Labor protection and safety at the enterprise include a set of measures aimed at ensuring the safety and preservation of the health of employees engaged in the performance of their labor duties. The main regulatory requirements in this area are given in the Labor Code. There are also a number of specialized normative acts of a sectoral and intersectoral nature.

Occupational safety and health and safety measures are aimed at preventing injuries to employees and eliminating situations that may result in an accident or an accident. At the same time, at different enterprises, safety requirements and a set of necessary measures can vary significantly due to industry specifics. In general, it is possible to distinguish general requirements. Here are the main ones of these requirements.

Requirements for the creation of safe working conditions in the workplace

Occupational health and safety at the enterprise is, first of all, the area of responsibility of the employer and the relevant services of the organization.

The employer is obliged to develop internal regulatory documentation, conduct briefings and knowledge tests in accordance with the requirements of the law, inform employees about all the circumstances on which safety at work depends.

Also, the employer is obliged to create safe working conditions for employees. For this purpose, a set of requirements is provided:

• use of equipment and structures that meet the requirements of standards and other regulatory documentation;
• compliance with the terms of periodic repairs and maintenance of equipment;
• compliance with fire and electrical safety requirements when equipping production and office premises;
• installation of the necessary protective devices and structures;
• ensuring sufficient illumination, ventilation, maintaining the optimal temperature regime at workplaces;
• timely elimination of dust and production waste;
• providing employees with overalls and safety shoes, as well as other personal protective equipment in accordance with the specifics of production;
• providing employees with up-to-date instructions on TB, visual materials;
• creation of all necessary alarm systems at workplaces and in production facilities, placement of safety signs, etc.

Workplace Safety Requirements

One of the priority tasks of occupational health and safety is to maintain workplaces and production facilities in a safe condition. For this purpose, the following requirements are imposed:

• every employee, regardless of position and place of work, is responsible for maintaining order in his workplace;
• it is necessary to remove garbage in a timely manner and keep the workplace clean;
• passages, corridors, escape routes must remain free;
• the laying of cables within the workplaces must be carried out in compliance with the requirements of electrical safety;
• in the event of a spill or spillage of any substances in the workplace or in production facilities, cleaning must be carried out immediately.

Safety requirements for employees of the enterprise

Ensuring labor safety is impossible without the direct participation of the employees themselves. A significant proportion of accidents and incidents at work are due to violations committed by employees.

All employees, regardless of position, are obliged to:

• know the features of the technological process at your workplace;
• know and comply with all applicable requirements for the safe operation of equipment at your workplace;
• have full knowledge in the framework of briefings on labor protection;
• wear the uniform adopted at the enterprise, overalls, use personal protective equipment;
• comply with the safety requirements in force in the production unit;
• know and comply with the requirements prescribed by the safety signs installed in the workplace;
• comply with fire safety and electrical safety requirements