Labour safety at enterprises is an important factor which impacts its productivity. Considering modern requirements, any enterprise that aims to produce quality products and make a profit should keep the protection of health and work ability of its employees at heart of its priorities. Therefore, management at enterprises should firstly be interested in reducing the number of accidents, traumas and occupational diseases related to production.
The foundation of labour safety management system is the assessment of working conditions to detect harmful and hazardous production factors that negatively affect employees at workplaces.
Therefore Articles 64, 67 and 222 of the Labour Code of the Republic of Azerbaijan and the Order 38 of the Cabinet of Ministers of the Republic of Azerbaijan dated 6 March 2000 ‘On Approving Workplace Attestation Rules’ demands workplace attestation of enterprises and organizations in the territories of the country, regardless of ownership and organizational-legal form, no less than once in every five years.
Department for Radiation, Industrial Hygiene and Sanitary Laboratory at Azerbaijan State Scientific-Research Institute of Labour Protection and Safety Engineering is accredited to attest workplaces in local and foreign enterprises operating in the country, both closed and open industrial areas. The department comprises of a highly professional team who uses devices and equipment that correspond to modern international requirements to measure hazardous and dangerous production factors and determine the weight and stress indicators in labour process
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