National OSH Strategy - Poland

Introduction

National strategies are vital policy instruments to enhance the effectiveness of an OSH system by defining the key priorities and actions for improving workers’ health and safety.The Commission called on the Member States to update and draw up their national OSH strategies in line with the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2021-2027 - in cooperation with social partners - to ensure that the new measures are applied on the ground.In Poland, the Ministry of Family and Social Policy (Ministerstwo Rodziny i Polityki Społecznej), formerly the Ministry of Labour and Social Policy is the main body that initiates, develops and…