Article 126 of the Saudi Labor Law

المادة 126 من نظام العمل · الباب الثامن: الوقاية من مخاطر العمل والوقاية من الحوادث الصناعية الكبرى وإصابات العمل والخدمات الصحية والاجتماعية

Official text (Arabic)

This article has not been amended since the law was issued.

صاحب العمل مسؤول عن الطوارئ والحوادث التي يصاب بها أشخاص آخرون غير عماله، ممن يدخلون أماكن العمل بحكم الوظيفة، أو بموافقة صاحب العمل أو وكلائه، إذا كانت بسبب إهمال اتخاذ الاحتياطات الفنية التي يتطلبها نوع عمله، وعليه أن يعوضهم عما يصيبهم من عطل وضرر حسب الأنظمة العامة.

This is the official Arabic wording, the only legally binding version. We do not translate the law itself; the explanation below is ours. Official source: Bureau of Experts at the Council of Ministers

Explanation (Arabic)

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