CAMPAIGN FOR THE IMPLEMENTATION OF THE OHS LAW EDUCATION OF PRESIDENTS OF TU ORGANIZATIONS IN CCM - KUMANOVO
2/29/2016
In Kumanovo on 29.2.20l6 the representatives of the Labor Inspectorate, local government representatives, representatives of private enterprises and civil society organizations together with the Presidents of TU organizations in CCM had a working meeting related to OHS Issues.
On this meeting the project objectives were also presented. On this training their speeches had PhD Zhivko Mitrevski, President of CCM, the University professor of Southeast Europe, Agim Shaqiri, the project coordinator Vesna Ristovska and the biodiversity expert, Daniela Indova.
A separate analysis of the situation regarding OHS in Kumanovo was presented by the General Secretary of the regional union office in Kumanovo, Mile Spasovski.
At the end of the meeting it was concluded that the application of the OHS Law shall bring greater benefits for both workers and employers. In the region of Bitola, the survey of the regional office raised the awareness of the importance of the OHS matters and there are some of the companies that fully apply the foreseen standards. On the other hand we need further training for union officials / OHS representatives. In the companies with over 50 employees, the union representative has the right to make inspections on the workspace, to talk to the employer if there are problems, to notify the labor inspector for certain shortcomings, to sign OHS statement, to give his opinion and participate in the inspection in estimating jobs, i.e. whether the employer has implemented all necessary measures in assessing the risk.
At the end of the meeting as a general conclusion was concluded that the importance of this law should be extended to companies that have from 1 to 10 employees in the proper scope and need.
Although the data show that the number of injuries and accidents at work has been decreased, however there is always room for additional measures in order to ensure even greater protection of workers.