DOI: https://doi.org/10.32515/2414-3820.2025.55.163-172
Methodology for ensuring occupational safety and health based on the assessment and management of occupational risks
About the Authors
Volodymyr Sviatskyi, Associate Professor, PhD of technical sciences (Candidate of Technical Sciences), Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics, Central Ukrainian National Technical University, Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5889-8875, e-mail: vv.sviatskyi@kntu.kr.ua
Abstract
The draft Law of Ukraine “On Safety and Health of Workers at Work”, adopted in the first reading, clearly delineates the transition of national legislation to a risk-oriented model of occupational safety management. This transition holds strategic significance, as it is aimed at a profound transformation of the system for preventing occupational injuries and diseases through the implementation of systematic assessment, control, and risk management – key principles that have long formed the basis of approaches to occupational safety in developed EU countries and worldwide. The conducted analysis demonstrates that Ukraine is at a strategically important stage of modernizing its occupational safety system. The adoption of the law introducing a risk oriented approach in the industrial sector represents a substantial step forward, where the assessment of occupational risks is gradually evolving from a formal procedure into a genuine tool for enhancing safety. Such development not only ensures compliance with European Union requirements but also lays the groundwork for the formation of truly safe working conditions, the advancement of a safety culture, professional education and national institutions in the field of occupational safety.
Keywords
occupational safety and health, legislation, industrial risk, risk-based modeling techniques
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Methodology for ensuring occupational safety and health based on the assessment and management of occupational risks
About the Authors
Volodymyr Sviatskyi, Associate Professor, PhD of technical sciences (Candidate of Technical Sciences), Associate Professor of the Department of Mechanical Engineering, Mechatronics and Robotics, Central Ukrainian National Technical University, Kropyvnytskyi, Ukraine, ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5889-8875, e-mail: vv.sviatskyi@kntu.kr.ua
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1. Sviatskyi, V.V. Conceptual Changes in the Occupational Safety Management System in Ukraine. Topical Issues of Science, Education and Society in the Context of Sustainable Development: рroceedings of International Scientific and Practical Conference (Austin, USA, September 24, 2025). Austin, USA: Golden Quill Publishing, 2025. РР. 70-73.
2. Sviatskyi, V.V. Historical and Legal Evolution of Occupational Safety Legislation. Global Challenges and Interdisciplinary Solutions: Science, Education, and Society in an Era of Change: рroceedings of International Scientific and Practical Conference (Stanford, USA, October 1, 2025). Stanford, USA: Golden Quill Publishing, 2025. РР. 88-91.
3. Sviatskyi, V.V. Structural Factors of Modernizing the Occupational Safety Management System in Ukraine. Current Issues in Economics, Finance, Management and Law in the 21st Century: рroceedings of International Scientific and Practical Conference (Boston, USA, October 31, 2025). Boston, USA: Golden Quill Publishing, 2025. РР. 14-18.
4. Bochkovskyi, A., Sapozhnikova, N. Improving Metodology of Risk Identification of Occupational Dangerous. Зернові продукти і комбікорми. 2006. № 18(1). С. 4-8. URL: https://doi.org/10.15673/gpmf.v18i1.895
5. Kukhar, V., Yelistratova, N., Burko, V., Nizhelska, Y., Aksionova, O. Estimation of occupational safety risks at energetic sector of Iron and Steel Works. International journal of engineering and technology. 2018. № 7. Р. 216. URL: https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.23.11922
6. Polukarov, O., Prakhovnik, N., Polukarov, Yu., Mitiuk, L., Demchuk, H. Assessment of occupational (industrial) risks: New approaches, improvements, methodology. Law. Human. Environment. 2022. № 13(2). Р. 48-54. URL: https://doi.org/10.31548/law2022.02.006
7. Fesenko, O., Lysyuk, V., & Sakharova, Z. Risk-oriented Approach to Labor Protection at Grain Process Enterprises. Зернові продукти і комбікорми, 2019. № 19(1). Р. 4-10. URL: https://doi.org/10.15673/gpmf.v19i1.1313
8. Про безпеку та здоров’я працівників на роботі : Проект Закону України від 17.10.2023 р. № 10147. URL: https://itd.rada.gov.ua/billinfo/Bills/CardByRn?regNum=10147&conv=9 (дата звернення: 15.10.2025).
9. Decreto Legislativo 3 agosto 2009, n. 106. Disposizioni integrative e correttive del decreto legislativo 9 aprile 2008, n. 81, in materia di tutela della salute e della sicurezza nei luoghi di lavoro. URL: https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2009;106 (дата звернення: 15.10.2025).
10. Accidents at Work of Employees by Sex and Age, Excluding Road Traffic Accidents and Accidents on Board of Any Mean of Transport in the Course of Work (NACE Rev. 2 activity A, C-N excluding H). URL: https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HSW_MI03/default/table?lang=en&category=hlth.hsw.hsw_acc_work.hsw_mi (дата звернення: 15.10.2025).
11. Labour Law The BMAS Protects Employee Rights Through Laws and Regulations Concerning, for Instance, Minimum Wages and Legislation on the Posting of Workers. URL: https://www.bmas.de/EN/Labour/Labour-Law/labour-law-art.html (дата звернення: 15.10.2025).
12. Evaluation des risques professionnels in French. URL: https://www.inrs.fr/media.html?refINRS=ED%20840 (дата звернення: 15.10.2025).
13. Risk Assessment – Methods and Tools for Machine Safety. URL: https://eshield.pl/en/for-engineer/risk-assessment-methods-and-tools-for-machine-safety/ (дата звернення: 15.10.2025).
14. Voinalovych, O., Hnatiuk, O., Khmelovskyi, V., & Motruch, M. Improvement of Occupational Safety and Health Management System in Ukraine in View of Relevant Declared Iniatives of European Union. Engineering for Rural Development: рroceedings of 23rd International Scientific and Practical Conference (Jelgava, Latvia, 22.-24.05.2024). Jelgava, Latvia, 2024. РР. 93-98. URL: https://www.iitf.lbtu.lv/conference/proceedings2024/Papers/TF021.pdf
Citations
1. Sviatskyi, V.V. (2025). Conceptual Changes in the Occupational Safety Management System in Ukraine. Topical Issues of Science, Education and Society in the Context of Sustainable Development: proceedings of International Scientific and Practical Conference. Stanford, USA: Golden Quill Publishing. 70-73.
2. Sviatskyi, V.V. (2025). Historical and Legal Evolution of Occupational Safety Legislation. Global Challenges and Interdisciplinary Solutions: Science, Education, and Society in an Era of Change: proceedings of International Scientific and Practical Conference. Stanford, USA: Golden Quill Publishing. 88-91.
3. Sviatskyi, V.V. (2025). Structural Factors of Modernizing the Occupational Safety Management System in Ukraine. Current Issues in Economics, Finance, Management and Law in the 21st Century: proceedings of International Scientific and Practical Conference. Boston, USA: Golden Quill Publishing. 14-18.
4. Bochkovskyi, A., & Sapozhnikova, N. (2018). Improving Methodology of Risk Identification of Occupational Dangerous. Zernovi produkty i kombikormy. 18(1), 4-8. https://doi.org/10.15673/gpmf.v18i1.895
5. Kukhar, V., Yelistratova, N., Burko, V., Nizhelska, Y., & Aksionova, O. (2018). Estimation of occupational safety risks at energetic sector of Iron and Steel Works. International journal of engineering and technology. 7, 216. https://doi.org/10.14419/ijet.v7i2.23.11922
6. Polukarov, O., Prakhovnik, N., Polukarov, Yu., Mitiuk, L., & Demchuk, H. (2022). Assessment of occupational (industrial) risks: New approaches, improvements, methodology. Law. Human. Environment. 13(2), 48-54. https://doi.org/10.31548/law2022.02.006
7. Fesenko, O., Lysyuk, V., & Sakharova, Z. (2019). Risk-oriented Approach to Labor Protection at Grain Process Enterprises. Zernovi produkty i kombikormy, 19(1), 4-10. https://doi.org/10.15673/gpmf.v19i1.1313.
8. On Safety and Health of Workers at Work: Draft Law of Ukraine. (2023, October 17). № 10147. (2024, August 21). https://itd.rada.gov.ua/billinfo/Bills/CardByRn?regNum=10147&conv=9
9. Decreto Legislativo 3 agosto 2009, n. 106. Disposizioni integrative e correttive del decreto legislativo 9 aprile 2008, n. 81, in materia di tutela della salute e della sicurezza nei luoghi di lavoro. https://www.normattiva.it/uri-res/N2Ls?urn:nir:stato:decreto.legislativo:2009;106 [in Italian].
10. Accidents at Work of Employees by Sex and Age, Excluding Road Traffic Accidents and Accidents on Board of Any Mean of Transport in the Course of Work (NACE Rev. 2 activity A, C-N excluding H). https://ec.europa.eu/eurostat/databrowser/view/HSW_MI03/default/table?lang=en&category=hlth.hsw.hsw_acc_work.hsw_mi.
11. Labour Law The BMAS Protects Employee Rights Through Laws and Regulations Concerning, for Instance, Minimum Wages and Legislation on the Posting of Workers. https://www.bmas.de/EN/Labour/Labour-Law/labour-law-art.html.
12. Evaluation des risques professionnels in French. https://www.inrs.fr/media.html?refINRS=ED%20840[in French].
13. Risk Assessment – Methods and Tools for Machine Safety. https://eshield.pl/en/for-engineer/risk-assessment-methods-and-tools-for-machine-safety/44
14. Voinalovych, O., Hnatiuk, O., Khmelovskyi, V., & Motruch, M. (2024). Improvement of Occupational Safety and Health Management System in Ukraine in View of Relevant Declared Initiatives of European Union. Engineering for Rural Development: proceedings of 23rd International Scientific Conference (pp. 93-98). Jelgava, Latvia. https://www.iitf.lbtu.lv/conference/proceedings2024/Papers/TF021.pdf