• Review of new legal acts in the field of occupational medicine - March 2019 (1-3)
    • Announcement of the Minister of Health of February 15, 2019 regarding the publication of a uniform text of the Regulation of the Minister of Health on psychiatric and psy- chological research of persons applying or possessing the right to exercise or manage a business or directly employed in the production and circulation of explosives, weapons, ammunition and products for military or police purposes
    • Announcement of the Minister of Health of 15 February 2019 regarding the publication of a single text of the Regulation of the Minister of Health on psychiatric and psychological tests of persons applying for or possessing a license to purchase and store explosives for civil use.
    • Regulation of the Minister of Internal Affairs and Administration of March 5, 2019 amending the ordinance in the form of periodic and control tests of police officers.
    • Announcement of the Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Poland of 22 February 2019 regarding the publication of a uniform text of the Act on the professions of a doctor and a dentist.
    • Announcement of the Speaker of the Parliament of the Republic of Poland of March 15, 2019 regarding the publication of a uniform text of the Act on Nurse and Midwife Professions.
  • Hormonal disturbance and ZAA and non-professional etiology of carpal tunnel syndrome (3)
    In the development of the carpal tunnel of the professional origin, monotone movements of the wrists, resulting from the way the work is done, are important. However, is the presence of additional, non-occupational risk factors, i.e. hormonal disorders (more likely to develop carpal tunnel syndrome) and disorders in the course of MS, which may contribute to the development of neuropathy, precludes the possibility of diagnosis of such occupational disease in case of confirmation of significant occupational exposure?
  • Pesticide poisoning and non-compliance by the employee with health and safety rules (7)
    The list of occupational diseases under heading 1 includes occupational disease - acute intoxication or their consequences caused by chemical substances. Did the fact that the employee did not comply with the health and safety rules while performing the duties entrusted, perhaps a situation overthrowing the presumption of a causal relationship between the diagnosed disease and the work performed by him?
  • The latest standards / guidelines for prophylactic examinations of employees. Question about the legitimacy and meaning of challenging existing legal acts (9)
    In the January issue of "Medycyny Pracy" an article titled "Health criteria and scope of prophylactic examinations for selected types of work and exposure factors - guidelines of the Institute of Occupational Medicine in Lodz" by IMP employees with the participation of a national consultant in the field of occupational medicine.

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