Health and Safety management

Uzbekistan Updates Rules on Organizing Occupational Health and Safety Service in an Organisation

01.02.2026

The Cabinet of Ministers of Uzbekistan has adopted Resolution No. 819 dated 24 December 2025, approving a set of new regulations governing occupational safety and health (OSH). The resolution establishes comprehensive requirements covering employee training, safety briefings, development of OSH instructions, and the appointment of occupational safety representatives.

The document approves regulations on:

Moldova: Adopted checklists for state labour inspections

18.05.2023

As of 9 December 2022, state labour inspectors are to use the adopted checklists during compliance inspections at facilities.

Seven checklists have been adopted, and each one must be used for a specific type of inspection or for a general occupational safety and labour law compliance inspection.

Russia: Importance of registering workplace risk assessment (SOUT) results

01.02.2020

As of January 2020, tougher control procedures will be imposed over registration of workplace risk assessment results in the Federal State Information System (FSIS) for Accounting for the Results of the Special Evaluation of Working Conditions (SOUT).

Russia: Major revision of Russian health and safety regulations

23.11.2019

The Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation (“Mintrud RF”) is planning to repeal up to 93% of outdated health and safety regulations that were adopted between 1917 and 1991. These regulations are not up to date and have completely lost their relevance to the modern reality.

Ukraine: Revised procedure for occupational incident and illness investigation

17.07.2019

As of 1 July 2019, employers are required to follow a revised procedure for the investigation of occupational accidents and illnesses (including acute poisonings).

The procedure sets out responsibilities and duties of the employer, head of department (foreman) and employees in case of an occupational incident or an illness. It also prescribes which forms must be completed (e.g. the N-1 form).

Ukraine: Employers reminded on requirements to establish an OHS service

15.07.2019

The Ministry of Social Policy has issued a clarification letter reminding that any enterprise with 50 or more employees must establish an internal labor protection service (OHS service) in accordance with the Model Regulation on the labor protection service adopted by Order No. 255 of 15 November 2004.

Russia: Adopted occupational safety rules for works in confined spaces, hot works and repair works at major hazard facilities

05.04.2018

As of 13 June 2018, major hazard facilities performing works in confined spaces, hot works and repair works are required to comply with the adopted safety rules.

Russia: Adopted unified health and safety requirements for coal and oil shale mining and processing facilities

26.03.2018

As of 20 January 2018, coal and oil shale mining and processing facilities are required to comply with the adopted Model Regulation on the industrial safety management system. Such organisations must use the provision of the adopted Model Regulation for the purposes of developing their internal documentation regulating industrial safety management.

Russia: Labour inspectors will check working conditions of disabled employees

11.03.2018

As of 1 January 2018, labour inspectors are to be empowered to check accessibility of workplaces by disabled employees as well as special workplaces where disabled employees are working and working conditions of disabled employees, during labour inspections of organisations.

Russia: Frequency of scheduled sanitary inspections depends on the risk category of inspected organisations

15.10.2017

Federal Consumer Protection and Public Welfare Service (RosPotrebNadzor) has published recommendations for assigning a particular organisation or facility to a certain risk category, depending on the risk such an organisation or facility poses to the public health.