OSH system at national level - Lithuania

Occupational safety and health legislative framework

In Lithuanian legislation occupational safety and health (OSH) is defined as all preventive measures intended for the preservation of functional capacity, life and health of workers at work. These preventive measures should be used or planned at all operational stages of an undertaking seeking to protect employees from occupational risks or/and minimise this risk. Each employee should be provided with a safe and healthy working environment irrespective of activities of the company, type of employment contract, number of employees, profitability of the company, workplace, working environment, nature of work, duration…