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Austria - Protection in certain sectors of economic activity - Law, Act

Federal Act to amend: Construction Workers’ Annual Leave and Severance Pay Act; and Construction Workers Bad Weather Compensation Act 1957 (BGBl I 114/2017) -

Adoption: 2017-07-31 | Date of entry into force: 2017-08-01 | AUT-2017-L-106382

Article 1. Amendment to the Construction Workers’ Annual Leave and Severance Pay Act: new section § 3c. Fatality: death of the employee; holiday and severance payment fund
Article 2. Amendment to the Construction Workers Bad Weather Compensation Act 1957: changes in numbering and wording.

Austria - Protection in certain sectors of economic activity - Law, Act

Federal Law to amend the Industry Law 1994.

Adoption: 2000-08-10 | AUT-2000-L-58704

Provisions regarding occupational qualifications, construction sites, and the management of hazards during large industrial accidents.

Austria - Protection in certain sectors of economic activity - Law, Act

Construction Work Coordination Act (BGBl. I. No. 37/1999). (Bauarbeitenkoordinationsgesetzes) -

Adoption: 1999-01-15 | AUT-1999-L-51626

Requires employers in the construction industry to take measures to implement relevant provisions of the Occupational Safety and Health Protection Act and to prepare a safety plan for every construction project. Construction works undertaken by several employers shall require the appointment of a safety coordinator to harmonize safety procedures between the employers.

Austria - Protection in certain sectors of economic activity - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance of the Ministry for Economic Affairs about occupational safety standards for the building trade. Text No. 793.

Adoption: 1994-09-30 | Date of entry into force: 1994-09-30 | AUT-1994-R-41103

Concerns standards with regard to noise emissions of machines used in the construction industry.

Austria - Protection in certain sectors of economic activity - Regulation, Decree, Ordinance

Ordinance of the Federal Minister for Labour and Social Affairs establishing Regulations for the Occupational Health and Safety of Construction Workers.

Adoption: 1994-05-05 | Date of entry into force: 1995-01-01 | AUT-1994-R-37807

Regulates the protection of occupational health and safety in the construction industry. In particular, it concerns protective equipment, first aid, scaffolds, ladders, walking boards and ladders, sheathing, work on roofs, mining, dike construction, railway and road construction, demolition work, special construction work, work with liquid gas, work with lifting tackles, and work with machines and vehicles. Repeals Ordinance dated 10 November 1954.