Work Health Safety 1982

Book : Work Health Safety 1982

Language : English

Library : Health-Safety-Environment

Publish Place : Finland

ISSN : 0783-6899

Period : annual

Publish Date : 00 1982

Publisher : Institute of Occupational Health

Book Number : 2933

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CONTENTS
Cover Kaius Hedenström
A reinforcement worker on the
job constructing ferroconcrete.
Reform brings
labor protection closer
to the worker
Labor protection reform, a process which began nearly ten years ago, has completely reorganized the administration of labor protection in Finland New features include the National Board of Labour Protection and the involvement of average workers.

Occupational health care - prevention in advance
Attitudes about work and work conditions have changed. Today's motto is health. This and the new concept of active labor protection led to Finland's Occupational Health Care Act, which requires that all workplaces provide occupational health services.
12 Bits and Pieces
13 Lifting requires know-how
Occupational safety on one hand; cranes hoisting, and transporting on the other. At Rauma-Repola's plants advance planning and specially trained operators are the keys to safe lifting.
18 Dalsbruk echoes the metal industry of bygone days
For three hundred years, generations of metal workers have manufactured iron and metal products at the oldest plant in Finland.
21 The Teaching Profession Today
Awful at it's worst - wonderful at its best" says Sirpa-Leena Rusanen, a history teacher. Experiences and research support her opinion.
26 Disadvantages recognized - what next?
Mental health and work need not be mutually exclusive. Mental well-being and development at work can be improved by reorganizing the work.
28 Working at an amusement park: The tempo's fast and the work's responsible
Few people realize that working at an amusement park involves special responsibility.
32 Oscar