Today's Topics:
1. Poland, WORKERS' INITIATIVE: People first, then profits -
enough savings on health and safety in the construction industry
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On Thursday, September 12, at the building of the Ministry of Family, Labor and Social
Policy, a press conference of the Warsaw Inter-Enterprise Construction Committee was held
devoted to OHS issues in the construction industry. During the conference, actions were
taken that in the field of health and safety will soon be undertaken by the construction
committees of the OZZ IP (apart from the Warsaw commission, also the Malopolska Tower
Crane Operators Commission). ---- The starting point of the conference was the event that
took place last Thursday, September 6 in Warsaw's Wola district. The fire brigade had to
carry out a rescue operation on a 140-meter crane on which the operator collapsed. The
evacuation lasted over two hours, because the man had to be transported from the machine
to the roof of the building - the crane was not equipped with an elevator. According to
the fire brigade, there are several dozen similar interventions every year - especially in
the summer, during the heat wave, when there are fainting. Their main reasons remain: lack
of proper equipment (air conditioning, elevators) and long working hours (often over 8
hours a day).
In accordance with applicable health and safety regulations, crane operators may not work
for more than 8 hours a day, and the cabin temperature may not exceed 28 ° C or fall below
18 ° C. Each crane should also be equipped with a thermometer, anemometer and - from
November 15 this year. in a lift or other device that facilitates boarding the machine
(for cranes higher than 80 meters). In practice, on many construction sites these rules
are often broken: operators sometimes work after 10 or 12 hours at temperatures reaching
40 ° C; efficient air conditioning is not the norm everywhere; there is also a lack of
elevators and other devices that help climbing high cranes - which directly extends the
time of rescue operations.
Commission representatives announced an appeal to companies in the construction industry,
calling for faster installation of elevators and platforms on cranes higher than 80
meters, and discussed the requests that were addressed to the Office of Technical
Inspection and the National Labor Inspectorate - UDT was asked for thorough verification
that all cranes are equipped with devices required by the Regulation on health and safety
conditions when operating tower and quick-mounting cranes; while the Chief Labor Inspector
was asked to include the construction industry in planned control activities and to
provide information on the results of these controls.
During the conference, a plan was announced to prepare a report on working conditions in
the construction industry, which will be prepared on the basis of an analysis of data from
state institutions, information from major companies in the construction industry and
control activities to be undertaken by IP committees operating in the construction
industry in the near future.
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