ADAPTATION NORMATIVE-LEGAL MAINTENANCE OF LABOR PROTECTION TO EUROPEAN STANDARDS

Abstract

The article clarifies the concept and content of international and European standards of occupational safety and health, defines the term "adaptation". Based on the results of the analysis, the systematization of international and European standards for occupational safety and health. According to the subject of development and adoption, it is proposed to divide international and European standards in the field of labor protection into three groups. In each of the proposed groups, the content of legal documents, the state of their development and implementation in national legislation were clarified. The basic provisions of international and European standards are revealed, which are largely not reflected in the national legal regulation of labor protection, and which are important for modern occupational safety and health. Particular attention is paid to the main document in the field of labor protection, which created the EU legal framework in the field of occupational safety and health - Framework Directive 89/391 / EEC "On measures to improve the safety and health of workers at work" and legal documents adopted on the basis of this Directive. According to the results of the study of European and international standards, a number of issues and provisions have been identified, which are properly reflected in national legislation. An analysis of the implementation of the obligations to adapt national legislation in the field of labor protection to the requirements of Directive 89/391 / EEC has shown that the provisions of the Directive have not been fully implemented. Regulations have been identified to be developed in the near future for Ukraine to fulfill its obligations in the field of labor protection. The factors that hinder the process of adapting the human right to safe working conditions to international and European standards are presented. Proposals and norms of international and European standards that require implementation in the domestic legal regulation of labor protection are presented as proposals. Keywords: adaptation, labor protection, international and European standards, normative-legal maintenance of labor protection.