Ministry of Labor: labor protection instructions employer develops independently, depending on the specifics of its activities

05.10.2016.jpgoccupational safety instructions must be in each organization (each individual entrepreneur). At the same time some mandatory form of such a document is not present. With respect to any professions and types of jobs to approve the instructions, and that it should include? The employer must answer these questions on their own, depending on the specifics of their activities. Such explanations are contained in a recent letter from the Ministry of Labor of Russia 30.06.16 ¹ 15-2 / EGC-2373.
Officials are reminded that the employer is obliged to develop and approve the rules and instructions on labor protection for workers, taking into account the views of the trade union or other authorized body of employees in the procedure established by Article 372 of the Labour Code for the adoption of local regulations (Art. 212 of the Labour Code). From this provision it follows that the procedure for the development of local acts, containing labor protection requirements, including training programs for occupational safety rules and occupational safety regulations in professions and types of work establishes the employer in accordance with the specifics of their activities. Thus, the employer determines what is necessary to develop instructions on labor protection (based on the job, workers' occupations or kinds of work).