Czech OHS Specialist Exam key terms

The primary Czech statute, Act No. 262/2006 Sb., that sets the basic employer and employee duties in occupational safety, including obligations to ensure safety, provide information and training, and investigate accidents.

Act No. 309/2006 Sb., which supplements the Labour Code by regulating OHS coordination on shared workplaces, categories of OHS professional roles, and requirements for construction sites and selected activities.

The employer's statutory liability for damage to health caused by work or work-related circumstances, generally objective and released only by proving that the injury arose wholly from the employee's own fault.

A person appointed by the client on a construction site where several contractors work, responsible for coordinating OHS measures, agreeing schedules and reviewing contractor documentation before work starts.

A qualified OHS professional employed or contracted by the employer to monitor safety, advise on prevention, participate in risk assessment and accident investigation, and maintain OHS documentation.

A natural or legal person holding a state authorisation to perform specified OHS activities, such as OHS professional services, training, or safety audits, under the conditions of Act No. 309/2006 Sb.

The combination of required education, practical experience and examination that a person must hold to carry out defined OHS functions or to operate certain equipment, verified by certificates retained in personnel records.

The systematic process of identifying hazards at a workplace, estimating the likelihood and severity of harm, and determining whether existing controls are adequate or further measures are needed.

The written register of identified hazards, assessed risk levels, affected groups and assigned control measures, kept by the employer and reviewed when work conditions or technology change.

Concrete steps taken to eliminate a hazard or reduce risk, applied in priority order from elimination and substitution through engineering controls to organisational measures and personal protective equipment.

The legally and technically preferred order for controlling risk: eliminate the hazard, substitute it, use collective technical protection, limit exposure organisationally, and only then rely on personal protective equipment.

The classification of work into four categories according to the level of exposure to harmful factors, deciding which health surveillance, protective measures and reporting obligations apply.

The probability that exposure to a harmful factor at work will damage health, assessed against occupational exposure limits and used as the basis for classifying work and setting protective measures.

The maximum permitted average concentration or intensity of a harmful factor in the working environment, set by government regulation, which must not be exceeded in an employee's shift.

Authorised monitoring of noise, dust, chemicals, vibration or other harmful factors at the workplace, whose results support risk assessment and classification of work and must be repeated at statutory intervals.

A period after the end of exposure during which the employee may not be assigned to work with a specified harmful factor, intended to allow the body to recover and reduce cumulative health damage.

Equipment worn or held by the employee to protect against one or more risks, provided free of charge by the employer, maintained in usable condition and used only where collective measures cannot adequately control the hazard.

A broader category covering personal protective equipment plus protective clothing, footwear and hygiene items that the employer must provide when work conditions require them, with rules on cleaning and replacement.

Clothing and footwear provided by the employer where ordinary clothes would be excessively soiled, damaged or worn, distinguished from protective equipment by their purpose of hygiene and wear protection.

A documented, technically correct sequence of operations and precautions for a task, which the employer issues and employees must follow to prevent injury and occupational disease.

The set of requirements ensuring machinery is safe throughout its life, covering guarding, controls, emergency stopping and stability, and documented in the technical file and instructions for use.

The manufacturer's declaration mark showing that a machine or product meets applicable EU harmonised requirements, allowing it to be placed on the market and put into service.

The procedure by which a manufacturer or importer verifies and documents that a product satisfies the applicable legal and technical requirements before affixing the CE mark and issuing the declaration of conformity.

The manufacturer's documentation supplied with machinery in the language of the user country, describing safe installation, operation, adjustment and maintenance, and serving as a basis for employee instruction.

Periodic inspections and tests of pressure, lifting, electrical and gas equipment performed by authorised persons at statutory intervals, with written records confirming continued safe operation.

A medical conclusion that an employee is fit, fit with conditions, or unfit for a specific job, issued by a provider of occupational health services based on the demands of the work and the employee's health status.

A licensed medical provider contracted by the employer to deliver preventive examinations, workplace assessments, consultations and records on the health of employees exposed to occupational risks.

A preventive medical examination categorised as entry, periodic, extraordinary or exit, whose timing and content depend on the risk category of the work and the employee's exposure.

An injury or death occurring in a causal connection with the performance of work duties, which the employer must record, investigate and report where statutory thresholds are met.

The employer's register in which every work-related injury is entered without delay, recording the date, time, place, cause and nature of the injury and the affected employee's identity.

A formal record of a work injury prepared by the employer, sent to the injured employee, the insurer and the labour inspectorate when required, and updated if consequences worsen.

A work injury causing death, which triggers immediate notification to the labour inspectorate and police, a mandatory investigation and specific reporting duties for the employer.

The set of employer-maintained documents for a workplace or technology, including operating rules, instructions, maintenance records and inspection reports, proving that safe operation is managed and controlled.

Mandatory instruction of employees on safety rules, risks and procedures at recruitment and at regular intervals, with verified knowledge and documented attendance records retained by the employer.

A short written instruction for a specific task or workplace describing hazards, required precautions and correct procedure, used as the basis for training and available to employees at the site.

The system of fire prevention and fire safety measures the employer must establish, including fire documentation, equipment, trained fire wardens and evacuation arrangements for the premises.

A scheduled inspection of the workplace by a person with fire protection competence, checking escape routes, fire equipment, storage and housekeeping, with findings recorded and defects corrected.

The organised movement of people from a threatened area to a safe place, supported by marked escape routes, evacuation plans, alarms and practised procedures described in fire documentation.

Immediate basic care given to an injured or suddenly ill person before professional medical help arrives, which the employer must enable through trained staff, first-aid kits and accessible emergency contacts.