Legislative texts on OSH

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Legislative texts on OSH

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General safety, health and conditions of work [22]
Occupational medicine, epidemiology [3]
Industries and occupations [23]
New technologies [3]
Chemical safety [31]
Fires, explosions and major hazards [4]
Physical hazards [7]
Mechanical hazards, transport [49]
Biological hazards [3]

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General safety, health and conditions of work

Occupational Injury Insurance Act (No. 422 of 10 June 2003) [2003, CIS 03-503]

Notification No.733 of 2001 respecting inspection fees in especially arduous work environments [2001, CIS 01-1576]

Notification No.575 of 2001 concerning occupational safety and health personnel [2001, CIS 01-1575]

Act No.1247 on a General Working Environment Fee [2000, CIS 01-302]

Notification of the Working Environment Act [1999, CIS 01-1]

Notification No.383 of 1998 to amend Notification No.739 of 1997 respecting safety and health at the workplace [1998, CIS 99-706] (repealed)

Notification No.739 of 22 Sep. 1997 concerning health and safety at work [1997, CIS 99-713] (repealed)

Notification amending the Notification of 1997 concerning the performance of work [1997, CIS 99-6]

Notification No.184 of 22 March 1995 concerning the Working Environment Act [1995, CIS 98-353]

Directives adopted within the field of safety, hygiene and health at work [1995, CIS 96-397]

Notification on safety sign posting and other means of signalling [1994, CIS 95-1162]

Notification concerning the performance of work [1994, CIS 95-384]

Act No.390 of May 20, 1992, on Insurance against the Consequences of Industrial Injuries [1992, CIS 98-360]

Notification of the Working Environment Act [1985, CIS 87-1141] (repealed)

Notification concerning the performance of work [1983, CIS 88-352] (repealed)

Notification concerning safety training [1983, CIS 84-1454]

Building regulations 1982 [1983, CIS 84-923]

Labour Inspectorate Directive concerning art.9 - Occupational safety and health training of safety group members [1978, CIS 79-1159]

Labour Inspectorate Directive concerning plant safety and health activities [1978, CIS 79-1158]

Act No.681 of 23 December 1975 - The Working Environment Act. [1977, CIS 78-897]

Eye protection equipment - Instructions for manufacturers, sellers and users - III. Eye protection [1977, CIS 78-804]

In-plant safety activities - Guide to organisation, functions and duties [1974, CIS 75-1767]

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Occupational medicine, epidemiology

Notification No. 918 of 2002 concerning the list of occupational diseases [2002, CIS 03-513]

Notification No.577 of 1999: List of occupational diseases [1999, CIS 00-1218] (repealed)

Notification No.820 of 1997: List of occupational diseases [1997, CIS 98-1082] (repealed)

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Industries and occupations

Notification on work with extraction of mineral materials [1994, CIS 95-1171]

Notification on the design of temporary or changing workplaces [1993, CIS 94-416]

Notification on dangerous work by young people [1992, CIS 94-9]

Order on determination of code numbers of products [1986, CIS 88-1066] (repealed)

Order on professional painting work [1986, CIS 88-1065] (repealed)

Notification concerning sewer work [1983, CIS 84-1452]

Labour Inspectorate Instructions concerning liquid manure installations [1978, CIS 79-1125]

Labour Inspectorate Instructions concerning painting work - Health protection for workers painting buildings [1978, CIS 79-962]

Directives for the implementation of the provisions of the Work Environment Act regarding employment of young persons under 15 [1977, CIS 78-892]

Notification No.28/1976 concerning health hazards in gas cutting, welding and reheating (oxyacetylene and similar processes) [1976, CIS 77-1716]

Notification No.20/1976 concerning incineration plants [1976, CIS 77-860]

Instructions for the layout of, and work on, cattle slaughtering lines [1976, CIS 77-854]

Notification No.13/1976 prescribing rules for work in fish canning and processing plants [1976, CIS 77-853]

Instructions for the equipment of, and work in slaughtering corridors for pigs [1976, CIS 76-1748]

Directives for subsoil application of liquid ammonia [1975, CIS 76-1707]

Notification No.11/1975 concerning hygiene and welfare arrangements for itinerant workers [1975, CIS 76-566]

Notification No.13/1975 concerning control of air pollution and of radiations during MIG and TIG welding [1975, CIS 76-512]

Supermarket cash registers - Instructions concerning layout of workplaces [1975, CIS 75-1764]

Rules for the design and construction of, and work in, manholes and galleries of district heating systems, etc. [1974, CIS 75-2050]

Notification concerning safety activities on construction sites [1974, CIS 75-1453]

Painting - Directives concerning measures against health hazards during painting of buildings [1973, CIS 74-1556] (repealed)

Notification No.5/1973 concerning rules for the equipment of workers' quarters in abattoirs, gut cleansing establishments, poultry slaughterhouses, flaying houses and other industries processing meat and animal products [1973, CIS 74-239]

Notification No.4/1973 concerning lumbermen working in isolation [1973, CIS 74-207]

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New technologies

Notification No.642 of 2001 concerning genetic technology and the work environment [2001, CIS 01-1585]

Notification No.384 of 2000 concerning genetic technology and the work environment [2000, CIS 01-1295] (repealed)

Notification on genetic technology and the working environment [1991, CIS 94-418]

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Chemical safety

Notification No.906 of 8 Nov. 2002 on the provisions for the prevention of cancer risks involved in work with chemical substances and materials [2002, CIS 03-1515]

Notification No.559 of 2002 concerning the special obligations of producers, suppliers, importers etc. of substances and materials under the Working Environment Act [2002, CIS 02-1027]

Notification No.292 of 26 Apr. 2001 concerning work with substances and materials (Chemical Agents) [2001, CIS 01-1587]

Notification No.288 of 17 May 1998 to amend Notification No.660 of 1986 concerning asbestos [1998, CIS 99-1417]

Notification No. 140 of 1997 concerning the prevention of occupational cancer caused by dust and other substances [1997, CIS 98-396] (repealed)

Notification on aerosols [1994, CIS 95-395]

Consolidated Act No.21 of 16 Jan. 1996 on Chemical Substances and Products [1993, CIS 03-1020]

Notification on work with code numbered products [1993, CIS 94-16]

Notification on the evaluation of code numbers [1993, CIS 94-15]

Notification of preventive measures against carcinogenic risks while working with substances and materials [1993, CIS 94-12]

Exposure limits for substances and products [1992, CIS 92-724] (repealed)

Exposure limit values for substances and materials [1988, CIS 90-374]

Exposure limits for substances and materials [1988, CIS 88-1761] (repealed)

Order on the use of asbestos (Order No.660 of 24 Sep. 1986) and Order to amend the Order on asbestos (Order No.139 of 23 Mar. 1987) [1987, CIS 88-1763]

Order on registration of substances and materials considered to be carcinogenic [1985, CIS 88-1077]

Order on the register of substances and materials [1984, CIS 88-1052]

Order on substances and materials [1984, CIS 88-372]

Notification on substances and materials [1982, CIS 84-1007] (repealed)

Labour Inspectorate Directives concerning the monitoring of atmospheric pollutants during welding and the evaluation of measurement results [1978, CIS 79-1055]

Labour Inspectorate Directives concerning hazardous substances and preparations [1978, CIS 79-1054]

Notification No.2/1977 to issue directives for the use of coolants and other mineral oil-based products [1977, CIS 77-2036]

Personal protective equipment - Instruction for manufacturers, retailers and users - IV. Respiratory protection [1977, CIS 77-1694]

Notification No.16/1976, concerning the unloading of new motor cars [1976, CIS 77-843]

Notification No.3/1975 concerning air pollution during welding and heat treatment of coated materials [1975, CIS 75-1726]

Notification No.29/1974 concerning air pollution control during welding of stock treated with oil [1974, CIS 75-1725]

Notification No. 13/1974 concerning the control of silicosis hazards in silicate converting industries [1974, CIS 75-1275]

Notification No.26/1974 concerning the threshold limit value for vinyl chloride [1974, CIS 75-1064]

Notification No.8/1974 concerning the use of furane-bound sand in foundries [1974, CIS 74-2020]

Notification No.11/1974 concerning the use of cutting fluids [1974, CIS 74-2019]

Notification No.9/1974 concerning the use of the cold-box method in foundries [1974, CIS 74-2018]

Notification No.10/1974 concerning air pollution control during manual arc welding with coated electrodes at changing locations [1974, CIS 74-2017]

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Fires, explosions and major hazards

Notification of safety rules for natural gas installations in accordance with the Working Environment Act [1979, CIS 80-333]

Notification No.6/1975 concerning rules for the manufacture, filling, testing and use of portable fire extinguishers [1975, CIS 75-1519]

Technical rules for spray painting and varnishing with flammable liquids [1974, CIS 75-1822]

Notification No.4/1974 concerning the evacuation of anaesthetic gases from operating theatres, recovery rooms, etc. [1974, CIS 74-1601]

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Physical hazards

Notification No.823 of 1997 concerning dose limits for ionizing radiation [1997, CIS 98-1099]

Notification on industrial gamma radiography installations [1984, CIS 85-1877]

Notification concerning industrial X-ray installations [1984, CIS 85-1876]

Directives for the inspection by radiography of welded seams in pressure vessels, boilers and pipes [1975, CIS 76-1608]

Notification No.8/1975 concerning the use of helium-neon lasers for sighting in construction work [1975, CIS 76-405]

Notification prohibiting the employment of young persons on work with ionising radiation in commerce and offices [1972, CIS 73-144]

Notification on the medical supervision of work with ionising radiations [1972, CIS 72-143]

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Mechanical hazards, transport

Notification on simple pressure vessels [1994, CIS 95-1200]

Notification on the design of machinery [1994, CIS 95-406]

Notification on the design of machinery [1992, CIS 94-22] (repealed)

General requirements for the safeguarding of machinery [1987, CIS 87-766]

Order on the design and use of technical equipment [1984, CIS 88-1051]

Notification No.16/1977 concerning safety nets - Construction, testing, installation, use and maintenance [1977, CIS 78-839]

Notification No.7/1977 concerning the safe design and use of magnets and suction pads for lifting and handling [1977, CIS 78-603]

Mobile platforms and aerial baskets - Instructions for design, installation, use and maintenance [1977, CIS 78-602]

Elevating tables - Instructions for their design, equipment, installation, use and maintenance [1977, CIS 78-309]

Fixed elevating platforms - Instructions for design, equipment, installation, use and maintenance [1977, CIS 78-308]

Notification No.3/1977 on prevention of hazards of compacting devices fitted on certain types of garbage trucks [1977, CIS 77-2064]

Directives for fired steam boiler equipment [1977, CIS 77-1844]

Directives for safety of cryogenic equipment [1977, CIS 77-1843]

Protective measures for laundry machines - Directives for constructors, vendors, lessors, users, installers and repairers [1977, CIS 77-1839]

Hydraulic and pneumatic presses, including press brakes - Instructions for design, installation, use and maintenance [1977, CIS 77-1531]

Notification No.29/1976 concerning occupational safety in the use of mechanical conveyors for manure removal [1976, CIS 77-1700]

Notification No.25/1976 concerning the protection of prefabricated elements against overturning during or after assembly [1976, CIS 77-840]

Notification No.26/1976 concerning safe working methods in airless spray painting installations [1976, CIS 77-637]

Notification No.11/1976 concerning threading machines with rotating piece [1976, CIS 77-632]

Use of cranes to lift personnel - Instructions for owners, users, suppliers, lessors and lessees [1976, CIS 77-605]

Instructions for using fork-lift trucks to lift personnel [1976, CIS 77-604]

Directives for operating fired steam boilers [1976, CIS 76-1546]

Directives for unfired hot water systems (central heating systems using heat exchangers) [1975, CIS 76-1547]

Directives for the design and use of bolt guns and their accessories [1975, CIS 76-1540]

Directives for tractor safety cabs offering protection against overturning [1975, CIS 76-502]

Mobile ladders - Instructions for construction, installation, use and maintenance [1975, CIS 76-339]

Directives for the approval, declaration, testing and inspection of fired steam boilers [1975, CIS 76-334]

Directives for the construction of fired steam boilers [1975, CIS 76-333]

Notification No.12/1975 concerning safety valves for steam-heated apparatus [1975, CIS 76-332]

Portable ladders - Instructions for use [1975, CIS 75-1548]

Shipyards - Instructions for scaffolds [1975, CIS 75-1547]

Notification No.7/1975 concerning protection of machines for the preparation of feeds for fur-bearing animals, etc. [1975, CIS 75-1537]

Instructions for slingers [1975, CIS 75-1505]

Notification No.2/1975 concerning transport of pallettised stackable plastic boxes [1975, CIS 75-1504]

Regulations for periodic inspections of certain pressure vessels [1974, CIS 75-1849]

Guarding of injection-moulding machines and blow-moulding machines for plastics [1974, CIS 75-1841]

Car lifts - Directives concerning design, construction, installation, use and maintenance [1974, CIS 75-1809]

Notification No.28/1974 concerning manual handling of bagged goods [1974, CIS 75-1803]

Guidelines concerning in-port safety activities during loading and unloading of ships [1974, CIS 75-1503]

Notification No.24/1974 concerning mechanically driven cranes, etc. with calibrated chains for load lifting [1974, CIS 75-1502]

Portable circular power saws - Directives for manufacturers, suppliers, sales and hire agencies, repair shops and users [1974, CIS 75-1466]

Notification No. 19/1974 concerning checks of non-encased brake springs in friction clutches of eccentric presses [1974, CIS 75-1246]

Notification No. 14/1974 concerning the construction and use of rolling pallets and containers [1974, CIS 75-1209]

Notification No.1/1974 concerning safety measures on high-pressure cleaning equipment [1974, CIS 74-1848]

Directives for burner-fired hot-water generators [1973, CIS 74-1846]

Directives for the periodical inspection of melting kettles [1973, CIS 74-1845]

Ministerial notification on land-based steam boilers [1972, CIS 72-1857]

Directive on amendment to the directive on design and use of moveable containers for compressed gases [1939, CIS 95-33]

Directive on design and use of moveable containers for compressed gases [1935, CIS 95-32]

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Biological hazards

Notification No.87 of 2002 concerning biological agents and the working environment on offshore installations [2002, CIS 02-539]

Notification on biological agents and the work environment [1993, CIS 94-24]

Notification No.2/1973 concerning protection against hepatitis infection [1973, CIS 74-269]

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Updated by AS. Approved by GS. Last update: 16.03.2007.