Information in English

The following brochures and folders are also available in English

Legal provisions

Acts and regulations on Occupational Safety and health

• The Austrian safety and health at Work Act (88 KB)
• Regulation on safety and health documentation (287 KB)
• Information and instructions of workers (72 KB)
• Health Surveillance (54 KB)
• Construction Work Coordination Act (71 KB)
• Personal Protective Equipment (244 KB)
• Biological Agents (82 KB)

Special groups (women, young workers, temporary workers)

• Employment of pregnant workers, workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding (72 KB)
• Young workers: prohibition and restrictions of employment (88 KB)
• Temporary agency work and occupational safety and health (70 KB)

Folders and Brochures

• Ageing appropriate work design (290 KB)
• Construction works: Coordination and Fall Protection (798 KB)
• Limit values and carcinogenic agents (91 KB)
• Noise at work (1087 KB)
• Vibrations (1051 KB)
• Hazards from solar radiation (1058 KB)
• Recognition of foreign certificates, licences or permissions for operating fork lifts and cranes (60 KB)
• Work equipment subject to mandatory inspection (70 KB)

Actors in Occupational Safety and Health

• Who is who in Occupational Safety and Health (1035 KB)
• Labour inspection - organisation, rights and obligations - bilingual (102 KB)

Occupational Safety and Health Strategy

• Occupational Safety and Health Strategy (2013-2020) (299 KB)
• Occupational Safety and Health Strategy 2007 -2012: Presentation (796 KB)
• Occupational Safety and Health Strategy 2007 -2012: Summary of all projects (126 KB)