A resilient occupational safety and health (OSH) management system focuses on both failures and successes at each stage of management, i.e., learning, monitoring, anticipating and responding. The article aims to present the concept of resilience engineering with special focus on anticipating risks and challenges in an OSH management system.  

An auditory warning signal emitted by a moving emergency vehicle is intended to inform other road users about an approaching emergency vehicle and the need to give way to it. Emission of a warning signal with the highest possible sound pressure level is the main method of ensuring the audibility and recognition of the warning signal by traffic participants at unknown and varying traffic noise, acoustic insulation of vehicles and noise in the interior of the vehicle. The A-weighted sound pressure level of the auditory warning signal reaching the interior of an emergency vehicle may exceed 90 dB, which can be harmful to the hearing, can adversely affect psychophysical fitness of the crew members and can significantly hinder verbal communication in the vehicle. This article presents the concept and results of numerical simulations of an active noise control system in fire helmets, which will reduce the exposure of the crew to the warning signal and improve the quality of verbal communication in an emergency vehicle. This system is integrated with the signal generation system. The Notch algorithm and the NLMS adaptation algorithm were used in the system's control algorithm. The construction of the controller was based on a microcontroller from the STM32F4 family.

This article presents information on the process of recognizing professional qualifications acquired within EU member states and on becoming employed in Poland in OSH-related occupations. Following the act of the Minister of Family, Work and Social Policy of January 16, 2016, on authorization to recognize qualifications, the Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute (CIOP-PIB) is a body governing the procedure for recognizing qualifications for OSH-related regulated professions (OSH specialist and OSH technician) acquired within the EU to be used in Poland. All applicants can use CIOP-PIB’s services.

Self-assessment of health is an important factor determining caring for health, expressed by health behaviours. Lifestyle and health behaviours play a key role in shaping health as well as the risk of many diseases and mortality. This article presents preliminary results of research on self-assessment of health and caring for health among men active on the labour market. A total of 130 men were surveyed with a questionnaire developed for this project. Men rated high their health and caring for health, and defined these concepts correctly. They had substantial knowledge on health and caring for health. However, this was theoretical knowledge only. It is necessary to examine their health behaviours.