Work in sewage treatment plants Jurisdiction Norway Year 1978 Published in Norwegian Original/other title [Norwegian] Arbeid ved avlřpsanlegg Source Bestillingsnr. 365, Directorate of Labour Inspection (Direktoratet for arbeidstilsynet), Postboks 8103 Dep., Oslo 1, Norway, 8 Sep. 1978. 10p. Gratis. Descriptors [Primary] Norway, sewage treatment, work in sewers [Secondary] artificial lighting, directive, housekeeping, medical supervision, protection against falls from heights, safe working methods, toxic gases, welfare facilities Subject category Industries and occupations Abstract These rules, effective 1 Jan. 1979, cover the following aspects of the question: safe access ways, protective equipment and guards (conditions to be met by overhead walkways, stairs, platforms, trapdoors and doors; railings, lifebuoys, lighting, emergency showers, etc.); safety and health measures (ventilation of confined spaces before commencing work, monitoring levels of oxygen and hazardous gases, use of respirators, having a stand-by worker for hazardous types of work, smoking and naked flames prohibited where there is an explosion hazard, lifelines and lifejackets etc.); storage of gases; canteens, changing rooms, washrooms and lavatories; housekeeping; annual medical examinations and vaccination. CIS No. 79-1466 Database ID 31828