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What each country asks for drywall work, and the standard in each one.

CountryTo work on site (cards and training)Trade standard or requirement
🇬🇧 United KingdomCSCS; CITB · CSCS: Which card? CITB HS&E testBS EN 520:2004+A1:2009; BS 8000-8:2023 · BSI (British Standards Institution): BS EN 520:2004+A1:2009 BSI: BS 8000-8:2023
🇪🇸 Spain7th General Collective Agreement for the Construction Sector · 7th Construction Sector Agreement (BOE) Fundación Laboral de la Construcción: approved providersUNE-EN 520:2005+A1:2010; UNE 102043:2013 · UNE (Asociación Española de Normalización): UNE-EN 520:2005+A1:2010 UNE: UNE 102043:2013
🇮🇪 IrelandSafety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005; Safety, Health and Welfare at Work · Safety, Health and Welfare at Work Act 2005 (Irish Statute Book) Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Construction) Regulations 2013, S.I. No. 291 of 2013 (Irish Statute Book)Pending verification
🇵🇹 PortugalDecree-Law 273/2003; Law 102/2009 · Decree-Law 273/2003: safety and health on temporary or mobile construction sites (Diário da República) Law 102/2009: legal framework for promoting safety and health at work (Diário da República)305/2011 · Diario Oficial de la UE (EUR-Lex)
🇫🇷 FrancePending verificationNF DTU 25.41 (febrero de 2022) · AFNOR (Asociación Francesa de Normalización): NF DTU 25.41
🇮🇹 ItalyLegislative Decree 81/2008, Consolidated Act on health and safety at work · Legislative Decree 81 of 9 April 2008: Consolidated Act on health and safety at work (Testo Unico), coordinated edition by the National Labour Inspectorate (INL)UNI EN 520:2009; UNI 11424:2015 · UNI (Ente Italiano di Normazione): UNI EN 520:2009 UNI: UNI 11424:2015
🇺🇸 United StatesPending verificationPending verification
🇨🇦 CanadaOntario Regulation 213/91 · Ontario Regulation 213/91: Construction Projects (Ontario e-Laws)CAN/CSA-A82.27-M91 · CSA Group: CAN/CSA-A82.27-M91
🇦🇺 AustraliaWork Health and Safety Act 2011, Arts. 44(1), 44(2), 241, Schedule 3 cl. 7.1(e)-(f); Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, reg. 5 · Work Health and Safety Act 2011 (Commonwealth) Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011 (Commonwealth)Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, reg. 316; AS/NZS 2588; AS/NZS 2589 · Work Health and Safety Regulations 2011, reg. 316 Standards Australia Standards Australia
🇸🇦 Saudi ArabiaOccupational Safety and Health Management Regulation · Occupational Safety and Health Management Regulation (ministerial decision, HRSD (Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development (Saudi Arabia)))GSO ASTM C1396/C1396M:2026; SASO, proyecto 406/1444 (referencia ASTM C840-20) · GSO (Organización de Normalización del Consejo de Cooperación del Golfo): GSO ASTM C1396/C1396M SASO (Organización Saudí de Normalización, Metrología y Calidad): consulta pública 406/1444
🇶🇦 QatarPending verificationGSO ASTM C1396/C1396M:2026 · GSO (Organización de Normalización del Consejo de Cooperación del Golfo): GSO ASTM C1396/C1396M
🇴🇲 OmanOman Labour Law · Royal Decree 53/2023 Issuing the Labour Law (English translation by decree.om; official Arabic text on qanoon.om)OS GSO ASTM C1396/C1396M:2022 · Ministerio de Comercio e Industria de Omán, tienda de normas: OS GSO ASTM C1396
🇻🇪 VenezuelaPending verificationPending verification
🇨🇴 ColombiaResolución 4272 de 2021 · Resolución 4272 de 2021 (Alcaldía de Bogotá, Sisjur)NTC 6159 · ICONTEC (Instituto Colombiano de Normas Técnicas y Certificación): normas ratificadas por el Consejo Directivo el 22-03-2017
🇪🇨 EcuadorMinisterial Agreement MDT-2025-122 · Ministerial Agreement MDT-2025-122 (Ministry of Labour, PDF (Portable Document Format))Pending verification
🇧🇴 BoliviaNTS-003 · NTS-003/17 Work at height (PDF: Portable Document Format) Decree-Law 16998 (text, Lexivox)Pending verification
🇵🇪 PeruDecreto Supremo 011-2019-TR, articles 15, 33, 41 and 51 · Supreme Decree 011-2019-TR: construction OSH regulations (gob.pe)Pending verification
🇲🇽 MexicoNOM-03 · NOM-031-STPS-2011: Construction safety and health conditions (DOF: Mexico's official gazette)NMX-C-013-1978 · Secretaría de Economía (Catálogo Mexicano de Normas): NMX-C-013-1978
🇩🇴 Dominican RepublicDecreto 522-06, article 9.3; Decreto 522-06, article 9.6 · Decree 522-06: Occupational Safety and Health Regulations (Ministry of Labour)Pending verification
🇭🇳 HondurasAcuerdo STSS-053-04 · General Regulations on Preventive Measures for Work Accidents and Occupational Diseases (Agreement STSS-053-04, Ministry of Labour)Pending verification
🇸🇻 El SalvadorPending verificationPending verification
🇬🇹 GuatemalaAcuerdo Gubernativo 229-2014, article 420; Acuerdo Gubernativo 229-2014, articles 464, 477, 512 and 518 · Government Agreement 229-2014 as amended by 33-2016 and 57-2022: Occupational Health and Safety RegulationsPending verification
🇳🇮 NicaraguaLey 618, articles 19 and 20; Ley 618, articles 32, 197, 233, 243 and 319 · Law 618, General Law on Occupational Hygiene and Safety (consolidated text, National Assembly)Pending verification
🇦🇷 ArgentinaDecreto 911/96, articles 11, 14, 16, 166, 182, 189 and 209 · Decree 911/96: Hygiene and safety regulations for the construction industry (InfoLEG)IRAM 11643:1999; IRAM 11644:1999 · INTI (Instituto Nacional de Tecnología Industrial): certificación de placas de yeso
🇨🇱 ChileLey 16.744 sobre accidentes del trabajo y enfermedades profesionales, Artículo 66° · Law 16,744 on work accidents and occupational diseases (BCN: Chile's National Congress Library)Pending verification
🇵🇾 ParaguayDecreto 14.390/92, Art. 100°; Decreto 14.390/92, Art. 278° inc. 11 y 12 · Decree 14,390/92: General Technical Regulations on Occupational Safety, Hygiene and Medicine (Ministry of Health)Pending verification
🇺🇾 UruguayDecreto 125/014, Article 5; Decreto 125/014, Article 4.5 · Decree 125/014: safety and hygiene in the construction industry (IMPO: Uruguay's official legal publisher)Pending verification
🇨🇺 CubaLey 116, Código de Trabajo, articles 2, 39, 41, 66, 67, 142 and 144 · Law 116, Labour Code (Official Gazette Extraordinary 29/2014)Pending verification
🇨🇷 Costa RicaPending verificationPending verification
🇵🇦 PanamaDecreto Ejecutivo 2 de 2008, ARTICULO 18; Decreto Ejecutivo 2 de 2008, ARTICULO 30 · Executive Decree 2 of 2008: safety, health and hygiene in the construction industry (Official Gazette)Pending verification
🇵🇷 Puerto RicoPending verificationPending verification
🇬🇶 Equatorial GuineaLey 4/2021, Ley General de Trabajo, articles 49.22, 60.1 and 49.19 · Law 4/2021, General Labour Law (FAOLEX: the UN Food and Agriculture Organization's legal database)Pending verification

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