Legislation on occupational safety, hygiene and medicine Jurisdiction Brazil Year 1980 Published in Portuguese Original/other title [Portuguese] Legislaçăo de segurança, higiene e medicina do trabalho Source Fundacentro, Al. Barăo de Limeira, 539, CEP 01202, Săo Paulo, SP, Brazil, 1980. 268p. Descriptors [Primary] Brazil, legislation, occupational safety and health [Secondary] TLV list, explosives, fire protection, hyperbaric pressure, illumination levels, radiation protection, responsibilities, underground work Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract This collection of Brazilian OSH laws includes: the full text of Act No. 6514 (1977) on Occupational Safety and Health, giving the basic guidelines; and Decree No. 3214 (1978), consolidating several standards and regulations pertaining to OSH. The latter includes, among others: basic obligations of employers and employees; responsibilities of OSH officers and occupational physicians; list of occupation codes; tables showing the minimal number of OSH officers according to the number of employees in the enterprise; examples of accident and disease report forms; minimum lighting levels by type of activity; limitations of exposure to radiation; regulations on work under hyperbaric pressure; TLV list for chemical agents; regulations on work with inflammable and explosive substances; open-air and underground work; fire protection; hygienic and comfort requirements in the workplace. CIS No. 84-592 Database ID 41420