Occupational Health Care Act & Council of State Decree No.1009 Repealed! Jurisdiction Finland Year 1978 Published in English, Swedish Original/other title [Swedish] Lag om företagshälsovĺrd Serial title Suomen asetuskokoelma - Finlands författningssamling Source 29 Sep. 1978, No.743, p.1713-1715. Descriptors [Primary] Finland, plant health organization, plant health services [Secondary] information of personnel, law, medical supervision, plant health supervision, refresher training, replaced, translation Subject category Occupational medicine, epidemiology Abstract This Act, effective 1 Jan. 1979, makes provision for the organisation of plant medical services to control health hazards in the workplace and for medical supervision of hazard-exposed workers. Contents: scope; organisation of health protection (investigation of health hazards, worker information for hazard awareness, pre-employment medical examinations, medical surveillance of exposed workers, etc.); supplementary protective measures; collaboration between the employer and the occupational safety and health committee; additional training for plant safety officers; access to medical files and professional secrecy; establishment of occupational health services and reimbursement of costs; assistance from Ministry officials in setting up and organising occupational health services; penalties; enforcement. The Act is supplemented by 2 Orders dated 14 Dec. 1978 (Finlands författningssamling, No.1009 and 1010, p.2136-2143) concerning the organisation of company occupational health services or joint services used by 2 or more companies. English translation may be obtained from: Institute of Occupational Health, Haartmaninkatu 1, 00290 Helsinki 29, Finland. CIS No. 79-1166 Database ID 31451