MoU signed between MEF and Health & Safety Association of Montenegro

MEF Secretary General, Suzana Radulovic and Zdenko Jovanovic, a President of Health and Safety Association of Montenegro (HSAM) signed a Memorandum of Cooperation between MEF and HSAM.

The Memorandum represents a continuation and improvement of cooperation realized to this date and a basis for joint activities of MEF and HSAM in the future aimed at providing support to employees’ health and safety at work, promotion and further development of this area and overall elevation of OHS to an activity of public interest.

Signatories highlighted that HSAM and MEF would focus on monitoring and development of OHS, as well as on joint activities related to negotiations in health & safety area within the process of Montenegro’s accession to EU. The document defines the following scope of actions:

• experts opinions exchange related to implementation of legislation in the area of OHS as well as the provision of expertise support with regards to OHS at enterprises;
• education od employers and other relevant persons dealing with OHS;
• informing the wider public of the state of affairs in OHS as well as the analysis of available data on work-related injuries, collective and fatal accidents;
• organisation of public events (round tables, conferences etc.) with an aim to improve the policies related to OHS and Montenegro’s EU accession process.

Montenegrin public will be regularly informed on all the activities realized by MEF and HSAM in the coming period.