Work and climate (2025)

XXXIV edition of the occupational safety poster competition "WORK AND CLIMATE

Rules of the XXXIV edition of the competition

HONORARY PATRONAGE         PARTNER

  Competition organizer:
  Central Institute for Labour Protection – National Research Institute in Warszawa

  Co-organizers of the competition:

• Faculty of Industrial Design, Academy of Fine Arts in Kraków
• Faculty of Design, Academy of Fine Arts in Łódź
• Faculty of Design, Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw.

  Competition results:

MAIN PRIZES:

DISTINCTIONS:

COMPETITION CATALOGUE

  Purpose

To obtain original designs of posters promoting occupational safety and health protection of man in the working environment.

  Participants

Artists – members of artists’ unions, graduates and students of academies and faculties of fine arts and related faculties – in Poland and abroad.

    List of posters selected for the post-competition exhibition

    Jury

1. Prof. Tomasz BOGUSŁAWSKI – Academy of Fine Arts in Gdańsk

2. Marta DERLICKA – Former curator of the competition

3. Prof. Sławomir IWAŃSKI – L. Schiller National Film, Television and Theater School
   in Łódź

4. Jakub JEZIERSKI, Ph.D.  – Academy of Fine Arts in Warsaw

5. Adam KIEDROWSKI – The Ministry of Climate and Environment

6. Sebastian KOĆWIN – All-Poland Alliance of Trade Unions

7. Ewa MŁYNARCZYK – State Labour Inspection

8. Marek OSMAN, Ph.D.  – Faculty of Visual Arts, Jan Kochanowski University of Kielce

9. Mieczysław PIRÓG, Ph.D.  – Academy of Fine Arts in Wrocław

10. Prof. Władysław PLUTA – chairman, Retired professor of the Academy of Fine Arts
    in Kraków

11. Anna PODLECKA-RZĄP – Chief Sanitary Inspectorate

12. Dawid RYSKI – Illustrator

13. Agnieszka SZCZYGIELSKA – Central Institute for Labour Protection – National
    Research Institute

14. Teresa TISZBIEREK – State Fire Service in Warsaw

15. Michał WARDA – Poster Museum at Wilanów – Division of the National Museum in Warsaw

  Description of the theme of the XXXIV edition of the Occupational Health and Safety Poster Competition "Work and Climate":

Climate change is one of the greatest challenges of the modern world, affecting not only the natural environment but also the lives, health, and safety of people. Extreme weather events, such as heatwaves, heavy rainfall, wildfires, floods, and droughts, are occurring with increasing frequency and intensity, directly influencing working conditions in many sectors of the economy. Adapting to these dynamic changes requires greater awareness of the associated risks and the implementation of effective measures to protect workers’ health and lives.

Workers are among the first groups exposed to the effects of climate change, as their daily duties often involve direct exposure to adverse weather conditions. High temperatures can lead to heat stress, dehydration, decreased productivity, and an increased risk of occupational accidents. Outdoor workers, particularly in sectors such as agriculture and construction, are especially vulnerable, as high temperatures combined with intense physical effort can have serious health consequences.

Climate change also contributes to increased ultraviolet (UV) radiation, which can cause sunburn, skin damage, and raise the risk of developing skin cancer. Those working outdoors are most at risk, as they are exposed daily to UV radiation levels two to three times higher than people working indoors.

Another significant threat is the rise in air pollution, caused in part by excessive greenhouse gas emissions. These pollutants affect both outdoor and indoor workers, contributing to respiratory diseases, cardiovascular problems, and other serious health conditions.

Work is an integral part of our lives, and its conditions evolve along with changes in our environment. This edition of the competition aims to spark reflection on how climate change impacts the work environment and to inspire the pursuit of solutions that can improve occupational safety.

We invite participants to express their personal interpretation of the theme through the power of visual communication, in order to raise public awareness of the need to protect the health and lives of those working in changing climate conditions

   Competition schedule:

23.04.2025 r. - announcement of the competition

6.06.2025 r. – deadline for submitting competition entries

24.06.2025 r. – competition jury meeting (Warsaw)

16.10.2025 r.  – competition finals and opening of the post-competition exhibition

 
  Deadline:

Designs in the electronic version should be sent to the Organiser via e-mail: plakaty@ciop.pl by 6 June 2025. 

 
  Competition enquiries:

Anna Borkowska – curator of the competition, phone (48) 22 623 36 86

e-mail: anna.borkowska@ciop.pl

Competition Organizing Office

Ewelina Tołkacz, phone (48) 22 623 37 26,
e-mail: ewelina.tolkacz@ciop.pl,

Posters taking part in previous editions of the competition can be viewed by following the Instagram profile.