Provisions concerning asbestos Jurisdiction Finland Year 1979 Published in Swedish Original/other title [Swedish] Föreskrifter för asbest Source Säkerhetsföreskrifter 38, National Board of Occupational Safety and Health (Arbetarskyddsstyrelsen), Tammerfors, Finland, 1979. 35p. Descriptors [Primary] Finland, asbestos, limitation of exposure, respirable dust [Secondary] authorization of dangerous work, brake linings, cleaning of workplaces, demolition, directive, disposal of harmful waste, dust control, dust measurement, information of personnel, labour inspection, legislation, locker rooms, personal protective equipment, prohibition of use, respirators, safe working methods, substitution, threshold limit values Subject category Chemical safety Abstract These directives (effective 1 Jan. 1979) apply to all operations involving the use of asbestos or materials containing asbestos: definitions; maximum allowable concentration of asbestos dust (2 fibres/cm3); monitoring asbestos dust levels in workplace air; restrictions on use of asbestos (use in spray guns prohibited, substitution of other substances); protection from dust exposure; storage, transport and opening of bags containing asbestos; demolition of old lagging; brake-lining maintenance; rules for handling products containing asbestos, for asbestos waste disposal and workplace cleaning; personal protective equipment (dust masks); changing rooms; alerting workers to health hazards; inspection. Appendices: texts of Finnish regulations concerning asbestos. CIS No. 79-1886 Database ID 32599