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- On 1 January 2019, the Act on technical supervision will change (1-2)
At the end of August, the Council of Ministers adopted a draft amendment to the act on technical supervision. The changes relate to procedures for verification and recognition of entitlements and for issuing certificates only for a limited period. The act is to enter into force on January 1, 2019.
- What duties does the client have in the field of medical examinations (3-4)
The Principal is obliged to direct the employees on the basis of contracts of orders for medical examinations and to inform them on the terms specified for employees about occupational risk: the scope of services to be examined and information on risk depends on the content of the contract of mandate. The labor inspector issuing orders to perform these duties is not obliged to justify them, because they result directly from the codex regulations.
- When the employer will not allow the employee of the milk processing plant to work (4-5)
In the case of persons employed in milk processing plants and collection points, the role of the employer is to prevent work in direct contact with products of people who have damaged hand skin.
- Risk assessment
- Is the employee alone in the field of safe work performance (6-7)
If the company is not able to avoid occupational risk, it should be limited to the lowest possible level. It must be remembered that the risk factors are determined by two factors, which are possible losses and their probabilities.
- Check methods of informing employees about occupational risks (10-11)
One of the important duties of the employer is to inform employees about the occupational risk associated with work at the positions they are employed in. The way in which employees are familiarized with occupational risk at individual work positions is defined in the work regulations by the employer himself.
- How to develop a comprehensive assessment of the health and safety of the company (12)
Preparing and presenting to the employer, at least once a year, periodic analyzes of the health and safety at work containing proposals of technical and organizational measures aimed at preventing risks to workers' life and health and improving working conditions is one of the most important tasks of the OSH service and those which it performs independently .
- Procedure for the use of OWAS methods (13)
The Social Insurance Institution, in order to supplement the application for a grant, requests illustrated with photographs of the timing of operations - OWAS method - of a forklift operator. A simple example.
- How to check if your assistant's position meets health and safety requirements (16)
Almost every company has an assistant / secretary workplace. In order to facilitate the preparation of occupational risk assessment and to carry out control of OSH status at this workplace, a checklist was prepared for the secretary's position. This document will certainly make it easier to check or prepare this work station in terms of occupational health and safety.
- The topic of the number
- How to properly organize work on cleaning steel constructions (8-9)
During the work involving the cleaning of steel structures, many threats to the life and health of employees and bystanders arise. Therefore, when organizing this kind of work, one should keep in mind the requirements of occupational health and safety. The study provides a few guidelines that will ensure the safety of employees and other people, and work will be carried out in a manner consistent with the provisions of health and safety at work.
- Health and safety control
- How should OHS control be carried out in a catering establishment (14-15)
One of the best ways to prevent occupational hazards that may result in accidents at work is proper health and safety management. Its basic element is reliable internal control of occupational safety and hygiene, adequate to the technical and technological conditions in the company.
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