Abstract:

Ensuring safe and hygienic working conditions is the basic duty of every employer. The implementation of this obligation requires a systematic examination of all aspects of work, which is carried out in order to determine what hazards in the working environment may be the cause of injury or deterioration of the employee's health and whether these hazards can be eliminated, and if not - what actions should be taken to reduce occupational risks associated with these hazards. A properly conducted occupational risk assessment should prevent the harmful effects of hazards in the work environment. The article presents the characteristics of a carpenter's workplace, and an occupational risk assessment was carried out at the discussed station in a selected industrial company. As part of the conducted research, occupational hazards were identified (based on the analysis of documentation and passive observation of Staniowice's work), as well as hazard assessment using the Risc Score method. Then, the directions of actions aimed at increasing the level of safety of employees employed as a carpenter in a selected production plant were proposed.