Department for Occupational Safety and Health, Fire Protection and Rescue at Work

 

Odeljenje za BZR i ZOP ima za cilj da utvrđuje i sprovodi preventivne aktivnosti koje se odnose na primenu savremenih tehničkih, ergonomskih, zdravstvenih, obrazovnih, socijalnih i organizacionih mera, kao i sredstava za otklanjanje i/ili smanjenje rizika od nastanka povreda ili oštećenja zdravlja zaposlenih, kao i sprečavanje oštećenja imovine ili poslovanja preduzeća u smislu primene propisa o zaštiti od požara i usmanjenja rizika od katastrofa i upravljanju vanrednim situacijama.

 

The operations regarding safety and health at work, fire protection and emergencies are carried out within the Department for Safety, Health, Fire Protection and Rescue at Work which is organizationally part of the Sector for Traffic Control Information System and they have been established with three basic regulations: Law on Safety and Health at Work, Law on Fire Protection, Law on Disaster Risk Reduction and Emergency Management; as well as the regulations arising from these laws or are complementary to them (Law on Labour, Law on Health Insurance, Law on Planning and Construction, Law on Insurance,…) in practice.  

The Department’s work is not only based on the acts mentioned above, but also on the standard ISO 45001:2018, for which it is both the basic and expert holder within the Integrated Management Systems.  

Department for Safety, Health, Fire Protection and Rescue at Work conducts the following activities within its competence:

  • Posvećenost ovim poslovima doprinosi i podizanju svesti svih zaposlenih o značaju bezbednosti i zdravlja na radu, kao i važnosti zaštite lica, imovine i poslovanja u slučaju nastanka požara i/ili drugih vanrednih situacija.

    U skladu sa naprednavedenim, svi zaposleni u Odeljenju imaju Zakonom i drugim aktima utvrđene sertifikate, licence, stručna uverenja i redovno učestvuju na seminarima, vebinarima, stručnim skupovima, sajmovima i u drugim oblicima edukacije i razmene stručnih mišljenja i iskustava iz oblasti koje su u delokrugu rada Odeljenja.

  • training the employees for safe and healthy work and fire protection, with the aim of introducing all employees with the dangers and harmful impacts leading to injuries at work, protective measures, use of resources and equipment for personal protection of employees and fire extinguishing equipment as well, procedures in cases of injury at work or in cases of a fire, and also with the responsibilites resulting from non-compliance with the prescribed protection measures;
  • organization of training of employees for giving first aid and procurement of necessary equipment for its performance;
  • organization of previous and periodic medical exams of employees (for security officials, professional drivers, sanitary exams, periodic and specific ophtalmological exams, if necessary, for employees working with equipment involving working with screens longer than 4 hours a day);
  • providing help to employees and employer for the purpose of assessment of employees’ work ability, organizes medical exams in eminent occupational medicine institutions, gives opinions and recommendations in compliance with the occupational medicine assessments and regulations governing this field;
  • providing collective combined insurance for employees (accident insurance, critical illness insurance and insurance for surgical interventions which may lead to some degree of disability);
  • introduction of employees with voluntary health insurance (preventive physical examinations and additional indicated exams);
  • monitoring of conditions related to work injuries, providing help during implementation of administrative duties of employees regarding the recognition of work injuries by the competent authorities;
  • conducting measures for preventing and suppressing the infectious disease COVID-19;
  • producing and installing labels (information, warnings, prohibitions and duties) as notifications of potential risks;
  • organizing regular and sporadic servicing of fire extinguishers and devices for fire protection;
  • conducting preventive and periodic tests of working environment and work equipment conditions;
  • participating in the development or individually develops the Risk Assessment Act (injury and/or health damage risks) in work places and in working environments (i.e., corresponding amendments) on behalf of the Employer;  
  • performing control and giving advice to the employer on planning, selection, use and maintenance of resources and equipment for personal safety at work for job positions where it was estimated as necessary in all locations and at all business premises of the enterprise;
  • conducting tests of installations at the enterprise premises (lightning rods, electric low voltage and gas installations);
  • regularly updating legal and other records (ISO 45001) with the data resulting from the Department’s work process;
  • developing Rulebooks and Manuals in line with its area of expertise;
  • participating in the development of systemic documents (Collective Agreement) and application and improvement of the safety and work health culture and also in the implementation of basic standards (ISO 45001, ISO 39001, ISO 9001) in interaction with the Unions, Safety Board and other organizational units;
  • contributing to the improvement of safety and health at work, while obeying the necessary regulations and procedures for safe work in working places, not just in office spaces but in all locations where PERS employees perform their working processes.

Dedication to these tasks contributes to the raising of awareness of all employees regarding the significance of work  safety and health, and also to the importance of protecting people, property and business operations in the event of fire and/or other emergencies.  

In line with the aforementioned, all Department employees hold certificates, licences and certificates of expertise established by the Law and other acts and regularly participate in seminars, webinars, professional gatherings, fairs and other forms of education and exchange of professional opinions and experiences from the Department’s scope of work.  

 


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