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Since the mid-19th century, Austria has had regulations and regulatory authorities to protect the life and health of workers. The European occupational safety and health (OSH) regulations have been transposed into national legislation, the harmonization…
Occupational safety and health (OSH) at work is covered by the “Law of 4 August 1996 on well-being of workers in the performance of their work" [1] and its royal decrees. The Law transposes into Belgian law the framework Council Directive 89/391/EEC of…
Bulgarian occupational health and safety (OSH) legislation has twice undergone transformations meant to harmonize it with the EU approach, during the nineties and then upon becoming a Member State in 2007. The Framework Directive 89/391/EEC [1] was…
The Republic of Croatia is a European country, in geopolitical term Central European and Mediterranean countrie, geographically located in the southern part of Central Europe and in the northern part of the Mediterranean. The land area is 56,578 km² and…
The legal system in Cyprus is based on national laws and regulations emanating from them. With regards to safety and health at work, a cluster of laws has been introduced during the last fifteen years with the purpose of introducing European standards.…
In the Czech Republic the Charter of Fundamental Rights and Basic Freedoms – Article 28 of No. 2/1993 Collection of laws (Coll.), – which is second only to the Constitution, states that employees have the right to satisfactory work conditions. [1] Every…
Denmark first regulated occupational safety and health in 1873, establishing a factory inspectorate to supervise protection of children and young people in factories and workshops, and later introducing rules on preventive technical measures. [1] This…
In Estonia, the Occupational Health and Safety (OSH) Act [1], the so-called framework law, is the most fundamental of the occupational health and safety legislations. It covers occupational health and safety requirements for the work of workers, rights…
In Finland, public administration is required by the law to protect the labour force [1]. The European framework Council Directive 89/391/EEC [2] is transposed into Finnish law by the Occupational Safety and Health Act (738/2002) [3] and the Act on…
The first protective measures for health and safety at work were issued during the 19th century, targeting vulnerable populations : miners (law of 21 April 1810), children (law of 22 March 1841). Then the law of 9 April 1898 establishing the…