21.02.2023
GRANTS OF UP TO BGN 100,000 ARE AWARDED TO IMPROVE WORKING CONDITIONS IN COMPANIES
Recruitment of employer projects for co-financing under the Working Conditions Fund of the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy in 2023 begins.
Funds will be allocated for the improvement of working conditions in enterprises and for the development of activities on the diagnosis of occupational diseases. This became clear after today's meeting of the National Council on Working Conditions and the Management Board of the fund.
The maximum amount of funds provided by the "Working Conditions" Fund is up to 30 percent of the approved and actually incurred costs for the implementation of the project, but no more than BGN 100,000.
The aim is, through their implementation, to improve the microclimate, electrical and fire safety, technical safety of work equipment and sanitary and domestic conditions in enterprises, as well as to reduce the levels of dust, noise, vibrations, harmful radiation and dangerous chemical substances.
Projects are accepted every working day in the office of the Working Conditions Fund. All details and application conditions can be found on the fund's official website https://www.mlsp.government.bg/dokumenti-za-kandidatstvane.
Among the good practices in the projects are the implementation of air conditioning and ventilation systems, construction of partition walls, reconstruction and construction of local aspiration devices above the source of dust or hazardous chemical substances. With the implementation of the projects, the lighting of the workplaces has been improved and the risk of occupational accidents has been reduced, noted the Ministry of Labor and Social Policy.
Through the activities on the diagnosis of occupational diseases, prevention has been strengthened and the culture of health and safety in enterprises has been improved, occupational and health risks in the workplace have been reduced.
In 2022, the Working Conditions Fund co-financed the implementation of projects in 53 enterprises, which improved the working conditions of 4,260 workers and increased their motivation. In some enterprises, between 80% and 100% of the staff are covered.
