Baku, Azerbaijan, Nov. 24
By Anvar Mammadov – Trend:
A lot of work should be carried out in Azerbaijan to organize occupational safety, Salim Muslumov, the country’s minister of labor and social protection of population, told reporters in Baku Nov. 24.
In particular, it is necessary to create an occupational safety fund in Azerbaijan, he added.
“We must step up our work in this direction,” Muslumov said. “The work shouldn’t be limited to inspections after workplace accidents. It is necessary to take preventive measures to reduce the number of workplace accidents.”
The minister noted that the 2017 statistics show a significant reduction in the number of victims of workplace accidents.
“However, creating the fund and holding educational activities at the fund’s expense, and sometimes providing practical assistance to employers is a necessity, and we are working on this,” Muslumov said.