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ISL-1981-L-35193
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Title_of_text
Working Environment and Health and Safety in the Workplace Act, as amended through to 1992-12-00
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Iceland
Subjects (Classification)
Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
1981-01-01
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Governs safety and health activities within enterprises. Establishes duties to be fulfilled by employees; employers; foremen; those selling, installing, repairing and designing machinery, instruments, tool and other equipment for use in enterprises; and by contractors. Also deals in this context with hours of work, employment of children and young people, and health protection through medical and other examinations, and provides for a system of administration of occupational safety and health.
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)
1995-10-20 (ISL-1995-R-46647)
Regulation No. 549 of 1995 on occupational safety regarding industrial work.
Serial region
Serial title
Printed separately
Page range
34 p.