Belarus: staff sickness and training
Training, food handler rules and when sick staff must stay away from food.
Checked
“Law” is a binding rule. “Official guidance” is not law, but inspectors expect it. “Chef Hygiene default” is a value the app checks against where no rule gives a number.
- LawBefore each shift an authorised person checks production and serving staff for skin infections and writes the result in a journal, a monthly grid per person (Resolution No. 12, p.126 and Annex 1). Staff with a stomach illness or a fever tell the manager and see a doctor (p.127).
- LawCatering staff in contact with food hold a medical certificate (медицинская справка о состоянии здоровья) and have a medical exam once a year (Ministry of Health Resolution No. 74 of 2019, Annex 3), and pass hygiene training and attestation (Resolution No. 12, p.123-125). How often the training is repeated for a restaurant: not confirmed.
Official sources
- Ministry of Health of Belarus
- Sanitary norms for catering, Resolution No. 12 of 2017 as re-worded by No. 20 (minzdrav.gov.by)
- Presidential Edict No. 227 on checks (pravo.by)
- General fire safety requirements, Decree No. 7 of 2017 (pravo.by)
- Edict No. 212 of 25 June 2026 on fire safety (pravo.by)
This page is general information, not legal advice. Check with your local authority.