The list of major legal acts and regulations related to
occupational health in Poland
We are sorry, but the majority of legal regulations referring to occupational health
and safety has no official English version. You can find all legislation at
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only in Polish.
Topic / Name |
Year |
Type of regulation |
| Compensation of health loss resulting
from accidents at work for non-employees |
1997 |
Ordinance of the Council of the
Ministers |
| Polish Academy of Sciences Act |
1997 |
Parliamentary bill |
| Prophylactic examinations of school
children and students |
1997 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Health
and Social Welfare |
| Prophylactic examinations of
self-employed |
1997 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Health
and Social Welfare |
| Authorization of OHS physicians |
1997 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Health
and Social Welfare |
| Authorization of OHS nurses |
1997 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Health
and Social Welfare |
| Registration of OHS personnel |
1997 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Health
and Social Welfare |
| OHS documentation |
1997 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Health
and Social Welfare |
| Jobs prohibited for women |
1996 |
Ordinance of the Council of the
Ministers |
| Prophylactic examinations of workers |
1996 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Health |
| Exceptional employment of youngsters |
1996 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Labor and
Social Policy |
| Jobs prohibited for youngsters |
1996 |
Ordinance of Council of the Ministers |
| Occupations requiring special
psychophysical abilities |
1996 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Labor and
Social Policy |
| Work absenteeism |
1996 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Labor and
Social Policy |
| Prophylactic and specialist care for
teachers |
1996 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Health
and Social Welfare |
| Civil Service Act |
1996 |
Parliamentary bill |
| Occupational Health
Services Act |
1996 |
Parliamentary bill |
| Assessment of health status and
prophylactic examinations of sea workers |
1993 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Health
and Social Welfare |
| Leave of absence for improvement of
health condition for academic teachers |
1991 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Health
and Social Welfare |
| Work at Sea Act |
1991 |
Parliamentary bill |
| Research and Development Institutions
Act |
1985 1991 |
Parliamentary bill |
| Professional rehabilitation of persons
disabled due to accidents at work or occupational disease |
1985 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Health
and Social Welfare |
| Teachers working under hazardous
conditions |
1983 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Health
and Social Welfare |
| Teachers’ Chart |
1982 |
Parliamentary bill |
| Miners Chart |
1981 |
Ordinance of Council of the Ministers |
| Act on accidents at work and
occupational diseases |
1975 1987 |
Parliamentary bill |
| Diagnosing, assessment and
compensation of health loss due to accidents at work or occupational diseases |
1975 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Labor and
Social Policy and the Minister of Health and Social Welfare |
| Labor Code |
1974 1998 |
Parliament Bill |
| List of
occupational diseases |
1974 |
Ordinance of Council of the Ministers |
| Health status and prophylactic
examinations of inland fleet crew |
1964 |
Ordinance of the Minister of Health
and Social Welfare |
| Professional qualifications of inland
fleet crews |
1964 |
Minister of Navigation |
| Prophylactic examinations of the
persons contracted for work in tropical countries |
1964 |
Ordinance of Prime Minister |
| Work on Inland Fleet Act |
1952 |
Parliament Bill |
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