On the occasion of marking April 28, the World Day for Safety and Health at Work, the Republic of Srpska Inspectorate would like to remind employers and employees once again that safety and health at work should be the basis and beginning of every work activity.
Bearing in mind that an employee spends at least a third of the working day at work, a safe workplace is a basic prerequisite for maintaining and improving both physical and mental health. Safety and health at work are areas of special social interest, especially in high-risk activities.
The goal of the Republic of Srpska Inspectorate is to ensure the preservation of workers’ working abilities, safe and healthy working conditions, and to contribute to raising the level of awareness of the importance of implementing and observing occupational safety measures through the implementation of the Law on Occupational Safety and Health. Through daily preventive work in the field, the inspectors strive to, in addition to taking corrective measures, familiarize employers and workers with their rights, obligations and how they can jointly improve working conditions in the Republic of Srpska through educational activities.
The goal of the supervision policy in the field of safety and health at work is first of all the prevention of injuries at work and occupational diseases, and it is based on the initiation of a series of activities in several areas of activity, such as the application of preventive measures in all forms of work, the training of employees for safe and healthy work, monitoring the health status of employees, monitoring the conditions of the working environment.
Life, health and preservation of working abilities are values that directly affect the economic development of the entire society. A safe workplace should be a priority for both employers and workers. Good safety at work increases the productivity and competitiveness of the employer, as well as the success of achieving business plans and goals. On the labor market, healthy workers have longer working capacity and work engagement, while from the point of view of health care, the number of workers on sick leave and treatment costs are reduced.
The common goal of the social community should be to raise the level of awareness of the culture of prevention, as well as to create a safe and healthy working environment in which dangers and risks for workers will be reduced to a minimum.
