This paper discusses the subject of occupational safety using the example of a leading hard coal mining company in Poland. It presents some examples of occupational safety management systems implemented and functioning in enterprises. It also characterises the role of awareness in developing the appropriate attitudes and conduct among employees in the workplace. The paper presents the selected results of surveys conducted among the executive employees of JSW S.A. The obtained results served as the basis for preparing preliminary conclusions and identifying potential areas for further studies in this field.

The article presents the results of a survey study on the level of organizational culture in the area of occupational health and safety. Culture defined in the area of occupational health and safety is one of the components of an organizational culture; consequently, it must be appraised and responded to in order to improve the quality of the culture. The results of the study enabled the authors to draw the occupational health and safety culture net that assists in direct management of this problem and contributes to raising of the OHS level in companies.

This paper describes the relationship between the employee and the organisational culture in a company. It places particular focus on the characteristics of today’s employees, resulting from the typology of current working generations and highlights the characteristic features of baby boomers, Generation X, and Generation Y. The practical part of this paper characterises employees and HR policies of two groups operating in the mining industry – Jastrzębska Spółka Węglowa SA and Lubelski Węgiel Bogdanka SA.

W artykule przestawiono pojęcie kultury korporacyjnej, przybliżono jej aspekty oraz charakterystykę. Zdefiniowano pojęcie kultury korporacyjnej we współczesnym przedsiębiorstwie. W odniesieniu do roli czynnika ludzkiego w kreowaniu kultury korporacyjnej opisano metody identyfikacji błędów ludzkich, a także zaproponowano metody pomiaru kultury bezpieczeństwa i higieny pracy. Przedstawiono także prawne aspekty funkcjonowania systemów zarządzania bezpieczeństwem i higieną pracy.

This article presents measurements of the emission of salt dust discharged into the atmosphere in the Wieliczka Salt Mine. Industrial tests have been carried out cyclically since 2004. The research methodology included six measurements of the salt dust’s mass increments on the filters, including three before the inlet to the desalination installation and three measurements at the emitter outlet. In order to limit errors resulting from the diversity of concentrations in the mixture of dosed brine, three series of measurements are carried out each time. The proposed research methodology uses the Aspirator Stationary (AS-50) gravimetric aspirator for measurements with a designed probe adjusted to the characteristics of the dedusting installation used. The conducted tests allowed calculation of the efficiency of the scrubber and confirm the usefulness of the measuring probe used. Moreover, long-term and cyclical measurements make it possible to observe the effectiveness of the installation and salt production using the wet system from brine obtained in the mine. The proposed method is an innovative solution for monitoring salt-dust emissions in mining applications.