What are the penalties for breaking occupational safety rules in Kyrgyzstan?

Breaking labour protection rules in Kyrgyzstan can lead to administrative fines under the Code on Offences of 2021 (Article 87; Articles 274 and 276 at hazardous production facilities), suspension of work, equipment or a unit, liquidation of the organisation by a court, and full compensation to injured workers. If a breach of safety rules causes significant or serious harm, the Criminal Code (Article 272) provides for fines, disqualification and up to five years' imprisonment.

Short answer

• Administrative: Code of the Kyrgyz Republic on Offences No. 128 of 28 October 2021 (text checked as amended to 9 October 2026). Fines are set in calculation indices (расчетный показатель); one index is 100 som, a value fixed by Jogorku Kenesh Resolution No. 1115-III of 15 June 2006 and unchanged in November 2026.
• Main OSH fine: failing to provide healthy and safe working conditions (Article 87, part 4): 75 indices (7,500 som) for an individual or official, 230 indices (23,000 som) for a legal entity.
• Who fines: the labour protection authority for Articles 86 to 92 (Code, Article 458); the environmental and industrial safety authority for Articles 274 and 276 (Article 457).
• Suspension and closure: inspectors suspend work, units or equipment that endanger life or health until the breach is removed; an appeal to court does not stop the order. A court may liquidate an organisation or close a unit on the inspection's request, backed by a state expert review of working conditions (Law No. 82, Articles 51 and 52).
• Compensation: Chapter 5 of Law No. 82 and Chapter 21 of the Labour Code: lost earnings, extra expenses, a lump sum and moral damages; payments to the family after a death.
• Criminal: Article 272 of the Criminal Code of 2021, breach of safety rules in mining, construction or other work.

The fines in the Code on Offences

Fines use the index value on the day of the offence. The Code is amended often, so check the current text before quoting a figure.

Criminal and civil liability

Under Criminal Code Article 272, a deliberate or negligent breach of safety rules in mining, construction, explosive or other work that negligently causes significant harm is punished by a fine of 500 to 1,000 indices with disqualification for up to one year; if it causes serious or especially serious harm, by a fine of 1,000 to 2,000 indices or up to five years' imprisonment, with disqualification for up to two years.

Compensation is not a penalty but is often the largest cost. Injury is treated as the employer's fault when it results from failing to provide healthy and safe conditions (Law No. 82, Article 26), and the employer is liable regardless of fault for harm from a source of increased danger unless it proves force majeure or intent (Labour Code, Article 210). The victim may challenge the employer's decision before the labour inspection or the trade union, whose decision on payment binds the employer, or go to court; claims are not time-barred (Articles 39 and 40). If the employer is liquidated without a successor, it must capitalise the payments and transfer them to the state social insurance body (Article 37).

Common mistakes

• Quoting fine amounts from older summaries or from the repealed 1998 administrative code.
• Assuming a paid fine closes the matter; the inspector's order must still be complied with.
• Forgetting the employer's compulsory civil liability insurance, which has its own fine.

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Standards and further reading

• Code of the Kyrgyz Republic on Offences No. 128, 28 October 2021 (Articles 31, 87, 87-1, 274, 274-1, 276, 457, 458): official text.
• Criminal Code of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 127, 28 October 2021 (Article 272): official text.
• Jogorku Kenesh Resolution No. 1115-III of 15 June 2006 on the size of the calculation index: official text.
• Law of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 82 "On Labour Protection", 5 June 2026 (Articles 22, 25 to 52): official text.
• Labour Code of the Kyrgyz Republic No. 23, 23 January 2025 (Articles 210 to 228).

This article is general occupational safety and health information prepared by the excodex editorial team. It does not replace the applicable legislation, standards, manufacturers' instructions or the assessment of a competent OSH professional or occupational physician.