The employers’ duty to provide safety at work is specified in article 15, section 1 of the Labour Code. It is the fundamental duty of the employee to also observe the rules and regulations of health and safety. In the organisational system of labour protection in Poland, the Minister of Labour and Social Policy is responsible for the development and implementation of OSH national strategy but other ministers are also authorized to do so.Īccording to the Labour Code, the employer bears responsibility for the state of work safety and hygiene. The Labour Code includes legal delegations to issue administrative acts concerning detailed duties in respect of health and safety at work. The majority of the employers’ duties are described in Section X of the Labour Code entitled “Work safety and hygiene”, Section VIII “Employees rights connected with parenthood” and Section IX “Employment of young adults”. The rights and duties of the employees and employers, as well as the working conditions for employees are regulated by the Labour Code.

Summary/citation: The framework laying out the right to ensure safe and healthy working conditions is described in article 66 of the Constitution of the Republic of Poland of 2 April 1997.

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