Ordinance on occupational safety for places of work

ORDINANCE ON SAFETY AT WORK FOR PLACES OF WORK OG 105/20

Purpose

Article 1.

(1) This Regulation shall prescribe minimum safety and health requirements for places of work.

(2) These Regulations transpose Into Croatian legislation Council Directive 89/654/EEC of 30. [Getty Images] on minimum safety and health requirements for the place of work (first individual directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union). Directive 89/391/EEC) (OJ L 393, 30 December 1989).

Exemptions from application

Article 2.

The provisions of this Regulation shall not apply to:

1. means of transport outside the employer’s circle, or places of work within means of transport

2. temporary worksites

3. exploration and exploitation of mineral resources

4. fishing boats

5. fields, forests and other land belonging to the employer, located outside the employer’s circle where the buildings are located

Minimum requirements for workplaces

Article 3.

(1) Workplaces shall comply with the minimum occupational safety requirements set out in this Regulation.

(2) The obligations referred to in this Regulation shall apply when required by places of work, type of activity, certain circumstances or risks.

(3) By way of derogation from paragraph 1. the obligations referred to in this Regulation also apply to work at home at a separate place of work insofar as it is possible to insure them in relation to the basic purpose of the housing space and in accordance with the nature of the work and the magnitude of the risk to the worker performs in that premises for the employer.

(4) At a separate place of work in another space other than the employer’s premises, the places of work must meet the minimum requirements in accordance with the nature of the work and the size of the risk for the work performed by the worker in that space for the employer.

General requirements for workplaces

Article 4.

(1) For the purpose of safety at work, the employer is obliged to ensure that:

1. traffic routes to necessary and other exits are constantly passable

2. workplaces, with associated equipment and devices, are regularly maintained, and the identified deficiencies are immediately eliminated

3. workplaces, equipment and appliances shall be regularly cleaned to an appropriate hygienic level, in particular ventilation and air preparation appliances, as referred to in Article 25. this Rulebook

4. safety equipment and devices intended to prevent or reduce risks are regularly maintained and checked.

(2) In places of work where physical, chemical and biological hazards are present, workers must be protected from their harmful effects in accordance with occupational safety regulations and special regulations.

(3) Places of work should be ergonomically adapted to workers.

Worker information

Article 5.

Workers or their representatives must be informed of all safety and health protection measures at the workplace, which the employer takes in accordance with this Ordinance and the Law on Safety at Work.

Consultation with workers

Article 6.

The employer is obliged to consult with workers or their representatives, in accordance with the Occupational Safety Act, on all issues related to the implementation of the provisions of this Ordinance.

Obligations of others (designers, investors, contractors)

Article 7.

(1) The provisions of this Ordinance shall be applied during construction by all participants in construction: investor, designer, contractor, supervising engineer and revident.

(2) The rules of safety at work that are not prescribed by this Ordinance shall be ensured by the application of the rules of safety at work established by special regulations.

Basic requirements for construction

Article 8.

Construction works intended for work must meet all the basic requirements for the construction works: mechanical resistance and stability, fire safety, hygiene, health and the environment, safety and accessibility during use, noise protection, energy management and heat conservation, and sustainable use of natural resources as well as ensuring the necessary work surface and workspace, ensuring the necessary routes for the passage, transport and evacuation of workers, ensuring microclimate conditions, ensuring the necessary illumination of the working area and other prescribed parameters of the working environment, protection from harmful atmospheric and climatic influences, protection from harmful radiation, insurance of utility rooms and premises, etc., in accordance with this Ordinance and special regulations.

Electrical installations

Article 9.

(1) Electrical installations must be designed, constructed and maintained in accordance with a special regulation, so that during use they do not cause fire or explosion, electric shock and other hazards or harms.

(2) Workers and other persons must be provided with protection against the risk of direct or indirect contact of live parts.

(3) Design, manufacture, choice of materials and protection shall be appropriate to the voltage, external conditions and authorizations of persons having access to parts of the installation.

Water supply and sewerage

Article 10

(1) When designing, building and reconstructing buildings, appropriate water installations for drinking water supply, for sanitary purposes, technological needs and for firefighting, connected to the city water supply network or to a special source, as well as appropriate sewage installations for wastewater drainage in accordance with applicable regulations, shall be provided and installed.

(2) Waste technical water scraps, the mixing of which may lead to chemical reactions and the formation of harmful physical, chemical and biological mixtures or explosive compounds, must be drained into neutralization pits by special sewer pipes, which must be laid in the ground.

Dimensions of work rooms

Article 11

(1) The size of the working room shall be such that at least 10 m³ of airspace and 2 m² of free floor area are provided for each worker.

(2) The term airspace or free floor area means the free volume of airspace, i.e. the surface of the floor that is not occupied by furniture, machinery, auxiliary appliances and devices or material and does not serve as storage space.

(3) Provision referred to in paragraph 1. this article refers to rooms where there are prescribed microclimate conditions and there are no physical, chemical or biological hazards.

(4) The minimum bright heights of the working premises shall be:

1. 3 m – rooms where physical, chemical or biological hazards are present during the work process, except for rooms for which special regulations are otherwise specified

2. 2.8 m – rooms where the requirements regarding microclimate conditions are met during operation, i.e. in which there are no harmful physical, chemical or biological hazards during the work process

3. 2.5 m – premises intended for the performance of administrative tasks, design offices, warehouses, premises where workers stay less than two hours a day, premises where they perform tasks such as: tailoring, knitting, hairdressing, engraver, keysmith, glasscutting, shoemaker, photographic, optician, painting, beautician, pedicure, watchmaking, goldsmithing and similar work, and in which microclimate conditions are met and there are no physical, chemical or biological harms

4. The premises referred to in point 3. this item that are located in buildings that have not been built according to the current regulations, or in buildings that belong to protected cultural goods, and whose height cannot be changed, the height of the rooms may be less than 2.5 m, but not less than 2.2 m.

(5) Containers may be used as temporary places of work (temporary construction sites, exhibitions, fairs, etc.) if they meet the conditions referred to in paragraph 1, 2. and 3 of this Article and if the bright height of the interior space is not less than 2,2 m.

Floors, walls, ceilings and roofs

Article 12

(1) The floor at the workplace shall not have dangerous bumps, holes or slopes and shall be stationary, stable and anti-slip and adequately thermally insulated taking into account the employer’s activity and the type of work.

(2) If in the working room, where it is envisaged to retain workers or other persons for more than two hours in a shift, the floor is not isolated in accordance with a special regulation, it is necessary to provide and install coasters or bases that provide adequate insulation.

(3) The floor on both sides of the door shall be flat and equally raised to a distance at least equal to the width of the gate passage.

(4) Floor surfaces, walls and ceilings at the worksite shall be such that they can be cleaned and maintained.

(5) Walls, partitions, ceilings and other structural elements of working rooms in which a technological process is carried out in which harmful physical, chemical or biological actions and flammable and explosive substances are formed, must be built in such a way as to prevent the collection or retention of dust and other harmful and dangerous substances and to enable their easy cleaning and washing.

(6) In places of work and in the vicinity of workplaces and traffic routes, transparent walls or walls that emit light, in particular glass partitions, must be clearly marked and made of safety material and adequately ensured that workers and other persons are not injured.

(7) Access to or carrying out works on roofs shall be permitted only with the use of equipment ensuring operation in a safe manner.

(8) In order to allow safe movement on the roof, at least one solid place for tying workers working on repairs and maintenance must be installed.

(9) Roofs made of glass and similar fragile material shall be protected if there is a possibility of falling objects from surrounding buildings.

Evacuation routes and exits in case of emergency

Article 13

(1) In the event of immediate and serious risks to the life and health of workers and other persons, they must be enabled to quickly and safely leave all places of work.

(2) Emergency evacuation routes and exits must be free and lead as directly as possible to the outer space or to a safe place.

(3) The number, distribution and dimensions of emergency evacuation routes and exits shall depend on the use, equipment and dimensions of the place of work and the maximum number of persons who may be present, in accordance with a special regulation regulating the requirements that buildings must meet in the event of a fire.

(4) Emergency evacuation routes and exits must be marked with signs in accordance with the Safety Signs Regulations and safety signs must be resistant and permanently placed in appropriate places.

(5) Emergency evacuation routes and exits, and traffic routes and exits to which they have access, shall be free from obstacles so that they can be used without interference at any time.

(6) The basic requirements of emergency lighting and marking of evacuation routes are met if the corresponding Croatian standards have been applied, and the same must be regularly maintained.

(7) The permeability of the door shall be such as to meet the evacuation needs without reducing the effective width of the corridor, staircase, rest area and other passages.

(8) Doors on the evacuation route, depending on the number of persons gathering in a building intended for work, must be equipped with anti-panik doorknobs, anti-panik locks, pressure plates, pressure rods and the like in accordance with the corresponding Croatian norms, and must be opened in the direction of exit or shear, with installed appropriate systems for automatic or manual opening in case of fire.

(9) Doors on the evacuation route shall not be locked or fastened in such a way that they cannot be easily and instantaneously opened when necessary.

(10) Sliding or swivel doors shall not be permitted if they are specifically intended as emergency exits.

Fire protection

Article 14

(1) Depending on the dimensions and use of the building, equipment, physical, chemical and biological properties of the substances and mixtures present and the maximum number of persons present, the places of work shall be supplied with appropriate firefighting equipment and, where necessary, with fire alarm systems.

(2) Non-automatic firefighting equipment must be easily accessible and easy to use.

(3) Equipment must be marked with signs in accordance with the Safety Signs Regulations and safety signs must be placed in appropriate places and must be permanent.

Traffic routes

Article 15

(1) Traffic routes, including stairs, fixed ladders, ramps and freight platforms, shall also be located in such dimensions as to ensure easy and safe access for pedestrians or vehicles and shall not endanger workers and other persons.

(2) The dimensions of the routes used for pedestrian traffic or goods traffic must be in accordance with the number of possible users and with the activity of the employer.

(3) The main corridors for the passage of people shall be at least 1.5 m wide and the secondary corridors at least 1.0 m, and the passages in the area with racks shall not be narrower than 0.8 m.

(4) In places where visibility is reduced and in places of intensive movement of traffic means, signs and light or sound signals must be placed warning of the possibility of encountering a means of transport and muster or fences that prevent the sudden exit of pedestrians on the road.

(5) If means of transport are used on traffic routes, sufficient safety space must be provided for pedestrians.

(6) If motor vehicles move in places of work, traffic signs must be placed according to the regulations for traffic on public roads.

(7) The maximum permissible speed of movement of motor vehicles in outdoor areas is 10 km/h and in indoor areas is 5 km/h.

(8) Openings, canals and pits located for technological and propulsion reasons where means of transport and persons are moving shall be covered with appropriate solid plates or fenced with solid and secure fences and, if necessary, marked with safety signs.

(9) If openings, canals and pits on roads are protected by covering with covers or appropriate rigid plates, then they must be installed on the opening so that they cannot be moved, they must be dimensioned for the intended loads without the possibility of breakage and deformation and must be laid at the same level as the other part of the road so that there is no possibility of stumbling when walking.

(10) Sufficient security space must be provided between busy roads and doors, entrance doors, pedestrian passages, corridors and staircases, in order to detect in a timely manner the dangers that may endanger workers and other persons.

(11) The distance between any part of the structure and the outer edge of the road must not be less than 0.75 m and must be marked with visual signs (curb, etc.).

(12) The height of the vehicular passages (tunnels, bridges, galleries, overhead lines) on internal roads must be 0.5 m higher than the height of the vehicles intended for movement on these roads, and the width of the road passages must be at least 0.5 m higher on each side than the outer side edges of the vehicle.

(13) A two-way road within the structure must be at least 5 m wide and a one-way road at least 3 m wide.

(14) Transport routes shall be clearly identified and marked in such a way as to ensure the protection of workers and other persons.

(15) The width of the transport routes shall not be less than 1,8 m, i.e. it shall be 0,8 m greater than the width of the means of transport, namely the materials, parts and products to be transferred.

(16) Transport routes must be visibly marked with lines of light color at least 5 cm wide, that is, metal studs with a head diameter of at least 5 cm implanted at the floor level of the room.

(17) Places of work where there is a risk of falling persons or objects must be supplied with devices preventing unauthorised persons from entering.

(18) Measures must be taken to protect persons authorised to enter dangerous areas.

(19) Dangerous areas must be clearly marked.

Doors and fences

Article 16

(1) The position, number and dimensions of doors and fences, and the materials from which they are made, are determined by the nature and purpose of the rooms and spaces.

(2) The passage in the exit door shall not be narrower than 0.7 m.

(3) Transparent doors must be appropriately marked at a visible level.

(4) Swivel doors must be transparent or must have transparent inserts.

(5) If the transparent or breathable surfaces on the doors are not made of safety material and if there is a risk of injury to workers and other persons in the event that the door breaks, the surfaces must be protected from breakage.

(6) Sliding doors must be supplied with a safety device preventing them from popping and overturning, and, if necessary, marked with a safety sign.

(7) Doors that open upwards must be supplied with a return fall insurance mechanism.

(8) If the exit door leads to an open area, the floor level on the outside of the door may be only one step lower than the level on the inside and not more than 20 cm.

(9) At any time there must be the possibility of opening the door from the inside while the worker or other person is in the room.

(10) Pedestrian doors must be provided in the immediate vicinity of all entrance doors intended for strictly vehicular traffic, except when the entrance door is safe for pedestrian passage and the pedestrian door must be clearly marked and remain permanently unblocked.

(11) Mechanical doors and entrance doors must act in such a way that there is no risk of injury to workers and other persons.

(12) Automatic doors must have easily visible and accessible shut-off devices, and in the event of a power failure, it must be possible to open them manually.

Windows and skylights

Article 17

(1) Workers and other persons must be safely enabled to open, close and adjust windows, skylights, ventilation openings and other openings from the floor.

(2) When windows, skylights, ventilation openings and other openings are open, they shall not pose a risk to workers and other persons.

(3) Windows, skylights and glazed surfaces must be constructed and equipped with devices or supplied with auxiliaries and devices (moving ladders or platforms, moving tracks, etc.) for easy, efficient and safe cleaning and maintenance, without risk to the workers performing these tasks or persons present in and around the building.

(4) Skylights must be protected if there is a possibility of falling objects from surrounding buildings.

(5) Windows, without or with low parapets and external and balcony doors and similar openings, shall be secured by railings or protected in another appropriate manner.

Internal and external staircases

Article 18

(1) Staircases must be arranged in such a way as to ensure easy exit from all parts of the building and by their position and dimensions must ensure permeability depending on the number of persons using them.

(2) The staircase shall be constructed in such a way as to clearly indicate the direction of the exit from the building.

(3) Stairs that continue into the basement or other lower floors, should be separated on the floor where exits from the building are separated by partitions, doors or otherwise, so that the direction of exit is clear.

(4) The staircase with rest areas must continue without narrowing in the direction of the exit road.

(5) Things such as mirrors, unmarked transparent partitions and various decorations may not be placed on the staircases and approaches to the staircase, which may cause confusion regarding the direction of exit, i.e. which reduce the useful width of the staircase.

(6) Staircases and stairway approaches must be well lit, and light sources must be placed in such a way as to illuminate the zone of movement and not blind persons.

(7) The usable width of the staircase arm of the inner steps cannot be less than 1.1 m.

(8) The useful width of the staircase arm means the width of the stairs measured between the handrail and the wall.

A staircase is a part of a staircase that has at least 3 steps and a maximum of 18 steps.

(10) When one or two steps are constructed, they must be clearly marked with a warning sign and an inscription relating to it.

(11) The width of the resting place or landing may not be less than the width of the stair arm, and the length of the resting place between the steps shall not be less than 1.1 m.

(12) The surface of the tread and resting place of the staircase should not be slippery.

(13) The height of the stairs must be from 13 to 19 cm, and the width of the tread from 25 to 37 cm.

(14) All stairs on the same staircase must be equal in height and width of the tread, and deviations in the width of the tread and in the heights of individual stairs, should not exceed 0.5 cm.

(15) A winding staircase can be installed in working and utility rooms only where up to twenty people reside, with the width of the tread not less than 13 cm at the narrowest part.

(16) The outer staircase must have a guardrail at least 1.2 m high.

(17) The external staircase must be protected from atmospheric precipitation, and exceptionally if this is not ensured, it must be regularly cleaned and maintained.

(18) Escalators and conveyor belts for the transport of persons must comply with the applicable technical regulations.

(19) Escalators and conveyor belts must operate safely and be equipped with all the necessary protective devices.

(20) Escalators and conveyor belts must be equipped with easily observable and easily accessible emergency exclusion devices.

(21) Escalators and conveyor belts shall not be the only way out of the structure in the event of evacuation and rescue.

(22) Escalators and conveyor belts shall not have an uninterrupted vertical path higher than one floor.

Guardrails and handrails

Article 19

(1) The stair arm and stairwell along the edges on the open side must have a guardrail with a handrail that must be installed continuously over the entire length of the staircase.

(2) Galleries, platforms (podiums), transition ramps, crossings, bridges and all workplaces at a height of more than 1.0 m from which one can fall, must be enclosed by a solid guardrail, unless otherwise specified by other occupational safety regulations.

(3) Guardrails and handrails must be constructed in such a way that they do not present a risk.

(4) The height of the guardrail shall not be less than 1.0 m measured from the floor.

(5) The stairrail must be placed at a height of at least 1 m above the upper surface of the tread, measured vertically from the middle of the stair tread to the top of the handrail and shall be placed at least on one side.

(6) The filling of the guardrail (crossbars, intersections, columns, inserts) must be designed for uniform load over the total area of the fence.

(7) The fence must withstand a horizontal load of at least 700 N/m.

(8) If the filling of the guardrail is carried out from the length crossbars, the bright vertical distance between the crossbars and between the crossbar and the floor or the top of the stairs and the crossbar shall not exceed 25 cm.

(9) If the filling of the guardrail is performed in the form of vertical crossbars, then the bright distance between the crossbars shall not exceed 14 cm.

(10) Surfaces wholly or partially filled with solid wire mesh inserts, stretched metal structures or ornamental grilles protecting against falling through a guardrail must comply with the specified requirements in paragraphs 8. and 9 of this Article, and another combination of the above-mentioned modes of performance is permitted which ensures the same safety.

(11) In places where there is a risk of objects falling from a height, the protective fence must have on its lower part a full edge protection with a height of at least 15 cm measured from the surface of the floor or tread stairs.

(12) If an unbroken solid border is installed on the lower part of the stair railing, then its top must be parallel to the top of the staircase, and the height of the border should not be less than 7.5 cm measured at right angles to the border, from its top to the protrusion of the tread.

Bridges, work platforms, ramps and footpaths

Article 20

(1) Platforms, ramps and bridges used for the transport or transfer of cargo shall be at least 1.6 m wide, respectively, they shall correspond to the load with regard to width and strength.

(2) Platforms shall have at least one exit point and, if technically feasible, platforms with a length of more than 20 m and an output at each end.

(3) The floors on which cargo is transported and transported shall be flat, free of cracks and holes, secured against slipping and that protection against falling workers as much as possible is provided and if they are installed at a height of more than 1 m above the floor or ground, and other occupational safety regulations do not specify otherwise, along the edges on the open side must have solid guardrails with a height of at least 1 m.

(4) If the ramp inside the building is used as an exit, or is an integral part of the exit, it must be separated by a partition from other parts of the building.

(5) The width of the ramps referred to in Article 20. item 4 it must correspond to the number of persons who use them, but it cannot be less than 1.1 m. Ramps with a slope of up to 10% do not need to have rest areas, and if the slope of the ramp is above 10%, but not steeper than 17%, the maximum height between rest areas should not be higher than 4 m.

(6) The slope of the ramps between rest areas shall not be changed.

(7) Ramps at a height of more than 1 m shall have guardrails and handrails along the edges on the open side.

(8) The slope of the ramp in the working premises shall not exceed 40 %.

Vertical approaches

Article 21

(1) For access to working platforms, galleries, roofs of buildings, entrance to shafts, manholes, etc. where the work is carried out occasionally, vertical approaches made in the form of solid metal ladders placed vertically or obliquely with an angle of inclination greater than 75° towards the horizontal may be used.

(2) The crossbars of the ladder must be made of round iron with a diameter of at least 1.6 cm or so. and well fixed or welded to the sides of the ladder at a vertical distance of not more than 30 cm.

(3) The length of the crossbars between the sides of the ladder shall not be less than 40 cm.

(4) The ladder, whose height is greater than 3.0 m, must start from two meters from the floor have a solid back protection.

(5) The dorsal protection shall be made in the form of a cage made of flat iron arches, with an inner diameter not less than 70 cm or more than 80 cm, which shall be attached to the sides of a ladder at a distance of not more than 1,4 m from each other.

(6) Arches shall be connected by flat iron verticals at a distance of not more than 25 cm. Flat iron arches and verticals that close the cage to each other must be so dimensioned and fixed to the ladder that they provide safe protection for persons from falling from a height.

(7) The ladder must be rigidly tied to the structure or structure at intervals not exceeding 3,0 m.

(8) The ladder must be placed parallel to the structure or some other structure.

(9) If the ladder does not have a backguard, but it is stipulated that persons climb between the ladder and the wall, the distance between the rung of the ladder and the structure must be 70 to 80 cm.

(10) If the ladder is attached to the wall or pillar, it must be at least 16 cm away from the surface of the wall or pillar.

(11) Rest areas (platforms or landings) must be installed at distances from 6.0 to 8.0 m on ladders with a height of more than 20.0 m.

(12) Handrails (sides) of built-in ladders for accessing platforms, galleries, roofs of buildings, etc. they must be at least 0.75 m above the approach surface.

(13) The dorsal protection must be extended at least 1.0 m above the approach surface.

Outdoor workplaces

Article 22

(1) Outdoor workplaces shall be arranged in such a way as to enable the safe movement of workers and other persons and means of transport without risk to life and health.

(2) Traffic routes, other external surfaces and premises, in particular escalators, conveyor belts and loading ramps used by workers and other persons during operation must be constructed and maintained in such a way as to enable the safe movement of pedestrians and vehicles.

(3) Outdoor workplaces shall be appropriately illuminated by artificial lighting if daylight is not sufficient.

(4) Outdoor workplaces shall be arranged in such a way that workers:

1. be protected from adverse weather conditions and from falling objects

2. be protected from physical, chemical or biological hazards (exposure to harmful noise levels, harmful external influences such as gases, vapors or dust, etc.)

3. they can quickly leave their place of work in case of danger or can be quickly helped

4. be protected from slippage and fall.

(5) In relation to protection from adverse weather conditions (work at low and high temperatures in open spaces), the employer is obliged to act in accordance with the instructions and guidelines of the competent institute of public health in the field of occupational medicine.

Temperature, humidity and speed of air flow

Article 23

(1) Indoors workplaces, depending on the nature of the work, favourable working conditions must be ensured, appropriate for people in terms of temperature, humidity and airflow rate, taking into account work procedures and the physical requirements imposed on workers.

(2) If the working process allows, the following microclimate conditions shall be ensured in the working premises, depending on the type of work in the cold (winter) period:

1. work without physical stress 20 – 25°C

2. light manual work 16 – 22 °C

3. heavy manual labor 10 – 19 °C.

(3) If air conditioning appliances are used, they must be adapted to the type of work and the technological process in accordance with the applicable technical regulations.

(4) When using air conditioners, relative humidity of 40% to 60% is recommended. If air conditioning devices are used in the warm (summer) period, the difference between the outside and indoor temperatures, as a rule, should be no more than 7 °C.

(5) If air conditioning appliances do not exist, other appropriate measures shall be taken to reduce the air temperature in the premises.

(6) The speed of air flow at indoor workplaces depends on the type of work and the technological process, and shall not exceed 0.5 m/s if the outside air temperature is up to 10 °C, 0.6 m/s if the outdoor air temperature is from 10 °C to 27 °C and 0.8 m/s respectively if the outside air temperature is over 27 °C.

(7) The temperature in the premises and rest areas, rooms for official staff, sanitary facilities, dining rooms, first aid facilities must be consistent with the specific purpose of those premises.

(8) Windows, skylights and glass partitions must prevent excessive effects of sunlight on workplaces, taking into account the nature of work and place of work and energy efficiency.

(9) In relation to protection from adverse conditions (work at low and high temperatures), the employer is obliged to act in accordance with the instructions and guidelines of the competent Institute of Public Health in the field of occupational medicine.

Heating

Article 24

(1) Workplaces where workers and other persons are detained for more than two hours without interruption must be heated in the cold period.

(2) Furnaces for heating the premises must be connected to the appropriate chimney.

(3) Individual furnaces, installed in the premises where workers and other persons work and reside, shall not be used if their use leads to the release of harmful substances into the working area.

(4) The heating of the working premises should be ensured in accordance with the intended purpose of the premises.

(5) For the heating of working rooms in which flammable and explosive substances are extracted or used during production, a central heating system must be provided and provided in accordance with occupational safety regulations and special regulations.

(6) The warm air heating system shall not be applied in working rooms where increased temperature and airflow rate may lead to increased evaporation of hazardous chemicals.

(7) The arrangement of the heating bodies (radiators, etc.) must be such that an even temperature is ensured in the working room.

(8) The temperature on the surface of the heating body of the premises shall not exceed:

1. 130 °C – for workrooms where flammable and explosive substances are not extracted or used during operation

2. 110 °C – for workrooms where dust that is not flammable, explosive or toxic is extracted during operation.

(9) Heating bodies of rooms whose temperature on the surface of the body is higher than 90 °C shall be protected from accidental contact.

(10) The temperature on the surface of the body for heating rooms in working rooms where flammable, explosive or toxic dusts, gases and vapors are extracted during operation is determined depending on the properties and quantity of substances extracted.

(11) In working rooms where dust is extracted when working, the surface of the body for heating the premises must be smooth and clean.

(12) The warm air temperature for heating the working room (by calorifer, etc.) should not exceed 60 °C if the air is supplied from a height greater than 3.5 m measured from the floor, or should not exceed 40 °C if the air is supplied from a smaller height.

Ventilation

Article 25

(1) Indoor workplaces, sufficient fresh air must be provided, primarily through natural ventilation, taking into account the working procedures used and the physical requirements placed on workers.

(2) When working and utility rooms are ventilated naturally through window panes or openings in walls and ceilings, they must be equipped with devices for easy opening and closing from the floor of the room.

(3) The number, size, arrangement and position of the openings for natural ventilation shall be such as to ensure air exchange and microclimate conditions in the hot and cold periods in accordance with the provisions of this Regulation.

(4) Workrooms which cannot be fully or partially ventilated due to the technological process (rooms without windows and skylights) may be used for operation only if:

1. ensurethe maintenance of the temperature, humidity and speed of air flow in the values prescribed by these Regulations

2. ensure that the concentration of harmful gases, vapors, dusts and aerosols is as low as possible or in the permissible values.

(5) If the formation and condensation of water vapor, high heat, harmful gases, vapours, dust and aerosols occur at workplaces, forced ventilation must be ensured.

(6) If a forced ventilation system is used, it must be regularly maintained and operational.

(7) The control system must register and report any failure of forced ventilation in order to protect the health of workers and other persons.

(8) If air preparation installations (air conditioning or partial air conditioning) or mechanical ventilation are used, they must act in such a way that workers are not exposed to an airflow causing discomfort and must be regularly maintained, including cleaning in accordance with the design of the building, according to a special regulation on ventilation systems, partial air conditioning and air conditioning of buildings.

(9) Any impurities which pollute the atmosphere and pose a risk to the health of workers and other persons must be removed without delay.

(10) In office rooms and similar premises as in utility rooms, under normal microclimate conditions, a minimum number of air exchanges must be ensured during one hour:

1. room for performing office work and the like …………. 1.5 modifications /h

2. meeting room …….. 3 modifications /h

3. wardrobe …………….. 1 modification /h

4. bathroom …………. 5 modifications /h

5. Washbasin ……….. 1 modification /h

6. Toilet ………………….. 4 modifications /h

7. women’s personal hygiene room ……….. 2 modifications /h

8. Dining room …….. 2 modifications /h

9. room for occasional heating of workers…….. 2 modifications /h.

(11) In the working room under normal microclimate conditions, artificial ventilation must provide the following quantities of fresh air per worker:

1. 30 m³/h – for premises where up to 20 m³ of free airspace is provided for each worker

2. 20 m³/h – for premises where 20 to 40 m³ of free airspace is provided for each worker

3. at least 40 m³/h – for rooms that do not have windows or other ventilation openings.

(12) If due to the technological process there are microclimate conditions that are not in accordance with the prescribed values (various pollution, harmful evaporation, high temperatures, humidity, etc.), the amount of air for forced ventilation is determined depending on the degree of air pollution, humidity, temperature, etc.

(13) Air for artificial ventilation of working premises, i.e. air for heating, which is also used for ventilation of premises, must not contain dust, smoke, harmful gases, unpleasant odors, etc.

(14) Air supply openings must be protected from the penetration of contaminants by wire mesh, blinds, etc.

(15) If fresh air is not clean enough, it must be purified by filtration, neutralization and similar procedures before insertion into the room.

(16) At the sources of air pollution in the working rooms must be installed devices that suck the polluted air out directly from the place of formation.

(17) In technological processes where there is a risk of separation of toxic substances, the continuous operation of the apparatus referred to in paragraph 16 shall be ensured. this article.

(18) In working rooms where unpleasant odors develop during the technological process or flammable or explosive mixtures may form, an underpressure must be provided to prevent their penetration into neighboring working rooms.

(19) Special pipe systems shall ensure the removal from the working rooms of dust and vapors that are easily condensed, as well as substances capable of forming toxic, flammable or explosive mixtures or chemical compounds on their own or when mixed with air.

(20) When ventilating, heating with air and air conditioning of working rooms, the use of recirculation air is permitted, if that air does not contain unpleasant odors or flammable or explosive vapors and if the re-insertion of such air into the room will not exceed the permissible limit values of exposure to harmful gases, fumes, dusts and aerosols.

(21) Workrooms where large quantities of toxic, easily flammable or explosive fumes may develop suddenly, must be equipped, in addition to devices for regular ventilation of the room, with special ventilation devices that are automatically switched on so as not to exceed the prescribed exposure limit values to harmful gases, fumes, dusts and aerosols.

(22) In places of work where crushing, grinding or other process of working with chopped material in a dry state is carried out, drainage and reduction of dust concentration (water showers, etc.) must be ensured, so that the concentration at the workplace does not exceed the exposure limit value.

(23) Technological processes in which toxic substances (gases, vapors and aerosols) are used or extracted must be hermetically sealed, i.e. under pressure.

(24) The places of work where the extraction of gases, vapours or aerosols occurs must be protected by armor and connected to the local or general ventilation system.

(25) Toxic gases, fumes and aerosols generated during the technological process must be purified in special devices before being removed from the working environment.

(26) Flammable gases and vapors must be subjected to the combustion process before being released into the atmosphere.

(27) When burning large quantities of gases and vapours, combustion gases must be purified in accordance with environmental regulations before being released into the atmosphere.

Natural and artificial illumination

Article 26

(1) In places of work, primarily natural lighting or supply of artificial lighting that is appropriate to the requirements for the safety and health protection of workers must be ensured.

(2) The illumination of the place of work shall be in accordance with the corresponding Croatian norms.

(3) Natural light supply areas shall be arranged in such a way as to ensure uniform illumination of all parts of the working room and their total area shall be at least 1/8 of the floor area of the working room.

(4) Places of work where natural lighting is not possible or not allowed due to the technological process, artificial lighting must be in accordance with the nature of the technological process.

(5) Openings for natural lighting should be arranged in such a way as to prevent direct sunlight from entering the work places.

(6) If direct light cannot be prevented from entering the work place, then it is necessary to apply shading agents such as: adjustable types of glass, wipers, curtains, curtains, coating of glass surfaces, canopies, etc.

(7) Artificial lighting should be provided as general, and depending on the requirements of certain activities and as supplementary lighting at workplaces.

(8) Lighting installations in workplaces and aisles shall be carried out in such a way that they do not pose a risk to workers and other persons with regard to the type of lighting installed.

(9) The places of work where workers are exposed to risks in the event of a failure of artificial lighting must be supplied with the necessary lighting of an appropriate intensity.

Places to work with devices that generate high and low temperatures

Article 27

Workplaces where devices generating high or low temperatures are used must be protected in a special way from the harmful effects of high or low temperatures.

Utility rooms (wardrobes, bathrooms, sinks, toilets, etc.)

Article 28

(1) In buildings intended for work, auxiliary rooms (wardrobes, bathrooms, washbasins, rooms for taking meals of food, rooms for personal hygiene of women, rooms for occasional heating of persons at work, toilets, urinals, rooms for cleaning and disinfection of workclothes and personal protective equipment and protective devices, etc.) must be provided, which may be located in these buildings if this is in accordance with the nature of the process and the organization of work or in separate buildings near the site Work.

(2) The size of the utility rooms must correspond to the purpose, and the height of the rooms depends on the purpose and number of users, and may not be less than 2.5 m.

(3) The premises referred to in paragraph 1. exceptionally, they may have a height of less than 2.5 m, but not less than 2.2 m, if these premises are located in buildings that have not been built according to the current regulations, or in buildings that belong to protected cultural goods, and whose height cannot be changed and containers, provided that other conditions prescribed for auxiliary premises are met.

Wardrobe

Article 29

(1) In buildings intended for work, wardrobes for workers must be provided if they have to wear work clothes and shoes and where, for health and privacy reasons, they must not be required to change in another room.

(2) Wardrobes must be of sufficient size and, if necessary, equipped with seats and allow each worker to lock his clothes during working hours.

(3) Wardrobes must be provided separately for men and women.

(4) If the wardrobes need not be provided in accordance with paragraph 1. In this article, workers must be provided with a place to store clothes and shoes.

(5) If circumstances so require (e.g. hazardous substances, humidity, impurities), wardrobes for workwear and footwear must be separated from those for civilian clothing and footwear.

(6) Wardrobes should be designed, performed and equipped depending on the degree of pollution of the place of work and the nature of the work carried out by workers, according to the following criteria:

1. for jobs where there are normal hygienic working conditions (office premises, shops, laboratories, clean jobs such as watchmaking, fine mechanic, engraver, tailoring, etc.) wardrobes with cloves and hangers can be performed

2. for jobs where dust is produced that is not classified as a hazardous chemical (textile industry, bakery, carpentry, painting, locksmith, sheet metal, mechanical workshops, etc.), workers must be provided with single wardrobes for the preservation and maintenance of work and civilian clothing and footwear.

3. for jobs that produce hazardous chemicals in the form of dust, gases or vapors harmful to health (work with lead, mercury, battery production, etc.), workers must be provided with double wardrobes, and if workers who perform these tasks are provided with clean work clothes on a daily basis, wardrobes for storing civilian clothing can be single.

(7) For jobs where there is no risk to human health from physical, chemical or biological harms (factories of food items, laundry facilities, etc.), workers must be provided with a wardrobe with a device for drying clothes and shoes.

(8) For jobs in the presence of harmful physical, chemical or biological hazards (chemical industry, wastewater treatment, etc.), workers must be provided with one wardrobe for civil and the other for work clothes, and cabinets in the wardrobe for workwear must have devices for drying clothes and shoes.

(9) Workers who are exposed to work in moisture or water to such an extent that their clothes cannot be dried within six hours, in wardrobes with ordinary closets, or in wardrobes with a system of hangers, devices must be made and installed that will allow the complete drying of clothes using a drying chamber, cabinets with the circulation of warm and dry air, etc.

(10) Wardrobes must be of appropriate dimensions and designs and must also meet the following conditions:

1. to have ventilation openings in suitable places at the bottom and top

2. that they are supplied with keys or closing devices

3. that they are painted with protective colors

4. to have on the inside hangers or other suitable means for hanging suits

5. that in the upper part they have a shelf for storing hats or hats

6. that in the lower part they have a shoe shelf.

(11) The double wardrobe can be divided in width into two parts and the partition in the double closet must be made in such a way that the civilsuit does not come into contact with the work suit.

(12) Wardrobes and cloves need to be arranged in the wardrobe in the most favorable way in relation to the length and width of the room and the position of windows and doors, so that free passage is ensured.

(13) Where the premises provide for the accommodation of clothing for more than 50 workers, the passage referred to in paragraph 12 is provided for. this article must have a width of at least 1 m.

Bathrooms and sinks

Article 30

(1) For workers who carry out work in which there is dirtying, wetting of bodies, clothing and personal protective equipment, excessive sweating, the appearance of large amounts of dust or unpleasant odors, who work with toxic, infectious or ionizing substances and who participate in the process of processing food products or the manufacture of sterile materials, bathrooms must be provided.

(2) Bathrooms must be designed and constructed:

1. Separate for men and women

2. so that they have cold and hot water

3. so that there is a changing area, which must be separated so that the worker’s suit is not exposed to water splash

4. so that the bathrooms with showers in separate rooms are separated by an anteroom that prevents sudden changes in air temperature

5. so that in cold weather they are heated

6. so that the floors and walls of the bathroom are made of water-proof material and easy to maintain.

(3) The number of showers in the bathroom shall be determined depending on the type of work performed by the workers and the number of workers in the most numerous shift, namely:

1. if heavy sweating, dust, harmful substances or unpleasant odors occur while performing work, i.e. clothing wetting occurs – one shower per maximum of five workers (e.g. when thermal processing of metal, baking of plastic materials, casting metal, transport works with cargo in loose condition, transport of raw hides, in the millindustry, fish processing, wood processing, painting, spraying, etc.)

2. if food processing or sterile materials are carried out – one shower per ten workers (e.g. production of bread and pasta, meat products, etc.)

3. if other works result in soiling of bodies and clothing – one shower per maximum of 20 workers (e.g. metalworking, car mechanic jobs, laboratory jobs, painting, coating, etc.).

(4) Bathrooms with showers can be performed as shared or individual.

(5) The surface of the cabin in which the individual shower is installed shall not be less than 0.9 x 0.9 m.

(6) In shared bathrooms it is necessary to provide an anteroom used for:

1. Disposal of clothes and shoes

2. Preventing sudden changes in temperature in the bathroom room.

(7) Washbasins must normally be placed in special rooms connected to the dressing room and must be provided separately for women and men.

(8) Sinks shall meet the following conditions:

1. that they are supplied with a sufficient number of taps, depending on the type of work and the number of workers

2. for jobs where dirtying occurs to have secured and hot water

3. that they are built of such material that can be easily maintained

4. to have secured funds or devices for drying hands.

(9) The number of taps or batteries in washbasins shall be determined depending on the type of work and the number of workers in the most numerous shift, namely:

1. one tap or battery per up to 20 workers – if during the work there is dirtyhands, heavy sweating, the appearance of dust or moisture, wetting of suits or hands

2. one tap or battery per maximum of 15 workers – if during the performance of work there is dirtying of clothes, hands and body or sweating and the appearance of large amounts of dust

3. one tap or battery per maximum of 10 workers – if harmful substances and unpleasant odors are extracted while performing work and ionizing radiation occurs or clothing is polluted

4. one washbasin per 50 workers – for office and other similar jobs, which can be located in the hallway of the toilet or in another suitable place.

Toilets

Article 31

(1) Toilets must be provided separately for men and women.

(2) In multi-storey buildings, toilets must be provided on each floor where permanent workplaces are represented.

(3) The distance of the toilet in the building to the farthest places of work, shall not exceed 100 m, or more than 200 m if the toilets are located outside the building.

(4) The number of toilets in the building shall be determined according to the number of persons at work, so that for a maximum of 30 men or 20 women, one toilet must be provided, and in addition to the men’s toilet, one urinal must be provided.

(5) Toilets must be provided in special cabins with partitions with a height of at least 2 m measured from the floor.

(6) The bright surface of the cabin floor shall not be less than 0.9 x 1.2 m.

(7) Toilets must have an anteroom with self-closing doors.

(8) The anteroom must be equipped with one washbasin with hot water on a maximum of four toilets and other accessories to maintain minimum hygienic conditions.

(9) The toilet premises must have adequate ventilation.

(10) Each toilet must have a door that locks on the inside.

(11) In addition to the main equipment of the toilet consisting of a shell and a water flushing device, it is necessary to equip the toilet bowl with a toilet paper holder and a wall hanger.

(12) Urinals can be performed as panel urinals, urinals and upright urinals.

(13) Urinals must be made of easy-to-wash materials and the width of the panel urinals must correspond to the number of male persons, so as to ensure a length of 60 cm for a maximum of 30 workers.

(14) Panel urinals must be made of a material that is resistant to urine.

(15) Panel urinals must have rinsing with water along the entire length.

(16) The water and urine drain age gutter must be placed below floor level and shall have a slight drop towards the drain.

Rest rooms

Article 32

(1) Workers must be provided with an easily accessible rest room for safety and health reasons when required by the type of work or due to the presence of a larger number of workers than the intended number.

(2) Provision of paragraph 1. this Article shall not apply if workers work in offices or similar workplaces where equal rest is provided during breaks.

(3) Rest rooms shall be of sufficient size and stocked with an appropriate number of tables and chairs with backrests according to the number of workers.

(4) Smoking is not allowed in the rest rooms.

(5) If working hours are interrupted regularly and frequently and there is no rest room, other premises must be provided where workers may reside during those interruptions, wherever necessary for the safety or health of workers.

(6) In the premises referred to in paragraph 5. Smoking is not allowed.

First aid facilities

Article 33

(1) If necessary, depending on the size of the building, the type of activity carried out, the type of risk of injury and their consequences and the frequency of injuries at work, the possibility of providing first aid in one or more suitable premises which must be equipped in accordance with a special regulation shall be provided.

(2) The width of all doors in these rooms shall be such as to enable the unhindered introduction and removal of patients on a stretcher.

(3) First aid facilities and access to them must be marked with signposts in accordance with the Safety Signs Regulations and must be easily accessible.

Rooms for taking meals

Article 34

(1) If there are special rooms in the buildings for taking meals (dining rooms), their size or area and the number of tables must correspond to the number of workers, the arrangement of shifts and other conditions.

(2) In buildings carrying out operations in which dirtying, wetting of bodies and clothing, excessive sweating, the occurrence of large amounts of dust or unpleasant odor are carried out, for workers working with toxic, contagious or ionizing substances, as well as for workers involved in the process of processing foodstuffs or making sterile substances, special premises for taking meals must be provided for and provided.

(3) In front of the room for taking meals, or in another suitable place, sinks with running water and, if necessary, hot water must be installed.

(4) Meal-taking premises must have adequate ventilation.

(5) Smoking is not allowed in the dining room.

Rooms or smoking areas

Article 35

If the employer has provided and exceptionally designated a special room or smoking area, they must be ventilated, marked with a smoking place sign and supplied with ashtrays.

Rooms for occasional heating or cooling

Article 36

For workers exposed to low or high temperatures when performing work (e.g. work in cold storages, foundries, outdoors in winter and summer periods, etc.), a sufficiently large room for heating or cooling must be provided depending on the number of workers.

Pregnant and lactating women

Article 37

Pregnant and lactating women must be allowed to lie down and rest in appropriate conditions during labor, and nursing mothers and breastfeeding in conditions that protect their privacy.

People with disabilities

Article 38

Workplaces shall be arranged in such a way as to take into account the needs of persons with disabilities and persons with mobility difficulties, in particular accessibility in accordance with a special regulation in relation to doors, passages, staircases, showers, washbasins, toilets, etc., which are directly used or occupied by those persons.

Transitional and final provisions

Article 39

On the day of entry into force of this Ordinance, the Ordinance on Safety at Work for Places of Work (“Official Gazette”, No. 29/13) shall cease to be valid.

Article 40

This Regulation shall enter into force on the eighth day following its publication in the “Official Gazette”.

Class: 011-02/19-01/20

Number: 524-03-03-01/1-20-27

Zagreb, 22. September 2020

Minister
Josip Aladrović, v. r.