Act No.9 of 24 January 1979 Jurisdiction Colombia Year 1979 Published in Spanish Original/other title [Spanish] Ley 09 de enero 24 de 1979 Serial title Protección y seguridad Source Sep.-Oct. 1979, Vol.25, No.5, p.40-46. Descriptors [Primary] Colombia, occupational safety and health [Secondary] dangerous substances, emergency exits, harmful physical agents, indoor communication ways, law, machinery guarding regulations, premises and workplaces, radiation protection Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract Title III of the Colombian law: occupational safety and health (OSH) (scope and aims of the title, general sections on OSH; workplaces (design and layout of industrial premises, communication ways and areas, prevention of falls, emergency exits); working conditions; protection against chemical, biological and physical agents; establishment of TLVs; plant health programmes; occupational safety (machine guards, safe work with machinery, equipment and tools, pressure vessels, electrical hazards, furnaces, materials handling and storage, personal protective equipment); preventive medicine and health services; hazardous substances; pesticides; pyrotechnical products; radiation. CIS No. 80-596 Database ID 33079