the emissions from anthropogenic sources. 5.5. National Air Quality Reference Laboratory The National Reference Laboratory (NRL) of Air Quality and Strategic Planning Section was accredited by the Cyprus Organization for the Promotion of Quality (CYS-CYSAB) to the CYS EN ISO/IEC 17025 standard from 6.6.2013 for the duration of four years. The inspection of conformity to the standard is annual. On 19-20/6/2017 the reassessment of the entire Quality Assurance System by the CYS-CYSAB was successfully carried out and the Accreditation of the Laboratory and the Air Quality Monitoring Network was renewed for the next four years with annual surveys.

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Finally, the NRL of Air Quality Section participates in mandatory Laboratory Intercomparisons at the Joint Research Center (Ispra - Italy) of the European Union every three years. Participation is compulsory as legislated in the Air Quality Directive. These Intercomparisons concern all methods of measurement with the instruments of the NRL of the various atmospheric pollutants for which measurements are made. 5.6. Annual National Air Pollutant Emissions The Air Quality and Strategic Planning Section of the DLI, acting as the National Focal Point for the 1979 Convention on Long-Range Transboundary Air Pollution, was actively involved in the Convention's activities and its Protocols in 2017. Within this framework, the annual emissions of the air pollutants of Cyprus were calculated for the year 2015 and were forwarded to the Executive Body of the Convention and to the European Environment Agency. The data referred above, have been included in the relative reports published by the Executive Body of the Convention. The annual national air pollutant emissions per section / activity and the relevant figures 1 to 6 for the year 2015 are shown in Appendix XVII. 5.7. Strategic Planning of the Department In addition, the Air Quality and Strategic Planning Section is involved in the formulation and monitoring of the implementation of the Strategic Plan of the Department. This work involves preparing an action plan, monitoring the implementation of the work and mapping the progress of implementation of activities and actions. In addition, technical changes and savings are being prepared for inclusion in the context of reconciliation of the Budget. Finally, periodic reports (six-month and annual) of the implementation of the Strategic Plan of the Department are compiled and sent to the Ministry of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance and to the Ministry of Finance.

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APPENDIX I: ORGANIZATIONAL CHART OF THE DEPARTMENT OF LABOUR INSPECTION FOR 2017

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APPENDIX II: Inspection Program for Safety and Health at Work for the year 2017 - Yearly and Monthly Inspection Activities

No INSPECTION ACTIVITITIES JAN

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1 Workplaces at which a letter of contraventions has been sent or a an Improvement Notice has been issued last year or during the current year

2 Management of Safety and Health Issues at Work (Risk Assessments, Internal and External Protective and Preventive Services, Safety Officers)

3 Building Permits, Planning Permits and Certificates of Final Approval

4 Issue of Factories Registration Certificates

5 Hospital activities (hospitals, private clinics)

6 Safe storage of Petroleum products

7 Smoking in the workplaces

8 Workplaces employing foreign workers

9 Storage/ Use of Chemical substances "Seveso" installations

10 Licensed Persons on Waste Management on Asbestos / Asbestos Materials and / or Other Hazardous Materials

11 Building Industry and Construction Projects

MONTHLY BASIS

12 Good Practice Competition

13 Retail sale in non-specialized stores (groceries and super markets) and wholesale trade

14 Construction Sites - Basic Provisions of the Regulations for Temporary and Mobile Construction Sites

15 Manufacture of Chemicals (pesticides, basic pharmaceutical products, plastics and rubber) - Storage of Chemical substances, painting workshops (e.g. of motor vehicles) - Wholesale and Retail Trade of Chemical and Fuels

16 Hotels and Restaurants

17 Ηeat stress (mobile construction sites, ports, quarries)

18 Food and Beverage Industry (bakery, pastry, breweries, wineries)

19 Manufacture of Basic Metals

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No. %(1) %(2) No. %(1) %(2) No. %(1) %(2) No. %(1) %(2) No. %(1) %(2) No. %(3)

1 SECTION A — AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING 11 0,7% 34,4% 0 0,0% 0,0% 10 3,7% 31,3% 7 1,6% 21,9% 4 0,9% 12,5% 32 0,9%

2 SECTION B — MINING AND QUARRYING 5 0,3% 41,7% 3 0,3% 25,0% 0 0,0% 0,0% 4 0,9% 33,3% 0 0,0% 0,0% 12 0,3%

3 SECTION C — MANUFACTURING 290 18,5% 48,8% 152 16,5% 25,6% 34 12,5% 5,7% 69 15,7% 11,6% 49 11,5% 8,2% 594 16,4%

4 SECTION D — ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR CONDITIONING SUPPLY 2 0,1% 28,6% 1 0,1% 14,3% 0 0,0% 0,0% 4 0,9% 57,1% 0 0,0% 0,0% 7 0,2%

5SECTION E — WATER SUPPLY; SEWERAGE, WASTE MANAGEMENT AND

REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES7 0,4% 18,9% 16 1,7% 43,2% 2 0,7% 5,4% 6 1,4% 16,2% 6 1,4% 16,2% 37 1,0%

6 SECTION F — CONSTRUCTION 688 44,0% 48,3% 338 36,7% 23,7% 48 17,6% 3,4% 116 26,4% 8,1% 235 55,2% 16,5% 1425 39,3%

7SECTION G — WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE; REPAIR OF MOTOR VEHICLES

AND MOTORCYCLES206 13,2% 40,4% 126 13,7% 24,7% 36 13,2% 7,1% 94 21,4% 18,4% 48 11,3% 9,4% 510 14,1%

8 SECTION H — TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE 17 1,1% 29,8% 24 2,6% 42,1% 5 1,8% 8,8% 10 2,3% 17,5% 1 0,2% 1,8% 57 1,6%

9 SECTION I — ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE ACTIVITIES 119 7,6% 29,2% 85 9,2% 20,9% 98 35,9% 24,1% 57 13,0% 14,0% 48 11,3% 11,8% 407 11,2%

10 SECTION J — INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION 8 0,5% 72,7% 0 0,0% 0,0% 1 0,4% 9,1% 2 0,5% 18,2% 0 0,0% 0,0% 11 0,3%

11 SECTION K — FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES 13 0,8% 76,5% 4 0,4% 23,5% 0 0,0% 0,0% 0 0,0% 0,0% 0 0,0% 0,0% 17 0,5%

12 SECTION L — REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES 3 0,2% 21,4% 9 1,0% 64,3% 1 0,4% 7,1% 1 0,2% 7,1% 0 0,0% 0,0% 14 0,4%

13 SECTION M — PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES 21 1,3% 56,8% 6 0,7% 16,2% 3 1,1% 8,1% 2 0,5% 5,4% 5 1,2% 13,5% 37 1,0%

14 SECTION N — ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE ACTIVITIES 6 0,4% 42,9% 1 0,1% 7,1% 5 1,8% 35,7% 2 0,5% 14,3% 0 0,0% 0,0% 14 0,4%

15SECTION O — PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE; COMPULSORY SOCIAL

SECURITY56 3,6% 30,1% 102 11,1% 54,8% 3 1,1% 1,6% 14 3,2% 7,5% 11 2,6% 5,9% 186 5,1%

16 SECTION P — EDUCATION 22 1,4% 40,7% 12 1,3% 22,2% 8 2,9% 14,8% 12 2,7% 22,2% 0 0,0% 0,0% 54 1,5%

17 SECTION Q — HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK ACTIVITIES 43 2,7% 39,1% 30 3,3% 27,3% 8 2,9% 7,3% 19 4,3% 17,3% 10 2,3% 9,1% 110 3,0%

18 SECTION R — ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION 23 1,5% 53,5% 2 0,2% 4,7% 5 1,8% 11,6% 9 2,1% 20,9% 4 0,9% 9,3% 43 1,2%

19 SECTION S — OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES 22 1,4% 44,9% 7 0,8% 14,3% 6 2,2% 12,2% 9 2,1% 18,4% 5 1,2% 10,2% 49 1,4%

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SECTION T — ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLDS AS EMPLOYERS;

UNDIFFERENTIATED GOODS- AND SERVICES-PRODUCING ACTIVITIES OF

HOUSEHOLDS FOR OWN USE

2 0,1% 28,6% 3 0,3% 42,9% 0 0,0% 0,0% 2 0,5% 28,6% 0 0,0% 0,0% 7 0,2%

21SECTION U — ACTIVITIES OF EXTRATERRITORIAL ORGANISATIONS AND

BODIES0 0,0% 0% 0 0,0% 0% 0 0,0% 0% 0 0,0% 0% 0 0,0% 0% 0 0,0%

1564 921 273 439 426

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43,2% 25,4% 12,1% 11,8%

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LARNACA PAPHOS TOTALFAMAGUSTA

7,5%

Percentage contribution of District Inspections on the total number of Inspections Cyprus wide.

ECONOMIC ACTIVITY

Percentage contribution of District Inspections for the specific Economic Activity, on the total number of District Inspections.

Percentage contribution of District Inspections for the specific Economic Activity, on the Cyprus wide total number of Inspections of the same Economic Activity.

Percentage contribution of Cyprus wide Inspections for the specific Economic Activity, on the total number of Inspections.

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APPENDIX ΙΙΙ: Inspections of Undertakings for the Year 2017 for Safety and Health at Work Issues

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APENDIX IV: Number of Contraventions and Fines imposed on 14 Legal Proceedings completed in 2017 for Safety and Health issues in comparison with previous years.

No Laws / Regulations

Number of Contraventions1 Total amount of fines charged in Euros €

2014 2015 2016 2017 2014 2015 2016 2017

1 The Safety and Health at Work Law of 1996 - 2015

14 28 12 92 37200 62400 21800 12750

2 The Safety and Health at Work (Accidents and Dangerous Occurrences Notification) Regulations of 2007

5 6 0 5 3500 8900 0 3300

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The Safety and Health (Minimum Requirements for Temporary or Mobile Construction Sites) Regulations of 2002 and 2015

6 37 24 133 29500 66850 29750 45200

4 The Management of Safety and Health Issues at Work Regulations of 2002

8 30 12 12 13000 44250 18800 17000

5 The Minimum Requirements for Safety and Health (Use of Work Equipment at Work) Regulations of 2001 and 2004

10 11 3 5 20100 14350 2600 8750

6 The Minimum Requirements for Safety and Health at the Workplace Regulations of 2002 and 2004

10 20 13 2 14300 16400 9250 4500

7 The Minimum Requirements for Safety and Health (Use of Personal Protective Equipment at Work) Regulations of 2001

0 0 0 1 0 0 0 750

8 The Minimum Requirements for Safety and Health Signs at Work Regulations of 2000

1 1 1 0 1500 150 750 0

9 The Employer’s Liability (Compulsory Insurance) Laws of 1989 - 2011

2 3 0 0 1100 1750 0 0

10 The Safety and Health at Work (Protection from Asbestos) Regulations of 2006 and 2015

0 4 2 0 0 2500 1500 0

11 The Safety and Health at Work (Chemical Agents) Regulations of 2001 - 2012

0 2 0 0 0 3000 0 0

12 The Safety Committees at Work Regulations of 1997

0 1 0 0 0 250 0 0

13 The Essential Requirements (Lifts) Regulations of 2003

0 0 2 0 0 0 1500 0

TOTAL 56 143 69 47 120200 220800 85950 92250

1A completed case may involve more than one contravention. 2The sentence for one of the contraventions was 1year of imprisonment with a three-year suspension. 3The sentence for two of the contraventions was 1year of imprisonment with a three-year suspension, respectively.

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1 SECTION A — AGRICULTURE, FORESTRY AND FISHING 34 1,64%

2 Crop and animal production, hunting and related service activities 20 0,97% 20 0 0 20 0 20 2 4 3 10 1

3 Forestry and logging 11 0,53% 10 1 0 11 0 11 5 0 4 1 1

4 Fishing and aquaculture 3 0,14% 3 0 0 3 0 3 0 0 1 2 0

5 SECTION B — MINING AND QUARRYING 8 0,39%

6 Mining of coal and lignite 0 0,00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

7 Extraction of crude petroleum and natural gas 0 0,00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

8 Mining of metal ores 4 0,19% 4 0 0 4 0 4 0 3 0 1 0

9 Other mining and quarrying 4 0,19% 4 0 0 4 0 4 1 1 2 0 0

10 Mining support service activities 0 0,00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

11 SECTION C — MANUFACTURING 357 17,25%

12 Manufacture of food products 152 7,34% 109 43 0 152 0 152 54 51 5 36 6

13 Manufacture of beverages 19 0,92% 16 3 0 19 0 19 5 8 0 4 2

14 Manufacture of tobacco products 0 0,00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

15 Manufacture of textiles 1 0,05% 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

16 Manufacture of wearing apparel 0 0,00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

17 Manufacture of leather and related products 2 0,10% 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 1 0 0 0

18Manufacture of wood and of products of wood and cork, except

furniture; manufacture of articles of straw and plaiting materials16 0,77% 16 0 0 16 0 16 5 8 0 3 0

19 Manufacture of paper and paper products 4 0,19% 2 2 0 4 0 4 0 2 1 0 1

20 Printing and reproduction of recorded media 4 0,19% 4 0 0 4 0 4 1 0 0 3 0

21 Manufacture of coke and refined petroleum products 0 0,00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

22 Manufacture of chemicals and chemical products 6 0,29% 5 1 0 6 0 6 4 1 0 1 0

23Manufacture of basic pharmaceutical products and

pharmaceutical preparations21 1,01% 7 14 0 21 0 21 7 7 0 7 0

24 Manufacture of rubber and plastic products 8 0,39% 8 0 0 8 0 8 3 0 2 2 1

25 Manufacture of other non-metallic mineral products 30 1,45% 30 0 0 30 0 30 3 11 2 13 1

26 Manufacture of basic metals 1 0,05% 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

27Manufacture of fabricated metal products, except machinery and

equipment48 2,32% 48 0 0 48 0 48 11 9 1 27 0

28 Manufacture of computer, electronic and optical products 3 0,14% 3 0 0 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 1

29 Manufacture of electrical equipment 4 0,19% 4 0 0 4 1 3 0 1 1 2 0

30 Manufacture of machinery and equipment n.e.c. 9 0,43% 9 0 0 9 0 9 2 4 0 2 1

31 Manufacture of motor vehicles, trailers and semi-trailers 2 0,10% 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 2 0

32 Manufacture of other transport equipment 0 0,00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

33 Manufacture of furniture 14 0,68% 12 2 0 14 0 14 5 6 0 3 0

34 Other manufacturing 11 0,53% 11 0 0 11 0 11 2 4 1 4 0

35 Repair and installation of machinery and equipment 2 0,10% 2 0 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0

36SECTION D — ELECTRICITY, GAS, STEAM AND AIR

CONDITIONING SUPPLY21 1,01%

37 Electricity, gas, steam and air conditioning supply 21 1,01% 20 1 0 21 0 21 7 5 3 5 1

38SECTION E — WATER SUPPLY SEWERAGE, WASTE

MANAGEMENT AND REMEDIATION ACTIVITIES26 1,26%

39 Water collection, treatment and supply 5 0,24% 5 0 0 5 0 5 1 2 1 1 0

40 Sewerage 1 0,05% 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

41Waste collection, treatment and disposal activities, materials

recovery15 0,72% 15 0 0 15 0 15 2 3 1 5 4

42 Remediation activities and other waste management services 5 0,24% 5 0 0 5 0 5 1 1 2 0 1

43 SECTION F — CONSTRUCTION 252 12,17%

44 Construction of buildings 140 6,76% 134 6 0 140 0 140 62 27 4 44 3

45 Civil engineering 31 1,50% 29 2 0 31 0 31 9 7 5 8 2

46 Specialised construction activities 81 3,91% 79 2 0 81 0 81 40 14 3 20 4

47SECTION G — WHOLESALE AND RETAIL TRADE, REPAIR

OF MOTOR VEHICLES AND MOTORCYCLES286 13,82%

48Wholesale and retail trade and repair of motor vehicles and

motorcycles38 1,84% 38 0 0 38 0 38 9 6 6 15 2

49 Wholesale trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 60 2,90% 47 13 0 60 0 60 21 10 17 11 1

50 Retail trade, except of motor vehicles and motorcycles 188 9,08% 84 104 0 188 0 188 63 68 16 34 7

51 SECTION H — TRANSPORTATION AND STORAGE 151 7,29%

52 Land transport and transport via pipelines 31 1,50% 28 3 0 31 0 31 12 4 11 2 2

53 Water transport 1 0,05% 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

54 Air transport 3 0,14% 3 0 0 3 0 3 2 1 0 0 0

55 Warehousing and support activities for transportation 110 5,31% 99 11 0 110 0 110 34 22 19 33 2

56 Postal and courier activities 6 0,29% 5 1 0 6 0 6 0 1 4 0 1

57SECTION I — ACCOMMODATION AND FOOD SERVICE

ACTIVITIES566 27,34%

58 Accommodation 294 14,20% 151 143 2 292 0 294 115 89 5 69 16

59 Food and beverage service activities 272 13,14% 195 77 7 265 0 272 65 60 90 38 19

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APPENDIX V Analysis of Work Accidents for the Year 2017 by Economic Activity Sector, Gender, Age, Degree of Injury & Causation (Employed Persons only, during their work)

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60 SECTION J — INFORMATION AND COMMUNICATION 12 0,58%

61 Publishing activities 2 0,10% 0 2 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0

62Motion picture, video and television programme production, sound

recording and music publishing activities0 0,00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

63 Programming and broadcasting activities 2 0,10% 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 1 0 0

64 Telecommunications 8 0,39% 6 2 0 8 0 8 2 3 2 1 0

65 Computer programming, consultancy and related activities 0 0,00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

66 Information service activities 0 0,00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

67 SECTION K — FINANCIAL AND INSURANCE ACTIVITIES 11 0,53%

68 Financial service activities, except insurance and pension funding 9 0,43% 0 9 0 9 0 9 5 2 1 1 0

69Insurance, reinsurance and pension funding, except compulsory

social security0 0,00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

70 Activities auxiliary to financial services and insurance activities 2 0,10% 1 1 0 2 0 2 1 0 0 1 0

71 SECTION L — REAL ESTATE ACTIVITIES 1 0,05%

72 Real estate activities 1 0,05% 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

73SECTION M — PROFESSIONAL, SCIENTIFIC AND

TECHNICAL ACTIVITIES14 0,68%

74 Legal and accounting activities 2 0,10% 0 2 0 2 0 2 2 0 0 0 0

75 Activities of head offices; management consultancy activities 6 0,29% 6 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 6 0 0

76Architectural and engineering activities; technical testing and

analysis2 0,10% 2 0 0 2 0 2 0 1 0 1 0

77 Scientific research and development 1 0,05% 0 1 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

78 Advertising and market research 1 0,05% 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

79 Other professional, scientific and technical activities 1 0,05% 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 1 0 0

80 Veterinary activities 1 0,05% 1 0 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 1

81SECTION N — ADMINISTRATIVE AND SUPPORT SERVICE

ACTIVITIES73 3,53%

82 Rental and leasing activities 6 0,29% 4 2 0 6 0 6 1 1 2 2 0

83 Employment activities 0 0,00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

84Travel agency, tour operator reservation service and related

activities0 0,00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

85 Security and investigation activities 20 0,97% 15 5 0 20 0 20 8 4 5 1 2

86 Services to buildings and landscape activities 17 0,82% 8 9 0 17 0 17 9 3 1 3 1

87Office administrative, office support and other business support

activities30 1,45% 26 4 0 30 0 30 10 3 6 9 2

88SECTION O — PUBLIC ADMINISTRATION AND DEFENCE,

COMPULSORY SOCIAL SECURITY127 6,14%

89 Public administration and defence; compulsory social security 127 6,14% 110 17 0 127 1 126 46 26 24 17 14

90 SECTION P — EDUCATION 28 1,35%

91 Education 28 1,35% 5 23 0 28 0 28 12 3 2 1 10

92SECTION Q — HUMAN HEALTH AND SOCIAL WORK

ACTIVITIES38 1,84%

93 Human health activities 24 1,16% 8 16 0 24 0 24 11 6 1 2 4

94 Residential care activities 2 0,10% 1 1 0 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 2

95 Social work activities without accommodation 12 0,58% 1 11 0 12 0 12 5 0 0 4 3

96 SECTION R — ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT AND RECREATION 25 1,21%

97 Creative, arts and entertainment activities 5 0,24% 4 1 0 5 0 5 3 0 0 0 2

98 Libraries, archives, museums and other cultural activities 1 0,05% 1 0 0 1 0 1 1 0 0 0 0

99 Gambling and betting activities 0 0,00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

100 Sports activities and amusement and recreation activities 19 0,92% 15 4 0 19 0 19 8 1 2 4 4

101 SECTION S — OTHER SERVICE ACTIVITIES 23 1,11%

102 Activities of membership organisations 5 0,24% 2 3 0 5 0 5 1 1 1 0 2

103 Repair of computers and personal and household goods 4 0,19% 4 0 0 4 0 4 2 0 0 1 1

104 Other personal service activities 14 0,68% 10 4 0 14 0 14 6 4 1 3 0

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SECTION T — ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLDS AS

EMPLOYERS; UNDIFFERENTIATED GOODS- AND SERVICES-

PRODUCING ACTIVITIES OF HOUSEHOLDS FOR OWN USE

14 0,68%

106 Activities of households as employers of domestic personnel 14 0,68% 1 13 0 14 0 14 10 2 0 1 1

107Undifferentiated goods- and services-producing activities of

private households for own use0 0,00% 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

108SECTION U — ACTIVITIES OF EXTRATERRITORIAL

ORGANISATIONS AND BODIES3 0,14%

109 Activities of extraterritorial organisations and bodies 3 0,14% 1 2 0 3 0 3 1 1 0 0 1

1506 564 9 2061 2 2068 706 503 270 461 1302070TOTAL

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APPENDIX VI GRAPH: Analysis of Work Accidents by Economic Activity for the Year 2017 (Employed Persons only, during their work)

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APPENDIX VII

GRAPH: Accidents Reported during the Period 2006 – 2017 (Employed Persons only, during their work) Analysis of Work Accidents Reported during the Year 2017 by Cause (Employed Persons only, during their work)

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APPENDIX VΙΙΙ ANALYSIS OF FATAL ACCIDENTS OCCURRED DURING YEAR 2017 (REPORTABLE ACCORDING TO THE LEGISLATION)

A. EMPLOYED PERSONS during work (Total No. of Accidents: 4)

No. District Number of

Victims Economic Activity Sector of Employer

Accident Causation

1. Limassol 1 Building Construction Works

Fall from a height

2. Larnaca 1 Transportation – Public Transport

Road accident

3. Limassol 1 Telecommunications Fall from a height

4. Nicosia 1 Fast food delivery Road accident

B. SELF – EMPLOYED PERSONS during work (Total No. of Accidents: 1)

No. District Number of

Victims Economic Activity Sector of Employer

Accident Causation

1. Pafos 1 Building Construction Works

Fall from a height

C. PERSONS OUT OF WORK (Total No. of Accidents: 2)

No. District Number of

Victims Economic Activity Sector of Employer

Accident Causation

1. Larnaca 1 Public Administration Road accident

2. Larnaca 1 Retail Trade Fall from a height

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APPENDIX ΙΧ GRAPH: Fatal Accidents Reported during the Period 2006 - 2017 (Employed Persons only, during their work) (Στοιχεία για εργοδοτούμενους τραυματισθέντες κατά τη διάρκεια της εργασίας)

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APPENDIX X GRAPH: Frequency Index by Economic Activity for the Year 2017

(PRELIMINARY RESULTS)

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APPENDIX XI GRAPH: Trend of Frequency Index – No of Accidents, No of employees, Totals – Averages for the Period 2006 - 2017

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APPENDIX XΙΙ GRAPH:Inspections of the Chemical Substances Section – 2017

Classification, Labelling, Packaging and SDS contol

65%

REACH Registration7%

Sampling (toys, stationary, superglues)

18%

RAPEX (non compliant products)4%

Complaints6% Classification, Labelling, Packaging and SDS

control of chemicalsREACH Registration

Sampling (toys, stationary, superglues)

RAPEX (non compliant products)

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TABLE 1: Number of inspections per subject (2017)

Subject Number of

inspections

Classification, Labelling and Packaging of chemicals and Safety Data Sheets

182

Registration of substances according to REACH Regulation 25

Sampling – Restrictions under REACH 49

Follow up inspections – RAPEX 12

Investigation of complaints 18

TABLE 2: Number of samples analysed and number of non-compliant products

(2017)

Analysis of: Samples analysed

Non – Compliant Products

Superglues or other professional glues for Benzene, Toluene and Chloroform

35 2

Toys and child care articles for phthalates content (phthalates are toxic for reproduction)

55 22

Stationary articles (color markets) for Benzene, Toluene and Chloroform

30 Analysis of product Not completed yet

Bleaching and other cleaning products for classification, labelling and packaging

20 3

Air Fresheners 19 0

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1 LIFTING MACHINERY AND DEVICES 134 24,36% 50,19% 63 22,34% 23,60% 60 23,08% 22,47% 7 11,86% 2,62% 3 6,52% 1,12% 267 22,31%

2 CRANES 104 18,91% 32,91% 95 33,69% 30,06% 86 33,08% 27,22% 20 33,90% 6,33% 11 23,91% 3,48% 316 26,40%

3 TOWER CRANES 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00%

4 STEAM BOILERS 138 25,09% 35,20% 107 37,94% 27,30% 86 33,08% 21,94% 32 54,24% 8,16% 29 63,04% 7,40% 392 32,75%

5 STEAM RECEIVERS 7 1,27% 100,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 7 0,58%

6 AIR RECEIVERS 167 30,36% 77,67% 17 6,03% 7,91% 28 10,77% 13,02% 0 0,00% 0,00% 3 6,52% 1,40% 215 17,96%

7 CHAINS 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00%

8 ROPES 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00%

9 LIFTING TACKLES 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00% 0,00% 0 0,00%

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Table Notes:

1. Percentage conribution on the Total Number of Inspections for the same District.

2. Percentage conribution on the Total Number of Inspections for the same Machinery Type Cyprus wide.

3. Percentage conribution on the Total Number of Inspections Cyprus wide.

4. Percentage conribution of District Inspections on the Total Number of Inspections Cyprus wide.

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TOTAL No. OF MACHINERY INSPECTIONS

APPENDIX XΙII: Machinery Inspections in 2017

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ANNEX XΙV: Inspections of Inspectable Machinery and LPG Installations Table A: Inspections of Inspectable Machinery

Machinery Type

Number of Inspections

Maximum Prescribed

Period between Inspections

Article of the Factories Law on the Frequency

of Inspections 2016 2017

Cranes and other Lifting Devices

459 583 14 months 35(2)

Steam Boilers 387 392 14 - 18 months 40(7)

Steam Receivers 23 7 26 months 41(4)

Air Receivers 195 215 26 months 42(5)

Ropes 0 0 6 months 34

TOTAL 1.064 1.197

Table B: LPG Inspection Analysis per District in 2017

Inspection reason

DISTRICT

Nicosia Limassol Larnaca Paphos Ammochostos Total

Nr Nr Nr Nr Nr Nr

Examination report of LPG installation on a vehicle

4 4 0 4 0 12

Complaint Investigation

15 17 4 0 0 36

Licensing of LPG Storage

325 327 327 170 183 1332

LPG Storage Inspection (without Licensing)

18 64 4 0 0 86

Autogas Workshops or MOT Inspection

5 11 0 2 1 19

Autogas Refueling Stations Inspection

4 6 2 6 0 18

Inspection Total 371 429 337 182 184 1503

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APPENDIX XV:Air Emission Permits and Industrial Emissions Permits

Installations for which Air Emission Permits and Industrial Emissions Permits were issued / renewed in 2017

Installation Category Number of Air Emission Permits granted in 2017

- Petrol Stations 8

- Petroleum Storage 1

- Production of pharmaceuticals / pesticides 5

- Other 2

Total 16

Installation Category Number of Air Emission

Permits amended in 2017

- Petrol Stations 27

Total 27

Industrial Emissions Permits granted by the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance for installations using organic solvents

Installation Category Number of industrial

Emissions Permits granted in 2017

- Dry Cleaning 5

- Printing 1

Total 6

Industrial Emissions Permits granted by the Minister of Labour, Welfare and Social Insurance and the Minister of Agriculture, Rural Development and

Environment

Installation Category Number of industrial

Emissions Permits granted in 2017

- Total 29

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APPENDIX XVI: Air Quality Monitoring

Figure1: Distribution of Atmospheric Air Quality Monitoring Stations in Cyprus (Traffic Stations – red colour, Residential Stations – green colour, Industrial Stations – yellow colour and Background Stations- blue colour).

Figure 2: Atmospheric Air Quality monitoring station at Ayia Marina-Xyliatou

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Figure 3: Annual averages of ΝΟ2, SO2, PM10, O3, CO at the Nicosia Traffic Station

Figure 4: Annual Ozone averages at EMEP Background Station, Nicosia Traffic Station and Limassol Residential Station

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APPENDIX XVII: National Air Pollutant Emissions National Yearly Emissions per Activity (Year 2015)

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Public Electricity and heat production 4.84 0.08 11.36 NE 0.20 0.29 0.39 0.43 0.09 0.02 0.01 0.09

Manufacturing Industry & Construction 2.91 0.10 1.34 0.00 0.16 0.25 0.34 2.57 0.16 0.01 0.08 0.01

Aviation 0.69 0.03 0.05 NE 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.45 NE NE NE NE

Road Transport 5.69 2.51 0.01 0.20 0.34 0.41 0.46 9.73 24.94 0.01 0.00 0.20

Navigation 0.18 0.01 0.19 NE 0.02 0.02 0.02 NE NE NE NE NE

Residential (CentralHeating) 0.17 0.05 0.15 0.01 0.07 0.07 0.07 0.52 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.09

Agriculture (Combustion and Mobile) 0.61 0.04 0.05 0.00 0.03 0.03 0.03 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Distribution /Storage of Oil Products NO 0.78 NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO NO

CementProduction NE NE NE NE 0.06 0.09 0.09 NE NE NE NE NE

LimeProduction NE NE NE NA 0.00 0.01 0.03 NE NE NE NE NA

Asphalt NE 0.01 NA NA 0.00 0.02 0.12 0.00 NE NE NE NE

Quarries NA NA NA NA 0.02 0.12 0.24 NA NA NA NA NA

Production of Food&Drink NA 0.16 NA NA NE NE NE NA NA NA NA NA

PaintApplication NA 1.62 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

DryCleaning NA 0.05 NA NA NE NE NE NA NA NA NA NA

Solvents 0.00 0.47 0.00 0.01 0.04 0.04 0.04 0.08 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

ManureManagement 0.02 0.81 0.00 3.97 0.04 0.21 0.30 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Fertilizers 0.17 0.03 NA 0.34 0.00 0.05 0.05 NA NA NA NA NA

CremationPokalamis 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01 0.01 0.01 0.13 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

WasteManagement 0.00 0.63 0.00 0.02 0.02 0.09 0.19 0.04 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.01

TotalEmissions 15.28 7.39 13.15 4.54 1.01 1.73 2.40 14.08 25.20 0.05 0.09 0.40

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Figure 1: Percentage of total Nitrogen Oxide emissions by activity in

2015.

Figure 2: Percentage of total Carbon Monoxide emissions by

activity in 2015.

Figure 3: Percentage of Total Non-Methane Volatile Organic

Compounds by activity in 2015.

Figure 4: Percentage of total Sulfur Dioxide emissions by

activity in 2015.

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Figure 5: Percentage of total Ammonia emissions per

activity in 2015.

Figure 6: Percentage of Total Emissions Particulate Dust

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Figure 7: Percentage of Total Emissions Particulate

Matter (PM2,5) per activity in 2015

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