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Workplace safety in Luxembourg: employer guide
Find the safety regulator, employer duties and training topics for Luxembourg, with government and legal sources.
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Short answer
In Luxembourg, use the Inspection du travail et des mines (ITM) and Government guidance on Labour Code safety duties to plan workplace safety and instruction.
Who oversees safety at work?
Start with the tasks and hazards at your site. This page points to the regulator and legal framework; check their current guidance before making a workplace decision. The relevant public body is Inspection du travail et des mines (ITM).
What should an employer do first?
Employers are responsible for protecting employee safety and health, assessing work risks and putting prevention measures into practice. Government guidance on Labour Code safety duties For each task, write down the hazard, the control and the instruction workers need. Check the task and the workplace before assigning instruction, especially where several employers share a site.
Check that the instruction matches the work and its risks; a course title cannot describe every site's controls. Government guidance on Labour Code safety duties
Five training topics to check
Choose from these topics using the job's risks; this is not a universal course list. Government guidance on Labour Code safety duties
1. Site induction — explain local hazards and the reporting route. 2. Manual handling — demonstrate the safe method for this task. 3. Falls — show the fall-prevention method for this task. 4. Machinery — check equipment, exclusion zones and supervision. 5. Emergency response — agree what to do and whom to contact.
Who checks workplace safety?
Start with the regulator's site for inspection information.
How should we choose instruction?
Match the topic to the task and the risk assessment under the linked rules.
Does a course replace site controls?
No. Apply the employer's prevention duties at the workplace. Read the source.
Where can workers read the rules?
Open the Government guidance on Labour Code safety duties and Inspection du travail et des mines (ITM); ask how they apply to the job.
Useful official links
Official sources
- Inspection du travail et des mines (ITM)itm.public.lu · Checked 2026-10-13
- Government guidance on Labour Code safety dutiesguichet.public.lu · Checked 2026-10-13