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| Original name: | Zakon o ochrane, podpore a rozvoji verejneho zdravia a o zmene a doplneni niektorych zakonov |
| Name: | Act No. 355/2007 of 21 June 2007 on protection, encouragement and development of public heath. |
| Country: | Slovakia |
| Subject(s): | Occupational safety and health |
| Type of legislation: | Law, Act |
| Adopted on: | 2007-06-21 |
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| Published on: | Zbierka zakonov, 2007-07-31, Ciastka 154, pp. 2402-2475 |
| ISN: | SVK-2007-L-84279 |
| Link: | https://www.ilo.org/dyn/natlex/natlex4.detail?p_isn=84279&p_lang=en |
| Bibliography: | Zbierka zakonov, 2007-07-31, Ciastka 154, pp. 2402-2475 Act on-line in Slovak  www.zbierka.sk, IURA EDITION, Slovakia PDF (consulted on 2010-08-09)Legislation on-line Slov-Lex (Legal and information Portal), Slovakia PDF (as amended up to January 2023) (consulted on 2023-06-05) |
| Abstract/Citation: | Section 12(4) regulates measures to prevent labour related sicknesses and their limitation. Third Heading of Fifth Part (Sections 30 - 42) regulates occupational health protection: - Section 30: Obligations in occupational health protection; - Section 31: Evaluation of health risks and categorization of works; - Section 32: Protection of employees from noise during work; - Section 33: Protection of employees from vibration during work; - Section 34: Protection of employees from electromagnetic emissions during work; - Section 35: Protection of health from optical emissions during work; - Section 36: Lighting during work; - Section 37: Protection of health against stress due to heat and cold during work; - Section 38: Protection of health against physical stress, mental stress and sensory stress during work; - Section 39: Protection of employees during work with chemical factors; - Section 40: Protection of employees during work with carcinogens and mutagens; - Section 41: Protection of employees during work with asbestos; - Section 42: Protection of employees during work with biological factors; Section 52 regulates inter alia the obligations of employers in health protection. Section 61 (q) to (s) gives to the Ministry of health regulatory powers in different domains of occupational health. |
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