The Ministry of Labour issued letter PG/31983-03-3 reminding which financial penalties employers should expect if they breach occupational health and safety requirements.
What will be checked during a state labour safety inspection?
As of 16 June 2017 facilities operating major hazard installations are required to perform or to organize the performance of non-destructive testing (NDT) of equipment, buildings and structures at such installations in accordance with the adopted methods. The following NDT methods are prescribed by the adopted norms:
As of 27 January 2017 organisations are to undergo fire safety inspections in accordance with the revised procedure. The procedure was adopted by Order No. 644 of 30 November 2016 and applies to all types of organisations.
The procedure sets out requirements for fire safety inspections. It sets out duties and rights of state inspectors, the circumstances where a non-scheduled inspection is required, the requirements for the inspection reports, etc.
As of 1 January 2017 facilities performing air emissions, disposing of hazardous wastes and/or discharging wastewater into water bodies in Ukraine are required to pay higher environmental fees for these operations.
In particular, the following environmental rates have been increased.
Air emissions
The EurAsian Economic Commission has decided to submit for the intra-state agreement a number of draft agreements regulating market circulation of products that are not subject to the EEU Technical Regulations.
Draft Government Decree approved Requirements for Lighting Devices and Electric Bulbs used in AC Circuits for Lighting.
The Ministry of Energy of the Russian Federation has introduced for a stakeholder consultation a proposal that would impose energy efficiency requirements for electric light bulbs and other lighting devices.
Belarus is planning to implement the National Action Plan on the Development of the Green Economy up to 2020. This plan calls for a number of regulatory changes, as the Ministry of Natural Resources and Environmental Protection has recently announced.
In particular, the Ministry plans to amend the legislation on public procurement of goods and services with the aim to promote “green” procurement.
The Ukrainian standardisation center issued Order adopting a number of national standards of Ukraine harmonised with European Union standards. These standards relate to electromagnetic compatibility of different products, such as dishwashers, transformers, elevators, equipment and machinery, etc. The adopted Order repeals and replaces a number of national standards regulating the same issues.
The Order enters into force as of 1 January 2018.
LawNo. 1728-VIII of 3 November 2016 extends the moratorium on scheduled state inspections of organisations by state authorities until 31 December 2017. The moratorium means that no organization is to be subject to any scheduled state inspection (e.g. checking compliance with environmental, occupational safety or another legislation). However, the moratorim does not apply to non-scheduled inspections of organisations.
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