Editorial

Dear Readers,

The third issue of the professional scientific journal SWARM – Safety, Work And Rescue Magazine is being published on schedule

Exactly one year ago, the first issue was released and quickly secured a firm place among professional industry periodicals, setting a high standard that continues to rise.

The content of this issue has been affected somewhat negatively—though not in terms of quality, only in scope—by the current wave of legislative changes. These include the recent amendment to Act No. 309/2006 Coll. on occupational safety and health protection and related regulations, the upcoming amendment to Act No. 254/2019 Coll. on experts, expert offices and expert institutes, as well as the planned repeal of Government Regulation No. 201/2010 Coll. and its replacement by Government Regulation No. 322/2025 Coll. on employers’ obligations in the event of occupational injuries, along with several other changes. This legislative surge has absorbed the attention of many authors to such an extent that their contributions to SWARM had to be temporarily set aside.

Nevertheless, this has not diminished the interest or quality of the other articles, including a critical reflection on the current state of occupational safety in Czech industry through a case study of an occupational accident involving rotating machinery by Vít Hofman, as well as a review article on the strength of the damaged loop of the alpine butterfly knot.

The SWARM journal is freely available in electronic form at swarm.craa.cz.

If you have any suggestions or comments, I would be happy to hear from you via email at swarmcraa.cz.

For now, I wish you a pleasant reading.

Michal Kantor

Chairman of the Editorial Board