The regular employee must have a current medical certificate confirming the absence of contraindications for work at a given position and thus subjected to three types of medical tests, namely:
- The initial research work,
- periodic inspection
- check-ups.
Preliminary
So far, every person, starting work on the basis of the employment contract , have to submit a new employer a medical certificate confirming preliminary testing. The exemption were only people are re-employed with the same employer for the same job or position with the same operating conditions, under a contract of employment entered into within 30 days after termination or expiration of the previous one.
From the beginning of 2015 years the new employer will not have been guided by each new employee for the initial medical examination. According to the amendments to the Labour Code will not be subject to the persons who, within 30 days of termination of employment in one company will begin work in another place. All you have to present valid medical certificate (obtained on the basis of a referral issued by the previous employer), indicating the absence of contraindications to work for a former employer and the new confirmed that the conditions prevailing in the company are in line with those of the previous bet.
Still, the preliminary study will be mandatory for people, including young workers transferred to the workplace, where there are factors harmful to health or a nuisance conditions. It’s about the work of high-risk of accidents at work and occupational diseases – as such works are considered among others works, work at height or in terms of exposure to harmful factors for a healthy (chemical or biological).
Periodic inspection and control
On the other hand in 2015 will not change the rules of conduct periodic medical examinations of employees . Shall be carried out:
- every two years, if the employee is exposed to inhalation of harmful dust or fumes,
- every 3 years if there is a workplace in a hot climate (after 45 . the age of the test must be performed every 2 years),
- every four years, if the employee uses the computer constantly,
- every 5 years for office employees without their computers.
The check-ups are subject to employees whose inability to work was more than 30 days.
Who manages and pays for research
The new rules also clearly confirmed that the initial and periodic medical examination of employees shall be based on a referral issued by the employer.
An employee also just starting to work, so the employer receives a referral for medical examination, including information about the workplace and the associated risks. Then the occupational physician determines necessary to carry out a set of research and on the basis of their results, it seems the employee a certificate of ability (or inability) to work. At the judgment should be indicated time limit within which should be done next periodic inspection.
Research costs are always borne by the employer. Shall be carried out either in the medical center with the privileges of occupational medicine, with whom the company has signed an agreement (if the employee does not pay for the test), or – in the absence of an agreement – anywhere entitled to the medical center, and the costs of these tests are then returned employee.
In addition, in the case of periodic testing and inspection, the employer is required to reimburse the cost of travel to a health care worker, in which research is conducted. He must also pay him compensation for time off work due to research that, if possible, should be carried out during working hours.
Legal basis
The Law of 7 November 2014. To facilitate the exercise of economic activities (OJ pos. 1662)
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