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Lekarz Medycyny Pracy (Doctor of Occupational Medicine) 2019/12

Review of new legislation in the field of occupational medicine - November 2019 (1)
- Rgulation of the Minister of Health of October 15, 2019 amending the regulation on the determination of the state of health of an academic teacher for the purposes of granting leave for health improvement
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Subject of the issue: Do you provide your employees with the right temperature at work?
Workplaces and their equipment should provide employees with safe and healthy working conditions. First of all, take care of the right temperature and protection against adverse heat conditions and sunlight. How to do it? What are the minimum temperatures in each type of work room and what are the technical requirements for heating?
Read more: BHP w Firmie (Work safety in the company) 2019/216

Subject of issue
- New forms of PIT forms from January 1, 2020 - rules for completing
  Read more: Monitor Prawa Pracy i Ubezpieczeń (Labor Law and Insurance Monitor) 2020/01

Subject of issue: Occupational risk assessment in practice
The rules and principles regarding occupational risk assessment apply equally to all employers - regardless of the size and complexity of the organization or the business. However, in practice, in real conditions, there may be big differences between individual companies due to discrepancies in the nature of threats, as well as the lack of specialists able to identify and assess threats. The basic principles for conducting occupational risk assessment are in the Polish Standard PN-N-18002: 2011 Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems - General guidelines for occupational risk assessment. This is not a standard for mandatory use, but it is an example of the right approach to assessing occupational risk. The article presents the most important aspects of risk assessment in practical terms.
Read more: BHP w Firmie (Work safety in the company) 2019/215

Legal status and functions of employee participation in management
The article contains the interpretation of the principle of employee participation in the management of the workplace as defined in art. 18 of the Labor Code, explaining its legal status and the terms appearing in this provision. For the main subject in separate provisions referred to in art. 18 of the Code of Civil Procedure, the author acknowledges the Act of 7 April 2006 on informing and consulting employees, which is the basis for creating employee councils. However, these councils are being set up in a narrower scope. The author presents suggestions that may help to revive this institution, which is part of the EU labor law standard.
Read more: Praca i Zabezpieczenie Społeczne (Work and Social Security) 2019/12

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