Arhiva Law on Safety at Work

7. July 2023.

History of the Law on Safety at Work in Croatia – from SFRY to the present day

The Law on Occupational Safety in Croatia has a long history and has developed through different phases. Today's Law is aligned with European directives and follows modern phenomena in work on temporary construction sites, but its roots are from the law on protection at work from the Socialist Federal Republic of Yugoslavia (SFRY). (...)

27. October 2020.

What I need from occupational safety and fire protection when opening a company or trade

If you will have a business premises, electrical installations should be tested for this space (for insulation resistance and indirect touch) and you should purchase one or more fire extinguishers for it (the amount depends on the square footage and purpose of the space). If you immediately employ employees, then you belong to the category of employer and are a full-fledged subject to the law on safety at work / fire protection. Read more about these obligations in the article: I am hiring my first employee - what I need under the Law on Safety at Work and the Fire Protection Act, which you can find on our website.