• News from the country (2)
  • 31st competition for the occupational safety poster under the slogan COMMUNICATION - resolved (3)
  • Awards of the Chief Labor Inspector went to people and companies who care about the safety and dignity of human work (4)
  • Information social campaign 2022: "Mikrofirma - MAXI BHP" (6)
  • Happy Jobs Don't Count (8)
    • Benefits of being happy at work
    • Five keys to happiness at work
    • Are Poles happy at work?
    • Photo and film competition O!signs of work 2022
  • Program supporting the mobility of people with disabilities (10)
    The State Fund for Rehabilitation of the Disabled (PFRON) has launched a program from the package "Independence - Activity - Mobility" under the name "Mobility of people with disabilities". The program is designed for wheelchair users.
  • Software from SAP SE (Germany) to help promote ergonomics and prevent musculoskeletal disorders (11)
    In the IT industry, sedentary work is the norm, and therefore employees are exposed to i.a. at the risk of musculoskeletal disorders - especially when ergonomic principles are not followed. In the German company SAP, over 99% of employees work in the office or remotely, which is why it has become a priority to make them aware of the importance of an ergonomic workplace and caring for a healthy spine.
  • SAFER website as a tool supporting the prevention of threats caused by physical factors (12)
    Prevention of threats caused by harmful factors in the working environment is one of the basic issues in the area of health and safety. in order to systematize the knowledge of employers and employees on the risks of physical factors, the Central Institute for Labor Protection National Research Institute runs the SAFER website.
  • Articles from national magazines as a source of information on health and safety (15)
    Articles from magazines - scientific, popular science and industry - are an important, because up-to-date and reliable source of information and knowledge. Thanks to their reading, the reader can get acquainted with the latest reports in the field of science and practice. However, the problem is: a wide offer of the publishing market, a flood of information on websites and a significant share of marketing content in the information message. Therefore, the employees of the CIOP-PIB Library come to the aid of the reader, who select the titles of journals and indicate the most interesting articles on OHS.
  • Physical capabilities of older workers in terms of maintaining working capacity (18)
    Over the years, human cognitive functions and physical fitness weaken. This process takes place at different speed and strength in everyone, but it is inevitable. The challenge for the working environment is counteracting the negative effects of employee aging through the use of appropriately selected support systems. Considering the decreasing number of people of working age in relation to the elderly, finding solutions aimed at adapting workplaces to the changing functional abilities of people is extremely important from the point of view of extending their professional activity.
  • Evaluation of the acoustic quality of open-plan offices, taking into account the ISO 22955:2021 standard (22)
    The Labor Protection Council at the Sejm of the Republic of Poland deliberated
  • Protection of seasonal workers and those employed under civil law contracts (29)
  • Changes in regulations (30)
    Determining the ability to perform official duties by a soldier - a new regulation
    Occupational medicine service in organizational units of the Prison Service - amendment of the regulation
    Radiation monitoring of the environment developed and implemented by organizational units classified in the 1st or 2nd category of hazards - new regulation
  • We answer readers' questions (31)
    What benefit can the wife of a deceased pensioner, who received a pension for work in special conditions, count on from the Social Insurance Institution?
    Will the Social Insurance Institution issue a certificate of remuneration and employment if the workplace no longer exists and the archive does not have full documentation?
  • Reports from abroad (32)

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