Ordinance of the Federal Minister for Social Affairs dated 14 December 1973 concerning the physical aptitude of workers for certain activities Repealed! Jurisdiction Austria Year 1974 Published in German Original/other title [German] Verordnung des Bundesministers für soziale Verwaltung vom 14. Dezember 1973 über die gesundheitliche Eignung von Arbeitnehmern für bestimmte Tätigkeiten Serial title Bundesgesetzblatt für die Republik Österreich Source 17 Jan. 1974, Vol.1974, No.15, p.505-512. Descriptors [Primary] Austria, harmful substances, physical fitness, pre-employment medical examinations, prohibited work [Secondary] arsenic, asbestos, benzene, cadmium, carbon disulfide, carcinogens, chromium, contraindication, dimethylformamide, fluorine, health hazards, health service records, hot workplaces, isocyanates, law, lead, manganese, medical supervision, mercury, noise, personal protective equipment, phosphorus, replaced, respirable dust, silica, tetrachloroethylene, trichloroethylene Subject category Physiology, ergonomics Abstract This Ordinance contains provisions concerning: (a) prohibition to employ workers whose state of health does not permit their engaging in certain occupations (risk of contracting a statutory occupational disease; exposure to dimethylformamide, isocyanates, heat; necessity to wear personal protective equipment); (b) special pre-employment medical examination before admission to work involving exposure to a list of scheduled substances (lead, phosphorus, mercury, arsenic, manganese, cadmium, chromium, benzene and its nitro and amino compounds, trichloroethylene, tetrachloroethylene, carbon disulfide, carcinogens, quartz and asbestos, metal dust, fluorine compounds, etc.) or to noise. Provisions concerning medical examination requirements, medical history file, periodicity and scope of examinations. CIS No. 77-1487 Database ID 27661