| { |
| "metadata": { |
| "name": "SmartQHSE HSE Regulators Directory", |
| "description": "Reference dataset of 36 major occupational safety and health regulators across 27 jurisdictions — names, abbreviations, official websites, key legislation, scope, and Wikidata Q-IDs where applicable. Useful for jurisdiction-aware HSE applications, RAG over compliance documentation, and LLM grounding when answering questions like \"who regulates workplace safety in Qatar\".", |
| "publisher": "SmartQHSE Ltd", |
| "license": "CC BY 4.0", |
| "cite_as": "SmartQHSE Ltd (2026). HSE Regulators Directory [dataset]. https://huggingface.co/datasets/SmartQHSE/hse-regulators-directory", |
| "rows": 36, |
| "last_updated": "2026-05-08" |
| }, |
| "data": [ |
| { |
| "id": "us-osha", |
| "country": "United States", |
| "iso": "US", |
| "regulator": "Occupational Safety and Health Administration", |
| "abbr": "OSHA", |
| "website": "https://www.osha.gov", |
| "parent_agency": "U.S. Department of Labor", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970", |
| "29 CFR 1904 (Recordkeeping)", |
| "29 CFR 1910 (General Industry)", |
| "29 CFR 1926 (Construction)" |
| ], |
| "scope": "private-sector occupational safety", |
| "established": 1971, |
| "wikidata": "Q674547" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "us-niosh", |
| "country": "United States", |
| "iso": "US", |
| "regulator": "National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health", |
| "abbr": "NIOSH", |
| "website": "https://www.cdc.gov/niosh", |
| "parent_agency": "Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC)", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970" |
| ], |
| "scope": "research, recommendations (NIOSH lifting equation, RELs)", |
| "established": 1970, |
| "wikidata": "Q1973870" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "us-msha", |
| "country": "United States", |
| "iso": "US", |
| "regulator": "Mine Safety and Health Administration", |
| "abbr": "MSHA", |
| "website": "https://www.msha.gov", |
| "parent_agency": "U.S. Department of Labor", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Federal Mine Safety and Health Act of 1977" |
| ], |
| "scope": "mining safety", |
| "established": 1978, |
| "wikidata": "Q4065432" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "ca-ccohs", |
| "country": "Canada", |
| "iso": "CA", |
| "regulator": "Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety", |
| "abbr": "CCOHS", |
| "website": "https://www.ccohs.ca", |
| "parent_agency": "Government of Canada", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Canadian Centre for Occupational Health and Safety Act" |
| ], |
| "scope": "federal OSH information & research", |
| "established": 1978, |
| "wikidata": "Q5031540" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "uk-hse", |
| "country": "United Kingdom", |
| "iso": "GB", |
| "regulator": "Health and Safety Executive", |
| "abbr": "HSE", |
| "website": "https://www.hse.gov.uk", |
| "parent_agency": "Department for Work and Pensions", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974", |
| "Management of Health and Safety at Work Regulations 1999", |
| "RIDDOR 2013", |
| "COSHH 2002", |
| "CDM 2015" |
| ], |
| "scope": "GB workplace safety", |
| "established": 1974, |
| "wikidata": "Q612519" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "eu-osha", |
| "country": "European Union", |
| "iso": "EU", |
| "regulator": "European Agency for Safety and Health at Work", |
| "abbr": "EU-OSHA", |
| "website": "https://osha.europa.eu", |
| "parent_agency": "European Union", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Framework Directive 89/391/EEC", |
| "Seveso III Directive 2012/18/EU" |
| ], |
| "scope": "EU-wide occupational safety coordination", |
| "established": 1994, |
| "wikidata": "Q1376194" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "fr-inrs", |
| "country": "France", |
| "iso": "FR", |
| "regulator": "Institut national de recherche et de sécurité", |
| "abbr": "INRS", |
| "website": "https://www.inrs.fr", |
| "parent_agency": "French Social Security", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Code du travail Livre IV" |
| ], |
| "scope": "OSH research & training", |
| "established": 1947, |
| "wikidata": "Q1665307" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "de-baua", |
| "country": "Germany", |
| "iso": "DE", |
| "regulator": "Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin", |
| "abbr": "BAuA", |
| "website": "https://www.baua.de", |
| "parent_agency": "Federal Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Arbeitsschutzgesetz (ArbSchG)", |
| "Betriebssicherheitsverordnung (BetrSichV)" |
| ], |
| "scope": "federal OSH research", |
| "established": 1996, |
| "wikidata": "Q1003040" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "it-inail", |
| "country": "Italy", |
| "iso": "IT", |
| "regulator": "Istituto nazionale per l'assicurazione contro gli infortuni sul lavoro", |
| "abbr": "INAIL", |
| "website": "https://www.inail.it", |
| "parent_agency": "Ministry of Labour and Social Policies", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Decreto Legislativo 81/2008 (Testo Unico)" |
| ], |
| "scope": "workplace insurance + OSH research", |
| "established": 1933, |
| "wikidata": "Q1657867" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "es-insst", |
| "country": "Spain", |
| "iso": "ES", |
| "regulator": "Instituto Nacional de Seguridad y Salud en el Trabajo", |
| "abbr": "INSST", |
| "website": "https://www.insst.es", |
| "parent_agency": "Ministry of Labour and Social Economy", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Ley 31/1995 de Prevención de Riesgos Laborales" |
| ], |
| "scope": "national OSH technical reference", |
| "established": 1979, |
| "wikidata": null |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "no-arbeidstilsynet", |
| "country": "Norway", |
| "iso": "NO", |
| "regulator": "Arbeidstilsynet (Labour Inspection Authority)", |
| "abbr": "AT", |
| "website": "https://www.arbeidstilsynet.no", |
| "parent_agency": "Ministry of Labour and Social Inclusion", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Arbeidsmiljøloven (Working Environment Act 2005)" |
| ], |
| "scope": "labour inspection", |
| "established": 1893, |
| "wikidata": "Q4787569" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "se-av", |
| "country": "Sweden", |
| "iso": "SE", |
| "regulator": "Arbetsmiljöverket (Swedish Work Environment Authority)", |
| "abbr": "AV", |
| "website": "https://www.av.se", |
| "parent_agency": "Ministry of Employment", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Arbetsmiljölagen (Work Environment Act 1977)" |
| ], |
| "scope": "labour environment", |
| "established": 2001, |
| "wikidata": "Q284014" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "fi-tt", |
| "country": "Finland", |
| "iso": "FI", |
| "regulator": "Työterveyslaitos (FIOH)", |
| "abbr": "FIOH", |
| "website": "https://www.ttl.fi", |
| "parent_agency": "Ministry of Social Affairs and Health", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Occupational Safety and Health Act 738/2002" |
| ], |
| "scope": "OSH research", |
| "established": 1945, |
| "wikidata": null |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "ae-mohre", |
| "country": "United Arab Emirates", |
| "iso": "AE", |
| "regulator": "Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation", |
| "abbr": "MoHRE", |
| "website": "https://www.mohre.gov.ae", |
| "parent_agency": "Federal Government of UAE", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Federal Decree-Law No. 33 of 2021 on Regulation of Labour Relations", |
| "Cabinet Resolution 13 of 2009" |
| ], |
| "scope": "federal labour + OHS", |
| "established": 1972, |
| "wikidata": null |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "ae-oshad", |
| "country": "United Arab Emirates / Abu Dhabi", |
| "iso": "AE", |
| "regulator": "Abu Dhabi Department of Health Occupational Safety and Health Center", |
| "abbr": "OSHAD", |
| "website": "https://www.oshad.ae", |
| "parent_agency": "Abu Dhabi Department of Health", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "OSHAD-SF Code of Practice (CoP)", |
| "Law No. (29) of 2019" |
| ], |
| "scope": "Abu Dhabi emirate-level OSH", |
| "established": 2010, |
| "wikidata": null |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "ae-dm", |
| "country": "United Arab Emirates / Dubai", |
| "iso": "AE", |
| "regulator": "Dubai Municipality Health, Safety and Environment Department", |
| "abbr": "DM HSE", |
| "website": "https://www.dm.gov.ae", |
| "parent_agency": "Dubai Municipality", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Dubai HSE Code of Practice", |
| "DM Building Code" |
| ], |
| "scope": "Dubai emirate-level construction + environmental HSE", |
| "established": 1957, |
| "wikidata": "Q5306941" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "sa-mhrsd", |
| "country": "Saudi Arabia", |
| "iso": "SA", |
| "regulator": "Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development", |
| "abbr": "MHRSD", |
| "website": "https://www.hrsd.gov.sa", |
| "parent_agency": "Government of Saudi Arabia", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Labor Law (Royal Decree M/51 of 1426H)" |
| ], |
| "scope": "national labour + OSH", |
| "established": 1962, |
| "wikidata": null |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "qa-moadlsa", |
| "country": "Qatar", |
| "iso": "QA", |
| "regulator": "Ministry of Labour", |
| "abbr": "MOL", |
| "website": "https://www.adlsa.gov.qa", |
| "parent_agency": "Government of Qatar", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Labour Law No. 14 of 2004", |
| "Ministerial Decision No. 16 of 2007 on Occupational Health" |
| ], |
| "scope": "national labour + OSH", |
| "established": 1972, |
| "wikidata": null |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "qa-kahramaa", |
| "country": "Qatar", |
| "iso": "QA", |
| "regulator": "Qatar General Electricity and Water Corporation (Kahramaa)", |
| "abbr": "Kahramaa", |
| "website": "https://www.km.qa", |
| "parent_agency": "Government of Qatar", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Kahramaa Safety Requirements" |
| ], |
| "scope": "utilities/HSE technical regulator", |
| "established": 2000, |
| "wikidata": "Q3498611" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "om-momp", |
| "country": "Oman", |
| "iso": "OM", |
| "regulator": "Ministry of Labour", |
| "abbr": "MoL", |
| "website": "https://www.mol.gov.om", |
| "parent_agency": "Government of Oman", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Oman Labour Law (Royal Decree 35/2003)", |
| "Ministerial Decision 286/2008" |
| ], |
| "scope": "national labour + OSH", |
| "established": 1972, |
| "wikidata": null |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "kw-mosal", |
| "country": "Kuwait", |
| "iso": "KW", |
| "regulator": "Public Authority for Manpower", |
| "abbr": "PAM", |
| "website": "https://www.paci.gov.kw", |
| "parent_agency": "Government of Kuwait", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Labour Law in the Private Sector No. 6 of 2010" |
| ], |
| "scope": "national labour + OSH", |
| "established": 2013, |
| "wikidata": null |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "bh-lmra", |
| "country": "Bahrain", |
| "iso": "BH", |
| "regulator": "Labour Market Regulatory Authority", |
| "abbr": "LMRA", |
| "website": "https://www.lmra.gov.bh", |
| "parent_agency": "Government of Bahrain", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Labour Law No. 36 of 2012" |
| ], |
| "scope": "national labour + OSH", |
| "established": 2006, |
| "wikidata": "Q26199957" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "au-swa", |
| "country": "Australia", |
| "iso": "AU", |
| "regulator": "Safe Work Australia", |
| "abbr": "SWA", |
| "website": "https://www.safeworkaustralia.gov.au", |
| "parent_agency": "Australian Government", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Model Work Health and Safety (WHS) Act 2011", |
| "WHS Regulations 2011" |
| ], |
| "scope": "federal model WHS", |
| "established": 2008, |
| "wikidata": "Q7398060" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "nz-wsnz", |
| "country": "New Zealand", |
| "iso": "NZ", |
| "regulator": "WorkSafe New Zealand", |
| "abbr": "WorkSafe NZ", |
| "website": "https://www.worksafe.govt.nz", |
| "parent_agency": "New Zealand Government", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Health and Safety at Work Act 2015" |
| ], |
| "scope": "national workplace safety", |
| "established": 2013, |
| "wikidata": "Q24878987" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "jp-mhlw", |
| "country": "Japan", |
| "iso": "JP", |
| "regulator": "Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare", |
| "abbr": "MHLW", |
| "website": "https://www.mhlw.go.jp", |
| "parent_agency": "Government of Japan", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Industrial Safety and Health Act (1972)" |
| ], |
| "scope": "national labour + OSH", |
| "established": 2001, |
| "wikidata": "Q726513" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "kr-mole", |
| "country": "South Korea", |
| "iso": "KR", |
| "regulator": "Korea Occupational Safety and Health Agency", |
| "abbr": "KOSHA", |
| "website": "https://www.kosha.or.kr", |
| "parent_agency": "Ministry of Employment and Labor", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Occupational Safety and Health Act" |
| ], |
| "scope": "national OSH", |
| "established": 1987, |
| "wikidata": "Q15918218" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "sg-mom", |
| "country": "Singapore", |
| "iso": "SG", |
| "regulator": "Ministry of Manpower (Workplace Safety and Health Council)", |
| "abbr": "MOM/WSHC", |
| "website": "https://www.mom.gov.sg", |
| "parent_agency": "Government of Singapore", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Workplace Safety and Health Act 2006" |
| ], |
| "scope": "national WSH", |
| "established": 2008, |
| "wikidata": null |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "in-dgms", |
| "country": "India", |
| "iso": "IN", |
| "regulator": "Directorate General of Mines Safety / Directorate General Factory Advice Service & Labour Institutes", |
| "abbr": "DGMS / DGFASLI", |
| "website": "https://www.dgms.gov.in", |
| "parent_agency": "Ministry of Labour and Employment", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Mines Act 1952", |
| "Factories Act 1948", |
| "Building and Other Construction Workers Act 1996" |
| ], |
| "scope": "mining + factories OSH", |
| "established": 1901, |
| "wikidata": null |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "za-doel", |
| "country": "South Africa", |
| "iso": "ZA", |
| "regulator": "Department of Employment and Labour (Occupational Health and Safety Branch)", |
| "abbr": "DoEL", |
| "website": "https://www.labour.gov.za", |
| "parent_agency": "Government of South Africa", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Occupational Health and Safety Act 85 of 1993", |
| "Mine Health and Safety Act 29 of 1996" |
| ], |
| "scope": "national OSH", |
| "established": 1994, |
| "wikidata": null |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "br-mte", |
| "country": "Brazil", |
| "iso": "BR", |
| "regulator": "Ministério do Trabalho e Emprego (Secretaria de Inspeção do Trabalho)", |
| "abbr": "MTE/SIT", |
| "website": "https://www.gov.br/trabalho-e-emprego", |
| "parent_agency": "Government of Brazil", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Consolidação das Leis do Trabalho (CLT) Capítulo V", |
| "Normas Regulamentadoras (NR-1 to NR-37)" |
| ], |
| "scope": "national labour + OSH", |
| "established": 1930, |
| "wikidata": "Q5736229" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "mx-stps", |
| "country": "Mexico", |
| "iso": "MX", |
| "regulator": "Secretaría del Trabajo y Previsión Social", |
| "abbr": "STPS", |
| "website": "https://www.gob.mx/stps", |
| "parent_agency": "Government of Mexico", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Ley Federal del Trabajo", |
| "NOM-001 to NOM-036 (Normas Oficiales Mexicanas en Seguridad y Salud)" |
| ], |
| "scope": "national labour + OSH", |
| "established": 1940, |
| "wikidata": "Q3486194" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "intl-ilo", |
| "country": "International", |
| "iso": "ZZ", |
| "regulator": "International Labour Organization", |
| "abbr": "ILO", |
| "website": "https://www.ilo.org", |
| "parent_agency": "United Nations", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "ILO Convention C155 (Occupational Safety and Health, 1981)", |
| "ILO Convention C161 (Occupational Health Services, 1985)", |
| "ILO Convention C187 (Promotional Framework, 2006)" |
| ], |
| "scope": "international OSH standards", |
| "established": 1919, |
| "wikidata": "Q41566" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "intl-iso", |
| "country": "International", |
| "iso": "ZZ", |
| "regulator": "International Organization for Standardization", |
| "abbr": "ISO", |
| "website": "https://www.iso.org", |
| "parent_agency": "Independent NGO", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "ISO 45001:2018 (OH&S management)", |
| "ISO 14001 (Environmental management)", |
| "ISO 31000 (Risk management)" |
| ], |
| "scope": "international voluntary standards", |
| "established": 1947, |
| "wikidata": "Q15028" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "intl-iogp", |
| "country": "International (oil & gas)", |
| "iso": "ZZ", |
| "regulator": "International Association of Oil & Gas Producers", |
| "abbr": "IOGP", |
| "website": "https://www.iogp.org", |
| "parent_agency": "Industry association", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "IOGP Report 2023s (Safety Performance Indicators)", |
| "IOGP Report 510 (OMS Framework)", |
| "IOGP Report 432 (Major Accident Hazards)" |
| ], |
| "scope": "upstream oil & gas voluntary HSE", |
| "established": 1974, |
| "wikidata": "Q3343396" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "intl-imo", |
| "country": "International (maritime)", |
| "iso": "ZZ", |
| "regulator": "International Maritime Organization", |
| "abbr": "IMO", |
| "website": "https://www.imo.org", |
| "parent_agency": "United Nations", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "SOLAS", |
| "MARPOL", |
| "ISM Code" |
| ], |
| "scope": "international maritime safety", |
| "established": 1948, |
| "wikidata": "Q40023" |
| }, |
| { |
| "id": "intl-icao", |
| "country": "International (aviation)", |
| "iso": "ZZ", |
| "regulator": "International Civil Aviation Organization", |
| "abbr": "ICAO", |
| "website": "https://www.icao.int", |
| "parent_agency": "United Nations", |
| "key_legislation": [ |
| "Chicago Convention", |
| "ICAO Annex 19 Safety Management" |
| ], |
| "scope": "international aviation safety", |
| "established": 1944, |
| "wikidata": "Q170481" |
| } |
| ] |
| } |
