# Litouwen: FSC-mitigatie indicator 23 — rij 3 > Contextgebonden FSC-mitigatiemaatregel uit FSC-RA-LTU-02-2026 voor indicator 23. De volledige officiële Engelstalige maatregel, risicocontext, verifier en brondocumenten staan hieronder als brongebonden feiten. ## Engelse samenvatting > Verify that all employees are provided with and use required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by ensuring that verification actions are performed at the time of supply and supported by evidence no older than 3 months. - Canonical entity URI: - Schema.org type: `CreativeWork` ## Trefwoorden FSC, Risk Assessment, Risk Mitigation, FSC-RA-LTU-02-2026, indicator 23, Document verification ## Kenmerken - FSC risk indicator: 23. Facilities and activities are safe and support worker’s health, and workers have access to and use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment commensurate with the activities undertaken. — [bron]() - Risk conclusion: Non-negligible risk — [bron]() - Geopolitical scale: Lithuania — [bron]() - Source type: State-owned forest with a management plan, Privately-owned forest, State-owned forest without a management plan — [bron]() - Risk threshold: 23. 1.     Applicable legislation for the area under assessment covers the requirements under this indicator, and the country has ratified the Occupational Safety and Health Convention (C155)[1] and Promotional Framework for Occupational Safety and Health Convention (C187)[2], but the risk assessment for indicator 22 confirms a designation of ‘non-negligible risk’, 23. 3.     Evidence indicates widespread or systematic violation of requirements covered under this indicator — [bron]() - Description of risk: The Lithuanian forestry sector is recognised worldwide as a high-risk sector, with systematic non-compliance with safety rules, insufficient internal safety controls and inadequate work organisation. In Lithuania, 30% more serious accidents and 50% more fatal accidents occurred in 2021–2023 compared to 2018–2020. Expert assessments (E18 and E7) confirm that, given the high mortality rate, widespread violations (92% related to non-compliance, weak control and poor organisation) and the fact that more than half of loggers do not apply basic safety rules in practice, the health and safety risks for workers in this sector are clearly high. Therefore, the risk is non-negligible. — [bron]() - Type of verifier: Document verification — [bron]() - Mitigation requirement level: Recommended — [bron]() - Associated documents: Recommendations on occupational safety and health, Safety recommendations, Protecting the health, Supplier's PPE use procedure, PPE issuance records — [bron]() - Risk mitigation measure: Verify that all employees are provided with and use required Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) by ensuring that verification actions are performed at the time of supply and supported by evidence no older than 3 months. This includes: a) verifying the supplier’s documented procedures for mandatory PPE use, covering at minimum: helmets, chainsaw trousers, protective boots, high-visibility vests, hearing and eye protection (and other items per the Safety recommendations list); b) verifying that PPE issuance records cover 100% of the workers involved in the specific supply operations. — [bron]() - Other relevant information: The key aim is improve employee safety in the workplace by verifying that mandatory PPE requirements are clearly documented by the supplier and effectively implemented. The proposed measure can be strengthened by clearly assigning responsibility to key stakeholders, such as forestry contractors and health and safety officers, who should systematically verify the provision, condition, and seasonal suitability of work tools. Regular documented inspections of forestry machinery and tools, combined with maintaining records of safety certifications and maintenance logs, provide objective evidence of compliance and allow trends or recurring defects to be identified and addressed proactively. Embedding these checks into routine pre‑shift briefings and linking non‑compliance to corrective actions helps integrate the measure into everyday work organisation rather than treating it as a one‑off control. — [bron]() - Source workbook row: 3 — [bron]() ## Relaties - Onderdeel van: [FSC Risk Assessment voor Litouwen — 2-0]() (`isPartOf`) - Over: [Litouwen]() (`about`) - Over: [FSC Risk Assessment indicator 23 — Facilities and activities are safe and support worker’s health, and workers have access to and use appropriate Personal Protective Equipment commensurate with the activities undertaken.]() (`about`) - Over: [Litouwen: FSC-indicator 23 — non-negligible risk]() (`about`) - Vermeldt: [Mitigation measure onder het FSC Risk Assessment Framework]() (`mentions`) - Vermeldt: [Non-negligible risk onder het FSC Risk Assessment Framework]() (`mentions`) - Vermeldt: [State-owned forest with a management plan — FSC Risk Assessment Litouwen]() (`mentions`) - Vermeldt: [Privately-owned forest — FSC Risk Assessment Litouwen]() (`mentions`) - Vermeldt: [State-owned forest without a management plan — FSC Risk Assessment Litouwen]() (`mentions`) ## Identificaties - FSC Risk Mitigation row: `FSC-RA-LTU-02-2026 row 3` — [resolver]() - FSC risk indicator: `23` — [resolver]() ## Bronnen - [Bron](): Official FSC Risk Assessment FSC-RA-LTU-02-2026; Risk Mitigation worksheet row 3. ## Andere representaties - [HTML]() - [Schema.org JSON-LD]() - [Volledig RDF JSON-LD]() - [Turtle]()