Keyword risk assessment

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Labour legislations
Working during pregnancy
18.07.2024
- pregnant,
- parent,
- risk assessment,
- lighter work,
- break,
- physical hazards,
- biological risk factors,
- physiological hazards,
- psychosocial hazards,
- chemical hazards
- An employer shall allow a pregnant employee time off for prenatal check-ups that will be included in the working hours.
- A breastfeeding mother is entitled to additional breaks for breastfeeding until the child is 1.5 years old.
- Pregnant employees and employees who have the right to maternity leave can demand work corresponding to their state of health.
Relations at work
Psychosocial hazards
21.03.2024
- Mental health is affected by psychosocial hazards which impact health through the stress response.
- The employer must assess psychosocial hazards during the risk analysis.
- The employee must notify the employer of any health disorders which might impede their performance and of any shortcomings in the arrangements.
Work environment
Risk assessment
29.09.2023
- risk assessment,
- action plan
- The purpose of a risk assessment is to identify and assess all hazards in the working environment.
- The risk assessment can be performed by the employer or outsourced as a service.
- After the risk assessment, an action plan is drawn up to eliminate the problems.
Labour legislations
COVID-19 and work relations
29.03.2023
- COVID 19 and legal questions
- COVID-19 is an infectious disease that spreads from person to person through droplets, mainly in close contact* with an infected person.
- SARS-CoV-2 belongs in the third category of biological hazards.
- The employer must determine the nature, extent and duration of the employee's risk of infection during the risk analysis.
Labour legislations
Occupational safety during teleworking
12.11.2021
- The employer shall be responsible for the employee’s occupational health and safety during teleworking.
- The employer shall also prepare a risk analysis of the working environment in the case of teleworking.
- The employer shall also investigate occupational accidents that occurred during teleworking.
News
Is it acceptable to upload the risk analysis in January, as we are currently in the process of updating it?
22.10.2021
A reader asks: We are currently working on updating our company’s risk analysis; the updated risk analysis will be completed in January next year. As the risk analysis was due to be submitted in September, we would like confirmation from...
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If my job requires me to be vaccinated, but I do not want to get vaccinated, will I be paid compensation upon dismissal?
12.10.2021
A reader asks: My employer has carried out a risk assesment, which shows that vaccination is necessary at my place of work. However, I am not vaccinated. My employer issued a written warning to me and gave me a deadline by which I must p...
Work environment
Organisation of occupational health and safety in an enterprise
05.08.2021
- Activities related to the management of occupational health and safety shall be consistent, regular and organised into a system suitable for the enter
- Activities related to occupational health and safety are planned based on the outcomes of the risk assessment.
- An employer shall review the organisation of internal control of the working environment annually.
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Did you receive a letter for the submission of risk assessment?
30.07.2021
All employers are required to submit their risk assessments to the Labour inspectorate by 1st september.