- News
- What does the state of epidemic threat mean (3)
In mid-May this year. the state of the epidemic in Poland was canceled due to SARS-CoV-2 virus infections. It was replaced by an epidemic emergency. Immediately there were questions from employers and OHS service employees regarding the previously suspended duties related to periodic preventive medical examinations and periodic health and safety training of employees. Should I return to employee research and training?
- Factory control of employees - the next version of the draft (5)
Another draft amendment has already appeared on the pages of the Government Legislation Center, which will define in the Labor Code the rules for the employers to conduct preventive sobriety tests of employees. What has changed this time?
- Contribution for health insurance - the calculation basis for entrepreneurs again (7)
Amendments to the Act on health care services financed from public funds entered into force in the scope of the rules for determining the basis of the calculation of contributions for health insurance of persons conducting business activity taxed on general principles (according to the scale or flat tax) or flat-rate tax. What are they about?
- Recipes with a comment
- Health and safety instructions in a few simple steps (8)
According to the regulations, the employer is obliged to provide employees with up-to-date health and safety instructions for their constant use. These instructions are a set of rules, guidelines and methods of action that help you organize safe work and avoid dangers. So how to write good health and safety instructions?
- Health and safety service
- Removal from work of an employee employed in forbidden work - entitlement of the health and safety service (11)
Despite the free choice in terms of employment, not everyone can perform a specific type of work. Safety considerations may be an obstacle. The provisions protect, in particular, adolescents and pregnant and breastfeeding women. In the event of a prohibited work being performed - the right, or more precisely, the duty of the health and safety service will be to react quickly.
- The subject of the issue
- Construction helper - comprehensive periodic OSH training (13)
A construction helper is an employee who performs auxiliary tasks on construction sites and renovations. The basic activities in his work include: painting, bricklaying, making mortar, delivering building materials, etc. The duties of such an assistant in most cases boil down to the preparation and cleaning of tools, carrying blocks, bags or other bricks, carrying out minor finishing works, chipping plaster onto bricks or old tiles, performing cleaning works on the construction site. The assistant should have the necessary knowledge of safe methods of its execution. Therefore, it is important to properly train the employee employed in such a position. It is especially important to make him aware of the risks that may arise in his work.
- Accidents at work
- Accident analysis - an accident at work during the unloading of goods (17)
The article presents an analysis of an accident at work that occurred in the warehouse. Check what safeguards can the employer introduce to avoid similar events in the future? Should he strictly prohibit other employees from working in the vicinity of the place where goods are placed on the rack? What are the good practices in these types of situations?
- Questions and Answers
- How many people should municipal waste be collected (18)
The provisions of the labor law do not absolutely regulate issues related to the minimum staffing of the team performing work when collecting municipal waste.
- How to ensure the safe use of machines (19)
The source of information about the required inspections and dates are the instructions of the machine or device. Particular attention should be paid to X-ray devices due to the high harmfulness of ionizing radiation.
- What will be the unjustified absence of the employee (19)
- When it is possible to operate a goods passenger lift (20)
An employee (operator) operating a goods passenger lift does not have to undergo a medical examination in the field of work at height.
- How much exactly is 3 m when working at height (21)
Working at height is work performed on a surface at a height of at least 1 m above the floor or ground. The height at which the worker works is counted from the floor or ground to the surface on which the worker is standing (doing the work).
- Health and safety training - Experts respond
- Is there a difference between the function and the position held? (21)
In qualifying for training, not only the name of the job position is important, but also the actual tasks performed in this position, e.g. employee supervision, team management. Foreman is a typical name of a job position for managing employees, so it should undergo training for people managing employees.
- Which training group the sales representative should be included in (22)
A solution to doubts regarding the allocation of employees to specific groups for periodic OSH training should be sought by analyzing in detail the framework training programs specified in parts III-VIII of Annex 1 to the Regulation on OSH training.
- Working conditions
- Verification of vacation plans of OHS and SIP employees (23)
Both employees of the OHS service and social labor inspectors are employed on the basis of an employment relationship. This means that, like other employees, they are entitled to annual paid and uninterrupted annual leave. Taking into account the rank of employees of the health and safety at work service and social labor inspectors, leaves should be planned and granted with special care. In extreme cases, there may be a need to interrupt the holiday leave - an employee of the health and safety at work service or a social labor inspector. Fortunately, this only applies to extraordinary cases that could not have been foreseen at the time of granting rest.
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