General regulation for the prevention of occupational accidents and diseases Jurisdiction Honduras Year 2002 Published in Spanish Original/other title [Spanish] Reglamento general de medidas preventivas de accidentes de trabajo y enfermedades profesionales Serial title La Gaceta - Diario oficial de la República de Honduras Source 25 Jan. 2002, Vol.CXXVI, No.29,691, p.1-71. Illus. Online availability [Spanish] http://www.natlaw.com/honduras/topical/lb/rghnlb/rghnlb1.htm, [Spanish] http://www.cohep.com/Reglamento%20SST_1.pdf Descriptors [Primary] Honduras, occupational safety and health [Secondary] accommodation, biological hazards, chemical hazards, cold storage, confined spaces, dangerous substances, electricity, equipment, workplaces and operations, fire protection, hazard identification, information of personnel, law, lifting appliances, manual handling, paint spraying, personal protective equipment, pesticides, physical hazards, pressure vessels and systems, responsibilities of employees, responsibilities of employers, safety and health committees, safety programmes, visual display terminals, welding and cutting, welfare facilities, work at height Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract These Regulations were issued by Executive Agreement (Acuerdo Ejecutivo) No.STSS-001-02 of 7 Jan. 2002. Contents: scope (all workplaces in Honduras) and definitions; obligations of employers, employees, and of their respective organizations; workplace OSH committees; information of workers concerning workplace hazards; OSH programmes; general workplace conditions; temporary housing for workers; equipment, machinery and tools; electrical safety; pressurized equipment; cold storage; lifting and transportation; work at heights; manual handling of loads; fire safety; safety signs and gestures; personal protection; welding and cutting; paint spraying; standards relating to physical agents (temperature, lighting, noise and vibration); standards related to biological agents; safety in the use of industrial chemicals; safe use of agricultural chemicals; work in confined spaces; visual display terminals; penalties. The 1952 Regulations (of 4 Sep.) on the prevention of occupational accidents are repealed. CIS No. 02-507 Database ID 78801