About the Project

EU-Institution Building Programme
(Twinning)

LITHUANIA

P H A R E

TWINNING-Project

Reference-No.: LI/99/IB OT-03 (LI 9911.01)

Strengthening Enforcement of

Occupational Safety and

Health Policy

- PROJECT PLANNING -

SAXON EXPERTS for PHARE OSH PROJECT in LITHUANIA

Structure of the project

Project Components

The different fields of the project relating to main objectives are covered by the following Project Components:

L - Legislation

B - Institution Building

R - OSH Risk Assessment

I - Information Systems

S - Technical Specifications for Investment (IT, Computer etc.)

Project Objectives & guaranteed general results

The harmonisation procedures for EEC/EC-Directives in the field of Occupational Safety and Health (OSH) will be supported, the new Law on Labour Safety and related OSH provisions will be prepared for final adoption and enforcement. The legal implementation of relevant Directives in the framework of 89/391/EC will be supported.

The legislative progress in the field of hygienic OSH-standards relating to EEC/EC-Directives, Safety of technical products (New Approach) within the responsibility of the MSSL, provisions for chemical substances, hazardous and poisonous substances will be supported in their final drafting procedures.

The implementation of the OSH legislation in day-to-day practice will be strengthened by elaborating administrative strategies, action plans, training and qualification schedules.

The abilities of labour and health inspection staff to evaluate risks at work will be developed by means of train-the-trainer seminars on progressive methods of risk assessment and risk management.

The institution building of the two ministries involved (Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour- MSSL) (Ministry of Health-MoH) and their related authorities:

- National and Regional Labour Inspectorates (NLI, RLI) – subordinated to MSSL ,
- State Public Health Center (SPHC),
- Occupational Medicine Center (OMC) relating to MoH
will be improved by implementing best EU practice from the Member States.

The definition of competences will be assisted, abilities for surveillance actions (product safety, hazardous chemical substances, other work places hazards) will be improved.

Knowledge transfer in the field of safety/conformity procedures for technical products (machinery, lifts, personal protection equipment) will be provided to relevant authority staff of MSSL as well as to selected CC manufacturers in order to ensure a higher safety level for the release of these products on the market, which will be part of the Common Market from the day of joining the EU.

To provide technical assistance to the Candidate States the investment procedures for hard- and software procurement in the framework of the Financing Memorandum No. LI 9911.01 will be prepared.

The implemenation of a Data Base for Potential Toxic Chemical Substances and Preparation will be prepared and assisted.

A nationwide Data Register for Poisonous Substances which are released on the Lithuanian market will be

elaborated and prepared for software development (input private sector will be considered).

A Workers Exposure Register for working environments in the framework of public and occupational health supervision will be worked out and prepared for implemenation.

Abilities for handling of software and data packages for risk and hazard analysis especially for chemical risks at working environments will be improved.

Acquis communautaire (AC)

Covered by the project

The TWINNING project LI9911.01 aims to give legislative, administrative and technical support to the implementation of the following European Directives within the accession process of Lithuania to the European Union

AC 1 Articles 136 (ex Article 117), 137 (ex Article 118) EC-Treaty

AC 1.1 Council Directive 89/391/EC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work

AC 1.1.1 Council Directive 89/654/EC of 30 November 1989 concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace (first individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EC).

AC 1.1.2 Council Directive 89/655/EC of 30 November 1989 concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EC)

AC 1.1.3 Council Directive 89/656/EEC of 30 November 1989 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace (third individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

AC 1.1.4 Council Directive 90/269/EEC of 29 May 1990 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the manual handling of loads where there is a risk particularly of back injury to workers (fourth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

AC 1.1.5 Council Directive 90/270/EEC of 29 May 1990 on the minimum safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment (fifth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

AC 1.1.6 Council Directive 90/394/EEC of 28 June 1990 on the protection of workers from the risks relating to exposure to carcinogens at work (Sixth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 of 89/391/EEC)

AC 1.1.7 Council Directive 90/679/EEC of 26 November 1990 on the protection of workers from risks relating to exposure to biological agents at work (seventh individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

AC 1.1.8 Council Directive 92/57/EEC of 24 June 1992 on the implementation of minimum safety and health requirements at temporary or mobile construction sites (eighth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

AC 1.1.9 Council Directive 92/58/EEC of 24 June 1992 on the minimum requirements for the provision of safety and/or health signs at work (ninth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

AC 1.1.10 Council Directive 92/85/EEC of 19 October 1992 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (tenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

AC 1.1.11 Council Directive 93/103/EC of 23 November 1993 concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for work on board fishing vessels (thirteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

AC 1.1.12 Council Directive 98/24/EC of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks relating to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 89/391/EC)

AC 1.2 Council Directive 80/1107/EEC of 27 November 1980 on the protection of workers from the risks relating to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at work

AC 1.2.1 Council Directive 83/477/EEC of 19 September 1983 on the protection of workers from the risks relating to exposure to asbestos at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 8 of Directive 80/1107/EEC)

AC 1.2.2 Commission Directives 91/322/EEC and 96/94/EEC on establishing indicative limit values by implementing Council Directive 80/1107/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks relating to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at work

AC 2 Article 94 (ex Article 100) and Article 95 (ex Article 100a) EC-Treaty (New Approach)

AC 2.1 Diretive 98/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 22 June 1998 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to machinery

AC 2.2 Council Directive 89/686/EEC of 21 December 1989 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to Personal Protective Equipment

AC 2.3 European Parliament and Council Directive 95/16/EEC of 29 June 1995 on the approximation of the laws of the Member States relating to lifts

AC 3.1 Council Directive 67/548/EEC of 27 June 1967 on the approximation of laws, regulations and administrative provisions relating to the classification, packaging and labelling of dangerous substances

AC 3.2 Council Directive 76/769/EEC of 27 July 1976 on the approximation of the laws, regulations and administrative provisions of the Member States relating to restrictions on the marketing and use of certain dangerous substances and preparations

Involved Institutions

Ministry of Social Security and Labour - MSSL
Name:	Valdas Rupsys (Project Leader CC)
Position:	State Secretary
Address:	A. Vivulskio g. 11 LI-2693 Vilnius
Tel/Fax/e-mail:	+370-2-603617 ValdasR@socmin.lt
Ministry of Health- MoH
Name:	Romualdas Sabaliauskas
Position:	Head of Department
Address:	Vilniaus g. 33 LI-2001 Vilnius
Tel/Fax/e-mail:	+370-2-61 07 59 romualdas.sabaliauskas@sam.lt
Project Leader - Member State
Name:	Hans Neufischer
Position:	Head of Department
Address:	Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit, Wilhelm-Buck-Str. 2 D- 01097 Dresden
Tel/Fax/e-mail:	+49-(0)351-564-8500/-8508 hans.neufischer@smwa.sachsen.de
Pre-Accession Adviser
Name:	Jens Müller
Home Address:	Sächsisches Staatsministerium für Wirtschaft und Arbeit, Wilhelm-Buck-Str. 2 D- 01097 Dresden Germany
Tel/Fax/e-mail:	+49-(0)172-7910328 e-mail:cyber.mueller@gmx.net
Ministere de L’Emploi et de la Solidarite
Name:
Address:
Tel/Fax/e-mail:
Delegation of the European Commission to Lithuania
Name:	Ms Seaman
Address:	Naugarduko 10 LI-2001 Vilnius Lithuania
Tel/Fax/e-mail:	+370-2-313191, -313192 Sabine.Seaman@delltu.cec.eu.int
Central Financing and Contracting Unit – CFCU
Name:	Mr Pajarskas
Address:	J. Tumo-Vaizganto 8 A/2 LI - 2600 Vilnius Lithuania
Tel/Fax/e-mail:	+370-2-226621
For accounting-Mandated Body: Gesellschaft für Versicherungswissenschaft und –gestaltung (GVG) e.V.
Name:	Mr Grenz/Ms Sandow
Address:	Hansering 43 50670 Köln
Tel/Fax/e-mail:	+49-0221-912867-27/-9 t.grenz@gvg-koeln.de