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ATEX AdCo group meeting
On Monday, 19 June 2023, the 35th meeting of the ATEX AdCo group - the European working group for administrative cooperation in the area of Directive 2014/34/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2014 on the harmonisation of the laws of the Member States relating to equipment and protective systems intended for use in potentially explosive atmospheres - was held in the form of a teleconference.
The 20th anniversary of the “Safe Practices and Environment” programme and the 16th Engineering Forum organised as part of the ITM INDUSTRY EUROPE Fair
On 30 May 2023, President of the State Mining Authority Adam Mirek, PhD, Eng, and director of the Mining Department of the State Mining Authority, Zbigniew Rawicki, PhD, Eng, participated in the celebration of the 20th anniversary of the “Safe Practices and Environment” programme, organised during the 16th Engineering Forum - 9th Mechanics Day.
Meeting of Labour Protection Council
From Monday, 15 May 2023, a three-day, off-site meeting of the Labour Protection Council is held in Wałbrzych, chaired by MP Janusz Śniadek. The meeting is attended by, among others, representatives of the State Mining Authority headed by the President of the State Mining Authority, Adam Mirek, PhD, Eng.
Educational activities for effective improvement of safety and health protection of employees
In terms of preventive measures aimed at reducing the accident rate in the Polish mining industry, improving working conditions and reducing the number of occupational diseases, the State Mining Authority, together with the Social Insurance Institution in Warsaw, organised training workshops in the field of: Educational activities for effective improvement of safety and health protection of employees.
Report on the activities of mining authorities in 2022
The State Mining Authority summarised the activities of mining authorities in 2022. The document is cyclical and for years it provided information on, among others, administrative, control, repressive, legislative, information and publishing activities of mining authorities.
23rd “Problems of safety and health protection in the Polish mining industry” conference
The 23rd “Problems of safety and health protection in the Polish mining industry” conference, organised under the honorary patronage of the Minister of State Assets, took place in Zawiercie on 30 and 31 March.
34th meeting of the ATEX AdCo group
On Tuesday, 7 March, the 34th meeting of the ATEX AdCo group was held in the form of a teleconference.
State of occupational safety in mining in 2022
The main causes of total accidents in 2022 were the following: people tripping, slipping or falling over; being hit with work tools or hitting other objects; falling, rolling off, sliding of rock masses and lumps, rockfall from the ceiling or side of the work, cave-ins; falling, rolling off, sliding of objects/materials.
Installation of a jubilee time capsule of the State Mining Authority
The final days of 2022 coincide with the completion of the centenary celebrations of the mining supervisory authorities in independent Poland. A commemorative time capsule ceremony was held on 22 December.
Signing of cooperation agreement with the Chief Inspector of Environmental Protection
On Wednesday, 14 December, an agreement was officially signed at the headquarters of the State Mining Authority (WUG) in Katowice between the WUG and the Chief Inspectorate of Environmental Protection (GIOŚ) on cooperation between the two entities within the scope of their respective competences and statutory tasks.