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Basement premises in cross-section: on one side of the wall, its thickness is shown as a layer of brick and concrete
Risk management

There Is a Basement but No Shelter: How to Operate After 4 December

We explain how a safe space differs from a "room everyone runs to", who must calculate its protective properties, and what you can still do with your basement in the six weeks that remain.

8 min26 October 2026
A hand with a magnifying glass over open document folders on a desk, with a checklist with tick marks, a stamp and a smartphone with a QR code nearby
For companies

How to Choose an Occupational Safety Company: 10 Criteria for HR and Managers

Choosing an occupational safety company means deciding who you trust with your documents, safety briefings, logbooks and support during inspections. Legal responsibility for workplace safety still stays with the employer, so a contractor deserves the same careful vetting as a candidate for an in-house role. Below are 10 criteria you can check before signing a contract, plus a checklist table you can take to a meeting.

9 min11 October 2026
An engineer standing between a wobbly tower of paper logs and an employee signing a briefing on a smartphone
Occupational safety

How to Digitize Occupational Safety Without Digitizing Chaos?

We look at which digital tools genuinely simplify occupational safety at a company, where to start, and where “digitization” is just a nice word in a slide deck.

8 min9 October 2026
Two options for formalising basement premises shown on an architectural plan: a safe space and a simplest shelter
Risk management

Safe Space or Simplest Shelter: How to Formalise Basement Premises and Operate During the Yellow Level

Basement premises may be formalised as a safe space or included in the civil-protection shelter fund as a simplest shelter. This article explains the difference between these regimes, the formalisation procedure, access requirements and whether a business may operate during the yellow level after the three-month transition period.

12 min8 October 2026
Employees follow yellow- and red-level air-raid alert procedures: working near a safe space and moving to a shelter in an orderly manner
Risk management

Air-Raid Alerts at Work Under the New Rules: Yellow and Red Levels, Shelters and Safe Spaces

Cabinet of Ministers Resolution No. 1092 of 4 September 2026 changed the rules for responding to air-raid alerts. Employers must now distinguish between yellow and red levels, verify the status of the premises, define the alert procedure and assign in writing the actions of staff, visitors and responsible persons.

10 min5 October 2026
A worker paints a fire hydrant cover red in a facility yard
Risk management

"We've been hit." A strike on your facility: how to prepare when help won't come?

A practical checklist for managers and occupational safety teams: utilities, firefighting, communications, medical supplies, staff roles and legal protection, based on the experience of facilities that have already been hit.

9 min30 September 2026
Mandatory medical examinations
Medical examinations

Mandatory medical examinations in a new way

In September 2025, the Ministry of Health of Ukraine approved Order No. 1393, which finally introduced a new “Procedure for Organizing and Conducting Mandatory Medical Examinations.” The old and familiar Order No. 246 from 2007 has officially become history.

11 min5 January 2026
What is occupational safety?
Occupational safety

What is Occupational Safety? Explained in Simple Terms

Occupational safety is needed for any business where employment relationships exist — from a small office to a warehouse or a manufacturing site. In simple terms, occupational safety is a set of rules and processes that help you operate without losses, injuries, fines, or work stoppages.

12 min19 November 2025
Mistakes in occupational safety
Occupational safety

TOP 5 Mistakes in Occupational Safety: What HR and Managers Should Know in Advance

The most common occupational safety mistakes made by HR and managers: examples, consequences, and solutions from RACIO experts.

9 min14 October 2025
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