Glossary Entry per letter - A

Means a sudden occurrence, arising out of external cause and resulting in injury or death, which was associated with work:

• during or in connection with the exercise by an employee of ordinary activities or following the superiors' orders,
• during or in connection with the exercise by an employee of ordinary activities for the employer even without any order,
• when the employee remains at the disposal of the employer on the way between the employer's office and the place of job performance under the employment relationship, as well as:
• during a business trip, while training in self-defence or in performance of tasks assigned by trade unions operating at the employer's.

Circumstances and causes of work accidents are defined in a post-accident report - for employees or in a work accident card – for the remaining insured. 
Rules for awarding and payment of accident benefits from 1 January 2003 are governed by:

• the Act of 30 October 2002 on social insurance in respect of accidents at work and occupational diseases (Journal of Laws 2015, Text 1242),
• the Act of 30 October 2002 on social provision in respect of accidents or occupational diseases occurring in specific circumstances (Journal of Laws 2013, Text 737).