This article presents test results, which were used in defining and evaluating basic photometric, colorimetric and electric parameters of selected, widely available light sources equivalent to a traditional incandescent 60-Watt light bulb. One halogen light bulb, three compact fluorescent lamps and eleven LED light sources were tested. In most cases (in brand name products, in particular) the measured and calculated parameters differ from values declared by manufacturers only to a small degree. LED sources prove to be the most beneficial substitute for traditional light bulbs, considering both their operational parameters and their price, which is comparable with the price of compact fluorescent lamps or, in some instances, even lower.

Demographic changes in Europe, often described as "aging societies", are an important challenge to the labour market. It is necessary to support workers’ employability beyond the age when they used to retire. This will be possible only if workers remain physically and mentally fit. Employers can significantly support workers’ efforts by implementing age management, various actions aimed at maintaining employability. This article presents examples of good practices in age management in selected companies. Those practices were divided into 7 groups related to different management processes. They can be applied in other companies, which experience problems associated with maintaining workers’ employability. This article also discusses the objectives of age management and challenges associated with its implementation.

The article presents the problem of traffic safety with active participations of emergency vehicles. The purpose of this paper is to identify risk factors, which influence a level of traffic safety. It also presents their ranking based on an analysis of the risk index by using the indicator method. In the paper survey among a group of drivers of emergency vehicles owned by various institutions in Szczecin agglomeration was conducted.

Am 19. und 20. Januar 2016 fand die erste und einzige Lesung des "Vorschlags für eine Verordnung des Europäischen Parlaments und des Rats für Persönliche Schutzausrüstung und die Zurückziehung der Ratsrichtlinie 89/686/EWG" (PSA-V) mit Abstimmung im Europäischen Parlament statt. Zugrunde lag der am 4. September 2015 vom Europäischen Rat veröffentlichte, konsolidierte Text des Vorschlags als Ergebnis des "Trilogs". Unter einem Trilog versteht man paritätisch zusammengesetzte Dreiertreffen zwischen der Europäischen Kommission, dem Rat der Europäischen Union und dem Europäischen Parlament, den in den gesetzgebenden Prozess der EU involvierten Institutionen. Das ordentliche Gesetzgebungsverfahren kann durch informelle Trilog-Verhandlungen vor der jeweiligen Lesung (hier der ersten Lesung) erheblich abgekürzt werden. Da das Europäische Parlament den im Trilog ausgehandelten Änderungen am 20. Januar 2016 mit eigenen, redaktionellen Änderungen und geringfügigen Ergänzungen zugestimmt hat, konnte die PSA-V - nach einer ähnlichen Bewertung der Änderungen des Parlaments durch Europäische Kommission und Rat – am 31.3.2016 zügig veröffentlicht werden