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| Original name: | Lög um aðbúnað, hollustuhætti og öryggi á vinnustöðum nr. 46/1980 |
| Name: | Act on Working Environment, Health and Safety in Workplaces, No. 46/1980. |
| Country: | Iceland |
| Subject(s): | Occupational safety and health |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 1980-05-28 |
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| ISN: | ISL-1980-L-36767 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=36767&p_lang= |
| Bibliography: | Lagasafn, 1991, Ministry of Justice, Reykjavik, Iceland, Vol. I, pp. 635-652 English translation  Laws and Regulations, Ministry of Social Affairs, Iceland PDF of Law in English as amended to Act 80/2015 (consulted on 2010-02-12)Legislation on-line Parliament website - Althingi, Iceland PDf of Law in Icelandic as amended to Act 128/2016 (consulted on 2016-05-06) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Chapter I: Purpose and scope. Chapter II: Safety and health activities within enterprises. Relationship between employers and employees. Chapter III: Safety committees in special fields. Chapter IV: General obligations (obligations of the employers, of foremen and of the employees; obligations of those who sell, install, repair and design machinery, instruments, tools and other equipment for use in enterprises and obligations of a contractor and others). Chapter V: Execution of a job. Chapter VI: The workplace. Chapter VII: Machinery, technical equipment, etc. Chapter VIII: Dangerous substances and goods. Chapter IX: Rest and holidays. Chapter X: Employment of children and young persons. Chapter XI: Health protection, medical examinations and other examinations. Chapter XII: The administration of occupational safety and health. Chapter XIII: Report duties of enterprises, granting of operation license, etc. Chapter XIV: Appeal of decisions. Chapter XV: Penalties. Repeals Act No. 23 of 1952 on safety measures at the workplace. |
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