The employer provides the occupational health service through its own health professionals or, if it has none, through a contractor (Section 30a(4) of Act No. 355/2007 Coll. on the protection, promotion and development of public health). Act No. 124/2006 Coll. ranks it together with the occupational safety service among preventive and protective services (Section 21(2)).
It is not the same as a company doctor and it is not a one-page formality. It is continuous supervision of working conditions and of the health of the people who work for you. We hold an authorisation to provide the occupational health service for employees doing work classified in category one or two, the documents are on the Authorisations and certificates page.
Health risk assessment and work categorisation. We go through each job position, assess the factors of work and the working environment, that is noise, vibration, dust, chemical substances, physical load and display screen work, and assign the work to categories. The employer arranges the risk assessment with work categorisation in cooperation with the occupational health service through the electronic system of the public health authorities (Section 30(1)(b) of Act No. 355/2007 Coll.). For work in category two, the health risk is assessed at least once every 24 months (Section 30(1)(c)).
Operating rules for the factors where the law requires them, and their update whenever your operation changes.
Workplace supervision. We come to you, look at the real conditions and propose measures. You receive the record in writing.
Work-related medical examinations. We help determine who has to undergo them and at what intervals, and we arrange the examinations.
The most common mistake is that a company has an occupational health service contract, but the work categorisation is several years old and new machines or a new site have been added in the meantime. An inspection spots this immediately, because the documents do not match reality.
The second common issue is medical examinations. For some occupations they are required by a regulation other than the health one. For machine and lifting equipment operators, for example, a medical fitness opinion not older than six months is needed before the licence is issued (Section 16(4) of Act No. 124/2006 Coll.), see our course catalogue.
The occupational health service is usually ordered together with occupational safety and fire protection. The employer must also designate and train people to provide first aid.
The occupational health service carries out health surveillance of employees and advises the employer on health protection at work, for example on risk assessment and the categorisation of work (Section 30a(1) of Act No. 355/2007 Coll.).
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