Abstract. Introduction. The European Mental Health Action Plan, approved by the World Health Organization in 2013, outlines the objectives of the strategy for reducing harmful alcohol use, including reducing harmful effects and reducing alcohol-associated mortality. The implementation of the set goals will make it possible to improve the health, quality of life and increase the working capacity of population. Аim. Тo assess the involvement of occupational medicine in the prevention of harmful alcohol use. Material and methods. Аnalytical review of the current scientific databases for the period from 2004 to 2022 was carried out. Results and discussion. Тhe analysis of 32 data’s, including reviews and current legislative acts, which reflect the provisions on the state of mental health in connection with the occupational environment, the job-place conditions and the influence of harmful working factors on the health of workers, including data related to the harmful use of alcohol. Conclusion. Тo identify such a behavioral risk factor as «harmful alcohol consumption» (or consumption with harmful consequences), encoded by F10.1 in the International Classification of Diseases of the 10th revision, it is necessary to include in the list of mandatory, if a psychiatrist detects suspicion of alcohol abuse during a periodic medical examination, studies on the concentration of carbohydrate deficient transferrin - a marker of alcohol abuse.