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Document ID (ISN)26474
CIS number 77-287
Year 1975
Convention or series no.
Title Activities of the Swedish National Board of Occupational Safety and Health and Labour Inspectorate in 1974
Original title Arbetarskyddsstyrelsen och Yrkesinspektionen Verksamhetsberättelse 1974 [in Swedish]
Bibliographic information Arbetarskyddsstyrelsen, Fack, 100 26 Stockholm 34, Sweden, Dec. 1975. 64p. 114 ref.
Abstract During 1974 the Board issued through its Supervision Department, in addition to 33 notices on various subjects, directives concerning: safety in shipyards, industrial trucks, maximum allowable concentrations of different substances and gaseous anaesthetics. The Department assisted in drawing up of standards, inspected and approved machinery, started a special silicosis observation project and trained labour inspection personnel. The Occupational Health Department's research, training and consultant work covered chemical and physical hazards; work physiology, ergonomics and psychology. The Labour Inspectorate was reorganised and visited 35,000 workplaces of the 76,000 registered ones (2.1 million employees). English summary and captions for 6 tables.
Descriptors (primary) labour inspection; Sweden
Descriptors (secondary) harmful physical agents; report; harmful substances; research; ergonomics; role of government; silicosis
Document type E - Books, reports, proceedings
Subject(s) Administration, legislation
Broad subject area(s)
Browse category(ies) Labour inspection