Azerbaijan adopts New National Standards in the field of Labour

7 October, 2025

The adoption of new national standards is set to enhance healthy and reliable working conditions by clearly defining safety requirements for personal protective equipment against occupational hazards.

The Azerbaijan Standardization Institute (AZSTAND), operating under the State Service for Antimonopoly and Consumer Market Control of the Republic of Azerbaijan, has officially approved 41 new national standards in the field of labour:

AZS EN 1497:2025  "Personal fall protection equipment - Rescue harnesses"

AZS EN 14126:2025  "Protective clothing - Performance requirements and tests methods for protective clothing against infective agents"

AZS EN 17353:2025  "Protective clothing - Enhanced visibility equipment for medium risk situations - Test methods and requirements"

AZS ISO 12402 - 2:2025 "Personal flotation devices Part 2: Lifejackets, performance level 275 — Safety requirements"

AZS ISO 12402 - 3:2025 "Personal flotation devices Part 3: Lifejackets, performance level 150 — Safety requirements”

AZS ISO 12402 - 4:2025 "Personal flotation devices Part 4: Lifejackets, performance level 100 — Safety requirements”

AZS ISO 12402 - 5:2025 "Personal flotation devices Part 5: Buoyancy aids (level 50) — Safety requirements"

AZS ISO 12402 - 6:2025 "Personal flotation devices — Part 6: Special application lifejackets and buoyancy aids — Safety requirements and additional test methods"

AZS ISO 12402 - 8:2025 "Personal flotation devices Part 8: Accessories — Safety requirements and test methods"

AZS ISO 12402 - 9:2025 "Personal flotation devicesPart 9: Evaluation"

AZS ISO 13506 - 1:2025 "Protective clothing against heat and flame Part 1: Test method for complete garments — Measurement of transferred energy using an instrumented manikin"

AZS ISO 13997:2025 "Protective clothing — Mechanical properties — Determination of resistance to cutting by sharp objects"

AZS ISO 15831:2025 "Clothing — Physiological effects — Measurement of thermal insulation by means of a thermal manikin"

AZS ISO 16321 - 3:2025 "Eye and face protection for occupational use Part 3: Additional requirements for mesh protectors"

AZS ISO 18526-3:2025 "Eye and face protection — Test methods Part 3: Physical and mechanical properties"

AZS ISO 19918:2025 "Protective clothing — Protection against chemicals — Measurement of cumulative permeation of chemicals with low vapour pressure through materials"

AZS ISO 20471:2025 "High visibility clothing — Test methods and requirements"

AZS ISO 16321 - 2:2025 "Eye and face protection for occupational use Part 2: Additional requirements for protectors used during welding and related techniques"

AZS ISO 18640-2:2025  "Protective clothing for firefighters — Physiological impact Part 2: Determination of physiological heat load caused by protective clothing worn by firefighters"

AZS EN 12628:2025 “Diving accessories - Combined buoyancy and rescue devices - Functional and safety requirements, test methods”

AZS ISO/TS 30431:2025 “Human resource management — Leadership metrics cluster”

AZS ISO/TS 30425:2025 “Human resource management — Workforce availability metrics cluster”

AZS ISO/TS 30411:2025 “Human resource management — Quality of hire metric”

AZS ISO 24178:2025 “Human resource management — Organizational culture metrics cluster”

AZS ISO 3463:2025 “Tractors for agriculture and forestry — Roll-over protective structures (ROPS) — Dynamic test method and acceptance conditions”

AZS ISO 5006:2025 “Earth-moving machinery — Operator's field of view — Test method and performance criteria”

AZS ISO 10819:2025 “Mechanical vibration and shock — Hand-arm vibration — Measurement and evaluation of the vibration transmissibility of gloves at the palm of the hand”

AZS ISO 18640-1:2025 “Protective clothing for firefighters — Physiological impact Part 1: Measurement of coupled heat and moisture transfer with the sweating torso”

AZS ASTM E50:2025 “Standard Practices for Apparatus, Reagents, and Safety Considerations for Chemical Analysis of Metals, Ores, and Related Materials”

AZS ISO/TS 30410:2025 “Human resource management — Impact of hire metric”

AZS ISO/TS 30427:2025 “Human resource management — Costs metrics cluster”

AZS ISO 30430:2025 “Human resource management — Recruitment metrics cluster”

AZS ISO 13995:2025 “Protective clothing — Mechanical properties — Test method for the determination of the resistance to puncture and dynamic tearing of materials”

AZS ISO/TS 30421:2025 “Human resource management — Turnover and retention metricsi”

AZS ISO/TS 30433:2025 “Human resource management — Succession planning metrics cluster”

AZS ГОСТ 31581:2025 “Laser safety. General safety requirements for development and operation of laser products”

AZS ISO 11014:2025 “Safety data sheet for chemical products — Content and order of sections”

AZS ISO 23326:2025 “Human resource management — Employee engagement — Guidelines”

AZS ISO/TR 30406:2025 “Human resource management — Sustainable employability management for organizations”

AZS ISO/TS 30407:2025 “Human resource management — Cost-Per-Hire”

AZS ISO/TS 24179:2025 “Human resource management — Occupational health and safety metrics”

These standards specify safety requirements for various categories of life jackets and protective clothing, addressing protection against infectious agents, mechanical injuries, chemical exposures, and also include guidelines for the management of human resource indicators.

The primary objective of implementing these new national standards is to raise employee awareness regarding potential workplace hazards, ensure their psychological and physical well-being, and reduce adverse impacts on human life and health.

It is important to note that the new standards were developed and ratified by the Technical Committee on Standardization for the “Labour Field“ (AZSTAND/TK 21) and have been formally incorporated into the State Fund of Normative Documents on Standardization.