Training and medical examination deadlines, PPE, workwear, PIP inspections — with the legal basis and no waffle.
On-the-job instruction is the second part of induction training. When it has to be repeated, who can give it, how many hours it must last and what stays on file.
ReadThe occupational risk assessment determines PPE, on-the-job instruction and medical examinations. Who carries it out, after which changes it must be updated and what the document must contain.
ReadPeriodic examinations, SEP, UDT, work at height: each has a different deadline and a different source. How to build one register, who is responsible for it and how to show it to an inspector.
ReadA spreadsheet of OHS training deadlines works until the first inspection, the first accident or the hundredth employee. What exactly stops working and when it is worth switching to an OHS app.
ReadAn OHS app should keep track of deadlines for medical examinations, training and qualifications, not add work. What to look at when choosing, which questions to ask the vendor and what must remain after the rollout.
ReadThree years, five or six? How often periodic OHS training is required depends on the position, and the first periodic training has its own deadline. A list with the legal basis.
ReadThree types of preventive examinations, one referral from the employer and one rule: without a valid medical certificate, an employee cannot work. How it works in practice.
ReadThe employer must provide PPE free of charge and may not allow anyone to work without it. During an inspection or after an accident, however, what counts is not only that it was issued, but whether the employer can prove it.
ReadGuided self-study over the internet is permitted, but not for every type of training and not for every position. Where the line runs and how to document it.
ReadA missing training course or medical examination is not “paperwork”. It is an offence under the Polish Labour Code, an on-the-spot fine or a motion to the court, and after an accident also a question of criminal and civil liability.
ReadA labour inspector can turn up unannounced. A list of the documents they ask for most often in the OHS area, and what to do so that they are ready in five minutes, not in a week.
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