Provisional regulations concerning occupational safety and health and the working environment in prospecting for and exploiting offshore petroleum deposits Jurisdiction Norway Year 1977 Published in Norwegian Original/other title [Norwegian] Midlertidig forskrifter om arbeidervern og arbeidsmiljř m.v. i forbindelse med undersřkelse etter og utnyttelse av undersjřiske petroleumsforekomster Serial title Norsk Lovtidend Source Avd. I, 6 July 1977, No.21, p.708-712. Descriptors [Primary] Norway, offshore oil extraction [Secondary] approval, enforcement, hours of work, law, pre-employment medical examinations, responsibilities of employers, safety and health committees, supervision of dangerous work, workbreaks Subject category Industries and occupations Abstract Contents of the regulations (entry into force: 1 July 1977): scope; definitions; obligations of the undertaking; establishment of an occupational safety and health committee for every installation where more than 20 workers are employed; right of safety officer to order stoppage of dangerous work; minimum age (18 years); pre-employment medical examination; hours of work (limit of 12h a day, 36h a week); vacation and other leave; overtime; breaks; approval of working hours; enforcement of regulations. CIS No. 78-542 Database ID 28773