If you’re setting up a company, one of your key responsibilities according to Act No. 124/2006 Coll. is to think carefully about occupational health and safety. It’s essential to ensure that both you and your employees have suitable working conditions and…
Occupational health and safety and working in the cold
When working in the cold, the employer must adjust the working time so that safety breaks between periods of continuous work allow for at least 10 minutes in the heated room/warming room ⏳ According to Decree No. 99/2016 Coll. on details…
OSH on construction sites
Why OSH on Construction Sites Should Not Be Underestimated Work on construction sites is among the most hazardous activities. Every year, fatal accidents and incidents with permanent consequences occur. However, these events can be prevented by following occupational safety rules and…
What is the Operating Regulations and which establishments must have them?
Sometimes it is a real challenge to get to grips with the tangle of statutory provisions and paragraphs that confronts more than one entrepreneur. However, as the rule is that ignorance of the law does not excuse anyone, every entrepreneur is…
Designated technical equipment
Designated technical equipment is a topic that concerns not only employers and work environments, but also ordinary individuals and households. We will go through the 4 main groups – pressure, lifting, electrical and gas. At the end of the article we…
Occupational Health Services – changes from July 2017
In October 2016, the Government approved a proposal aimed at reforming how employers provide Occupational Health Services (OHS) in relation to both employee numbers and the level of workplace health risks. In May 2017, the Ministry of Economic Affairs followed up…
OHS documentation
OHS documentation must be maintained by the employer to ensure the requirements set out in the legislation of the Slovak Republic. The documentation shall include basic directives, internal regulations, procedures of measures, OSH principles, lists, records and risk assessments. The basic…
First aid kit in the workplace
On average, people spend almost half of their lives at work. The are exposed to a number of factors in this work environment. Given the riskiness of some of them, employers have a legal obligation to create working conditions that enable…
OHS and lifting loads
Protecting your health The purpose and effort of OHS is mainly to protect health and strengthen prevention in protecting the safety and health of employees at work. OHS and lifting loads are part of work procedures designed to protect employees. The…
What do you need to know about OHS?
Pursuant to Act No. 124/2006 Coll. (On occupational safety and health) as amended, it applies to virtually all employers and employees in the production and non-production sphere. In this article, we’ll discuss what do you need to know about OHS. What…