o:8160 Improving Occupational Safety and Health Through Legislativer Reforms: From Policy to Practice en The aim of conducted research was to identify significant legislative changes in the field of occupational safety and health that went into effect in the Republic of Serbia in 2023, with the goal of improving employee protection and reducing workplace risks. Employers' additional responsibilities are analyzed, including the need to organize safety procedures, train employees, install protective measures, and prepare risk assessment documents. The new regulatory framework includes necessary work permits for high-risk occupations, additional training requirements for different levels of employees, and a licensing system for occupational safety professionals. It also governs the requirement to keep standardized records and describes the implementation of an electronic register of workplace injuries. The report includes a practical component that compares the situation of occupational safety and health before and after the law revisions, focusing on how records were previously kept, training and risk assessments undertaken, and what changes were required to comply with the new regulations. These involved creating new internal acts, organizing additional training, getting permits, and digitizing procedures. The effects of these improvements are also examined, including fewer workplace injuries, improved communication between employees and employers, and a better awareness of high-risk work situations. The paper has two main goals: first, to provide a concise overview of the key legal changes in the field of occupational safety and health; and second, to present concrete examples of how these changes have been implemented in practice, with a focus on organizational, procedural, and outcome improvements Occupational Safety and Health, Legal Reform, Risk Assessment, Employer Obligations, Employee Training 1552100 978-953-48331-8-6 2025-08-22T06:53:07.708Z 44 no 46 Marija Perović Jaroslav Černi Water Institute, Belgrade, Serbia 0000-0003-2045-001X Marija Todorović Jaroslav Černi Water Institute, Belgrade, Serbia person Tatjana Mitrović Institute of Physics Belgrade, University of Belgrade, Belgrade, Serbia person application/pdf 1579632 https://unilib.phaidrabg.rs/o:8160 no yes 19 70 92000004 71A04 Proceedings 20th International Conference Management and Safety m&s 2025 Niš, Serbia 102 108 The European Society of Safety Engineers, Čakovec, Croatia 2025