Pofessional training for special work conditions (why the act on special work conditions was passed)

Propis o posebnim uvjetima rada donesen je 1984., ali razlozi njegova donošenja aktualni su i danas. Analiza uzroka ozljeda i pobola dala je smjernice koje su odredile vrste mjera zaštite na radu koje su poduzete. Razmatra se logika i potreba posebnih uvjeta dobi radnika, spola radnika, posebne stručne osposobljenosti te zdravstvenog stanja i psihičke sposobnosti. Posebno je prikazan značaj potrebe minimalne stručne osposobljenosti radnika na visokorizičnim poslovima koji je aktualan u svjetlu horizontalne mobilnosti radnika i nedostatka radnika obrazovanih adekvatno poslovima koje obavljaju.An independent act defining special work conditions was passed way back in 1984 and the issues it covers are as current today as they were then. A whole set of analyses undertaken to study occupational injuries and sickness caused by work conditions have resulted in identifying many guidelines crucial for the subsequent drafting of occupational safety measures. Under scrutiny here are the logic and the need for defining special work conditions with regard to employees’ age and sex, special training, health status and mental capacities. Added focus is placed on professional training in high-risk jobs which is of great importance for employees’ horizontal mobility and, also, in view of the shortage of employees trained adequately for the jobs they perform