In the modern world, with the development of new technologies in many spheres of industrial activity and the development of society, there is an urgent need to apply the latest approaches in the field of labour protection, or as they say in Europe, in the field of safety and health of workers at work. This is not surprising, given that any legislation will always lag behind the development of science and technology. Such a situation is formed because the legislation establishes requirements and measures for safe working methods for existing means of production. But it is clear that development does not stand still, and science and technology always develop and progress, new technologies that are actively implemented in industries. This, in turn, is the main reason that legislation largely lags behind the pace of technology development. Looking at the high technological and economic development of European countries, as well as their experience in the field of labour protection, we understand that they would not have reached such a high level of production development without the introduction of effective systems for managing the safety and health of workers at work. That is why it seems appropriate to us that it is worth paying attention to the European experience in labour protection. In this study, the authors analysed a new draft Law of Ukraine "On Safety and Health of Workers at Work", which will replace the current Law of Ukraine "On Labour Protection". This analysis makes it possible to adapt the draft law to European practices to create an effective, risk-oriented system of labour protection management in Ukraine. Keywords: labour protection, safety and health of workers at work, legislation on safety and health of workers at work.