This article presents employers’ responsibilities related to occupational safety and health in warehouses. In particular, it discusses the demands and prevention rules aimed at limiting occupational risk connected with work in warehouses. Moreover, it presents basic, binding legal demands in terms of safety and health in warehouses.

The value of occupational safety and health (OSH) can be assessed primarily on the basis of information on the economic impact of accidents at work and occupational diseases. A study on company executivesʼ willingness-to-pay for OSH has been undertaken as an attempt to specify whether and how much, the health and safety of company workers are valued by both workers and company executives. The study was part of “An Inquiry into Health and Safety At Work: a European Union Perspective” (HEALTHatWORK) research programme under the 7th Framework Programme of the European Commission (FP7).

This article discusses the main changes proposed in the amendment of Directive 89/686/EEC directive by the European Commission and the possible consequences of these changes for manufacturers and distributors of personal protective equipment.

This paper presents examples of the use of eye-tracking in ergonomics. Eye-tracking registration was used in assessing the workstations of a tram driver and a forklift operator in a warehouse. Eye fatigue of office workers was evaluated with eye-tracking registration before and after their work hours.

This article presents selected results of a study on the effects of the implementation of Directive 90/270/EEC on the minimum safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment in Poland. The study looked at the awareness of employers and employees in the area of the requirements of the directive, and its practical influence on working conditions, health, and cost and benefits. The study was also a basis for identifying the main deficiencies in the practical implementation of the directive.

This paper presents the problems of carrying out the evacuation of buildings in case of an emergency caused by construction disasters, terrorist attacks and explosions. It describes the method of mathematical modeling and numerical simulations. The presented mathematical model is based on the Langevin equations, which are motion equations of pedestrians, with an additional term social force. Social force represents the mental component of the pedestrians, driven primarily by a sense of the level of risk during the evacuation. The article presents the results of numerical simulations of evacuation from selected individual rooms and two multi-storey buildings for different levels of risk. It also discusses factors affecting evacuation time and minimizing the number of possible casualties.

The aim of Occupational Hazard Data Sheets is to create a coherent database with comprehensive data on risk in various occupations. Information in the Data Sheets can be used by people involved in admittance to vocational schools, occupational physicians, general practitioners, workers in OSH, occupational advisors, organizers of industry and labour inspectors. So far, 50 Occupational Hazard Data Sheets have been posted on CIOP-PIBʼs website. However, due to the great interest they have generated as useful occupational tools, the list of occupations they cover will be extended.