From employee safety to the criminal prosecution of managers

Practical training on managers’ personal liability, inspections and machinery safety

Using practical cases, this training course will explain the personal liability of managers and managing directors, the procedures followed by inspection authorities, and preventive measures to protect employees, the company and its management. It will also cover machinery safety and preparations for Regulation (EU) 2023/1230.

Date: 13 November 2026
Price: €250 excluding VAT per participant

Organisational information

• Time: 09:00 – 12:30
• Format: in person in Bratislava or online
• Capacity: maximum of 18 participants
• Outcome: a practical checklist for managers and persons responsible for safety

Key training topics

1. Who can be held personally liable: a managing director, member of a statutory body, production director, operations manager, foreman, occupational safety officer or another authorised person.
2. Liability of members of statutory bodies and managers: allocation of tasks and powers, supervision and the limits of delegation.
3. Determining the degree of fault: who assesses the respective share of responsibility borne by the employee and the employer for an accident at work, and how this is assessed.
4. When negligence can lead to criminal prosecution: breach of duty, fault, causation and foreseeability of the consequences.
5. Tolerated unlawful conditions: tolerated bypassing of protective devices, unsafe working practices and pressure to meet performance targets.
6. What the labour inspectorate and the police will examine: competences, risks, regulations, training, inspections, documentation and how operations actually work in practice.
7. Contractors and shared workplaces: coordination of activities, supervision of contractors and managerial responsibility.
8. Machinery safety and management responsibility: CE marking, the EU declaration of conformity, instructions for use, protective devices, maintenance, inspections and new obligations under Regulation (EU) 2023/1230.
9. Real-world consequences: fines, criminal prosecution, disqualification from carrying on an activity, compensation for damage, recourse claims and damage to professional reputation.
10. How to protect employees, the company and yourself: a system of assigned tasks, regular inspections, documentation, escalation of issues and corrective measures.

Detailed information and the registration form are available on the training organiser’s website.