The Description of Qualification Requirements for the Specialists of Occupational Safety and Health at Work have been approved

      

      By implementing the provisions of the Law on Safety and Health at Work, on 15 July 2010 the Minister of Social Protection and Labour of the Republic of Lithuania has approved the Description of Qualification Requirements for the Specialists of Occupational Safety and Health at Work.

      

      According to this Description not only the persons who acquired the respective education in Lithuania will be able to work as specialists of occupational safety and health at work, but also other persons exercising their right of movement in the Member States granted by the EU legal acts and having the documents issued by the competent authority in their home country confirming their knowledge in the area of occupational safety and health at work.

      

      The specialists of occupational safety and health at work must be aware of the legal acts regulating occupational safety and health, general principles of evaluation of professional risks and security of occupational safety and health at work, major reasons of accidents at work and professional diseases and the preventive measures. These specialists must be able to consult employers and employees on issues of development of working conditions and working environment and other, to provide first-aid, etc.