Council of State Ordinance No.716 of 3 Aug. 2000 concerning the prevention of work-related cancer Jurisdiction Finland Year 2000 Published in Finnish, Swedish Original/other title [Finnish] Valtioneuvoston asetus työhön liittyvän syöpävaaran torjunnasta [Swedish] Statsrĺdets förordning om avvärjande av cancerrisk i anslutning till arbete Serial title Finlands författningssamling - Suomen säädöskokoelma Source 21 Aug. 2001, p.1869-1875. Online availability [Finnish] http://www.finlex.fi/pdf/sk/00/vihko098.pdf, [Swedish] http://www.edilex.fi/pdf1/fs/00/band098.pdf Descriptors [Primary] Finland, carcinogens, harmful substances, mutagens, occupational diseases [Secondary] benzene, information of personnel, law, safety and health training, substitution, threshold limit values, vinyl chloride, wood dust Subject category Chemical safety Abstract This ordinance (effective 1 Sep. 2000) covers the following issues: scope (work with carcinogenic and mutagenic substances); definitions; identification and evaluation of risks; reduced use and substitution; exposure reduction; hygiene and personal protection measures; training and information of personnel; expected and unexpected exposure; medical examinations. In annex: exposure limits for some known carcinogens (benzene, vinyl chloride monomer, hardwood dust). Council of State decisions 355/1982 (of 12 May 1982; on benzene exposure, see CIS 83-421), 1182/1992 (of 26 Nov. 1992; on the reduction of cancer risk at work) and 919/1992 (of 8 Oct. 1992; on vinyl chloride exposure) are repealed. The ordinance is in accordance with the provisions of directive 90/394/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens at work (see CIS 90-1758), as modified by directives 97/42/EC (see CIS 99-17) and 1999/38/EC (see CIS 00-1516). CIS No. 01-1297 Database ID 77512