Finnish Occupational Safety and Health Act
The Act requires the employer to look after the safety and health of employees, to identify and assess hazards at work, to draw up an occupational safety action programme and to induct and instruct employees.
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Reference
- Reference
- 738/2002
- Area
- Employment and occupational safety
- Supervision
- Työsuojeluviranomainen (aluehallintovirastot)
- Publisher
- Finlex
- Checked
- 2026-09-10
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Supervision
Related acts
- Finnish Employment Contracts Act55/2001
- Finnish Annual Holidays Act162/2005
- Finnish Working Hours Act872/2019
- Finnish Co-operation Act1333/2021
- Finnish Non-Discrimination Act1325/2014
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