USE OF EUROPEAN EXPERIENCE IN DEVELOPING PREVENTIVE MEASURES FOR WORK SAFETY

Abstract

Occupational safety is a key element in ensuring social stability and economic growth. Given Ukraine's integration into the European space, an important task is to implement EU best practices in the field of occupational safety. To solve existing problems in the field of occupational safety, effective interaction of state authorities, the public and business is necessary. An important factor is also the implementation of relevant programs at both the state and local levels aimed at innovative improvement of working conditions, technologization and occupational safety. The implementation of such programs will allow developing and implementing a sound state system of supervisory, educational, methodological, control activities and financing in the field of occupational safety. Solving the problem of scientific, methodological and information support on occupational safety issues at the national, regional and local levels will allow for a comprehensive solution to occupational safety problems, ensuring the priority of the life and health of workers in relation to the results of production activities. In Ukraine, more and more attention is paid to studying European experience in risk prevention, institutional support and training, and a systemic approach to occupational safety, but it is necessary to expand the number of empirical studies on the implementation of these practices at the state level. Preventive measures for occupational safety in Ukraine and the European Union countries are aimed at preventing injuries, occupational diseases, and improving working conditions. Although the approaches have certain differences, they are based on common principles. The article describes the main procedures and scientific and methodological support for the algorithm for developing preventive measures for occupational safety at the state level, which allows for all the main development procedures and obtaining the necessary measures to improve the national occupational safety system, create safe and healthy working conditions in production. The proposed approach is based on an analysis of European experience and contributes to the improvement of the national occupational safety system by addressing methodological issues of a systemic approach to risk assessment, improving the legislative framework, institutional support, social dialogue, and digitalization.