Legal regulation of occupational safety and health

Regulación jurídica de la seguridad y salud en el trabajo

• Zoriana Коzak Resource and Analysis Center "Society and Environment", Lviv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6104-8853
• Lesia Shapoval National Academy of Internal Affairs, Kyiv, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4503-9075
• Pavlo Cherevko State University «Uzhhorod National University», Ukraine, Uzhhorod, Ukraine. https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5311-324X

DOI: https://doi.org/10.46398/cuestpol.4178.22

Keywords: labor rights, labor protection, occupational safety, health and labor, legal regulation

Abstract

The aim of the article was to discuss the issues of legal regulation of health and safety in Ukraine. The aim of the research was achieved with the help of general and special methods of scientific knowledge. It was concluded that in the conditions of martial law, the legislative approach to the adoption of new laws, amendments and additions to existing laws should be carried out in accordance with international legal standards, concerning the provision of adequate guarantees for persons exercising the right to work. The analysis of the content of normative legal acts and draft laws led to the development of relevant proposals in connection with the fact that the concept of the profile of the law should reflect a holistic approach to occupational safety and health, with emphasis on measures to prevent occupational accidents; improvement of working conditions (increasing the employer’s liability for violations of legislation in the specified area, imposing on employees the duty to take care of their own safety and the health of others, etc.).

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