Under the UNECE-EIB Project on “Strengthening industrial safety in Ukraine through enhanced implementation of and alignment with the Industrial Accidents Convention”, Ukraine receives assistance to increase its capacity to enhance the prevention of, preparedness and response to industrial accidents by strengthening the implementation of the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention. The scope of the Project, which will last from December 2023 to December 2024, consists of the drafting, revising and finalizing a report with analysis of the Ukrainian industrial safety legislation with recommendations on its alignment with the main requirements of the Convention and a roadmap for full implementation.
It will also comprise a capacity-building activity for the relevant Ukrainian stakeholders to present the report and its main recommendations as well as to enhance their capacities for the full implementation of the Convention and thus contribute to strengthened industrial safety of Ukraine.
The kick-off meeting was organized with participation of the State Emergency Service of Ukraine, the UNECE Industrial Accidents Convention secretariat and EIB consultant to launch the project and agree on its detailed planning and all expected outputs.