ASSESSMENT, CONTROL AND MANAGEMENT OF RISKS - WORK AT HEIGHT

Pursuant to the provisions of the Law on Safety and Health at Work (Sl.gl.RS no. 101/05 and 91/2015), it is envisaged that the employee is provided with work at the workplace and in the working environment in which implemented safety and health measures at work. The employer (legal entity) which is the subject of the analysis, engages in employment, that is, hires one or more persons to perform work in accordance with the regulations. Work at a height is any work that an employee performs using supports at a height of two meters or more from a solid surface, where the work area is not protected from falling from a height. The aim of the work was to identify the professional risks to which the employees are exposed, review the way these risks are managed and propose measures to prevent, eliminate or reduce the risks. As a method of identifying hazards and harms, assessing and controlling risks, and managing risks, a check of the occupational health and safety management system according to the OHSAS ISO 45001:2018 standard was applied. The check was carried out by auditors and an expert of a certification body certified by the Accreditation Body of Serbia (ATS). The results of the check were presented, where they were analyzed: Act on risk assessment, findings on inspection and testing of means and equipment for work, with the results of testing the working environment, results of systematic health examinations, procedures for identifying potential incidents and emergency situations, data from the forms (1- 14) from the field of safety and health at work, the method of protection and the state of safety with a special reference to work at height. In the discussion, the dangers and harms identified in the inspection were considered and analyzed: work at height - legal regulations and protective measures, non-physiological position of the body during work and proposed measures to prevent, eliminate or reduce risks. safety at work at height, proper use of protective equipment, techniques of climbing and movement at height, identification and prevention of incidents and first aid. The verification team concluded that safety and health protection measures at employers are implemented in accordance with the requirements of the OHSAS ISO 45001:2018 standard. , of the Law on OSH, the Law on Health Care and the Rulebook on Preventive Measures for Safe and Healthy Work at Heights and recommended that the certificate in the field of occupational safety and health be issued and extended.