Bezpieczeństwo Pracy - nauka i praktyka (Work Safety) 2022/07

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• Employment of young people (cover page II)
  Holidays are not only a time of rest, but also a time to gain first professional experience on the labor market. That is why more and more young people decide to work during the holiday period.
• Local reports (2)
• Fighting against noise still needed. 19th International Conference on Noise Control 2022 (June 26-29, 2022, Lidzbark Warmiński) (3)
  A cyclical (every three years) event devoted to issues in the area of vibroacoustics, this year was the first such a large conference that after the interruption due to the COVID-19 pandemic was held stationary. Four days of lectures, meetings and exchange of experiences were intended to ensure that the environment of human life and work becomes more and more free from such threats as noise or vibrations. The main issues discussed during the conference included: noise from turbines and wind farms, including infrasound noise, the impact of noise and vibrations on humans, as well as noise and vibration metrology, especially in the environment.
• Increasing the competences of the members of the Health and Safety Experts Network through cyclical training seminars (4)
  As part of the cooperation, cyclical meetings are organized to exchange information and experiences on issues raised by members of the Expert Network and issues related to CIOP-PIB's activity. The formula of the network's operation assumes increasing the quality of services provided by its members through participation in constantly conducted seminars and training sessions and active cooperation with CIOP-PIB in activities aimed at building a safety culture in Poland.

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Bezpieczeństwo Pracy i Ochrona Środowiska w Górnictwie (Work Safety and Environmental Protection in Mining) 2022/07

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• SWAR-2 rescue radio communication system
  In most underground mines, rescue teams use wired voice communication systems during rescue operations. However, the development of radio technology made it possible to build access networks in excavations, based on wireless backbone networks. The nodes of the backbone network require an autonomous power supply and a flexible installation, adapted to the needs of the emergency team. These requirements are taken into account by the explosion-proof SWAR-2EX rescue support system. The system consists of a ResBase base station with batteries sufficient for 16 hours of autonomous operation, BatNode wireless nodes and mPhone radiotelephones. BatNode nodes, with battery power sufficient for 120 hours of autonomous operation, are access points for mPhone radiotelephones. These radios operate in the 868 MHz band and enable conversations between rescuers and between rescuers and the manager of an underground rescue operation. They are also equipped with motion sensors, automatically alarming about a possible fainting of the rescuer. They can also be used to search for a rescuer by measuring the level of the radio signal or by remotely triggering an acoustic signal from the wanted person's phone. Additional devices of the SWAR-2EX system are external battery and directional antenna. The antenna can be used to locate buried miners equipped with personal identifiers. The SWAR-2EX system enables: voice communication between the head of the rescue operation downstairs and the substitute rescue team, and between the radiotelephones of the rescue team, as well as between the base station and the rescue operation manager; monitoring the status of radiotelephones and BatNode on the base station screen and on the computer screen on the surface; transmission of audio signals from the base station to the surface for registration and listening by the rescue operation manager.

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Polityka Społeczna (Social Policy) 2022/05-06

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• The importance and role of permanent benefits as a form of support for the elderly
  The article deals with issues related to the implementation of the principle of subsidiarity and cooperation of social assistance in the field of granting financial benefits in the form of permanent benefits by social assistance institutions. The aim of the article is also to determine whether the material assistance provided in the form of a permanent benefit is sufficient to improve the situation of households of the elderly. In order to achieve the goal and verify the role and application of the statutory principles of social assistance in the practice of granting permanent benefits, the authors analyzed legal regulations, jurisprudence on the principles of granting cash benefits, as well as statistical and financial data prepared by the ministry responsible for social security and social security institutions. subordinates for the years 2011-2020. As a result of the analyzes, it was noticed the need to change the rules concerning the determination of income criteria for entitlement to benefits (in the form of annual amendments to the income criteria) and linking the amount of the maximum benefit with the minimum remuneration for work and / or the minimum retirement pension.

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Aktualności BHP (OSH News) 2022/198

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• Subject of the issue: Vacation season and deadlines for post-accident proceedings
  The vacation season may complicate not only the organization of the work process, but also have an impact on ad hoc actions undertaken in the context of unplanned situations. Problems may arise when an accident occurs. This is due to the fact that the accident procedure has its own deadlines. They are not withheld from the leave entitlements of members of the accident team, and even less by the employer. So how to conduct accident proceedings during the holidays?
• When the accident is not an accident at work
  The procedure for determining the circumstances and causes of an accident at work is specified in the regulation of the Council of Ministers on establishing the circumstances and causes of accidents at work. The employer is obliged to set up a post-accident team immediately after receiving information about the accident. What if the employee has not reported any complaints?
• What should be the safe road width in the warehouse?
  Question: What should be the road / distance between the high bay racks. In the warehouse, employees use reach stackers. Do laws or standards regulate such distances?
• Should contractors include groups 3 and 4 in the register of biological agents?
  Question: Should persons employed under a contract of mandate be entered in the registers of work and employees exposed to harmful biological agents in groups e and 4?
• What health and safety rules apply when employing convicts
  Question: Under an agreement with a prison on paid employment of convicts, on the basis of a referral to work, the forestry office has created a workplace where employees (inmates) will mow grass and weeds with brushcutters that generate vibrations and noise in forest crops. Is the forest inspectorate obliged to create an occupational risk assessment for given positions, even though people are not employed under an employment contract only on the basis of an agreement with a prison?

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Aktualności Ochrony Środowiska - wydanie specjalne (Environmental Protection News) 2022/100 (08)

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• Subject of the issue: Knowledge base on water law permits
  A water permit is an administrative decision that is needed when the planned investment may affect the condition of surface or groundwater. Applying for it is sometimes time-consuming, so when planning an investment, it is worth preparing in advance and finding out under what conditions a water permit is issued, what its content should be or what are the activities that a company interested in obtaining a water permit should perform in during the proceedings. It is particularly important when the planned investment provides for special use of water. Check what you should know about the water permit.

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Aktualności Ochrony Środowiska (Environmental Protection News) 2022/204 (08)

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• Subject of the issue: The latest draft amendments to the Environmental Protection Law
  The amendments introduced by the Act of June 9, 2022 amending the Environmental Protection Law (Environmental Protection Law ) concern the issue of noise. On the other hand, the issue of air protection (print no.2295) is to clarify and detail another amendment to this act, which was submitted to the Sejm on May 19, 2022.
• EU climate neutrality - plans and challenges
  By 2050, a tool to achieve climate neutrality is to be implemented. It is a package of legal acts aimed at introducing further measures in the field of climate protection. What will be the most important changes?
• News about the design of the deposit system
  The first assumptions of the deposit system were presented in the draft act amending the act on the management of packaging and packaging waste, which was published on January 31, 2022. However, the system undergoes constant changes at the design stage. What are the newest ones?
• Classification of contaminated glass waste
  Question: Under what code should be classified waste glass contaminated with chemicals (bottles and jars for chemical reagents), which was used by the technologist? In addition, which entities must include the BDO number on their documents? Must a laboratory, for example, producing slag from heat production in a coal boiler room, do it?

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Serwis Prawno-Pracowniczy (Legal and Work Service) 2022/14

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• Group work
  • Business trips - conditions and settlement rules

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Inspektor Pracy (Labor Inspector) 2022/06-07

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• In the Parliament: National Labor Inspectorate's report with recommendation (3)
  Without a vote of objection, the Labor Protection Council approved the position recommending the Parliament of the Republic of Poland to accept the Chief Labor Inspector's report on the activities of the National Labor Inspectorate in 2021.
• News not only from Poland (4)
• Disabled people in the work environment (8)
  On June 21, 2022, the conference "Disabled people in the work environment - challenges or opportunities" was held.
• At the conference on construction failures (9)
  The Chief Labor Inspector took part in the XXX Scientific and Technical Conference "Construction Failures", which took place on May 23-27, 2022 in Międzyzdroje.
• Time to relax. What does labor law say about annual leave? (10)
  One of the principles of the holiday law is the prohibition of the employee to waive his right to leave, which demonstrates the non-transferability and personal nature of the entitlement. Therefore, this right cannot be transferred to another person. It is also not inheritable. Both the provisions of the employment contract and the agreement between the employee and the employer concluded during the term of the contract, on the basis of which the employee resigns from the leave, should be considered invalid.

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Medycyna Pracy (Occupational Medicine) 2022/03

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• Association between perceived stress, coping profile and fear during the COVID-19 pandemic among male and female police students
  Coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak was a sudden unknown stressor that could cause fear among people. Police officers were in the front lines, often unknowingly in direct contact with infected individuals, thus fear of getting infected (i.e., fear of COVID-19) could be higher in this population. Police students are preparing for the job of police officers and how they cope with a sudden unknown situation could be of importance for job performance and their mental health if such a situation occurs. This study aimed to investigate the association of perceived stress and coping strategies with fear of COVID-19 in police students. 
• Functional, communicative and critical health literacy among older Polish citizens
  The level of health literacy possessed by an individual (functional, communicative, critical) determines their ability to effectively self-manage a chronic disease. The aim of the study was to assess the level and functional, communicative, and critical determinants of health literacy in the group of chronically ill older adults. 
• Muscle fatigue related to human posture using a brush cutter for landscape gardening: a preliminary study
  Brush cutters are widely used in Chinese landscape gardening and agricultural laboring which leads the operators being exposed to many risks. Low back pain (LBP) is particularly common and can lead to substantial personal, community and financial burdens. The aim of the presented study was to measure the activity and function of each torso muscle of the operator when using the bush cutter, so as to evaluate the muscle injury of the operator during using several common brush cutters for different landscape tasks.
• Investigation and analysis of occupational physical injuries among healthcare staffs during allopatric medical aid for the fight against COVID-19
  Occupational health impairment of medical personnel manifested as a prominent problem in COVID-19. The aim of this study is to investigate the occupational physical injuries of front-line medical staffs in Hubei province during the fight against COVID-19.

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