Work Health Safety 1982
INDEXCONTENTS 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
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