General law concerning health, occupational safety and welfare Jurisdiction Bolivia Year 1990 Published in Spanish Original/other title [Spanish] Ley general de higiene, seguridad ocupacional y bienestar Source Ministerio de Trabajo y Desarrollo Laboral, La Paz, Bolivia, 1990. 112p. Serial number Decreto-Ley 16998 Descriptors [Primary] Bolivia, occupational safety and health [Secondary] dangerous substances, electricity, fire prevention, fire protection, hand tools, ionizing radiation, law, materials handling, personal protective equipment, plant safety organization, power-driven hand tools, pressure vessels, public OSH institutions, responsibilities of employees, responsibilities of employers, safety and health committees, safety devices, warning notices, women, young persons Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract This Law took effect on 2 Aug. 1979. Contents: general standards (scope; definitions); obligatons of employers and employees; employment of women and minors; organisations charged with OSH matters (the National Council and the Directorate of Health, Occupational Safety and Welfare; the National Institute of Occupational Safety; inspection and supervision activities; joint OSH committees); OSH services within enterprises; penalties; minimal OSH standards (workplaces; fire safety; machine guarding; electrical equipment; hand and portable power tools; boilers and pressure vessels; furnaces; materials handling and transport; dangerous and noxious substances; radiations; maintenance of plant, machinery and equipment; health protection; personal protective equipment; selection of workers; danger signs). CIS No. 91-1 Database ID 55416