Target group

Work environment specialists, work environment representatives and members of the work environment council. Mid-level managers and employers who personally fulfil the duties of a work environment specialist in their organisation or company, as well as anyone interested in topics related to the work environment.

Objectives

The organisation of occupational health and safety in the workplace is regulated by the Occupational Health and Safety Act (new version effective from 01.07.2023), which obligates employers to provide occupational health and safety training for the elected work environment representatives and appointed members of the work environment council within two months of their appointment. Our occupational health and safety training is designed in accordance with the training and continuing education procedure established by the Ministry of Social Affairs regulation No. 50, issued on 22.11.2018, “The Procedure for Training and Continuing Education of Work Environment Representatives, Work Environment Council Members and First Aid Providers in Continuing Education Institutions.” This training is also suitable for new work environment specialists as an initial training course.

Topics covered

• Occupational Health and Safety Act. Legal requirements – EU directives, Occupational Health and Safety Act (OHSA). Relation to the Employment Contracts Act (ECA), Public Service Act (PSA), and Law of Obligations Act (LOA). Scope of the OHSA.
• State activities in the field of occupational safety and health.
• State supervision (administrative procedure); application of misdemeanor liability in occupational safety and health.
• Organisation of occupational health and safety activities in the company. Employer’s preventive measures in the workplace. Employee information and involvement.
• The role of work environment specialists, representatives and councils – appointment/election and duties.
• First aid organisation in the company.
• Employee and employer obligations, rights and responsibilities.
• Organising and registering employee instruction and training.
• Action in case of accident risk and incidents. Workplace accidents. Investigation and registration of workplace accidents.
• Investigation and notification of work-related illnesses and occupational diseases.
• Requirements for workplaces and work equipment.
• Physical (including radon in the workplace), chemical, biological, physiological and psychosocial hazards. The impact of hazards on health.
• Risk assessment, including hazard identification and measurement of their parameters; assessment of health risks caused by hazards, and planning actions to prevent or reduce health risks.
• Impact of hazards on health. Ergonomics. Workplace adaptation. Organization of health check-ups and other occupational health services.
• Considering employee risk groups (minors, pregnant women, disabled employees) in the work environment.
• The training concludes with a knowledge assessment test.