Decree on Regulations for safety in the construction industry Jurisdiction Costa Rica Year 1996 Published in Spanish Original/other title [Spanish] Decreto-Reglamento de seguridad en construcciones [Costa Rica] Serial title La Gaceta - Diario Oficial (Costa Rica) Source 27 June 1996, Year 118, No.122, p.1-8. Serial number Decreto No.25235-MTSS Descriptors [Primary] Costa Rica, construction industry, construction sites [Secondary] blasting caps, law, personal protective equipment, safe distances, storage, welfare facilities Subject category Occupational medicine, epidemiology Abstract This Decree implements the regulations published simultaneously, to come into effect on 25 Sep. 1996. The regulations cover: safety measures (materials storage, demolition work, excavation, work with reinforced concrete, stonemasonry, ladders, scaffolds and ramps, explosives, health and welfare facilities, moving of loads, electricity); use of personal protective equipment; responsibilities and penalties for non-compliance. In annex: minimum safety distances (storage of chemical powders, pyrotechnical products, blasting caps, mechanical powders). Regulation No.6 of 16 Feb. 1955 is revoked. CIS No. 96-1539 Database ID 67578