Government Decree No. 101 / 2005 Coll.

Government regulations on more detailed requirements for workplace and working environment

Valid Regulation Effective from 01.03.2005
Text versions: 01.03.2005
101
GOVERNMENT REGULATION
of 26 January 2005
on more detailed requirements for workplace and working environment
The Government orders the implementation of § 134 of Act No. 65 / 1965 Coll., Labour Code, as amended by Act No. 155 / 2000 Coll.:
§ 1
This Regulation implements the relevant provisions of the European Community1) and regulates more detailed requirements for ensuring occupational safety and health at the workplace and in the working environment.
§ 2
(1) This Regulation shall not apply to workplaces:
(a) in means of transport used in road, rail and air transport outside the employer's premises (2),
(b) used in mining and mining activities and in the handling of explosives subject to top supervision under the Special Law (3);
(c) on vessels using inland or sea voyages (4).
(2) This Regulation is without prejudice to:
(a) general technical requirements for project5),
(b) specific requirements for works6);
(c) specific requirements for the placing on the market and putting into service of products (7);
(d) specific requirements for nuclear energy and ionising radiationactivities (8);
(e) special requirements for fire protection9),
(f) specific requirements for major accident prevention activities (10);
which are established by specific legislation.
§ 3
(1) The workplaces shall be maintained for the period of operation by the necessary technical and organisational measures complying with the requirements of this Regulation in a state which does not endanger the safety and health of persons.
(2) The employer, while ensuring the safety of the workplace, is based on an assessment of the risks arising from potential sources of danger to the safety and health of workers in relation to the activity carried out, in particular an assessment of the possibilities for limiting the level of risk factors of working conditions, the requirements for the protection of workers from the effects of harmful substances and the risks arising from the operation and use of means of production and work and equipment.
(3) The condition for placing in service and use of workplaces, including production and work equipment, is that they comply with the requirements laid down in specific legislation5), 6), 7) and the requirements of this Regulation. Before putting the workplace into service and use it is necessary to ensure
(a) the organisation of the workplace in such a way that workers are protected against adverse weather effects and the harmful effects of working and technological processes and production and technological processes, including the identification of persons whose duties are to ensure the safe operation, use, maintenance, cleaning, cleaning and repair of the workplace;
(b) determining the content and manner of keeping operational documentation and records of workplace equipment and identifying the person responsible for their management;
(c) the location, layout and installation of means of production and work and equipment, storage facilities, communication areas and transport communications and the definition of a post by staff; machinery and technical equipment shall be installed in such a way as to concentrate, where possible, production and work equipment with approximately the same effects according to the types and properties of pollutants and effects on the environment;
(d) appropriate and safe installation of technical equipment of the workplace and of production and work equipment and parts thereof so that their unwanted movement cannot occur;
(e) health protection measures for workplaces where harmful or dangerous substances and preparations are used, laid down by specific legislation6);
(f) emergency measures and rules on the behaviour of staff to ensure the safe evacuation of persons or animals, as appropriate, under special legislation9);
(g) security of the workplace against unauthorised entry, including during work hours.
(4) The employer shall ensure, in the performance of his legal obligation:
(a) setting the dates, time limits and scope of checks, tests, revisions, maintenance periods, repairs and reconstruction of technical equipment of the workplace, including work and production equipment, taking into account their implementation, recommendations from the manufacturer and the method of use, requirements for the workplace, risk factors causing deterioration of the technical condition of the working and manufacturing equipment and in accordance with the results of previous checks, tests or revisions, during the period of operation and use of the work site 11),
(b) compliance with the deadlines and deadlines for carrying out the activities referred to in (a) and identify the person whose duty is to ensure their implementation (11);
(c) that the specified dates, time limits and scope of the activities referred to in (a) and control and review records, reports on the status of equipment obtained from sensors and sensors, for example, shall be conducted in such a way as to enable the storage and use of data for a specified period in written or electronic form, so that they are made available to persons performing work on equipment and to supervisory and control authorities.
§ 4
(1) The workplaces and working environments, with the exception of farm-based workplaces and arrivals, used in the forest, similar workplaces and construction workplaces intended for the performance of forest functions (12), must meet the additional detailed requirements set out in the Annex to this Regulation.
(2) The Annex to this Regulation shall not apply to the extent that requirements on safety and health at work for a particular type of workplace are laid down in a specific legislation.
§ 5
This Regulation shall enter into force on 1 March 2005.
Prime Minister:
JUDr. Gross v. r.
1. Prime Minister and Minister for Labour and Social Affairs:
Ing. Škromach v. r.

Annex to Government Decree No. 101 / 2005 Coll.
More detailed requirements for workplace and working environment
1. Stability and mechanical resistance of buildings
The structures must meet the technical requirements for construction according to the specific legislation5). The design and mechanical resistance of the structures or parts thereof in which the workplace is located shall be consistent with the nature of their use.
2. Electrical installations, industrial wiring, pipeline systems, lines and networks, escape routes and exits
2.1 Electrical installation
2.1.1 Equipment for internal and outdoor electricity distribution ("installation") and electrical equipment shall be designed, constructed, tested and tested before putting into service and operated in such a way that it cannot become a source of fire or explosion; workers must be adequately protected from the risk of electric shock, electric arc or static electricity effects.
2.1.2. All parts of the installation shall be mechanically fixed, reliably fixed and shall not adversely affect other devices; they must be sufficiently dimensioned and protected against short-circuit current and overload effects; parts of the equipment shall be so designed as to prevent the dangerous heating of conductors in places where the electrical current passes under normal operating conditions.
2.1.3 Installation shall be carried out in such a way that they can be switched off as necessary. When put into service by parts, the incomplete parts shall be reliably disconnected and secured against unwanted wiring or otherwise secured.
2.1.4 Installation which is found to endanger the life or health of persons must be disconnected and secured without undue delay.
2.1.5 Installation shall be carried out and stored in such a way as to be clear; the passage of walls and structures shall be such that neither installation nor construction damage can occur. The distance between conductors and cables from each other, from parts of structures, from supporting and other structures, must be chosen according to the type of insulation and the way they are stored.
2.1.6 Movable and flexible connections shall be so placed and used as to prevent damage to them, to prevent displacement or extraction and to prevent twisting of the veins. When using disconnect connections, the voltage must not be in the disconnected state of contact with forks.
2.1.7 Electrical equipment connected with a variable supply shall be disconnected from the power grid when moving, unless modified to move under voltage.
2.1.8. Provisional installations or parts thereof shall be shut down at the time they are not used, unless their shut down endangers the safety of persons or the operation of production and work equipment. Provisional installation shall not be established in an explosive environment. The main switch shall be permanently accessible and visibly permanently marked.
2.1.9. When portable lamps are used at the workplace, they shall be impact-resistant.
2.2 Industrial lines, pipeline systems, lines and networks (hereinafter referred to as "lines")
2.2.1. The line shall be protected against mechanical or thermal stress and corrosion in accordance with the requirements of specific legislation.
2.2.2. Where a safety-belt is fitted with a safety-belt, the safety-belt shall be so designed that the safety-belt and the safety-belt shall be so designed as to protect the safety-belt.
2.2.3. The release of the safety valves of the line shall be carried out in an area where there shall be no danger to workers or other persons who may be present in the space.
2.2.4. The guidance shall be marked in visible locations with safety marks (hereinafter referred to as "the mark ') 13 depending on the type, temperature and direction of transport of the substances or preparations.
2.2.5. A separate technological process must be developed for the execution of work related to the supply of hazardous substances or preparations.
2.2.6. The ducts or ducts, openings and collectors in which regular inspection, maintenance or repair is required shall be ventilated, drained and safely accessible as necessary, including ensuring sufficient space for working in them and the necessary lighting.
2.2.7 The pipes used to distribute dangerous substances must be stored in protective pipes under roads and when hollow underground areas are moved.
2.3 Escape routes and exits
2.3.1 The escape routes and exits must comply with the requirements of the specific legislation9 by their type, number, capacity, technical equipment and implementation; they must remain permanently free; they must be free without obstacles; and they must lead the most appropriate route to an exit into the free space or safe place. In the event of danger, workers must be able to leave the workplace quickly and safely.
2.3.2 The type and number of escape routes and doors which are passed through the escape route, their capacity, design and equipment depend on the way in which the workplace is used, equipment and nature, as well as on the maximum number of persons who may be present at the workplace. Escape routes, exits and evacuation lifts on escape routes shall be permanently marked with signs for the escape and evacuation of persons. Where technically appropriate, indicative systems from materials of sufficient length of light necessary for the time of leaving the building (13) may be used to indicate them.
2.3.3. Doors through which an escape route passes in case of danger
- must be accessible without further measures and special assistance,
- open normally in the direction of leakage,
- must not prevent the escape and evacuation of persons by ensuring the entry of unauthorised persons,
- shall not be sliding or carousel design
- emergency exits, as specified in the project documentation of the construction, are opened in the direction of escape.
2.3.4 The door control mechanism through which the escape route passes shall be chosen so that it can be easily and without undue delay opened by any person who wishes to use it in case of danger.
2.3.5 The escape routes and exits shall be sufficiently illuminated during the operating time of the building and equipped with emergency lighting complying with standard requirements. Where technically appropriate, indicative systems from materials of sufficient length of light necessary for the time of leaving the building (13) may be used to indicate them.
3. Roofs, partitions, walls and ceilings, floors
3.1 Roofs
Access to the roof construction made of material of insufficient walking strength shall not be permitted by the employer unless conditions for safe performance are ensured.
3.2. Routes, walls and ceilings
3.2.1. The glazed or translucent walls, in particular all-glass partitions in or near the workplaces and roads, shall be clearly marked at between 1,1 m and 1,6 m above the floor and shall be made of safety material or protected in such a way as to prevent dangerous contact between the staff member and those walls or partitions, or injury in the event of their breaking.
3.2.2 The surfaces of the walls and ceilings shall be such that they can be repaired, cleaned and maintained.
3.2.3 Unprotected openings in walls, except those having a lower edge of more than 1,1 m above the floor, or openings with a width of less than 0,30 m and a height of less than 0,75 m, shall be protected against the loss of persons if a fall of more than 1,5 m could occur. The penetration hole profile shall correspond to the method of use.
3.3 Floors
3.3.1 The surface of the workplace floor, including roads, shall be flat, firm, anti-slip-adjusted and shall not have dangerous depths, holes or a dangerous inclination. The surfaces of the floors shall be so designed as to be able to be repaired, cleaned and maintained and shall be of non-sparkling material in blast-hazard spaces. Floors in wet plants shall be so designed that water cannot accumulate on them.
3.3.2 The load capacity and floor type shall correspond to the intended use.
3.3.3 The grill floors, footboards and stairways are only set up where the workplace is not affected by damage or dust from other workplaces. Workplaces equipped with grate floors, pegs or staircases shall be secured against the intrusion of pollutants from other operations.
3.3.4. Staff members shall not be exposed to a risk of falling from a height in the workplace or to communication with a floor situated more than 0,5 m above the surrounding floor or terrain. For this purpose safe access shall be ensured.
3.3.5. The railing shall be set up at workplaces and roads of an unequal level, if the difference is higher than 0,5 m and on the free edges of bridges, catwalks, stands, galleys, staircases and levelling ramps. No railing is necessary if the safety of persons is ensured by other means, such as parapets, masonry or other structures. If there is a risk of persons slipping or falling, the floor handrails shall be fitted with a protective bar at least 0,1 m high
3.3.6. All openings or dangerous sinks in the floors shall be covered or enclosed. Hats or covers shall have a load capacity corresponding to the load capacity of the surrounding floor and shall be fitted in such a way that they cannot be moved or released spontaneously and shall be embedded at the same level as the surrounding floor.
3.4 Doors, doors and door openings
3.4.1 The location, number and dimensions of doors and doors as well as the materials used are determined by the nature of the work and the manner in which the workplaces or premises are used. The door or door space necessary for the evacuation of and access to persons shall be permanently free and shall not be restricted by obstacles and the execution of door wings shall allow them to be secured against self-sealing in an open position. The open door and door wings leading to the outdoor area shall not endanger traffic on adjacent roads and, in the event of a threat, their locking shall be carried out in extreme positions.
3.4.2. Transparent or glazed doors shall be appropriately marked at a height of 1,1 m to 1,6 m above the floor.
3.4.3 The shuttle (flight) door or door shall be transparent or have transparent fillings and shall be capable of being locked in extreme positions.
3.4.4. If glass or transparent door or door fillings are not made of unbreakable glass or safety material and there is a risk of injury to workers in the event of door or door breaking, these fillings shall be secured against mechanical damage.
3.4.5. The sliding door shall be equipped with a safety mechanism to prevent its spontaneous ejection from the frame and fall out.
3.4.6 Tilt and lift doors and doors and revolving doors shall be equipped with a safety mechanism to prevent their unwanted movement. The lower edge of tilting and lifting mechanically operated doors shall be marked with marks (for example, inclined safety shrafting) 13).
3.4.7. In the absence of safe passage of persons in the immediate vicinity of doors intended for the operation of means of transport, the employer shall ensure a separate pedestrian entry; this input must be marked with a mark and permanently freely accessible.
3.4.8 Narrowed entry and exit of workplaces, intended for foot-and-traffic use, must be marked with signs indicating the risk of conflicts between persons with obstacles (13). The marks shall be visible at open doors.
3.4.9 The door and door with automatic control shall not endanger workers by moving and measures shall be taken (for example by setting up signals on both sides of the communication) to avoid collisions of means of transport. They shall be equipped with an easily recognizable and accessible safety mechanism, where appropriate with sound and light signalling of their movement. In the event of a power failure, manual control shall be allowed.
3.4.10 The leakage holes shall have sufficient dimensions for their use by persons. The leakage holes shall have no dimension of less than 0,7 m in the ceilings and not more than 0,6 m in the case of rarely used inlet holes in shafts or channels. The dimensions of the input holes shall not be narrowed by ladders or steps.
4. Workplaces with dust and pollutants in working air
4.1 The construction of dusty operations and workplaces with dust and pollutants in the working air must be designed in such a way as to limit the placing of dust on walls, ceilings and constructions14 as far as possible. The equipment of the workplace shall allow easy maintenance, cleaning of premises and cleaning operations.
4.2 The surface of the walls and ceilings of the workplaces where harmful substances are used shall be such as to prevent the absorption or establishment of harmful substances. The design of walls and ceilings shall enable them to be cleaned and maintained.
5. Transport Communication, Dangerous Space
5.1 Transport communication within buildings and in outdoor areas (hereinafter referred to as "communications"), including stairways, sloping ramps, fixed ladders and loading and unloading areas and ramps, shall be selected and located in such a way as to ensure easy, safe and satisfactory access for foot or traffic vehicles to avoid endangering workers present near them. Communication must be significantly different from other areas of the same level (13) and be sufficiently wide and permanently free. Infantry communications must be addressed taking into account the number of persons who will use them; unless otherwise provided for by specific legislation, it shall be at least 1,1 m wide
5.2 The connection or crossing of communications shall, as a general rule, be at one level. Communication of different levels with a height difference of more than 0,20 m is connected by a oblique ramp or staircase.
5.3 The employer will provide the means for cleaning, cleaning and maintenance of the indoor premises and for outdoor maintenance. The time limits for carrying out the cleaning, cleaning and maintenance of communications shall be determined by the employer and shall be specified in the internal rules.
5.4 Special purpose communication must not serve as a permanent workplace.
5.5 All connecting roads and spaces in the construction works shall be conducted in such a way that workers are subjected to the least possible exposure to excessive heat, dust, smoke and noise.
5.6 Communication made as grate bridges, footbridge, gallery, staircase and gallery shall be at least 0,5 m wide and shall have a fixed floor, flat floor, so that it is prevented from falling under objects which threaten the safety of persons, shall be provided with a protection bar at least 0,1 m high along the sides of the floor and shall be fitted with suitable protective structures along the free edge. A suitable structure means a handrail or other equivalent structure with sufficient height and a filling to prevent people from falling.
5.7 Hose, inlet or other dangerous openings on the surface of the communication shall be covered by hatches or bars the load capacity of which corresponds to their operational load and installed in one plane with the communication. Hats and bars shall be secured against spontaneous release.
5.8 Uncovered liquid tanks without permanent operation shall be provided with an appropriate barrier against the fall of persons and, if necessary, marked with signs. A rail, fencing or other protective structure against the fall of persons may be considered as appropriate.
5.9 Exhaust and non-transmittable wells shall be enclosed by railing or equivalent structure against the fall of persons and marked, if necessary. Exhaust sinks and permanently unused working pits shall be covered with hatches or covers which are secured against displacement, if any, by spontaneous release and their load capacity shall correspond to the service load.
5.10 They shall not be less than three degrees in one stairway arm. In construction for production and storage 5) the first (entry) and the last (exit) stage in each arm must be distinguishable from the surrounding floor. The free sides of the stairs and the seats shall be provided with a protective device against the fall of persons and each staircase arm shall be provided with a handle at least on one side.
5.11 The step arm shall not start immediately behind the door or door. There shall be a platform between the stairway arm and the door, the length of which shall be at least 0,75 m increased by the width of the stairwell.
5.12 Stairways and vertical communication holes shall be so designed as to prevent the spread of pollutants between each floor of the buildings. Unless otherwise provided for in specific legislation, the minimum passage width of the staircase arms shall be 1,1 m.
5.13 Communication used for pedestrian or means of transport shall be selected in accordance with the number of potential users and depending on the type of work and shall be permanently free and sufficiently wide with sufficient underpass height. Where means of transport are used on roads, a sufficient width of the lane determined according to the width of the means of transport used, including the width of the load, and sufficient safe space for walking of not less than 1,1 m shall be provided. If it is not possible to secure a safe pedestrian area, walking must be prohibited at the time of operation at these points.
5.14 Under performing design features above roads, in particular under suspension lines, cable boards, lamps, etc., at least a minimum underpass height of 2,1 m from the floor shall be observed in all areas where persons are staying or passing.
5.15 Road workplaces must be marked with signs for the duration of the necessary work. The marks shall be placed at a distance allowing the means of transport arriving safely to be stopped at all access to the workplace.
5.16 The surface of outdoor roads shall be reinforced, with the appropriate gradient for the removal of precipitation waters and shall not be slippery. Where one-way means of transport for loading and unloading are envisaged, the communication shall be adequately extended in length depending on the width of the means of transport used, the size of the handling units or the type of material.
5.17 There shall be sufficient pedestrian space between roads for vehicles and doors, doors, passages, corridors and staircases. If exits or passages are to pass through the building, the pavement must have a pedestrian rail. It is forbidden to establish transverse communication in transit.
5.18 The door leading to the passage of the building shall be so fitted that it does not reduce the width of the pedestrian pavement when opened.
5.19. Where the nature of the operation and layout of the workplace so requires from the point of view of the safety of the staff, communication must be clearly marked with signs indicating communication13), or provided with an appropriate barrier.
5.20. If the runways for the transport of handling units over roads or workplaces are operated, they shall be so ensured that persons do not endanger falling material or objects.
5.21 Where there is a hazardous area in the workplace in which, due to the nature of the work, there is a risk of staff or objects falling, that place shall be equipped with a device which prevents unauthorised persons from accessing that area. The dangerous space must be marked with a mark of 13). Appropriate organisational measures shall be taken to protect workers authorised to enter dangerous areas.
5.22 Moving steps and moving pavements shall be designed and constructed so that they can be used safely. They shall be equipped with the necessary safety mechanisms and an easily identifiable and accessible emergency switch.
5.23. The fixed ladders shall be so constructed and attached that their deformations or fluctuations cannot occur. Ladders shall have a uniform distance of not more than 0,33 m; at least 0,65 m shall be left open between the ladder and the wall or any structure on the side of the exit. A free space of not less than 0,18 m shall be left between the partitions and the wall or any structure on the side diverted from the exit.
6. Loading and unloading ramps
6.1 The handling areas of the ramp shall comply with the dimensions of the handling units to be handled during loading and unloading and the dimensions of the vehicles running them. The free edges of the ramp shall be permanently marked with signs indicating a dangerous edge and warning of the risk of persons falling or of the risk of persons colliding with the obstacle (13). The ramp installed after the entry into force of this Regulation shall have at least one safe exit or exit.
6.2 A ramp exceeding the surrounding area by more than 0,5 m, which is also used for walking, shall be equipped with an appropriate crash protection device, such as removable protective railing (5) along the free edge.
7. Workplace for the production, repair and maintenance of transport equipment
7.1 A work site where the underpants of means of transport are operated shall be equipped with safe lifting equipment, lifting platforms, ramps or working pits which conform to standard values and which allow workers to carry out activities in an appropriate working position. In an explosion-hazard environment, the employer progresses according to specific legislation15).
7.2 The ramp shall be provided, if necessary, with a guide bar to prevent the side-run of the means of transport. At the end of the bulletproof ramp, stops must be installed.
7.3 The depth of the working pit must allow work in an appropriate working position, its walls and floor must be washable. The floor shall be equipped with a detention tank, if necessary, and the electrical equipment in the pit shall comply with the requirements of specific legislation. The working pit shall be equipped with at least one electrical socket and a sufficient number of lamps and nibs located at a sufficient height in the walls allowing the means of work and equipment to be put down.
7.4 In the immediate vicinity of the working pit, a protective handling area shall be marked on the floor, which shall be adequately secured in such a way that other means of transport may not enter or enter it, except for the means of transport which are being delivered and the staff who are supplying or maintaining the means of transport or, where appropriate, repairs. Used work pits are forbidden to cross and skip.
7.5 In the immediate vicinity of the working pit, there shall be signs indicating the risk of falling and signs indicating the prohibited activities therein.
7.6 The non-permanent work pit or part of it not used shall be secured in accordance with paragraph 5.9.
7.7 Through a work pit for more than two means of transport, bridges for safe passage must be located behind each second means of transport.
8. First aid
The means and devices for first aid (14) must be located in an accessible location and marked with signs 13).
9. Outdoor workplace
9.1 The outdoor workplace must be secured against the entry of unauthorised persons and arranged in such a way as to avoid endangering staff and persons stalling and guaranteeing the safe movement of means of transport and pedestrians.
9.2 The outdoor workplace, weaning, parking and handling areas and communication to them shall be equal, reinforced and drained and adapted to the risk of staff falling or slipping.
9.3 If daily lighting is not sufficient, the outdoor workplace shall be provided with artificial lighting of adequate intensity while the workers are present.
9.4 The outdoor workplace must be arranged, where possible, so that workers
- are protected from adverse weather situations,
- have not been exposed to harmful effects of noise and pollutants, in particular gases, vapours and dust, and have been protected from falling objects,
- be able to leave the workplace quickly in case of danger, or to be able to be helped quickly.
10. Storage and handling of material and loads
10.1 In warehouses and other storage areas, tables determining the maximum permissible load capacity of the floor shall be placed in clearly visible places. Where bulk materials are stored freely, the maximum storage height of the bulk material above the floor shall be permanently marked. Manual storage in shelves above 1,8 m shall be carried out from safe work equipment (e.g. ladder, steps, mobile steps, handling platform). The employer shall ensure that parts of buildings and construction structures are not overloaded with tampered with material unless the load capacity of parts of buildings and structures is demonstrated.
10.2 The dimensions and type of handling units and the way in which they are safely inserted into the shelf shall comply with the requirements set out in the accompanying documentation of the shelf. Regals must be permanently marked with labels indicating the greatest cell capacity and the highest number of cells in the column. Manipulative units, materials and articles shall be stored and stacked in such a way that they cannot be retracted even when stored, manipulated or removed.
10.3 The width of the gangways between the shelves and stacks shall correspond to a special regulatory regulation (14) and the way in which handling units are stored. The gangway shall be permanently free and shall not be narrowed and stopped by obstacles. The width of the gangway for the passage of the handling trucks shall be at least 0,4 m greater than the largest width of the handling trucks or cargo and during handling the handling area shall be defined with the prohibition of entry to unauthorised persons.
10.4 The permanently used storage areas shall be flat, drained, reinforced and marked with signs of unauthorised entry, adjusted to take account of the nature of the stored handling units and material and of the fire protection requirements.
10.5 The manual handling of burdens must be carried out in such a way as to prevent accidents and damage to the health of workers (14), caused in particular by the loading of the load, the shedding of the load, the injury to the surface of the load, the slipping, the sinking of the load caused by insufficient attachment, impact or fall of the load on the means of transport and the items stored.
11. Fuel storage, flammable liquids and solid lubricants
11.1 The execution of the warehouse must comply with the requirements of the specific legislation9). A list of persons authorised to handle a dangerous substance or preparation (16) in the warehouse and the local warehouse rules shall be visibly located in, or at the entrance to, the warehouse.
11.2. The warehouse must be marked with a ban on entry of unauthorised persons and a ban on the occurrence of open fire 13).
11.3 The storage of fuel, flammable liquids and solid lubricants shall have an impermeable floor, chemically resistant to the stored substance or preparation.
11.4 Only a fixed lamp in the non-explosive design may be used for the artificial lighting of the storage. The marked switch is placed outside the warehouse.
12. Low pressure boiler room
12.1 Low pressure boiler means an object or part of an object where at least one steam boiler with the highest permissible pressure up to 0,5 bar or hot water boiler with the highest permitted temperature up to 1100 C, with a rated heat output of at least one boiler of 50 kW or more or a boiler with a sum of rated heat output of boilers greater than 100 kW or other operating equipment (hereinafter referred to as "boiler room"). The boiler room with the sum of rated heat output of boilers above 3,5 MW must be set up in a separate building or separate part of the building.
12.2 The boiler room spaces and associated spaces must be effectively ventilated. 14) Sufficient air supply required for combustion and ventilation by the boiler floor opening shall be provided in the spaces where boilers are located. The air flow from the boilers shall be provided by at least one opening at the boiler ceiling, or by the exhaust pipe to the outside, so as to ensure sufficient air flow and to avoid adversely affecting the function of burners and flue gas drains. The forced ventilation of the boilers in which the boilers with natural thrust are located shall not be pressurised.
12.3 For boiler rooms, the operating rules of the boiler room must be drawn up in writing, which must contain the required elements and be permanently available in the boiler room. The operating rules shall include in particular:
(a) a description of the boiler room equipment and the method of operation, including the way in which the signal is provided to the permanent place of work during occasional service;
(b) the method of securing and equipping the boiler room (s) with protective safety systems, safety fittings, signalling and regulation, including the determination of the manner and time limits of their inspections and functional tests;
(c) the manner and extent of the maintenance of boilers, in particular the control systems and deadlines for the cleaning of boilers, and the dates and scope of professional inspection of boilers with regard to the heating medium used, the equipment and equipment of the boiler room (s);
(d) number and implementation of escape routes and exits under specific legislation;
(e) boiler room service obligations;
(f) the designation of the person responsible for managing the boiler room's operating log, in which the data provided for in the boiler room's operating rules are kept up to date and kept up to date;
(g) the manner in which entries are kept in the operating logbook;
(h) determination of the method and time limits for the detection of carbon monoxide.
12.4 The professional inspections of the boiler room shall be carried out at least once every 12 months, unless otherwise specified in the operating rules, by the competent person handling the registration of the professional inspection.
12.5. A mark shall be placed on the entrance to the boiler room with a prohibition on unauthorised persons. 13)
1) Council Directive 89 / 654 / EEC of 30 November 1989 on minimum safety and health requirements for workplaces (first sub-Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Council Directive 89 / 391 / EEC) - Article 1 and Annex I. Council Directive 92 / 57 / EEC of 24 June 1992 on minimum health and safety requirements for temporary or temporary construction sites (eighth sub-Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Council Directive 89 / 391 / EEC) - Annex IV, Part A.
2) For example Act No. 56 / 2001 Coll., on the Terms and Conditions for the Operation of Vehicles on the Road and on the Amendment to Act No. 168 / 1999 Coll., on the Liability Insurance caused by the Operation of Vehicles and on the Amendment to the Act No. 320 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 193 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 103 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 186 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 132 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 266 / 1994 Coll., Act No. 175 / 2002 Coll.
3) Act No. 61 / 1988 Coll., on Mining Activities, Explosives and State Mining Administration, as amended by Act No. 425 / 1990 Coll., Act No. 542 / 1991 Coll., Act No. 169 / 1993 Coll., Act No. 128 / 1999 Coll., Act No. 71 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 124 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 315 / 2001 Coll., Act No. 206 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 226 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 320 / 2002 Coll. and Act No. 227 / 2003 Coll.
4) Act No. 114 / 1995 Coll., on Inland Navigation, as amended by Act No. 358 / 1999 Coll., Act No. 254 / 2001 Coll., Act No. 309 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 320 / 2002 Coll. and Act No. 118 / 2004 Coll. Act No. 61 / 2000 Coll., on Maritime Navigation.
5) For example Act No. 50 / 1976 Coll., on the zoning and construction rules (Construction Act), as amended by Act No. 137 / 1982 Coll., Act No. 103 / 1990 Coll., Act No. 425 / 1990 Coll., Act No. 519 / 1991 Coll., Act No. 300 / 1992 Coll., Act No. 43 / 1994 Coll., Act No. 19 / 1997 Coll., Act No. 83 / 1998 Coll., Act No. 422 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 362 / 2004 Coll., Act No. 98 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 59 / 2001 Coll.
6) For example, Act No. 258 / 2000 Coll., on the Protection of Public Health and on the Amendment of Certain Related Acts, as amended by Act No. 254 / 2001 Coll., Act No. 274 / 2001 Coll., Act No. 13 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 76 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 86 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 120 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 320 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 274 / 2003 Coll., Act No. 356 / 2003 Coll., Act No. 362 / 2003 Coll., Act No. 167 / 2004 Coll., and Act No. 326 / 2004 Coll., and Decree No. 178 / 2001 Coll., establishing the conditions for the protection of workers' health at work, as amended by Decree No. 523 / 2002 Coll.
7) For example, Act No. 22 / 1997 Coll., on Technical Requirements for Products and on the Amendment and Addition of Certain Acts, as amended by Act No. 71 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 102 / 2001 Coll., Act No. 205 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 226 / 2003 Coll. and Act No. 277 / 2003 Coll., and Act No. 102 / 2001 Coll., on General Product Safety and on the Amendment of Certain Acts (Act No. 146 / 2002 Coll. and Act No. 277 / 2003 Coll.
8) Act No. 18 / 1997 Coll., on the Peaceful Use of Atomic Energy and Ionizing Radiation (Atomic Act) and on the Amendment and Addition of Certain Acts, as amended by Act No. 83 / 1998 Coll., Act No. 71 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 132 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 13 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 310 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 320 / 2002 Coll., Act No. 279 / 2003 Coll. and Act No. 186 / 2004 Coll.
9) For example, Act No. 133 / 1985 Coll., on Fire Protection, as amended by Act No. 425 / 1990 Coll., Act No. 40 / 1994 Coll., Act No. 203 / 1994 Coll., Act No. 163 / 1998 Coll., Act No. 71 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 237 / 2000 Coll. and Act No. 320 / 2002 Coll.
10) Act No. 353 / 1999 Coll., on the prevention of major accidents caused by selected hazardous chemicals and chemical products and amending Act No. 425 / 1990 Coll., on District Offices, the modification of their scope and on certain other measures related thereto, as amended (Act on the Prevention of Major Accidents), as amended by Act No. 258 / 2000 Coll., Act No. 320 / 2002 Coll. and Act No. 82 / 2004 Coll.
11) For example, Government Decree No. 378 / 2001 Coll., laying down more detailed requirements for the safe operation and use of machinery, technical equipment, instruments and tools.
12) Decree No. 433 / 2001 Coll., laying down technical requirements for constructions for the performance of forest functions.
13) Government Decree No. 11 / 2002 Coll., establishing the appearance and location of security marks and the introduction of signals, as amended by Government Decree No. 405 / 2004 Coll.
14) Decree No. 178 / 2001 Coll., laying down conditions for the protection of the health of workers at work, as amended by Decree No. 523 / 2002 Coll. and Decree No. 441 / 2004 Coll.
15) Government Decree No. 406 / 2004 Coll., on Closer Requirements for Safety and Health at Work in Explosive Environment.

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Regulation Information

CitationGovernment Decree No. 101 / 2005 Coll., on more detailed requirements for workplace and working environment
Regulation TypeRegulation
Author-
CollectionCode of Laws
Date of Promulgation01.03.2005
Effective from01.03.2005
Effective until-
Status Valid
The regulation text is for informational purposes only.
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