Poland > Occupational safety and health

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Council of Ministers on requirements imposed on registration of individual doses, 2002. -

Adoption: 2002-11-05 | POL-2002-R-68515

Provides for information to be included in register of certain workers who have been exposed to radiation.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Economy of 30 October 2002 on Occupational Safety and Health While Operating Machines and Other Technical Equipment (Dz.U. z 2002 r. Nr 191, poz. 1596). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Gospodarki z dnia 30 pazdziernika 2002 r w prawie minimalnych wymagan dotyczacych bezpieczenstwa i higieny pracy w zakresie uzytkowania maszyn przez pracownikaow podczas pracy) -

Adoption: 2002-10-30 | POL-2002-R-99667

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 6 August 2002 of the Council of Ministers on nuclear regulatory inspectors. -

Adoption: 2002-08-06 | POL-2002-R-68517

Sets out training conditions for candidates for office of nuclear regulatory inspector. Also provides for qualifying exam conditions for office of nuclear regulatory inspector as well as for model certificate of qualifications for office of nuclear regulatory inspector.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Council of Ministers on basic requirements concerning controlled and supervised areas, 2002. -

Adoption: 2002-08-06 | POL-2002-R-68547

Sets forth basic requirements concerning controlled and supervised areas, including method of marking area boundaries, and terms of accessing and vacating those areas to be observed by employees and other persons. Also establishes requirements for dosimetry measurements to be conducted in such areas.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 1 August 2002 of the Minister of Public Health concerning principles as to documenting occupational diseases and consequences thereof (Text No. 1121).

Adoption: 2002-08-01 | Date of entry into force: 2002-09-01 | POL-2002-R-63689

Provides for data to be recorded.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 30 July 2002 of the Council of Ministers to amend the order concerning work prohibited for young persons (Text No. 1091).

Adoption: 2002-07-30 | Date of entry into force: 2002-11-10 | POL-2002-R-63686

Amendments regarding noise, vibrations, electromagnetic fields and radiation.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 30 July 2002 of the Council of Ministers concerning work prohibited for women (Dz.U. 2002 nr 127 poz. 1092). (Rozporzadzenie Rady Ministrow z dnia 30 lipca 2002 r. zmieniajace rozporzadzenie w sprawie wykazu prac wzbronionych kobietom.) -

Adoption: 2002-07-30 | Date of entry into force: 2002-11-10 | POL-2002-R-63687

Amendments regarding noise, vibrations, magnetic fields and radiation with regard to pregnant women.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 30 July 2002 of the Council of Ministers concerning occupational diseases, detailed principles as to procedures with regard to reporting of the risks, determination and treatment of occupational diseases as well as to entities in charge (Text No. 1115).

Adoption: 2002-07-30 | Date of entry into force: 2002-09-01 | POL-2002-R-63688

Appendix contains a list of diseases considered occupational.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 28 June 2002 of the Minister of Economy concerning occupational safety and health, traffic regulation and specialised fire-fighting protective equipment in underground mining facilities (Text No. 1169). (Rozporządzenie w sprawie bezpieczeństwa i higieny pracy, prowadzenia ruchu oraz specjalistycznego zabezpieczenia przeciwpożarowego w podziemnych zakładach górniczych)

Adoption: 2002-06-28 | Date of entry into force: 2003-01-01 | POL-2002-R-63693

Sets safety standards regarding ventilation and air conditioning (title IV), underground dangers (title V), machines, devices and equipment (titles VI) and occupational safety and health as well as health prevention measures (title VII).

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 14 June 2002 of the Minister of Interior and Administration concerning natural dangers in mining enterprises (Text No. 841).

Adoption: 2002-06-14 | Date of entry into force: 2002-07-01 | POL-2002-R-63679

Sets criteria to assess natural dangers occurring in coal mines.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 12 June 2002 of the Minister of Economy concerning rescue operations in mining (Text No. 838).

Adoption: 2002-06-12 | Date of entry into force: 2002-07-01 | POL-2002-R-63678

Concerns: 1) organisational structures and responsibilities of rescue services in mining enterprises and of the Central Office of Rescue Services in Mining; 2) requirements as to the technical equipment of rescue services; 3) detailed principles of establishing and approving a rescue operations plan; 4) requirements as to professional qualifications and health condition of rescue services staff; 5) vocational training; 6) principles of conducting rescue operations.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 12 March 2002 of the Minister of Infrastructure concerning occupational safety and health in urban transportation and inter-urban bus transport (Text No. 341).

Adoption: 2002-03-12 | Date of entry into force: 2002-07-13 | POL-2002-R-62599

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 19 February 2002 the Minister of Economy concerning occupational safety and health in electroplating processes (Text No. 192).

Adoption: 2002-02-19 | Date of entry into force: 2002-04-12 | POL-2002-R-62596

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 19 february 2002 of the Minister of Economy concerning occupational safety and health while producing glass and glass products (Text No. 248).

Adoption: 2002-02-19 | Date of entry into force: 2002-06-19 | POL-2002-R-62597

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 15 October 2001 of the Minister of National Economy concerning occupational safety and health in the production of rubber products (Text No. 1462).

Adoption: 2001-10-15 | Date of entry into force: 2001-04-16 | POL-2001-R-62577

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 26 September 2001 of the Minister of Agriculture and Rural Development concerning occupational safety and health in processing potatoes (Text No. 1204).

Adoption: 2001-09-26 | Date of entry into force: 2002-04-08 | POL-2001-R-62583

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 20 September 2001 of the Minister of Economy concerning occupational safety and health while operating machines and other technical instruments for earth moving, construction and road-building works (Dz.U. 2001 nr 118 poz. 1263). -

Adoption: 2001-09-20 | Date of entry into force: 2001-10-29 | POL-2001-R-62581

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 20 September 2001 of the Minister of Economy concerning occupational safety and health in steel mills (Text No. 1202).

Adoption: 2001-09-20 | Date of entry into force: 2002-01-08 | POL-2001-R-62582

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 29 May 2001 of the Minister of Economy concerning occupational safety and health in production of cellulose, paper and paper products (Text No. 651).

Adoption: 2001-05-29 | Date of entry into force: 2001-07-23 | POL-2001-R-60173

Sets safety and health requirements in the production of fiber materials, paper and paper products.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Act of 29 November 2000 on Atomic Energy. (Ustawa z dnia 29 listopada 2000 r. Prawo atomowe) -

Adoption: 2000-11-29 | POL-2000-L-68307

Chapter 3 deals with nuclear safety, radiological protection and health protection of workers.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 31 August 2000 of the Minister Public Health to amend the order concerning occupational safety and health when administering and storing cytoplastic drugs in health care institutions (Text No. 897).

Adoption: 2000-09-31 | POL-2000-R-58945

Amends paragraphs 2 and 3 of the order.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 18 September 2000 of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy concerning occcupational safety and health in handling works (Text No. 930).

Adoption: 2000-09-18 | POL-2000-R-58950

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 14 March 2000 of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy on occupational safety and health in handling works (Text No. 313). (Rozporządzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Społecznej w sprawie bezpieczeństwa i higieny pracy przy ręcznych pracach transportowych) -

Adoption: 2000-03-14 | POL-2000-R-58935

Defines employer's duties and responsibilities, requirements regarding performance of handling, maximal admissible weights, etc. Defines handling as any process whereby objects, materials or loads are manually moved, transported, carried or otherwise held by one or more workers.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy of 14 March 2000 to concern safety and health on manual handling transportation works (Text No 313/2000) (Rozporządzenie Ministra Pracy i Polityki Społecznej z dnia 14 marca 2000 r. w sprawie bezpieczeństwa i higieny pracy przy ręcznych pracach transportowych) -

Adoption: 2000-03-14 | Date of entry into force: 2002-01-01 | POL-2000-R-107943

Chapter 1. General provisions
Chapter 2. General rules governing the organization of manual transportation works
Chapter 3. Manual objects replacement by one employee
Chapter 4. Collective manual movement of objects
Chapter 5. Movement of harmful and dangerous materials
Chapter 6. Moving freight by the use of manual transport cars and barrows
Chapter 7. Moving freight by the use of manual hoisting equipment
Chapter 8. Final provisions.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 30 December 1999 of the Minister of National Economy on occupational safety and health when eliminating dangerous objects, including explosives, from dumping sites for metals (Text No. 36).

Adoption: 1999-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2000-02-21 | POL-1999-R-57519

Sets occupational safety and health requirements in work involving the elimination of dangerous objects, including explosives, from dumping sites for metals.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 30 December 1999 of the Minister of National Economy on occupational safety and health in foundries (Text No. 37).

Adoption: 1999-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2001-01-21 | POL-1999-R-57520

Sets occupational safety and health requirements for work in foundries.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 30 December 1999 of the Minister of National Economy on occupational safety and health in the zinc and lead industry(Text No. 39).

Adoption: 1999-12-30 | Date of entry into force: 2000-02-21 | POL-1999-R-57521

Sets safety and health requirements when producing and processing materials containing zinc, lead or related compounds.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order No. 973 of 1 December 1998 of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy on occupational safety and hygiene in places of work equipped with computer screens.

Adoption: 1998-12-01 | Date of entry into force: 1999-03-10 | POL-1998-R-52435

Sets safety, hygiene and ergonomic standards as well as organisational requirementsfor places of work equipped with computer screens.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order No. 974 of 1 December 1998 of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy to introduce the obligation to apply certain Polish standards in the field of occupational safety and hygiene.

Adoption: 1998-12-01 | Date of entry into force: 1998-12-25 | POL-1998-R-52436

Provides a series of Polish occupational safety and hygiene standards having mandatory application.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Act No. 1018 of 26 November 1998 to amend the Act on prohibition of the use of products containing asbestos.

Adoption: 1998-11-26 | POL-1998-L-52425

Amends sections 6 and 7. Changes the compensation scale for persons having worked in contact with materials and products containing asbestos.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order No. 581 of 10 July 1998 of the Minister of Transport and Sea Commerce to amend the Order on the safety of transport and life at sea.

Adoption: 1998-07-10 | Date of entry into force: 1998-08-01 | POL-1998-R-52437

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Proclamation No. 575 of 16 February 1998 on the publication of a consolidated text of the National Sanitory Control Inspectorate Act.

Adoption: 1998-02-16 | Date of entry into force: 1998-07-17 | POL-1998-L-52439

Provides an up-dated and consolidated reprint of the 14 March 1985 National Sanitary Control Inspectorate Act which defines duties of the National Sanitary Control Inspectorate and regulates its functioning in the area of environmental, occupational, educational and food hygiene.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 12 January 1998 of the Minister of Agriculture and Food Economy on occupational safety and hygiene in the use of tractors, machines, tools and technical devices applied in agriculture (Dz.U. 1998 nr 12 poz. 51). -

Adoption: 1998-01-12 | POL-1998-R-49418

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order No. 6 of 1 December 1997 of the Minister of Economy to amend the Regulations concerning occupational safety and health, movement co-ordination, and fire-safety in mines.

Adoption: 1997-12-01 | Date of entry into force: 1998-01-24 | POL-1997-R-49420

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulation of 2 September 1997 of the Council of Ministers on Occupational Safety and Health at Work (Dz.U. 1997 nr 109 poz. 704). (Rozporzadzenie Rady Ministrow z dnia 2 wrzesnia 1997 r. w sprawie sluzby bezpieczenstwa i higieny pracy) -

Adoption: 1997-09-02 | Date of entry into force: 1997-10-02 | POL-1997-R-48194

Defines organisational units of the occupational safety and hygiene service within the enterprise as being control bodies supervising working conditions in the work place consisting of one or more appropriately qualified persons appointed by the employer.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order [of 8 August 1997) of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy concerning delivery of decisions on disability to work for benefits-related purposes (Text No. 612).

Adoption: 1997-08-08 | Date of entry into force: 1997-09-01 | POL-1997-R-48192

Confers the power to deliver decisions regarding work disability upon the Social Insurances Institution. Decisions regarding work disability are to be delivered by an expert medical doctor within the Social Insurances Institution after an individual medical examination and upon available medical data regarding the worker applying for work disability benefits. The procedure whereby such decisions are delivered shall be supervised by the Head medical doctor of the Institution on behalf of the Chairman of the said Institution.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Act No. 593 of 27 June 1997 on Occupational Health Services. (Ustawa z dnia 27 czerwca 1997 r. o sluzbie medycyny pracy) -

Adoption: 1997-06-27 | Date of entry into force: 1998-01-01 | POL-1997-L-48191

Establishes an occupational health service. The service aims at protecting workers against negative effects of unfavourable conditions of work in relation with the workplace as well as to conduct preventive health care for workers. The occupational health service consists of medical doctors, nurses, psychologists as well as other persons with professional qualifications necessary to fulfill multidisciplinary tasks within the service. The service shall be organised in units independent from employers, workers and their representatives, and from other persons. Further defines organisational structures and competences of the service.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Act concerning the prohibition of the use of products containing asbestos (No. 156 Text 1018, 1997).

Adoption: 1997-06-19 | POL-1997-L-57570

Aims at eliminating the production, utilisation and sale of products containing asbestos. Introduces a transitory period during which enterprises are allowed to continue the manufacture of products containing asbestos, provided they realise a restructuring programme. Makes provision for lump-sum compensation to employees working with asbestos for at least 5 years, pre-pensionary allowances and other related benefits. Also provides for special medical examinations for employees working in the production of commodities containing asbestos.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order [of 9 July 1996] of the Minister of Health and Social Welfare on evaluation and measurement of substances endangering health in the workplace.

Adoption: 1996-07-09 | Date of entry into force: 1996-08-05 | POL-1996-R-45933

Regulates modalities and frequency of evaluation and measurement of substances endangering health in the workplace, procedures of keeping record of the results of such evaluations and measurements, as well as modalities of making these results available for workers.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 30 May 1996 of the Minister of Health Care and Social Welfare on carrying out of medical examinations of workers, to the extent of the preventive health care for workers, as well as on medical decisions issued to such ends provided for by the Labour Code (Dz.U. 1996 nr 69 poz. 332). (Rozporzadzenie Ministra Zdrowia i Opieki Spolecznej z dnia 30 maja 1996 r. w sprawie przeprowadzania badan lekarskich pracownikow, zakresu profilaktycznej opieki zdrowotnej nad pracownikami oraz orzeczen lekarskich wydawanych do celow przewidzianych w Kodeksie pracy.) -

Adoption: 1996-05-30 | Date of entry into force: 1996-07-25 | POL-1996-R-45932

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order No. 285 of 28 May 1996 of the Council of Ministers concerning detailed principles of training in the field of occupational safety and health.

Adoption: 1996-05-28 | Date of entry into force: 1996-06-02 | POL-1996-R-45086

Training activities in the field of occupational safety and health are carried out by the employers. They should provide participants with: information on occupational hazards (occupational accidents and diseases) connected with performed work; information on occupational safety and health within the range necessary for performing work at a definite post as well as obligations and responsibilities in the field of occupational safety and health connected with this post; ability to perform work in a safe way, from the standpoint of the worker's and other people's safety, as well as procedure in a situation of accident (damage) and ability to render assistance to victims of employment accidents. Training in the field of occupational safety and health is conducted as preliminary training and as periodic training and skills development. Frequency of periodic training is determined by the employer in agreement with a trade union organization at the establishment level. The periodic training is particularly aimed at updating and improving employees' knowledge and skills.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order No. 288 of 28 May 1996 of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy concerning types of work that should be performed by at least two persons.

Adoption: 1996-05-28 | Date of entry into force: 1996-09-01 | POL-1996-R-45089

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order No. 284 of 28 May 1996 of the Council of Ministers concerning the establishment of an interministerial Commission on the highest admissible contents and concentrations of dangerous substances in the work environment.

Adoption: 1996-05-28 | Date of entry into force: 1996-06-02 | POL-1996-R-45094

Sets up an expert body, under the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy, charged with the task of examining and providing recommendations on proposals, elaborating and issuing expert studies and assessments, as well as submitting reports to the Minister of Labour and Social Policy concerning the highest admissible contents and concentrations of dangerous substances in the work environment.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations No. 342 of 14 April 1995 of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce concerning occupational safety and health, movement co-ordination and fire-safety in mines.

Adoption: 1996-04-14 | POL-1996-R-44991

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order No. 45 of 12 January 1996 of the Ministry of Public Health and Social Welfare to amend the Order of 10 December 1974 respecting the conduct of medical examinations for workers.

Adoption: 1996-01-12 | POL-1996-R-45098

Inter alia modifies requirements for practitioners to conduct such examinations and sets new rules for issuing of authorisations.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Law, Act

Act of 9 November 1995 on the Protection of Health from the Consequences of Tobacco (Dz.U. z 1996 r Nr 10, poz. 55). (Ustawa z dnia 9 listopada 1995 r. o ochronie zdrowia przed nastepstwami uzywania tytoniu i wyrobow tytoniowych) -

Adoption: 1995-11-09 | POL-1995-L-99720

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order No. 365 of 8 June 1995 of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce to amend the Order of 8 August 1990 concerning occupational safety and health in the production, storage and in-house transport of explosive material.

Adoption: 1995-06-08 | Date of entry into force: 1995-07-28 | POL-1995-R-45082

Modifies provisions inter alia relating to the types of enterprises concerned by the regulation.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of 17 May 1995 of the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy on the highest acceptable concentrations and compressions of substances damaging health at the work place.

Adoption: 1995-05-17 | Date of entry into force: 1995-06-22 | POL-1995-R-45084

Provides a consolidated version of the following orders: Order No. 16 of 23 December 1994, Order No. 26 of 20 January 1992 and Order No. 495 of 21 October 1991. Identifies a number of substances damaging health. Sets upper limits to concentration of such substances at the work place. Calls on employers to progressively eliminate substances causing cancer from the production processes. Obliges enterprises to introduce technical means, technological and organisational changes in order to avoid exceeding the highest acceptable concentrations.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Regulations No. 181 of 1 March 1995 of the Ministry of Industry and Commerce concerning occupational safety and health in production, use, storage and in-factory transport of organic peroxides.

Adoption: 1995-03-01 | Date of entry into force: 1995-04-21 | POL-1995-R-44990

Inter alia fixes the obligation for the employer to provide workers with the necessary protective equipment.

Poland - Occupational safety and health - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Order of the Minister of Industry and Commerce concerning explosive materials in mining facilities (Text No. 702).

Adoption: 1994-10-19 | Date of entry into force: 1994-12-23 | POL-1994-R-39685