Change in the method and system for verifying knowledge of USSK Cardinal Rules
for new contractor employees effective May 11, 2026.
The testing of new contractor employees, accessible via the website www.usske.sk, will be discontinued as of May 11, 2026.
All new contractor employees (new Access pass) will have to verify their knowledge of USSK (Cardinal rules) regulations in person, on the basis of valid identity documents (Identity card, Passport) in the training room ( in the Public relations AB building at the Main Entrance building, google maps) prior the plant access ID Card is issued.
The testing room will be open from 7:30 a.m. to 1:00 p.m. on business days.
Mandatory Fire Training for new contractor employees, to whom the IDK has been issued, will take place in the premises of Plant Fire Department ( ZHU, google maps) on weekdays from 10:30AM to 11:30AM. New employees must complete the training no later than the next working day after the IDK is issued, otherwise the IDK will be blocked.
New employees may not perform any work for USSK until they have completed fire safety Fire training. Any violation of this rule will be considered a violation of USSK’s work regulations and the General Terms and Conditions.
Passing the training does not in any way alter or substitute the employers’ obligation to provide information to their employees in accordance with section 7 of the Act No. 124/2006 Coll. – Occupational Safety and Health Act, or the verification of knowledge of the Customer’s internal safety practices in accordance with SSP/VBP/GMBH/35 Contractor Safety.
TRAININGS
New Contractor employees (New Pass Access)
Effective July 15, 2020 is contractor obliged to provide refresh training and online testing of newly hired employees who apply for USSK Plant Access and who are obliged to undergo training on Cardinal Rules – Programs for Life-threatening situations based on E - LEARNING and a link to testing, available on this page.
Upon successful completion of the test, the contractor employee will receive confirmation via e-mail including the test result, which shall be submitted when processing the plant access entries and kept for verification purposes.
Other responsibilities of the contractor company/ID card holders are further explained in Standard NOR/0011 (e.g. what to do in case of ID card loss, theft, non-use, etc.)
Trainings for contractors
(with IDK USSK)
Starting July 15, 2020, the supplier is obliged to provide training and on-line testing of his employees whose validity of the Cardinal Rules – Life Threatening Programs training will soon expire. He will provide training using E - LEARNING and link to on-line testing which is available on this page. After testing, the employee will obtain confirmation email with test result that he shall keep for the purpose of verification. Test results will be recorded into PS Frontier by propriate USSK employee.
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