What obligations does the employer have when an occupational injury occurs?
The employer has a number of obligations in connection with the occurrence of an occupational injury. In particular, they are obliged to investigate the occupational injury, record it and report it to the competent authorities.
What the employer must do when an injury occurs at work:
- notify another employer of an occupational injury without undue delay, allow that employer to participate in clarifying the causes and circumstances of the occupational injury, and inform them of the results.;
- not to alter the condition at the site of the occupational injury until the causes and circumstances of the incident have been clarified;
- clarify the causes and circumstances of an occupational injury;
- record the injury in the injury log, even if the occupational injury did not result in temporary incapacity for work exceeding three calendar days;
- report occupational injury to the competent authorities – in all cases to the trade union and the OSH representative, and in specified cases to other institutions such as the Police of the Czech Republic or the Regional Labor Inspectorate;
- prepare and maintain an injury record in cases of fatal occupational injuries or occupational injuries resulting in incapacity for work exceeding three calendar days. This record is then sent to designated institutions – e.g. the Regional Labor Inspectorate or the employee's health insurance company;
- adopt and implement measures to prevent the recurrence of the occupational injury.