OSH Documents on Site
Workstation OSH Instructions for Construction
I'll tell you straight: one universal PDF headed "OSH Instruction" is, to the PIP inspector (the Polish Labour Inspectorate), not an instruction at all, just…
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Tips on PIP inspections, OHS documentation, ORZ, IBWR and regulations for small construction firms (PKD 43).
OSH Documents on Site
OSH Training Records: Initial, Job, Periodic
An inspector walks onto a construction site and the first thing they ask for is the folder with the OSH training.
OSH Documents on Site
PPE Allocation Table & Issue Register on Site
An inspector walks onto a site and the first thing they see is heads. The hard hat is either there or it isn't. The boots are either there or they aren't.
OSH Documents on Site
Machinery Documentation: DTR, Inspections & UDT
On a building site, it isn't just about the machine working. The inspector asks for paperwork.
OSH by Construction Trade
OSH for a Painting Company: Documents, PPE, Fumes
Painting looks calm. A roller, a brush, a bit of paint. But if you're in the trade, you know a painter does two things the National Labour Inspectorate (PIP)…
OSH by Construction Trade
OSH for a Tiler & Floor-Layer: Silica, Knees, PPE
Tiling and floor-laying is the kind of work where you see the result fastest and see what settles in your lungs and knees slowest.
OSH by Construction Trade
Plumber & Fitter OSH: Trenches, Confined Spaces
You install things. Water, gas, drainage, central heating. And you reckon occupational health and safety (OSH) is a fairy tale for bricklayers and the…
OSH by Construction Trade
OSH for a Site Electrician: SEP & Safety
An electrician on a construction site is not the same electrician as in a flat. Here you've got wet ground, temporary rigs, scaffolding, generators, cables thrown…
OSH by Construction Trade
OSH for a Plastering Company: Pump, Noise, Dust
Do you spray-plaster by machine? That means you've got a pressurised pump on site, hoses, noise, clouds of dust from the bags, and a crew working on platforms.
OSH by Construction Trade
Work at Height OSH: The Documents PIP Checks
You fall off a ladder, off scaffolding, off the edge of a floor slab - and that's it. On a building site this is no abstraction.
OSH Documents on Site
Medical Examinations of Construction Workers
You're taking on a new lad for the site. He wants to start tomorrow. There's just one snag: without a valid medical certificate from an occupational health…
Workers from Ukraine
OSH Documentation for a Worker from Ukraine
Got a crew from Ukraine on your site? These days that's the norm, not the exception. Except it comes with one thing that most small firms forget about until the…
Workers from Ukraine
OSH Training in Ukrainian: Valid Records for PIP
You've got Ukrainian lads on your site. Hard-working, switched on - they just catch about every third word in Polish.
Workers from Ukraine
Legally Employing a Foreign Worker: The PIP Check
You employ a crew from across the eastern border. The work is moving, the people are proven, and the residence and work papers are in your binder.
Developers & Liability
Getting onto a Skanska or Budimex Site: OSH File
You've landed a job with a big general contractor. Skanska, Budimex, Strabag or another developer with deep pockets.
Developers & Liability
Accident Without Documentation: Article 220 KK
Let me tell you how it really looks. As long as nothing happens on the site, missing OSH (occupational safety and health, in Polish BHP) documentation is at most…
Developers & Liability
Accident Register & Post-Accident Report
On a construction site an accident isn't a question of "if", but "when". Someone will fall off scaffolding, catch their hand in a saw, slip on a wet slab.
PIP Inspection in Practice
Preparing for a PIP Inspection: 9-Area Checklist
A PIP (Polish Labour Inspectorate) inspector doesn't call to make an appointment. They walk onto the site, show their ID and ask for the documentation.
PIP Inspection in Practice
Ready-Made OSH Templates vs an OSH Consultant
You run a micro construction firm - PKD 43 (the Polish business activity code), a few people on site, the work never lets up.