Protective anti-electrostatic clothing – requirements
Agnieszka Kurczewska
This article describes normative requirements related to anti-electrostatic protective clothing as well as related legal acts. It discusses the problems of explosion endangered areas and explosive atmosphere and the technical requirements for anti-electrostatic protective clothing. Frequently asked questions related to the requirements for this kind of clothing in light of CE evaluation are answered.
CLP regulation – harmonized classification, labelling and packaging of chemicals
Katarzyna Miranowicz-Dzierżawska
This article presents assumptions related to the CLP regulation, differences between the new system and former regulations based on 67/548/EEC and 1999/45/CE directives of the European Parliament and Council. It discusses the length of vacatio legis for the new regulation as well as actions that will have to be take should previous packaging and marking of substances or mixtures do not comply with the new requirements.
Occupational Safety and Health of employees over borders
Wojciech Dyląg
It is difficult to organize a safe and healthy work environment in accordance with foreign regulations and international standards. Laws of various states are rarely similar, their differences are sometimes vast and crucial. Even within the European Union, which has managed to unify the most vital issues by establishing standards, there are still problems. And so, there are various difficulties in complying with a chosen labour code. This article presents characteristics of all regulations defining OSH rules in foreign branch offices.
Terminology resources of the International Labour Organization and their applications
Agnieszka Młodzka-Stybel
The International Labour Organization maintains vast informational resources addressed to various groups of users. Management of knowledge resources is supported with thematic vocabularies, glossaries, thesauruses and taxonomy designed by ILO. Specialists in scientific information use these specialized terminology resources for indexing documents on websites and in databases, whereas users for searching for information.
News on www.ciop.pl
Małgorzata Suchecka
This article introduces the Internet portal on OSH managed by CIOP-PIB – the main source of knowledge on OSH in Poland. Users can receive support in terms of applications offering direct assistance in actions related to occupational safety and health, such as risk assessment, PPE selection, creation of post-accident documentation or methodology of running training courses. The portal is constantly updated and adjusted both in terms of its contents and its technology.
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