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  • A table of the five records an employer keeps under Article 37 of the Occupational Safety and Health Act, with the source documents for eachRECORDSRecords under Article 37 of the OSH ActNo.Subject of the recordSource document1Training for safe workAssessment minutes2Work equipment inspectionsReport with findings3Testing of hazardsMeasurement report4Health examinationsReferral and report5Workplace injuriesReport within 48 h
    Regulations and deadlines

    OSH records every employer is required to keep

    Which OSH records an employer must keep, who fills them in, where they are stored and what the 2020 and 2025 amendments changed. A practical guide for companies.

    8 min read
  • A labour inspector’s checklist showing the safety statement, the appointed OSH professional and the health examinations as met, while the evacuation plan and the Article 37 records are notLABOUR INSPECTIONSafety statement in written form (Art. 11)Appointed OSH professional (Art. 17)Health examinations carried out (Art. 22)Evacuation and rescue plan (Art. 24)Records kept as required by law (Art. 37)
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    OSH labour inspection — what the inspector checks

    What a labour inspector asks for during an OSH inspection, how the procedure runs and how high the fines go under the Act — set out clearly, with exact euro amounts.

    9 min read
  • A table of increased service rates: twelve months counted as thirteen reduce the retirement age by one year for every seven, while counted as eighteen they do so for every threePENSIONABLE SERVICERates of increased pensionable service12 months count asRetirement age falls by 1 year for every13 months7 years14 months6 years15 months5 years16 months4 years18 months3 years
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    Increased pensionable service: how workplaces are determined

    What increased pensionable service is, which workplaces qualify, what the expert documentation contains, and the key rulebook changes from 2023 to 2026.

    9 min read
  • The testing cycle for earthing and lightning protection: a first technical inspection before commissioning, then periodic measurement every five years and an extraordinary inspection after parts are replacedEARTHING AND LIGHTNINGEvery 5 yearsFirst inspectionBefore commissioningPeriodic measurementExtraordinaryAfter parts replaced
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    Earthing and lightning protection — testing, duties and intervals

    What protective earthing and a lightning protection system are, why they are tested, at what intervals, what is measured and what the report must contain for the inspector.

    8 min read
  • The inspection cycle for work equipment under Rulebook 32/2009: daily before work, monthly, an annual technical inspection and a detailed inspection every three yearsEQUIPMENT TESTINGAnnualDailyBefore work beginsMonthlyResponsible personTechnical inspectionDetailedEvery 3 years
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    Testing of work equipment — intervals and procedure

    Which machines, cranes, forklifts, conveyors and pressure vessels are subject to periodic testing, at what intervals, who performs it and what the report contains.

    9 min read
  • A bar chart of daily noise exposure by measuring point, with the 85 dB(A) upper action value marked, exceeded by the compressor room and the production lineNOISE MEASUREMENTdB(A) — daily level05010058Office72Warehouse78Line 188Line 293CompressorsUpper action value 85
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    Periodic workplace environment measurements — what and when

    Microclimate, illuminance, noise, vibration, dust and chemical hazards — what exactly is measured in the working environment, at what intervals and what the inspector asks for.

    8 min read

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