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EST-1999-L-54624
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Title_of_text
Act of 16 June 1999 on occupational health and safety (Text No. 616) (consolidation).
Main Region
First Region
Country(ies)
Estonia
Subjects (Classification)
Occupational safety and health
Adopted on (Date of text)
1999-06-16
Scope of text
National
Type of legislation (Type of text)
Law, Act
Second Region
Abstract/Citation
Provides for standards on occupational hygiene and safety, obligations of employers and employees to create a safe work environment, organization of hygiene and safety at the level of the enterprise, institution and State, procedure for settlement of disputes in this matter, and responsibility for breach of established standards. Consolidation available in English.
Entry dates region
Date of entry into force
1999-07-26
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Implementing Text region
Implementing text(s)
2000-01-11 (EST-2000-R-63184)
Government Regulations No. 13 of 11 January 2000 on Occupational Health and Safety Requirements for Use of Work Equipment.
Implementing text(s)
2000-01-11 (EST-2000-R-63186)
Government Regulations No. 12 of 11 January 2000 on Procedure for Selection and Use of Personal Protective Equipment.
Implementing text(s)
1999-12-08 (EST-1999-R-63187)
Government Regulations No. 377 of 8 December 1999 on Occupational Health and Safety Requirements at Construction Sites.
Implementing text(s)
1999-12-21 (EST-1999-R-63188)
Government Regulations No. 402 of 21 December 1999 on Occupational Health and Safety Requirements for Specific Areas of Activity.
Implementing text(s)
2001-02-07 (EST-2001-R-71234)
Regulations No. 50 of 7 February 2001 on occupational safety and health requirements for work of pregnant and breastfeeding women.
Implementing text(s)
2000-05-05 (EST-2000-R-71236)
Regulations No. 144 of 5 May 2000 on occupational safety and health requirements for the working environment affected by biological risk factors.
Implementing text(s)
2001-03-20 (EST-2001-R-71237)
Regulations No. 105 of 20 March 2001 on occupational safety and health requirements for using hazardous chemicals and materials containing the latter.
Implementing text(s)
2000-02-15 (EST-2000-R-71242)
Regulations No. 51 of 15 February 2000 on requirements for using carcinogenic and mutagenic substances at the workplace.
Implementing text(s)
2000-11-15 (EST-2000-R-71247)
Regulations No. 362 of 15 November 2000 on occupational safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment.
Implementing text(s)
2001-05-17 (EST-2001-R-71249)
Regulations No. 173 of 17 May 2001 on occupational safety and health requirements for fishing vessels (RT I 2001, 47, 263).
Implementing text(s)
2001-09-18 (EST-2001-R-71251)
Regulations No. 293 of 18 September 2001 on limit values for chemical hazards in the working environment.
Implementing text(s)
2008-04-03 (EST-2008-R-81843)
Governmental Decree No. 75 of 3 April 2008 on the Procedure for the registration,investigation and reporting of occupational accidents and diseases.
Amending Text region
Amending text(s)
2014-05-21 (EST-2014-L-102020)
Law No. RT I, 04.06.2014, 2 of 21 May 2014 to Amend the Acts on Individual Labour Dispute Resolution, on Occupational Health and Safety, on Labour Market Services and Benefits.
Related Text region
Related text(s)
2005-01-12 (EST-2005-L-90386)
Law on Community-scale Involvement of Employees (No. RT I 2005, 6, 21) (consolidation).
Electronic region
Electronic source title
Act as amended (Unofficial translation)
Author
Riigi Teataja
Country
Estonia
URL
https://www.riigiteataja.ee/en/eli/ee/Riigikogu/act/506072023004/consolide
File
EST-54624.pdf (PDF (in English) (as amended))
Serial region
Serial title
Pravovye Akty
Date
1999-09-30
Number
No. 49
Page range
pp. 1843-1866