Legislation of occupational safety

The occupational safety and health legislation is statute law. Statute law is developed through the process of Government and includes Acts and their supporting regulations, such as “Constitution of Ukraine”, “Occupational Safety and Health Law”, “Fire Safety Law”, “Nuclear Energy Use and Radiation Safety Law”, “Labor Code of Ukraine”.

Article 43 of Constitution of Ukraine states: “everyone has the right to earn for living at occupation he or she freely chooses, or agrees”. Everyone working has the right to rest (art. 45 of Constitution of Ukraine). This right guarantees days off every week, and also paid vocation every year, setting short work shift at specific occupancy and night hours. Employees have right for social protection what includes their ensuring in case of irreversible, reversible or temporary loss of ability to work, loss of holder, unemployment due to circumstances beyond their control, and also in old age and other stated in art. 46.

Occupational Safety Law is the fundamental law body of occupational safety and health legislation and enforceable in all enterprises, establishments and organizations irrespective to law of ownership and activity, all employees and workers, whose service is enlisted.