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ISL-1980-L-36767
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Title_of_text
Act on Working Environment, Health and Safety in Workplaces, No. 46/1980.
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Iceland
Subjects (Classification)
Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
1980-05-28
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Original title
Lög um aðbúnað, hollustuhætti og öryggi á vinnustöðum nr. 46/1980
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.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1981-01-01
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
1995-10-20 (ISL-1995-R-46647)
Regulation No. 549 of 1995 on occupational safety regarding industrial work.
Implementing text(s)
1995-10-24 (ISL-1995-R-46649)
Regulation No. 557 of 1995 on occupational safety in industrial work.
Implementing text(s)
1997-07-03 (ISL-1997-R-53087)
Regulation No. 432 of 1987 regarding measures to secure the safety and health of pregnant women, women who have recently given birth and women who are breast-feeding.
Implementing text(s)
1997-07-03 (ISL-1997-R-53088)
Regulation No. 433 of 1997 on measures to secure the safety and health of workers working part-time or as a temporary replacement.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
1997-05-22 (ISL-1997-L-53073)
Act No. 52 of 1997 to amend Act No. 46 of 1980 on working environment, health and safety in the workplace.
Amending text(s)
2016-12-22 (ISL-2016-L-104416)
Act amending the Act on the Affairs of People with Disabilities, No. 59/1992 and the Act on Working Environment, Health and Safety in Workplaces, No. 46/1980 (Extension of Contracts for Personal Assistance Services and Parliamentary Decree), No. 128/2016.
Electronic region
Electronic source title
English translation
Author
Laws and Regulations
Publisher
Ministry of Social Affairs
Country
Iceland
URL
http://eng.felagsmalaraduneyti.is/legislation/nr/1957
File
ISL36767 Eng 2015.pdf (PDF of Law in English as amended to Act 80/2015)
Electronic source title
Legislation on-line
Author
Parliament website - Althingi, Iceland
URL
http://www.althingi.is/lagas/145a/1980046.html
File
ISL36767 2017.pdf (PDf of Law in Icelandic as amended to Act 128/2016)
Monograph region
Monograph title
Lagasafn
Publisher
Ministry of Justice
Place of publication
Reykjavik
Country
Iceland
Date
1991
Volume
Vol. I
Page range
pp. 635-652