National legislation on Occupational
Health & Safety

Czech Republic

Act No. 44/1988 Coll., On the Protection and Utilization of Mineral Resources, (Mining Act)
Act of the Czech National Council No. 61/1988 Coll., On Mining Activities, Explosives and the State Mining Administration
CBU Decree No. 22/1989 Coll., On safety and health protection at work and operational safety during mining activities and in the extraction of non-reserved minerals underground
CBU Decree No. 26/1989 Coll., On safety and health protection at work and operational safety during mining activities and during activities performed in a mining manner on the surface
CBU Decree No. 51/1989 Coll., On safety and health protection at work and operational safety during the treatment and refining of minerals
CBU Decree No. 72/1988 Coll., On the use of explosives,
CBU Decree No. 202/1995 Coll., On requirements for ensuring safety and health protection during operation and work on electrical equipment during mining activities and during activities performed in a mining manner
CBU Decree No. 55/1996 Coll., On requirements for ensuring safety and health protection at work and operational safety in activities carried out by underground mining
CBU Decree No. 52/1997 Coll., Which lays down requirements for ensuring safety and health protection at work and operational safety during the liquidation of major mining works
CBU Decree No. 35/1998 Coll., On requirements for ensuring safety and health protection at work and safety of operation of the lignite quarry mine track
CBU Decree No. 239/1998 Coll., On occupational safety and health and operational safety in the extraction and treatment of oil and natural gas and in drilling and geophysical work and on amendments to certain regulations to ensure occupational safety and health and operational safety in mining activities and activities carried out in a mining manner
CBU Decree No. 71/2002 Coll., On combating accidents in mines and the extraction of oil and natural gas
CBU Decree No. 75/2002 Coll., On the safety of operation of electrical technical equipment used in mining activities and activities performed in a mining manner
CBU Decree No. 447/2002 Coll., On the reporting of serious events and dangerous conditions, serious operational accidents (accidents), serious work-related injuries and failures of technical equipment
Decree No. 392/2003 Coll., On the safety of operation of technical equipment and on the requirements for dedicated technical pressure, lifting and gas equipment during mining activities and activities performed in a mining manner
Decree No. 415/2003 Coll., Which lays down the conditions for ensuring safety and health protection at work and traffic safety during vertical transport and walking
Decree No. 659/2004 Coll., On safety and health protection at work and safety of operation in mines with the risk of mining shocks

Hungary

General regulations on H&S

Law 1993/ XCIII. on H&S
5/1993. (XII. 26.) Order of Ministry of Labour on the implementation of 1993/XCIII. Law on H&S
Law 1993/XLVIII. on Extractive Industry
203/1998. (XII. 19.) Decree on the implementation of the Law on Extractive Industry (1993/XLVIII)

Extractive Industry

Decree 4/2001. (II. 23.) on the minimum H&S requirements in the Extractive Industry
Decree 43/2011. (VIII.18.) on H&S requirements concerning extractive activity in open cast mines
Decree 23/2006. (II. 3.) on inspection of pressure equipments by the Mining Supervision Authority
Decree 21/2016. (VI. 7.) on explosives
Ministerial Decree 13/2010. (III. 4.) on the General Safety Code of Blasting Operation

Job Suitability

Law 1997/CLIV. on the Health Care System
Ministerial Order 96/2003. (VII. 15.) on the implementation of the Health Care Law
Ministerial Orded 33/1998. (VI. 24.) on the medical examination and assessment of job suitability

Occupational Health

Decree 89/1995. (VII. 14.) on the Occupational Health Service
Ministerial Order 27/1995. (VII. 25.) on the Occupational Health Service

Accidents at work

Law 1993/XCIII. on H&S
Ministerial Order 5/1993. (XII. 26.) on the implementation of the H&S Law

Ministerial Order 9/2013. (III. 22.) on reporting and investigation of accidents at work in the extractive industry

Occupational Diseases, Increased Exposure

Ministerial Order 27/1996. (VIII. 28.) on reporting and investigation of occupational diseases

Workplace

Decree 280/2004. (X. 20.) on assessment of environmental noise
Ministerial Order 2/1998. (I. 16.) on H&S signs at the workplace
Ministerial Order 50/1999. (XI. 3.) on H&S requirements of working with monitor
Ministerial Order 3/2002. (II.8.) on minimum H&S requirements at the workplace
Ministerial Order 3/2003. (III.11.) on minimum H&S requirements of workplaces in potentially explosive atmospheres

Risk factors

Ministerial Order 22/2005. (VI. 24.) on exposure to vibration
Ministerial Order 66/2005. (XII. 22.) on exposure to noise
Ministerial Order 12/2006. (III. 23.) on risks of working with asbestos
Ministerial Order 2/2016. (I. 15.) on exposure to ionizing radiation
Ministerial Order 27/1996. (VIII. 28.) on reporting and investigating occupational diseases

Chemical Safety

Law 2000/XXV. on chemical safety
Ministerial Order 25/2000. (IX. 31.) on chemical safety at the workplace

Instruments, machinery

Ministerial Order 10/2016. (IV. 5.) on minimum requirements of using instruments
Ministerial Order 16/2008. (VIII. 30.) on saftey requirements of machinery

PPE

Ministerial Order 65/1999. (XII. 22.) on requirements of PPE
Ministerial Order 17/2013. (VI. 4.) on organisations assessing suitability of PPE
Ministerial Order 18/2008. (XII. 3.) on testifying suitability of PPE

Material handling

Ministerial Order 25/1998. (XII. 27.) on H&S requirements of material handling

Construction

Ministerial Order 4/2002. (II.20.) on H&S requirements in construction activities

Electricity

Law 2007/LXXXVI. on electricity

Poland

Workplace design (construction, equipment, maintance).

The Labour Code;
Geological and Mining Law;
Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy dated 26 September 1997 on general occupational health and safety provisions;
Regulation of the Minister of Energy dated 23 November 2016 on detailed requirements for conducting underground mining operations;
Regulation of the Minister of the Environment dated 8 December 2017 on mining operations plans; general health and safety regulations

Responsibility and supervision on the operation of workplaces.

Geological and Mining Law;
Regulation of the Minister of the Environment dated 2 August 2016 on the qualifications in the scope of mining and mine rescue;
Regulation of the Minister of Energy dated 23 November 2016 on detailed requirements for conducting underground mining operations;
Internal organizational regulations

Criteria to choose the competent staff (for special risks).

Geological and Mining Law;
Regulation of the Minister of Energy dated 23 November 2016 on detailed requirements for conducting underground mining operations;
Regulation of the Minister of the Environment dated 2 August 2016 on the qualifications in the scope of mining and mine rescue;
The Code of Administrative Procedure

Working procedures and instructions

Regulation of the Minister of Energy dated 23 November 2016 on detailed requirements for conducting underground mining operations;
Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy dated 26 September 1997 on general occupational health and safety provisions;
Polish Standards
Internal instructions from employers

Safety instructions and if they are comprehensible to all the workers concerned.

The Labour Code, Regulation of the Minister of Energy dated 23 November 2016 on detailed requirements for conducting underground mining operations;
Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy dated 26 September 1997 on general occupational health and safety provisions; Internal work regulations & trainings

Frequency and implementation of safety drills.

Geological and Mining Law, Regulation of the Minister of Energy dated 23 November 2016 on detailed requirements for conducting underground mining operations;
Regulation of the Minister of Energy dated 16 March 2017 on mine rescue; Act of 24 August 1991 on fire protection;
Regulation of the Minister of Economy dated 17 June 2002 on occupational health and safety, conducting mining operations and specialist fire protection in opencast mining plants extracting basic minerals; Internal training procedures, instructions, certificates

Prevention of fire and explosion

Geological and Mining Law,Regulation of the Minister of the Environment dated 19 May 2014 on natural hazards in mines;
Regulation of the Government dated 30 April 2004 on the admission of products for use in mines;
Regulation of the Minister of Energy dated 16 March 2017 on mine rescue;
Regulation of the Minister of Economy dated 17 June 2002 on occupational health and safety, conducting mining operations and specialist fire protection in opencast mining plants extracting basic minerals

Prevention the occurrence of explosive and/or health-endangering atmospheres.

Regulation of the Minister of Energy dated 23 November 2016 on detailed requirements for conducting underground mining operations;
Regulation of the Minister of the Environment dated 19 May 2014 on natural hazards in mines;
Regulation of the Government dated 30 April 2004 on the admission of products for use in mines;
Regulation of the Minister of Energy dated 16 March 2017 on mine rescue;
Regulation of the Minister of Economy dated 8 July 2010 on minimum requirements for occupational health and safety related to the possibility of an explosive

Escape and rescue plans regarding an event of danger.

Geological and Mining Law;
Regulation of the Minister of the Environment dated 2 August 2016 on the qualifications in the scope of mining and mine rescue;
Regulation of the Minister of Energy dated 16 March 2017 on mine rescue; Fire Protection Act dated 24 August 1991

Warning and other communication systems

Fire Protection Act dated 24 August 1991;
Regulation of the Minister of Energy dated 16 March 2017 on mine rescue;
Technical and operational documentation;
Polish Standards

Training new staff or training the staff to new equipment.

The Labour Code, Regulation of the Minister of Energy dated 23 November 2016 on detailed requirements for conducting underground mining operations;
Regulation of the Minister of Economy and Labour dated 27 July 2004 on occupational health and safety trainings;
Technical and operational documentation

Health surveillance

The Labour Code (Section X, Chapter VI), Regulation of the Minister of Health dated 30 December 2004 on health and safety at work related to the chemical agents in the workplace

Consultation of workers and workers’ participation

The Labour Code (Section X, Chapter XI),Trade Unions Act; Act of 11 April 2008 on information and consultation of employees;
Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy dated 26 September 1997 on general occupational health and safety provisions

Fire safety

The Labour Code, Regulation of the Minister of Energy dated 23 November 2016 on detailed requirements for conducting underground mining operations; State Fire Service Act;
Fire Protection Act dated 24 August 1991

Exposure to chemical agents

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy dated 26 September 1997 on general occupational health and safety provisions;
The Labour Code (Section X, Chapter VI), Regulation of the Minister of Health dated 30 December 2004 on health and safety at work related to the chemical agents in the workplace;
Regulation of the Minister of Health regarding measurements of the working environment;
Act on Chemical Substances and Mixtures and implementing acts

Exposure to carcinogen and mutagen agents

Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy dated 26 September 1997 on general occupational health and safety provisions;
Regulation of the Minister of Health of 24 July 2012 on chemical substances and mixtures, agents or technological processes with carcinogenic or mutagenic effect in the work environment;
Act on Chemical Substances and Mixtures and implementing acts; Act of 29 November 2000 - Nuclear Law; Regulation of the Government dated 18 January 2005 on the limit values (dose) of ionizing radiation; Regulation of the Government dated 12 July 2006 on the detailed conditions for safe work with ionizing radiation sources

Explosive atmospheres

Regulation of the Minister of the Environment dated 2 August 2016 on the qualifications in the scope of mining and mine rescue;
The Labour Code; Regulation of the Minister of Energy dated 23 November 2016 on detailed requirements for conducting underground mining operations; State Fire Service Act;
Regulation of the Minister of Economy dated 8 July 2010 on minimum requirements for occupational health and safety related to the possibility of an explosive atmosphere at the workplace

Stress

The Labour Code; guidelines from The Central Institute for Labour Protection and The National Labour Inspectorate

Ergonomic agents

The Labour Code;
Regulation of the Minister of Labour and Social Policy dated 1 December 1998 on safety and hygiene of work in the work-place equipped with screen monitors;
Polish Standards

Others:

Mobbing, Lighting, Dusts, Vibrations, Noise; Water, methane, rock bursts, gas and rock outbursts hazards - Regulation of the Minister of Energy on natural hazards

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