With a heatwave forecast across Poland, the State Labour Inspection is launching intensified checks to ensure employers provide necessary health safeguards and cooling measures for their staff. <\/p>\n
In response to the expected heatwave, Minister of Labour Agnieszka Dziemianowicz-B\u0105k has requested that the State Labour Inspection (PIP) conduct targeted workplace audits. Chief Labour Inspector Marcin Stanecki will oversee these efforts to ensure safety protocols are strictly followed.<\/p>\n
The inspections will focus on whether employers are meeting their legal obligations, including the provision of drinking water and maintaining suitable working environments, as high temperatures pose significant health risks to employees.<\/p>\n
The Labour Code mandates that employers provide safe and hygienic working conditions, which must be adapted to changing circumstances such as extreme weather. Employers are specifically required to take corrective action when environmental conditions threaten the health or safety of staff.<\/p>\n
Businesses must provide unlimited, free drinking water to employees working outdoors when temperatures exceed 25\u00b0C, and to indoor workers when atmospheric conditions push room temperatures above 28\u00b0C. In facilities where technical processes keep temperatures above 30\u00b0C, employers must provide air-conditioned rest areas.<\/p>\n
Specific regulations prohibit juvenile workers from laboring in rooms where temperatures exceed 30\u00b0C or where humidity levels rise above 65 percent. Pregnant and nursing women are also protected by specific limitations regarding work in hot microclimates.<\/p>\n
Under the Labour Code, any employee retains the right to cease work if conditions present an immediate threat to their health or life, while still maintaining their right to receive remuneration.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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