Act No.738 on Labour Protection Jurisdiction Finland Year 2002 Published in Finnish, Swedish Original/other title [Finnish] Työturvallisuuslaki [Swedish] Arbetarskyddslag Serial title Finlands författningssamling - Suomen säädöskokoelma Source 30 Aug. 2002, No.109, p.3695-3711. Descriptors [Primary] Finland, occupational safety and health [Secondary] dangerous substances, ergonomics, hazard evaluation, law, lighting, personal protective equipment, responsibilities of employees, responsibilities of employers, right of refusal, ventilation, violence Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract Framework law on occupational safety and health, incorporating into Finnish law the provisions of Directives 89/391/EEC (CIS 89-1401) and 93/104/EC (CIS 94-1807). Effective: 1 Jan. 2003. Contents: objectives (improvement of the working environment, prevention of occupational accidents and diseases); employers' obligations; risk evaluation in the workplace; work involving special hazards; planification of the working environment; guidance for workers; personal protective equipment; cooperation between employers and workers; workers' obligations and right to refuse work; work clothes and equipment; special provisions (ergonomics, risk of violence and harassment, solitary work, night work, ventilation, lighting, dangerous substances, machine safety, risk of injury, rescue work); specific situations (information, obligations of employers and self-employed at shared workplaces); obligations of persons from the outside (manufacturers, persons installing equipment and machinery, persons involved in the transport of dangerous goods). Act No.299 of 1958 on labour protection (see CIS 88-1053), with all its modifications, is repealed CIS No. 02-1001 Database ID 100059