Summary: The article outlines the main provisions of the system of "special
assessment of working conditions", introduced instead of the previous certification of
workplaces in the agricultural sector. The classification of working conditions
according to the degree of hazard used in the identification of workplaces is presented.
The experience of assessing working conditions at Joint-Stock company is
reflected.They are especially susceptible to workers employed in fodder production,
crop production and animal husbandry, who are constantly in contact with biological
harmful substances of animal and plant origin (weed seeds, plant dust, wool, fluff, hair,
feathers, scales skin, claws, hooves, faecal particles, crude protein and fat, ether
extractable substances, etc.)