Romanian Labour Code - Title 3 - Employee protection through medical services

Romanian Labour Code

General provisions
(Title I - art. 1-9)
The individual employment contract
(Title II - art. 10-107)
Working time and
rest period
(Title III - art. 108-153)
Remuneration
(Title IV - art. 154-170)
Health and safety
at work
(Title V - art. 171-187)
Vocational training
(Title VI - art. 188-213)
Social dialogue
(Title VII - art. 214-235)
Collective labour agreements
(Title VIII - art. 236-247)
Labour disputes
(Title IX - art. 248-253)
Labour Inspectorate
(Title X - art. 254-256)
Legal liability
(Title XI - art. 257-280¹)
Labour jurisdiction
(Title XII - art. 281-291)
Final and transitional provisions
(Title XIII - art. 292-298)

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CHAPTER 3 - Employee protection through medical services

Art. 186. [mandatory occupational medicine department]
The employers shall ensure the access of the employees to the occupational medicine department.

Art. 187. [organization of the occupational medicine department ]
(1) The occupational medicine department may be an autonomous department organized by an employer or a service provided by an employers’ organization.
(2) The duration of the activity performed by the occupational health physician shall be calculated according to the number of employees of the employer, according to the law.

Art. 188. [occupational medicine physician]
(1) An occupational medicine physician shall be an employee which is a professional certified according to the law, holding an employment contract concluded with an employer or an employers’ organization.
(2) An occupational medicine physician shall be independent in exercising his/her profession.

Art. 189. [tasks of the occupational medicine physician]
(1) The main tasks of the occupational medicine physician shall be:
a) prevention of accidents at work and occupational diseases;
b) effective supervision of the occupational health conditions;
c) provision of employee medical examination both upon employment and during the individual employment contract.
(2) With a view to fulfilling his/her duties, the occupational medicine physician may propose the employer to change the workplace or type of work of certain employees, according to their health status.
(3) An occupational health physician shall be an ex-officio member of the health and safety committee.

Art. 190. [better working environment]
(1) Each year the occupational medicine physician shall develop for each employer a programme for a better working environment as regards the occupational health.
(2) The elements of the program shall be specific for each employer and shall be subject to the opinion of the health and safety committee.

Art. 191. [reference to occupational health department regulations]
A special law shall regulate the specific tasks, the organization of the activity, the inspection bodies and the specific professional status of the occupational health physicians.

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