This article discusses the possibility of preparing control lists to help employers in the wood industry check the compatibility of their actions in the field of occupational safety and health (OSH) with legal requirements. Those lists come with short descriptions of the requirements in OSH regulations relevant to this industry and a list of those regulations. The control lists have been prepared in accordance with the accepted classification of OSH regulations on both direct and indirect prevention methods.

At many workstations located at a height, in construction, energy production, transportation or mining, an employee is required to move horizontally. Such work requires special gear protecting that person against falls from a height. If personal protective equipment is to be used, protective systems consisting of an anchoring subsystem allowing horizontal movement, an anchoring-connecting subsystem (such as safety wires with amortization) and safety suspenders, are believed to be the best option. Because of the complexity of such anchoring systems, the need to match them with specific workstations, their installation and use, both users and manufacturers require a broad explanation. Therefore, this article presents basic construction types of anchoring gear used with the personal equipment protecting from the fall and the rules for its proper use. It presents basic requirements for such gear and methods of testing compliant with Standard No. PN-EN 795:2012. It explains that anchoring gear can be used by more than one person at the same time and discusses technical problems related to the requirements and test methods according to CEN/TS 16415:2013 and the Vertical Group VG-11’s Proposal for Enquiry and Recommendation for Use. Last but not the least, this article presents basic rules for matching anchoring gear with conditions at workstations located at a height. 

Personal Protection Equipment (PPE), which are in agreement with the EU requirements, should assure their fitting to the user dimensions. Designing PPE elements on the basis of mean values ofregistered anthropometric dimensions can be the reason that those products don’t fit to the large group of users.

Therefore, there is presented a methodology of designing masks or half-masks fitting to the given group of users or products, which are dedicated for the individual client. 3D body scanner was used for this purpose. 55 rescue persons were examined.

In the article the principles of operation of devices for acquiring the solar power being based on solar collectors and photovoltaic cells were discussed. Relevant legal and standard requirements and demands referring to employees were shown.

Different activities, a working equipment and occupational hazards appearing while using were discussed. The article payed attention to the need to draw up OSH standards referring to these activities.