Lekarz Medycyny Pracy (Doctor of Occupational Medicine) 2021/01

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  • Important changes to preventive examinations of employees are already in force (1)
    From December 16, new methodological guidelines for conducting preventive examinations of employees apply. Due to the fact that occupational medicine doctors are prepared to independently assess the basic parameters covered by the research of specialist doctors, which results from the specialization program in the field of occupational medicine, which was changed a few years ago, obligatory specialist consultations were abandoned in this respect. What else is changing?
• Occupational medicine clinic
  • How to proceed when the prophylactic examination reveals interstitial changes in the lungs (3)
    The discovery of interstitial changes in the lungs during a prophylactic examination should alert the occupational medicine physician and encourage him to take appropriate action, especially when the employment of the patient is associated with exposure that may be a potential etiological factor of their occurrence. What to do in such cases?
  • Pocovid syndrome - will it be a new problem in occupational medicine (6)
    Postovid syndrome may be a challenge for occupational medicine, as it will be necessary to learn clinical management in such cases, as well as to be cautious in the context of deciding whether to continue work by a person with disease symptoms in the position indicated by the employer. Learn about the challenges that occupational health professionals may face.
  • Can psychological tests be a tool for an occupational medicine doctor (10)
    A large group of psychological tools can help occupational doctors in assessing the mental state of a patient, and they can be used entirely in accordance with the art. Take a closer look at how they are created, used and interpreted. Get the details.
• Legal comments
  • Does the teacher's throat condition qualify the disease as an occupational disease (12)
    The diagnosed disease can be considered an occupational disease when it is included in the list of occupational diseases and there is a cause and effect relationship between the resulting symptoms and the conditions in which the employee performed work. Can the disease of the voice organ caused by excessive vocal effort be considered professional? In such a case, does work under exposure automatically determine the classification of a given disease as an occupational disease?
• Forms
  • What cannot be missing in a medical certificate for vehicle drivers (14)
    The determination of the absence or existence of health contraindications to driving is the responsibility of a licensed physician who, on the basis of a medical examination, issues an appropriate certificate. How to fill in the model of the certificate, which will be used in all cases, except for examining persons applying for a license to drive an emergency vehicle or a vehicle carrying money?
• Calendar of changes
  • Most recent legal changes (16)

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Inspektor Pracy (Labor Inspector) 2020/12

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• News not only from Poland (3)
• Chief Labor Inspector presented the action program of the National Labor Inspectorate in 2021. The committees adopted the National Labor Inspectorate's reports for 2018 and 2019. (4)
• Unusual situations. Salary for work at a monthly rate (6)
  The article discusses situations in which the calculation of the amount of remuneration for work set in the monthly rate is not so obvious and may cause problems.
• Dad on Maternity - Part II (11)
  In the previous issue of "Labor Inspector" we presented some cases in which a man - the child's father may take maternity leave. In this issue, we present more examples where this exceptional situation may take place.
• Go unpunished? Undeclared activity: employment legality audit study (14)
  Without going into the details of all the rules governing the functioning of undeclared activities, it is necessary to indicate several important regulations that affect the issues of controlling the legality of employment.
• Experts of the National Labor Inspectorate provided advice to readers, listeners, internet users (17)
  Over 60 phone calls in editorial offices of newspapers, radio stations and on internet portals throughout the country are the result of an information campaign conducted at the request of the Chief Labor Inspector during the last two weeks of November 2020.
• Great information campaign of the National Labor Inspectorate in the media (18)
• Everything under control. Machine controls - requirements (20)
  Controls are the parts of the control system that detect input sent by the operator, usually by direct pressure with the hand or foot. They are used to start and stop machines and change the process of their work.
• Relativity theory. Activities of the crane operator and his working time (24)
  The basic issue that needs to be clarified when analyzing this issue is the legal nature of the provision regulating the crane operator's working time. The answer is of cardinal importance for the analysis of the obligations of employing entities in this respect.
• Don't upset your horse. Occupational health and safety causes in agriculture (29)
  In recent years, agriculture has changed significantly in many respects. Therefore, a labor inspector faces problems and threats, which also result from technological progress.
• A stroke of luck. Fall from height (34)
  The person supervising work safety should organize work in a manner consistent with the provisions and principles of health and safety at work. Her tasks include observation and control of the way work is performed in order to correct improper behavior that may pose a threat to both the employee and his environment. For occupational safety, the mere fact of the existence of such a function is not sufficient if the manager forgets to comply with general health and safety regulations.

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Problemy Jakości (Quality Problems) 2020/12

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• About the directions of activities of the POLISH ISO 9000 Club in the 2020–2024 term
  The election of the new club management is behind us. At the end of September this year. the XXX General Assembly of the POLISH ISO 9000 FORUM Club took place, which had the formula of a post-election assembly. The discharge was granted to the outgoing Board of the 7th term of office and new authorities of the Board of the 8th term Club were elected for the years 2020–2024. Due to the global situation related to the COVID-19 pandemic, the general meeting was organized on-line. The professional and effective IT tool Virtual Meeting System (VMS), developed by NOT Informtion, was used to support the general meeting and conduct a secret vote related to the election of the authorities for the new term of office.
• From the foreign press
  Factors influencing job satisfaction and the results achieved by auditors - a case study from Indonesia Ceacilia Srimindart, Rachmawati Meita Oktaviani, Pancawati Hardiningsih, Udin Udin. 2020. "Determinants of Job Satisfaction and Performance of Auditors: A Case Study of Indonesia". Quality - Access to Success 178 (21): 84–89 "Quality - Access to Success" is a scientific journal that has been published for 21 years by the Romanian Association for Quality Assurance. It includes studies on quality management, environmental management, energy management, occupational health and safety management, information security management, and social responsibility.
• How blockchain technology supports the functioning of supply chains
  Blockchain technology is currently one of the most developmental tools supporting the functioning of enterprises. It offers numerous opportunities that can be linked to specific aspects of the business reality. Correlating blockchain technology with the supply chain can be a powerful transformational force, allowing you to increase quality and improve process efficiency, as well as stimulate the introduction and development of innovation. The purpose of this article is to identify areas where blockchain can support supply chains. The method of analyzing the literature on the subject and the practices of companies that are leaders in the use of this technology was used. Main conclusions: blockchain technology can be used in the supply chain, incl. to improve material flows, strengthen the trust of business partners and secure transactions. However, there are still many barriers to the implementation of this technology, e.g. economic conditions, technological limitations or legal regulations.
• Patterns of non-compliance in the agri-food chain
  Food fraud is an urgent global policy issue. The susceptibility of the food chain to fraud and adulteration is constantly growing, among others with the development of the COVID-19 pandemia.

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Aktualności Ochrony Środowiska - wydanie specjalne (Environmental Protection News) 2020/84

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• Subject of the issue: Database on waste - from A to Z
  The obligation to submit a report on products, packaging and waste management rests, inter alia, on entities that introduce packaging, export packaging, export products in packaging, make intra-Community deliveries of products in packaging, introduce products in packaging, and are also economic self-government organizations or packaging recovery organizations.

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Aktualności Ochrony Środowiska (Environmental Protection News) 2020/12

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• Subject of the issue: Note! A new ministry responsible for environmental protection was created
  As a result of the government reconstruction that took place in the fall of this year, the number of ministries was reduced - from 20 to 14. Some ministries were liquidated and their competences were taken over by other, existing or newly created ministries.
• Amendments to the regulation on the assessment of the levels of substances in the air
  On September 22, 2020, a draft regulation of the Minister of Climate on the assessment of the levels of substances in the air appeared on the website of the Government Legislation Center.
• Easier reuse of reclaimed asphalt
  Recycling - asphalt or concrete - is obtained during the construction of new sections of expressways, following the existing routes or repairing national roads. It is created as a result of milling layers of the pavement of existing roads and contains approx. 95% of aggregate.
• Check how much the new fees are in the Water Law
  By the end of October, new fees are announced for the legalization of water facilities, issuance of water law permits or an increased fee. Find out by how much each rate has increased, effective January 1, 2021.
• Entrepreneur's obligations in January 2021
• Whether the packaging in the hazardous substance is hazardous waste
  Question: Are empty, without the contents of the barrels of a preparation recognized, according to the CLP Regulation, as a corrosive substance and with a pictogram informing about the hazard, are it hazardous waste or plastic packaging waste? According to the information provided by the manufacturer, it is not a hazardous waste.

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Aktualności Ochrony Środowiska (Environmental Protection News) 2020/11-12

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• Subject of the issue: Another amendment to the Act on Waste is being prepared
  The Ministry of Climate presented a draft of another amendment to the act on waste. The project involves the verification of data from the Waste Database (BDO) with the data of the National Tax Administration obtained from the SAF-T system. The introduction of this functionality is to reduce the shadow economy in waste management and tighten the system, which should also result in increased revenues to the state budget from VAT, CIT and marshal fees.
• Attention! There are regulations on templates for reports on food waste
  The Ministry of Climate presented a draft of a new regulation on the template for the report on food waste and the template for the collective report on food waste, which is to enter into force on January 1, 2021.
• Find out what has changed in the act on collective water and sewage supply
  On September 19, 2020, the Act of February 13, 2020 amending the Act - Construction Law and certain other acts (Journal of Laws of 2020, item 471) entered into force, which introduces changes to several other acts, including the Act of June 7, 2001 on collective water supply and collective sewage disposal. Details below.
• Five installations that may require a gas and dust emission permit
  As in the case of installations requiring notification, which we wrote about in the previous issue of the magazine, there is a group of companies that may require a permit to emit gases or dusts into the air. Below are examples of the most popular installations that require a decision.
• Packaging waste from hazardous substances - how to distinguish between them
  Pursuant to the Waste Act, a waste producer is responsible for their correct classification, i.e. determination of the code on the basis of the waste catalog. According to the waste catalog, the packaging of hazardous substances is classified as 15 01 10 * (packaging containing residues of hazardous substances or contaminated with them). In the case of packaging waste from hazardous substances, the classification can be troublesome, because not every hazardous substance (contained in the packaging) will result in the classification of the waste as a packaging for a hazardous substance.

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Monitor Prawa Pracy i Ubezpieczeń (Labor Law and Insurance Monitor) 2020/12

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• The subject of the issue
  • Employer's obligations at the turn of the year - what you need to remember
• You must know about it!
  • Benefits for insured persons during quarantine or isolation due to COVID-19 (4)
  • From December 1, 2020, new sanctions for employers illegally employing maintenance debtors (10)
  • Is it possible to impose a penalty for breach of and the obligation to disinfect and cover the nose and mouth in the workplace (13)
  • Day off for the holiday of December 26, 2020 falling on Saturday - rules for returning (16)
• The Office for Personal Data Protection explains
  • Is it necessary to meet the information obligation towards family members of an employee using the company's social benefit fund (19)
• Answers to HR questions
  • Can an employee in quarantine receive an amendment notice (21)
  • When unpaid leave affects the amount of annual leave (21)
  • Is severance pay for collective redundancies protected against deduction in the same way as remuneration for work (21)

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ATEST - ochrona pracy (Certificate - work protection) 2020/12

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• Regulations and standards
  • Change in requirements for protective gloves (4)
  • New type B standards for anti-crush and remoteness protection (7)
  • Preventive medical examinations of employees during the coronavirus pandemic (14)
  • Cause internal versus external cause (42)
  • Bale wrappers (45)
• Information
  • Cooperation of the OHS service with the labor inspection (8)
  • Preventive training in the field of knowledge about the SARS-CoV-2 corovavirus (34)
  • Content for 2020 year (36)
• People and events
  • Memoirs of a labor inspector from 1980-1990 (part 2) (10)
• The editors respond
  • Post-quarantine follow-up? (12)
  • Inspectors still request to complete the risk assessment for exposure to SARS-CoV-2 (13)
  • Health PERMA model of happiness and well-being (18)
• Technologies and security
  • Examples of accidents caused by errors in the design and operation of machines (21)
  • Further development of the laboratory activities of the Office of Technical Inspection (26)
  • Using respiratory protection during the SARS-CoV-2 virus threat (28)
• Interview
  • To Hejt I say no (33)
• Education
  • English for Behapists (Lesson 131) (40)
• Conferences
  • Seminar "Safety in Science and Higher Education" Benisz 2021 (44)
• Permanent columns
  • Texts-pretexts (2)
  • Contest (17)

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Bezpieczeństwo Pracy - nauka i praktyka 2020/12

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• Local reports (2)
• From variolation to recombination. A brief history of vaccines (3)
  The idea of vaccination against infectious diseases is very old. Already the ancient Greeks in the 5th century BC they found that survivors usually do not succumb to disease in its successive waves.
• Robotization and the number of jobs (6)
  The global Sars-CoV-2 epidemic accelerated the process of robotization in the global labor market. According to the latest edition of the World Economic Forum report, published in October 2020, by 2025 the division of working time between people and machines will be almost equal. Experts estimate that it may translate into the liquidation of as many as 85 million jobs worldwide in the next 5 years. Automation processes are, however, expected to create almost simultaneously 97 million new jobs.
• Artificial intelligence and work safety (7)
  Artificial intelligence (AI) is part of the digital transformation and is increasingly being used in manufacturing and other business areas. The questions arise whether it will one day replace people, and to what extent? And what applications does it offer to companies already and what benefits can be gained from using AI?
• Competences necessary for effective remote work (8)
• The fourth edition of the O! ZNAKI! Photo and film competition JOB settled (10)
  The fourth edition of the O! ZNAKI! WORK photo and film competition, organized by the Central Institute for Labor Protection - National Research Institute, has come to an end. This year, due to the sanitary regime, cinema and work lovers met in the virtual space.
• Inventions were awarded in 2020 (13)
  Good news - despite the epidemiological threat resulting from the CO-VID-19 epidemic - came from Paris and concerns the sphere of inventiveness. Concours Lepine is an international fair and a competition of inventions with 119 years of tradition. This year, the competition was held in a modified formula, adapted to unusual circumstances.
• The admissibility of employees refraining from working in health care facilities in the light of the issues of art 210 of the Labor Code (14)
  The author analyzes the regulation contained in Art. 210 of the Labor Code with particular emphasis on healthcare professionals. The article discusses the possibility of applying paragraph 5 to healthcare professionals. Further on, the author indicates the position of jurisprudence and doctrine, and proposes a change in the interpretation of Art. 210 § 5 with regard to some of these employees. The current position of jurisprudence and doctrine deprived health care workers of the right to stop work or leave the post if there is a threat to the health or life of the employee or other people. The experience of the COVID-19 epidemic requires a revision of this position, to which the author refers to arguments from the linguistic interpretation of Art. 210 of the Labor Code. Some representatives of the doctrine indicated by the author also seem to agree with the thesis presented in the article.
• Exposure to electromagnetic field during the use of electric or hybrid vehicles (18)
  the rapid development of e-mobility technology and the steadily increasing number of fully electric or hybrid vehicles cause an increase in the number of electromagnetic field sources and electromagnetic emissions in the environment. The article presents the results of the diagnosis and assessment of exposure to electromagnetic field related to the use of electric and hybrid passenger cars in the context of literature data and own research.

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