AN INTEGRATED APPROACH TO CREATING ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY AND A HEALTHY WORKPLACE IN UZBEKISTAN

Abstract

The research investigates the role of an integrated approach in promoting environmental sustainability and ensuring healthy working conditions within the industrial sectors of Uzbekistan. While legislation at the national level and international standards (including ISO 14001 and ISO 45001) encourage safer and greener production, a review of the available literature reveals limited analytical attention to how they can be applied together in the workplace. The study considers air quality, noise map, climatological conditions and waste treatments in typical enterprises by application of environmental monitoring, hygienic assessment and risk-analysis methods. While, findings show, general air pollution in Uzbekistan has slightly decreased in recent years, some industrial areas frequently violate recommended limits for particulate matter and emissions, continuing to pose dangers to the health of workers. The outcomes also show that environmental safety indices in particular areas are beneath the customary 0.7 with the need of stricter hygienic controls and present-day technologies. The study concludes that if ecological management systems, occupational hygiene, and safety systems are integrated well it may lead to better workplace well-paying and it may cause operational efficiency. It will also encourage the promotion of real-time monitoring, energy-saving technologies and alignment of national standards with international best practices towards the sustainable industrial development of Uzbekistan.