Order of the Ministry of Labour and Social Protection of the Russian Federation No. 776n of 29 October 2021
Unofficial translation. Only the Russian original published in the official sources of the Russian Federation has legal force. This translation is provided for reference and does not replace the official document.
1. The Model Regulation on the labour protection management system (hereinafter referred to as the Model Regulation) has been developed to assist employers in complying with labour protection requirements <1> through the creation, implementation and maintenance of the functioning of a labour protection management system (hereinafter referred to as the LPMS) in the organisation, in developing local regulatory acts defining the procedure for the functioning of the LPMS, and in developing measures aimed at creating safe working conditions and preventing occupational injuries and occupational morbidity. The employer establishes the structure and procedure for the functioning of the LPMS in a local regulatory act adopted taking into account the Model Regulation. ——————————-- <1> Article 209 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2002, No. 1, Art. 3; 2021, No. 21, Art. 5139).
2. The LPMS is an integral part of the employer's management and (or) production system. The LPMS constitutes the unity of: (a) the organisational management structure of the organisation (according to the staffing schedule), providing for the establishment of duties and responsibility in the field of labour protection at all levels of management; (b) the activities ensuring the functioning of the LPMS and control over the effectiveness of work in the field of labour protection; (c) the documented information, including local regulatory acts regulating LPMS activities, and organisational and administrative documents and control and record-keeping documents.
3. The creation and maintenance of the functioning of the LPMS are carried out by the employer taking into account the specific nature of the organisation's activity, the labour protection obligations it has assumed that are contained in international, interstate and national standards and guidelines, the achievements of modern science and the best applicable labour protection practices.
4. The development and implementation of the LPMS ensure the achievement, in accordance with the organisation's labour protection policy (strategy), of the expected results in improving working conditions and labour protection, which include: (a) continual improvement of labour protection indicators; (b) compliance with legislative and other norms; (c) achievement of labour protection objectives.
5. The LPMS is developed to eliminate and (or) minimise occupational risks in the field of labour protection and to manage those risks (detection of hazards, assessment of the levels and reduction of the levels of occupational risks) under the management of the employer (the head of the organisation), taking into account the needs and expectations of the organisation's workers and of other interested parties.
6. The provisions of the LPMS apply to all workers working for the employer in accordance with the labour legislation of the Russian Federation. Within the LPMS, account is taken of activity at all workplaces and in all structural subdivisions (branches, separate subdivisions, territories, buildings, structures and other facilities) of the employer under its jurisdiction.
7. The safety provisions established by the LPMS relating to presence and movement at the employer's facilities apply to all persons present on the employer's territory and in its buildings and structures, including representatives of supervisory and control bodies and workers of contractor organisations admitted to perform work and carry out other activity on the employer's territory and facilities in accordance with the requirements of the regulatory legal acts applied by the employer. Those safety provisions of the LPMS are communicated to the persons listed during induction briefings and through the inclusion of the provisions of the LPMS required to be complied with in contracts for the performance of contract work. Where a work contract is concluded regularly (at least once a year), a regulation on the admission of contractor organisations to the performance of work on the employer's territory is developed and approved by an administrative document of the employer, specifying the necessary list of documents to be submitted before admission to work and the rules for organising such work.
8. In determining the composition of the norms of the Model Regulation observed by the employer and their completeness, account is taken of whether the employer has workplaces with harmful and/or hazardous working conditions and production processes involving hazards of injury to workers, and of the results of the detection (identification) of hazards and the assessment of the levels of the occupational risks associated with those hazards.
9. The labour protection policy (strategy) is: a local act or a section of a local act of the employer setting out the objectives and activities aimed at preserving the life and health of workers; a public declaration by the employer of its intention to fulfil, and its guaranteed fulfilment of, state regulatory requirements for labour protection and voluntarily assumed obligations, taking into account the opinion of the elected body of the primary trade union organisation or another body authorised by the workers.
10. The labour protection policy (strategy): (a) is aimed at preserving the life and health of workers in the course of their work activity; (b) is aimed at ensuring safe working conditions and at managing the risks of occupational injuries and occupational morbidity; (c) corresponds to the specific nature of the employer's economic activity and organisation of work, the particular features of occupational risks and the possibilities for managing labour protection; (d) reflects the labour protection objectives; (e) includes the employer's obligations to eliminate hazards and reduce the levels of occupational risks at workplaces; (f) includes the employer's obligation to enhance the LPMS; (g) takes into account the opinion of the elected body of the primary trade union organisation or another body authorised by the workers (if any).
11. It is recommended that the labour protection policy (strategy) be assessed for relevance and conformity with the strategic labour protection tasks and be reviewed as part of the assessment of the effectiveness of the functioning of the LPMS.
12. It is recommended that the employer ensure: (a) the granting to the responsible persons of the appropriate powers to perform their functions (duties) within the functioning of the LPMS; (b) the documenting of information on the responsible persons and their powers and its communication to workers at all levels of management of the organisation.
13. It is recommended that the employer appoint workers responsible for compliance with labour protection requirements and grant them the necessary powers to interact with the responsible persons and directly with the employer within the functioning of the organisation's LPMS, taking into account their job and work duties. It is recommended that these powers be communicated to workers at all levels of management of the organisation.
14. It is recommended that the development, implementation and support of the process(es) of interaction (consultation) with workers and of their participation (and also, if any, the participation of workers' representatives) in the development, planning and implementation of activities to improve working conditions and labour protection be ensured, including taking into account: (a) the determination of the mechanisms, time and resources for the participation of workers in ensuring safety at their workplaces; (b) the provision of timely access to clear, understandable and up-to-date information on matters of the functioning of the LPMS; (c) the determination and elimination (minimisation) of obstacles to the participation of workers in the LPMS.
15. It is recommended that labour protection management be carried out with the direct participation of workers and (or) their authorised representatives (representative bodies), including within the activity of the employer's labour protection committee (commission) <2> (if any) or of authorised (trusted) persons for labour protection. ——————————-- <2> Article 224 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2002, No. 1, Art. 3; 2021, No. 21, Art. 5139).
16. To organise consultations and interaction on labour protection with workers and interested parties at all levels of management, the employer may implement and maintain in working order processes that ensure the participation of workers or their authorised representatives (if any) in the development, planning, maintenance of the functioning, assessment of the indicators of the functioning, and actions to improve the LPMS. To implement the mechanisms for consultations and interaction on labour protection, it is recommended that coordination and interaction on labour protection with workers and (or) their authorised representatives be ensured on the following matters: (a) establishing (determining) the needs and expectations of workers within the building, development and functioning of the LPMS; (b) establishing labour protection objectives and planning their achievement; (c) detecting hazards, assessing the level of occupational risks, and the plan of activities for managing occupational risks and improving working conditions; (d) determining and enshrining in the employer's current local regulatory acts the functional (to the extent applicable) duties, responsibility and powers in the field of labour protection; (e) establishing (determining) the mechanisms for consulting and interacting with workers and (or) their authorised representatives, and for their participation in discussing and deciding labour protection matters.
17. When planning the LPMS, it is recommended that occupational risks requiring measures to prevent or reduce the undesirable consequences of possible violations of the safety provisions of the LPMS be determined and taken into account.
18. Occupational risk management is a set of interrelated activities and procedures that are elements of the labour protection management system and include the detection of hazards, occupational risk assessment (hereinafter referred to as ORA) and the application of measures to reduce the levels of occupational risks or prevent an increase in their levels, and the control and review of the detected occupational risks <3>. ——————————-- <3> Article 209 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2002, No. 1, Art. 3; 2021, No. 21, Art. 5139).
19. It is recommended that the detection (identification) of hazards posing a threat to the life and health of workers and the compilation of a list (register) of them be carried out taking into account the recommendations on the classification, discovery, recognition and description of hazards <4>. ——————————-- <4> Article 218 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2002, No. 1, Art. 3; 2021, No. 21, Art. 5139).
20. It is recommended that the analysis and ordering of all detected hazards be carried out based on the priority of the need to eliminate, reduce or maintain at an acceptable level the occupational risks they create, taking into account not only the regular (normal) conditions of the employer's activity but also cases of possible deviations in operation, including those related to possible accidents and incidents at workplaces and at facilities under the employer's control.
21. It is recommended that the assessment of the level of the occupational risks associated with the detected hazards be carried out for all detected (identified) hazards.
22. It is recommended that the employer determine the methods for assessing the level of occupational risks taking into account the nature of its activity and the recommendations on the choice of methods for assessing the level of occupational risks <5>, and the detected (identified) hazards. ——————————-- <5> Article 218 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation.
23. Different methods for assessing the level of occupational risks may be used for different processes and operations, taking into account the specific nature of the employer's activity. The choice of the method and the complexity of the procedure for assessing the level of occupational risks are determined by the results of the detected hazards and by the particular features and complexity of the production processes carried out at the employer.
24. An independent organisation possessing the necessary competence may be engaged for the detection (identification) of hazards and the assessment of the levels of occupational risks.
25. The employer shall ensure the systematic detection of hazards and occupational risks and their regular analysis and assessment <6>. ——————————-- <6> Article 214 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2002, No. 1, Art. 3; 2021, No. 27, Art. 5139).
26. Occupational risk management measures (labour protection activities) are aimed at eliminating the hazards detected at the employer or at reducing the level of occupational risk.
27. An indicative list of hazards, their causes (sources) and risk management/control measures is given in Appendix No. 1. The employer may amend the list of those hazards or include additional hazards in it, based on the specific nature of its activity.
28. State regulatory requirements for labour protection relevant to the employer's activity are taken into account in the development, implementation, maintenance and continual improvement of the LPMS.
29. Planning is aimed at determining the necessary list of labour protection activities carried out within the functioning of the processes (procedures) of the LPMS.
30. It is recommended that the organisation's Labour Protection Activities Plan specify the following indicative information: (a) the names of the activities; (b) the expected result of each activity; (c) the time frames for the implementation of each activity; (d) the persons responsible for implementing the activities; (e) the resources allocated and the sources of funding for the activities.
31. When drawing up the organisation's Labour Protection Activities Plan, the employer may be guided by the indicative list of activities to improve working conditions and labour protection and to reduce the levels of occupational risks <7>. ——————————-- <7> Article 225 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2002, No. 1, Art. 3; 2021, No. 27, Art. 5139).
32. The planning of labour protection activities takes into account changes that affect the functioning of the LPMS, including: (a) changes in regulatory legal acts containing state regulatory requirements for labour protection; (b) changes in the working conditions of workers (the results of the special assessment of working conditions (SAWC and ORA); (c) the introduction of new products, services and processes or changes to existing products, services and processes accompanied by changes in the location of workplaces and in the production environment (buildings and structures, equipment, technological processes, tools, materials and raw materials).
33. When planning labour protection activities to achieve the established objectives of the LPMS, it is recommended that, alongside state regulatory requirements for labour protection, the available advanced experience and the financial and production (functional) capabilities be taken into account.
34. Labour protection objectives are established to achieve specific results consistent with the labour protection Policy (strategy).
35. It is recommended that the adopted labour protection objectives be achieved by implementing the procedures and the set of activities provided for in Chapter II of this Model Regulation.
36. It is recommended that objectives be formulated taking into account the need for regular assessment of their achievement, including, where possible, on the basis of measurable indicators.
37. It is recommended that the employer determine the number of labour protection objectives taking into account the specific nature of its production activity, its size (the number of workers and structural subdivisions), its indicators for working conditions and occupational risks, and the presence of accidents and occupational diseases.
38. When choosing labour protection objectives, it is recommended that their characteristics be taken into account, including: (a) the possibility of measuring (if practicable) or assessing their achievement; (b) the possibility of taking into account: 1) applicable norms; 2) the results of risk assessment; 3) the results of consultations with workers and, if any, workers' representatives.
39. The employer, as necessary, reviews the labour protection objectives annually based on the results of the assessment of the effectiveness of the LPMS.
40. When planning the achievement of objectives, it is recommended that the employer determine: (a) the necessary resources; (b) the responsible persons; (c) the time frames for achieving the objectives (objectives may be long-term and short-term); (d) the methods and indicators for assessing the level of achievement of the objectives; (e) the influence of the established labour protection objectives on the organisation's business processes.
41. When planning and implementing labour protection activities to achieve the established objectives of the LPMS, it is recommended that the employer, while complying with state regulatory requirements for labour protection, use advanced domestic and foreign experience in improving working conditions and labour protection <8> and its own financial and production (functional) capabilities, and take into account possible requirements from external interested parties. ——————————-- <8> Article 210 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2002, No. 1, Art. 3; 2021, No. 27, Art. 5139).
42. To ensure the functioning of the LPMS, it is recommended that the employer: (a) determine the necessary competencies of workers who affect or may affect the safety of production processes (including the provisions of professional standards); (b) ensure the training of workers in the detection of hazards when performing work and in the implementation of measures to respond to them; (c) ensure the continuous training and further training of workers in the field of labour protection; (d) document information on the training and further training of workers in the field of labour protection.
43. The organisation of the process of training and testing of knowledge of labour protection requirements is carried out by the employer in accordance with the norms of labour legislation <9>. ——————————-- <9> Article 219 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2002, No. 1, Art. 3; 2021, No. 27, Art. 5139).
44. It is recommended that workers be informed within the LPMS: (a) of the labour protection policy and objectives; (b) of the system of incentives for compliance with state regulatory requirements for labour protection and of liability for their violation; (c) of the results of the investigation of occupational accidents and microtraumas (microdamages); (d) of the hazards and risks at their workplaces and of the management measures developed in respect of them.
45. It is recommended that the employer (the head of the organisation) establish the procedure for informing workers and the procedure for interacting with workers taking into account the specific nature of the organisation's activity and taking into account the forms (methods) and recommendations for the placement by the employer of information materials for informing workers of their labour rights, including the rights to safe working conditions and labour protection, and the indicative list of such information materials <10>. ——————————-- <10> Article 216.2 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2002, No. 1, Art. 3; 2021, No. 27, Art. 5139).
46. When informing workers, the following forms of communicating information may be taken into account: (a) including the relevant provisions in the worker's employment contract; (b) familiarising the worker with the results of the special assessment of working conditions and of the occupational risk assessment; (c) holding meetings, round tables, seminars, conferences, gatherings and negotiations of interested parties; (d) producing and distributing audiovisual products - information bulletins, posters and other printed products, and video and audio materials; (e) using information resources in the "Internet" information and telecommunications network; (f) placing the relevant information in publicly accessible places; (g) conducting briefings and placing stands with the necessary information.
47. The main labour protection processes are: (a) the special assessment of working conditions (hereinafter referred to as SAWC); (b) the occupational risk assessment (hereinafter referred to as ORA); (c) conducting medical examinations and evaluations of workers; (d) conducting the training of workers; (e) providing workers with personal protective equipment (hereinafter referred to as PPE); (f) ensuring the safety of workers during the operation of buildings and structures; (g) ensuring the safety of workers during the operation of equipment; (h) ensuring the safety of workers in carrying out technological processes; (i) ensuring the safety of workers during the operation of the tools used; (j) ensuring the safety of workers in the use of raw materials and materials; (k) ensuring the safety of workers of contractor organisations; (l) sanitary and welfare provision for workers; (m) issuing milk or other equivalent food products to workers; (n) providing workers with therapeutic and preventive nutrition; (o) ensuring appropriate work and rest schedules for workers in accordance with labour legislation and other regulatory legal acts containing labour law norms; (p) ensuring the social insurance of workers; (q) interaction with state supervisory bodies, executive authorities and trade union control bodies; (r) response to emergency situations; (s) response to accidents; (t) response to occupational diseases.
48. The SAWC and ORA processes are the basic processes of the organisation's LPMS. Based on the results of SAWC and ORA, the implementation of other LPMS processes is formed and adjusted.
49. The processes presented in sub-clauses "c" - "e" of paragraph 47 of the Model Regulation constitute a group of processes aimed at ensuring the admission of the worker to independent work.
50. The processes presented in sub-clauses "f" - "k" of paragraph 47 of the Model Regulation constitute a group of processes aimed at ensuring a safe production environment within the functioning of processes in the organisation.
51. The processes presented in sub-clauses "l" - "q" of paragraph 47 of the Model Regulation constitute a group of accompanying labour protection processes.
52. The processes presented in sub-clauses "r" - "t" of paragraph 47 of the Model Regulation constitute a group of situation response processes.
53. It is recommended that the list of processes for the admission of workers to independent work, for ensuring a safe production environment, and of accompanying processes in the organisation's LPMS be formed based on the results of SAWC and of the occupational risk assessment, the number and composition of the organisation's workers, and the types of work performed in the course of production activity.
54. It is recommended that the employer establish the list of the main LPMS processes, to ensure its functioning, taking into account the specific nature of its activity, in the local act on the creation of the LPMS.
55. The main processes and procedures establishing the procedure for actions aimed at ensuring the functioning of the processes and of the LPMS as a whole are: (a) planning labour protection activities; (b) implementing labour protection activities; (c) control of the planning and implementation of labour protection activities, and analysis based on the results of control; (d) forming corrective actions to enhance the functioning of the LPMS; (e) management of LPMS documents; (f) informing workers and interacting with them; (g) distributing duties to ensure the functioning of the LPMS.
56. Response to accidents (including accidents in the event of an emergency situation) is aimed at achieving the following main objective of the LPMS - carrying out preventive activities to practise the actions of workers in the event of such situations, investigating the causes of their occurrence, and eliminating them.
57. The process of responding to the events specified in paragraph 56 includes the following sub-processes: response to accidents; investigation of accidents. It is recommended that the employer establish the procedure for responding to accidents and the procedure for their investigation taking into account the specific nature of its activity.
58. The input data for implementing the sub-process of responding to accidents is the list of possible emergency situations in the organisation, and for the sub-process of investigating accidents - all information relating to the event in question.
59. To determine in a timely manner the causes of accidents and occupational diseases, including microdamages (microtraumas), the employer, based on the specific nature of its activity, the current state regulatory requirements for labour protection, the requirements of other regulatory legal acts applied by it that are approved by the authorised federal executive bodies, and its own local regulatory acts, ensures the investigation of accidents and occupational diseases and the preparation of reporting documents <11>. ——————————-- <11> Article 214 of the Labour Code of the Russian Federation (Collected Legislation of the Russian Federation, 2002, No. 1, Art. 3; 2021, No. 27, Art. 5139).
60. It is recommended that the employer determine: (a) the object of control, including: 1) compliance with legislative and other requirements; 2) the types of work and production processes associated with the identified hazards; 3) the degree of achievement of the labour protection objectives; (b) the methods of control of indicators; (c) the criteria for assessing indicators in the field of labour protection; (d) the types of control.
61. It is recommended that the employer ensure the creation, application and maintenance in working order of a system for the control, measurement, analysis and assessment of the indicators of the functioning of the LPMS and of its activity in the field of labour protection.
62. It is recommended that the employer develop a procedure for the control and assessment of the performance of the functioning of the LPMS, including: (a) assessing the conformity of the state of working conditions and labour protection with the current state regulatory requirements for labour protection, the collective contracts and agreements concluded, and other labour protection obligations subject to unconditional fulfilment; (b) obtaining information to determine the performance and effectiveness of labour protection procedures; (c) obtaining data forming the basis for analysis and for taking decisions on the further enhancement of the LPMS.
63. It is recommended that the employer, based on the specific nature of its activity, determine the main types of control of the functioning of the LPMS, including control of the implementation of labour protection procedures and activities, which include: (a) control of the condition of the workplace and of the equipment, tools, raw materials and materials used; control of the performance of work by the worker within the production and technological processes carried out, including the performance of high-hazard work, an indicative list of which is given in Appendix No. 2 and is not exhaustive for the organisation (it may be expanded by decision of the employer); detection of hazards and determination of the level of occupational risks; implementation of other labour protection activities carried out on a continuous basis, and control of the indicators of the implementation of procedures; (b) control of the performance of processes of a periodic nature: (the special assessment of the working conditions of workers, labour protection training, the conduct of medical examinations and also, where necessary, psychiatric evaluations and chemical and toxicological tests); (c) recording and analysis of accidents and occupational diseases, as well as of changes in state regulatory requirements for labour protection and in labour protection agreements subject to fulfilment, and of changes to existing technological processes, equipment, tools, raw materials and materials or the introduction of new ones; (d) regular control of the effectiveness of the functioning both of individual elements of the LPMS and of the LPMS as a whole, including with the use of audio, video and photographic surveillance equipment.
64. To increase the effectiveness of control of the functioning of the LPMS and of the implementation of procedures and activities, and of control of the achievement of labour protection indicators at each level of management, the employer may implement multi-stage forms of control of the functioning of the LPMS and of the indicators of the implementation of procedures, taking into account its organisational structure, including with the use of audio, video and photographic surveillance equipment.
65. The employer may provide for and implement the possibility of external control and assessment of the performance of the functioning of the organisation's LPMS, and of the control and analysis of the indicators of the implementation of labour protection procedures and activities, by organising public control with the involvement of authorised persons for labour protection, or by conducting an external independent control (audit) of the LPMS with the involvement of an independent specialised organisation possessing the appropriate competence.
66. When conducting control of the functioning of the LPMS and analysis of the implementation of procedures and the execution of labour protection activities, it is recommended that the employer assess the following indicators: (a) the achievement of the established labour protection objectives; (b) the ability of the current LPMS to ensure fulfilment of the employer's duties reflected in the labour protection Policy and objectives; (c) the effectiveness of the actions planned by the employer (the head of the organisation) at all levels of management based on the results of the previous analysis of the effectiveness of the functioning of the LPMS; (d) the need for further development (change) of the LPMS, including adjustment of labour protection objectives, redistribution of the duties of the employer's officials in the field of labour protection, and redistribution of the employer's resources; (e) the need to ensure the timely training of those workers who will be affected by decisions to change the LPMS; (f) the need to change the criteria for assessing the effectiveness of the functioning of the LPMS; (g) the completeness of the identification of hazards and of the management of occupational risks within the LPMS for the purpose of developing corrective measures.
67. It is recommended that the employer record and retain the relevant information on the results of control of the functioning of the LPMS and of the implementation of procedures and the execution of labour protection activities, containing the results of the control, measurement, analysis and assessment of activity indicators.
68. An approximate list of indicators for monitoring the functioning of the labour protection management system is determined by, but is not limited to, the following data: - absolute indicators - time for completion, cost, technical indicators and quality indicators; - relative indicators - plan/actual, specific indicators, indicators compared with other processes; - qualitative indicators - the relevance and availability of source data for implementing the processes of the labour protection management system.
69. It is recommended that the employer (the head of the organisation) use the results of monitoring to assess the efficiency of the labour protection management system and to take management decisions on updating, amending and improving it.
70. To improve the functioning of the labour protection management system, activities (actions) are determined and implemented aimed at improving the functioning of the labour protection management system, the monitoring of procedure implementation and the performance of labour protection activities, as well as the results of investigations of accidents (incidents), occupational accidents, microdamages (microtraumas), occupational diseases, the results of control and supervisory activities of state authorities, proposals received from employees and (or) their authorised representatives, as well as other interested parties.
71. The process of forming corrective actions to improve the functioning of the labour protection management system is one of the stages of the functioning of the labour protection management system and is aimed at developing activities to increase the efficiency and effectiveness of both individual processes (procedures) of the labour protection management system and the labour protection management system as a whole.
72. It is recommended that the employer determine the procedure for forming corrective actions to improve the functioning of the labour protection management system, taking into account the specifics of its activities, in the local act on the establishment of its labour protection management system.
73. To organise the planning of improvements to the functioning of the labour protection management system, it is recommended that the employer establish and record the procedure for developing corrective actions to improve the functioning of the labour protection management system. It is recommended that corrective actions be developed, including on the basis of the results of the performance of labour protection activities, the analysis based on the results of monitoring, the performance of activities developed based on the results of investigations of accidents (incidents), microdamages (microtraumas), occupational accidents, occupational diseases, the performance of activities to remedy the directives of state control and supervisory authorities, proposals received from employees and (or) their authorised representatives, as well as other interested parties.
74. The process of forming corrective actions to improve the functioning is aimed at increasing the efficiency and effectiveness of the labour protection management system by: - improving the organisation's performance indicators in the field of labour protection; - supporting the participation of employees in implementing activities for the continual improvement of the labour protection management system; - bringing to the attention of employees information on the relevant results of the organisation's activities for the continual improvement of the labour protection management system.
75. The Model Regulation contains provisions which the employer may use for introducing and ensuring the functioning of the labour protection management system. The provisions of the Model Regulation enable the employer to implement a systematic process approach to ensuring the functioning of the labour protection management system.
76. The processes of the labour protection management system are interrelated; therefore, it is not recommended to consider them separately from one another.
77. The employer, taking into account the specifics of its activities, the management structure (organisational structure), the number of employees and the state regulatory requirements for labour protection, may independently determine the labour protection management system it requires.
78. The structure of the labour protection management system may be simplified for individual employers provided that they comply with the state regulatory requirements for labour protection.
79. The employer may use the Model Regulation in full or in part for the systematic improvement of the functioning of the existing labour protection management system.