• Local reports (2)
  • The five most enterprising teams of the Łukasieiwcz Research Network (3)
    The first edition of the "Łukasiewicz Accelerator" program is behind us, the aim of which is to support the implementation of innovative ideas through indirect commercialization, ie capital companies in the startup formula.
  • CIOP-PIB appreciated entrepreneurs for safe work and good practices (4)
    The Central Institute for Labor Protection - National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB) awarded the Charter of Safe Work Leaders to companies and institutions conducting particularly active and effective activities in the field of improving safety and working conditions. During the meeting, the winners of the Best Practice Competition were awarded their diplomas.
  • Pending new regulations on remote work (5)
    The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic is causing many companies to choose to allow employees to work remotely. There are many issues that require regulation, including: who and to what extent will cover the costs of remote work, will it be possible to inspect such an employee, what if an accident occurs at work?
  • Building a safe workplace culture at PKP CARGO (6)
    Safety in the workplace - although shaped by health and safety regulations - has its specificity in each industry or company. It results both from the scope of performed tasks and from the developed organizational culture, which more or less favors the observance of the applicable rules and procedures. In building a safe work environment, the actual willingness to apply them is no less important than the regulations themselves. So let's inspire employees and strengthen their internal motivation to take care of their health and life at work. The awareness of the staff that it pays off is of great value - it is a real pillar of strengthening security in the company.
  • Augmented reality (AR) goggles - the issue of implementing devices from everyday life to work (8)
    The article considers the issue of implementation - from everyday life to work - of devices which, due to their functionality, are useful in the work environment. These include augmented reality goggles, controlled by a smartphone application. Undeniably, these devices can serve people, improving the safety of their tasks. The information on the AR headset display can help you identify threats and speed up the reaction and decision to evacuate. Especially on the construction site, the information perceived by the sense of sight guarantees its uninterrupted flow - without the risk of deformation or delay.
  • Impact of work characteristics on cognitive performance (10)
    Work is an important element of our life and, along with other factors, affects our well-being and health. The type of work we do, therefore, affects how we function cognitively. Among other things, the characteristics of tasks at work or its psychosocial conditions determine whether our brain works effectively, or whether there are problems with concentration or memory. Our well-being depends on the level of stress, workload and intellectual commitment to performing tasks, relationships with colleagues and superiors, as well as the intensity of physical activity at work. The article presents the results of various studies that show how work characteristics affect our cognitive performance.
  • The labor market accessible to OzN (13)
    A comprehensive approach to employment, elimination of social architectural barriers, greater respect for employees and education of employers - such needs of people with disabilities ( OzN ) in the work environment were highlighted by the participants of the 9th edition of the conference "Accessibility in the work environment and public space ".
  • Assessment of occupational exposure to the respirable fraction of crystalline silica formed during work (14)
    Among the forms of crystalline silica (minerals made of silicon dioxide ) that most commonly occur in the natural environment and in the work environment are quartz and cristobalite. They are used in various industries , including in the ceramics, glass and construction industries and pose a serious threat to the health of employees. The respirable fraction of crystalline silica, which enters the gas exchange area of the lungs, causes chronic inflammatory reactions, followed by fibrotic changes in the lung tissue and, as a result, silicosis, often leading to lung cancer. The information in this article should help you resolve these issues.
  • Assessment of OSH management processes - theoretical aspects (20)
    Assessment of the effectiveness and efficiency of occupational health and safety management processes is a current problem, especially in the dynamically changing environment of the organization - closer and further. The lack of terminology makes it difficult to understand the different approaches to evaluating these processes. The article attempts to organize the terminology in this area and presents two different tools for assessing OSH management processes, which can be successfully used in practice, depending on the purpose and needs of the enterprise.
  • The Labor Protection Council at the Parliament of the Republic of Poland debated
    • The new three-year program of the National Labor Inspectorate - on control strategies, prevention of education (25)
      Comprehensive and quality control, more legal advice, supervision and prevention in the construction industry and increasing awareness of occupational health and safety among young people and people entering the labor market - such, among others plans for the next three years were presented by the National Labor Inspectorate (PIP).
  • 100 session of the Interministerial Committee for the Maximum Allowable Concentrations and Intensity of Factors Harmful to Health in the Work Environment (26)
  • Changes in law (30)
    • Pharmacist health status - new regulation
    • Drivers' qualifications - changes to the laws
    • Common health and safety provisions - amendment to the ordinance
  • We answer readers' questions (31)
    • In what circumstances will the Insurance Company refuse to grant an accident pension?
    • What is the recalculation of pensions due to more favorable life tables?
    • Is the survivor's pension eligible for extramural students?
  • Reports from abroad (32)
  • More accidents at work in 2021 - preliminary data of the Central Statistical Office (GUS)

Bezpieczeństwo Pracy (Work Safety) - the whole list