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  • A table of the five records an employer keeps under Article 37 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with the source documents for eachRECORDSRecords under Article 37 of the OSH ActNo.Subject of the recordSource document1Training for safe workAssessment minutes2Work equipment inspectionsReport with findings3Testing of hazardsMeasurement report4Health examinationsReferral and report5Workplace injuriesReport within 48 h
    Regulations and deadlines

    OSH records every employer is required to keep

    Which OSH records an employer must keep, who fills them in, where they are stored and what the 2020 and 2025 amendments changed. A practical guide for companies.

    8 min read
  • A labour inspector’s checklist showing the safety statement, the appointed OSH professional and the health examinations as met, while the evacuation plan and the Article 37 records are notLABOUR INSPECTIONSafety statement in written form (Art. 11)Appointed OSH professional (Art. 17)Health examinations carried out (Art. 22)Evacuation and rescue plan (Art. 24)Records kept as required by law (Art. 37)
    Regulations and deadlines

    OSH labour inspection — what the inspector checks

    What a labour inspector asks for during an OSH inspection, how the procedure runs and how high the fines go under the Act — set out clearly, with exact euro amounts.

    9 min read
  • Timeline of the Industrial Emissions Control Act: published 18 September 2025, in force from 26 September 2025 and applying from 26 September 2027DEADLINE26 Sep 202718 Sep 2025Published26 Sep 2025In forceApplication begins
    Environment

    Industrial Emissions Control Act — what changes

    The new Industrial Emissions Control Act applies from 26 September 2027. What changes for A and B environmental permits and how to prepare.

    9 min read
  • A cover for the A and B integrated environmental permit — A is issued under Annex 1 by the Ministry of Environment, B under Annex 2 by the municipalityENVIRONMENTAL PERMIT§A or BIntegrated environmental permitAnnex 1 — A permit, Ministry of EnvironmentAnnex 2 — B permit, the municipalityThe threshold is set by the installation’s capacity
    Environment

    A and B integrated environmental permits — which one you need

    Which installations need an A permit, which a B permit and which only an elaborate: thresholds by sector, competent authority, procedure, deadlines and fines.

    9 min read
  • A table of the statutory deadlines in the environmental elaborate approval procedure — five days to forward it, fifteen days for the decision and fifteen days to appeal to the ministerELABORATEElaborate approval procedureStepStatutory deadlineForwarding to the competent authority5 daysDecision approving or refusing15 daysSupplementing the elaborate15 daysApplication if silent3 working daysAppeal to the minister15 days
    Environment

    Environmental protection elaborate — who needs one

    Who needs an environmental protection elaborate, which authority approves it, within what deadline it decides, and the fines for operating without an approved elaborate.

    9 min read
  • A table of increased service rates: twelve months counted as thirteen reduce the retirement age by one year for every seven, while counted as eighteen they do so for every threePENSIONABLE SERVICERates of increased pensionable service12 months count asRetirement age falls by 1 year for every13 months7 years14 months6 years15 months5 years16 months4 years18 months3 years
    Regulations and deadlines

    Increased pensionable service: how workplaces are determined

    What increased pensionable service is, which workplaces qualify, what the expert documentation contains, and the key rulebook changes from 2023 to 2026.

    9 min read
  • A pre-opening checklist for a construction site: the safety plan and both coordinators are in place, while the notification of the works location and the eight-day advance notice have not been submittedCONSTRUCTION SITESite safety plan preparedCoordinator for the design phaseCoordinator for the execution phaseNotice of the works location (Art. 23(2))Eight-day advance notice (Art. 23(1))
    Occupational safety

    Construction site safety: the OSH plan and the coordinator

    When a construction site safety plan is mandatory, who appoints the coordinator and how a site is notified to the Labour Inspectorate under rulebook 184/25.

    9 min read
  • The testing cycle for earthing and lightning protection: a first technical inspection before commissioning, then periodic measurement every five years and an extraordinary inspection after parts are replacedEARTHING AND LIGHTNINGEvery 5 yearsFirst inspectionBefore commissioningPeriodic measurementExtraordinaryAfter parts replaced
    Regulations and deadlines

    Earthing and lightning protection — testing, duties and intervals

    What protective earthing and a lightning protection system are, why they are tested, at what intervals, what is measured and what the report must contain for the inspector.

    8 min read
  • The inspection cycle for work equipment under Rulebook 32/2009: daily before work, monthly, an annual technical inspection and a detailed inspection every three yearsEQUIPMENT TESTINGAnnualDailyBefore work beginsMonthlyResponsible personTechnical inspectionDetailedEvery 3 years
    Regulations and deadlines

    Testing of work equipment — intervals and procedure

    Which machines, cranes, forklifts, conveyors and pressure vessels are subject to periodic testing, at what intervals, who performs it and what the report contains.

    9 min read
  • A bar chart of daily noise exposure by measuring point, with the 85 dB(A) upper action value marked, exceeded by the compressor room and the production lineNOISE MEASUREMENTdB(A) — daily level05010058Office72Warehouse78Line 188Line 293CompressorsUpper action value 85
    Regulations and deadlines

    Periodic workplace environment measurements — what and when

    Microclimate, illuminance, noise, vibration, dust and chemical hazards — what exactly is measured in the working environment, at what intervals and what the inspector asks for.

    8 min read
  • A table of the parameters of the occupational safety professional examination — two parts, at least 50 questions, a 70 per cent pass threshold per part and a certificate within 15 daysPROFESSIONAL EXAMOccupational safety professional examinationElementWhat the law prescribesArticleStructureTheory and practical part17-bFirst partAt least 50 questions17-lPass threshold70% of marks, per part17-o, 17-pSittingsAt least twice a year17-gjCertificateWithin 15 days17-r
    Occupational safety

    OSH professional: your own employee or an external firm

    The occupational safety professional: what the law requires, the certificate conditions, the new 2026 rulebook for authorised firms, and which option pays off for you.

    9 min read
  • A cover for Article 11 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act — the provision requiring a safety statement with a risk assessmentRISK ASSESSMENT§Article 11Safety statement with a risk assessmentOSH Act, Official Gazette of RM no. 92/07A new statement on every change of conditionsPrepared by an authorised organisation
    Occupational safety

    Risk assessment and safety statement — step by step

    Risk assessment with a safety statement: what the document contains, who may prepare it, when it must be renewed and the fines if your company does not have one.

    9 min read
  • A table of the core obligations under the Occupational Safety and Health Act and their deadlines — notification eight days in advance, health examinations every 24 months, an evacuation drill every two yearsOBLIGATIONS AND DEADLINESDeadlines under the OSH ActObligationDeadlineBasisNotice of activity8 days in advanceArt. 23(1)Safety statementbefore workArt. 11Health examinationsevery 24 monthsArt. 22(1)Testing of hazardswithin 1 yearArt. 34, 35Evacuation drillevery 2 yearsArt. 24(4)
    Occupational safety

    Occupational safety and health obligations in Macedonia

    Safety statement, safety professional, training, measurements, health examinations and records — a complete overview of every employer's OSH obligations in North Macedonia.

    9 min read

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