Scientific paper ID 1812 : 2019/3

The paper studies health and safety labor conditions as an important factor for the functioning of competitive and efficient markets. Health is one of the most valuable and sublime benefits for humans and that is why, the main goal of every employer is to ensure appropriate labor conditions, which will not create prerequisites for occupational accidents and will ensure favorable atmosphere for the employees. The minimum health and safety labor conditions are set in a number of international and national legislative documents. The prevention of all types of occupational accidents and adverse effects stem from both the companies’ policy for corporate responsibility of the employers and the legislative framework. Special attention is paid to the important role of the personnel in the companies and the necessity of calm and healthy working environment. Based on the official EUROSTAT database, it is made an analysis and assessment of the health and safety labor conditions in few of the EU member-states. In the conclusion, they are summarized the main results of the study, which are related to the working environment in the EU companies, which function in accordance with the modern labor conditions.