Law No. 1568 on Health and Safety at Work Jurisdiction Greece Year 1985 Published in Greek Original/other title [Greek] Nomos up'arith. 1568/1985 - Ugieine kai asfaleia tōn ergazomenōn Source In: Egheiridio nomothesias ugieinēs kai asfaleias tēs ergasias (ISBN 960-7389-04-2), Ellēniko Institouto Ugieinēs & Asfaleias tēs Ergasias, Patēsiōn 89, 104 34 Athēna, Greece, 1994, p.592-626 (Vol.A). Also in: Efēmeris tēs kubernēseōs, 18 Oct. 1985, No.177 A'. The English translation (11p.) is also microfiched by CIS. Descriptors [Primary] Greece, national organization, occupational safety and health [Secondary] biological hazards, chemical hazards, electricity, emergency exits, industrial physicians, information of personnel, law, lighting, medical supervision, microclimate, physical hazards, public OSH institutions, qualifications, responsibilities of employees, responsibilities of employers, safety and health committees, safety devices, safety engineers, safety officers, ventilation Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract This Law applies to all workplaces, except those in the explosives manufacturing, mining and quarrying, fishing and transportation industries and those involving work with ionizing radiation. Contents: OSH bodies in enterprises (OSH committees and safety delegates, their responsibilities and election); safety engineers and occupational physicians (obligation to employ; qualifications; responsibilities; surveillance of working conditions and workers' health; collaboration; further training); setting up of the Sumboulio Ugieinēs kai Asfaleias tēs Ergasias, or "Hygiene and Safety at Work Council" (HSWC) within the Supreme Labour Council of the Ministry of Labour, responsible for the preparation of expert opinions related to OSH legislation; setting up of prefectural OSH Committees; requirements for premises (design of work areas, emergency exits, maintenance, criteria for workplaces (ventilation, temperature, lighting)); machine safety requirements; protection of workers against physical, chemical and biological factors (obligations of employers and suppliers, prevention, medical surveillance, information of personnel); scope of presidential decrees that may be issued under this Law; obligations of undertakings to supply information regarding OSH matters to the government; general obligations of employers and workers regarding OSH; penalties. CIS No. 95-1922 Database ID 65712