- News.
- Funds for the employer to create remote work positions (3)
Some employers will be able to obtain funding for the creation of a remote work position. However, in order to receive a grant to create a remote work position, certain conditions must be met. This is the result of the draft of the new act on professional activity. - Health and safety at work in the field of forest management - there will be new regulations (4)
A new draft regulation of the Minister of Climate on occupational health and safety when performing certain work in the field of labor economy, qualification requirements for people performing work in forestry and the entire training process has appeared on the website of the Government Legislation Centre. The effect is to increase safety for employees performing work in the field of forest management. - Report: 50 people? Want to work in retirement (6)
The latest report by the Safe at Work Coalition shows that 39% of people over 50 want to work in retirement. At the same time, almost as many people still have not made a decision on this issue. The barrier is the negative impact of work on health, which is mentioned by every third respondent. Providing employees with 50? Healthy and safe working conditions may be one of the solutions to the approaching demographic crisis and the related problem of labor shortage.
- Funds for the employer to create remote work positions (3)
- Subject of the number.
- Heating workplaces - where to look for savings (8)
In the autumn and winter, employers are wondering how to ensure the temperature at the workplace in accordance with applicable regulations. At the same time, they are trying to save on heating work premises.
- Heating workplaces - where to look for savings (8)
- Social Labor Inspectorate (SIP).
- Parenting rights under SIP control (11)
The tasks of a social labor inspector are mainly associated with the area of health and safety at work. however, it has a much broader field of operation concerning all labor law regulations - generally applicable and internal company regulations. In particular, parental rights are subject to control activities. To a large extent, they will be verified in the context of ensuring appropriate, safe working conditions for pregnant women. This does not mean, however, that the social labor inspector has no right to verify other entitlements, including those of a holiday nature.
- Parenting rights under SIP control (11)
- Risk assessment.
- Threat at the workplace of a plumber - fitter (13)
Occupational risk is the probability of occurrence of undesirable events related to the work performed, causing losses, in particular the occurrence of adverse health effects for employees. In the plumber's risk assessment, hazards at the workplace and ways to protect against them should be taken into account. These are very important issues that should be communicated to the employee.
- Threat at the workplace of a plumber - fitter (13)
- Questions and Answers.
- Is it possible to become an occupational health and safety employee after completing environmental protection (16)
In order to determine whether obtaining the titles of engineer and master of work environment protection is tantamount to completing studies in the field or specialty in the field of occupational health and safety, it is necessary to check whether the study program (listed on the diploma from the university) contains topics that exhaust the scope of duties for the occupational health and safety service specified in in the regulation on health and safety services. it is also worth obtaining information from the university whether the scope of education meets the standards for the field of study "Occupational health and safety". - Can an employee be deducted from his salary for wearing work clothes (17)
- How to organize diesel composition at the sewage treatment plant (18)
- How to mark the load capacity of a rack (19)
Correct labeling of racks is one of the elements of safety for warehouse workers, equipment and the storage devices themselves. The method of displaying information on the permissible load of a given rack is the responsibility of its user.
- Is it possible to become an occupational health and safety employee after completing environmental protection (16)
- Working conditions.
- Temporary entrustment of another job at the end of the calendar year (20)
Autumn is a time conducive to temporarily entrusting other work. It gives the opportunity to perform new duties also in the first three months of the following year. When entrusting the performance of other tasks temporarily, it is worth remembering about the health and safety obligations that are associated with it. It is impossible to avoid them, even taking into account several months of performing activities other than usual.
- Temporary entrustment of another job at the end of the calendar year (20)
- Accidents at work.
- Contract accident - detailed legal analysis (22)
In the case of contractors, the procedure is specified in the regulation on the procedure for recognizing an event occurring during the period of accident insurance as an accident at work, the legal qualification of the event, the template of the accident card and the date of its preparation. If the contract of mandate is concluded with an entity other than the employer, the matter becomes more complicated. Check the details. - Serious accident - is a doctor's opinion necessary (23)
Should the post-accident team consult a doctor regarding the qualification of a serious accident event? Can the team independently make such a qualification without the opinion of doctors? Will such action be undermined by other authorities then?
- Contract accident - detailed legal analysis (22)
- OHS training - experts answer.
- Participate in periodic training or wait until the epidemiological emergency is canceled (24)
Considering that periodic training for the OHS service can be carried out via electronic means of communication and there is no prohibition on organizing periodic training even in stationary form, and having a current training extends professional qualifications, you can undergo periodic training for the OHS service and not wait for the abolition of the state epidemiological threat.
- Participate in periodic training or wait until the epidemiological emergency is canceled (24)
