Some Legal Aspects of Labor Protection of Veterinarians

Abstract

One of the priorities of the state policy at present is to ensure food security. Its achievement is impossible without qualified personnel, whose effective work should be facilitated by a developed regulatory framework in the field of labor protection. An important role in ensuring food security is played by veterinarians, who, by carrying out prevention and treatment of animals, directly affect the health of citizens. However, the current situation with the regulatory support of their labor protection does not look encouraging. Consideration of the documents in force in this area shows significant omissions: all veterinary specialists performing various functions are united in a single professional standard, there is no special approach to conducting medical examinations of veterinarians, there are no specialized labor protection rules for veterinarians – in the relevant rules for the agricultural sector, veterinars are mentioned only indirectly, their activities are not the subject of consideration. Based on the study of the regulatory framework, it is concluded that the current level of regulation of labor protection of veterinarians is insufficient.