General ordinance for worker protection - General ordinance for machine safety Jurisdiction Austria Year 1983 Published in German Original/other title [German] Allgemeine Arbeitnehmerschutzverordnung - Allgemeine Maschinen- und Geräte-Sicherheitsverordnung Source Verlag der Österreichischen Staatsdruckerei, Rennweg 12a, 1030 Wien, Austria, 1983. 204p. Descriptors [Primary] Austria, machinery guarding regulations, occupational safety and health [Secondary] ergonomics, fire protection, housekeeping, law, machinery, maintenance, personal protective equipment, premises and workplaces, responsibilities, safe working methods, safety devices, welfare facilities Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract Booklet containing the complete texts of (1) the Ordinance of 11 March 1983 governing the protection of the lives of workers and their safety and behaviour (definitions, workplaces, access and flow of persons and materials, equipment and working methods, workstations, storage, protective clothing, fire prevention, first aid, sanitary facilities, maintenance and cleaning, responsibilities) and (2) the Ordinance of 21 March 1983 on devices and methods for protecting workers using machinery (definitions, generalities, safe distances, power transmission, moving parts, moving tools and workpieces, starting and stopping devices, engineering solutions, marking and signage). Ordinance (1) goes into effect in Jan. 1984, ordinance (2) in Jan. 1986. CIS No. 83-1791 Database ID 40611