Moscow, Aug 4 - Vesti.Rostandart accepted a GOST on managing…
Moscow, Aug 4 - Vesti.Rostandart accepted a GOST on managing occupational safety and health protection, which recommends encouraging and supporting employees rather than forcing them to work.
Consensus
- Rosstandart has approved a new GOST on labor safety and health management.
- The GOST recommends shifting from coercion to encouraging and supporting employees.
- The standard will come into force on February 1, 2027.
- Employers are advised to conduct regular consultations with employees and share information openly.
- Employees should be given clear, understandable tasks with a clear understanding of their purpose.
- Organizations should avoid uncertain job functions, workload, or unpredictable work schedules.
- The GOST emphasizes preventing a 'machine-like pace' of work and avoiding social isolation, bullying, discrimination, and abuse of authority.
- Employers are required to regularly analyze work assignments, schedules, and job descriptions.
- The goal is to foster voluntary participation and long-term effectiveness in labor.
Points of divergence
- The GOST recommends introducing an additional leave for employees experiencing emotional burnout, as proposed in Russia. — vm
- A clinical psychologist and sexologist, Valentin Denisov-Melnikov, was interviewed by Vechernaya Moskva about self-management of emotional burnout. — vm
Coverage (3 sources)
- Rosstandart recommended encouraging subordinates rather than forcing them to work — Вечерняя Москва
- Rosstandort recommends rewarding employees rather than forcing them to work — Вести
- Rostandart recommends encouraging employees rather than forcing them to work. — РИА Новости (Telegram)