Section 16-3. Entry into force

These regulations enter into force on 1 January 2013.
The following regulations are repealed from the same date:
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    Regulations of 14 June 1985 No 1410 relating to work in tanks
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    Regulations of 19 November 1985 No 2105 relating to the excavation and shoring of trenches
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    Regulations of 14 June 1985 No 1157 relating to work with ionising radiation
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    Regulations of 10 September 1982 No 1377 relating to technical appliances
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    Regulations of 1 November 1966 No 9192 relating to protective structures on tractors
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    Regulations of 26 April 2005 No 362 relating to asbestos
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    Regulations of 4 April 1973 No 1 relating to the installation of new carbon dioxide systems
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    Regulations of 18 April 1974 No 3 relating to the risk of avalanches in occupancy areas and on construction sites
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    Regulations of 20 April 1977 No 9193 relating to tractors
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    regulations of 29 April 1977 No 7 relating to safety representatives and working environment committees
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    Regulations of 25 May 1977 No 2 relating to the Labour Inspection Authority's consent for the erection and modification of buildings, reorganisation etc.
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    Regulations of 25 September 1978 No 5 relating to rest cabins
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    Regulations of 7 December 1979 No 7 on adding odorant to oxygen (odorisation) in connection with welding, burning and heat treatment
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    Regulations of 14 June 1985 No 1411 relating to work on board marine tankers with inert gas protection in the cargo tanks
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    Regulations of 26 April 2006 No 456 relating to protection against noise in the workplace
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    Regulations of 19 September 1997 No 1018 relating to regional safety representatives for building and construction undertakings
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    Regulations of 15 November 1983 No 1674 relating to inspection, marking and filling of compressed air cylinders for diving and respiratory equipment for diving
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    Regulations of 21 March 1986 No 745 relating to the application of the Working Environment Act in agricultural and forestry undertakings with no employees
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    Regulations of 10 January 1986 No 17 relating to the application of the Working Environment Act to work in sole proprietorships in the building and construction sector
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    Regulations of 11 April 1986 No 870 relating to local safety representatives and working environment committees for loading and unloading operations
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    Regulations of 25 January 2005 No 47 relating to dissociable hexavalent chromium in cement
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    Regulations of 14 April 1989 No 335 relating to scaffolds, ladders and work on roofs etc.
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    Regulations of 11 February 2009 No 162 relating to the requirement for undertakings in certain industries to have an approved occupational health service
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    Regulations of 30 November 1990 No 944 relating to diving
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    Regulations of 13 February 1992 No 1263 relating to high-pressure jetting etc.
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    Regulations of 24 May 1993 No 1425 relating to the use of personal protective equipment in the workplace
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    Regulations of 16 September 1994 No 876 relating to protective structures on old tractors
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    Regulations of 6 October 1994 No 972 relating to safety signage and signalling in the workplace
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    Regulations of 10 November 1994 No 1053 relating to dock work
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    Regulations of 15 December 1994 No 1259 relating to work at computer screens
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    Regulations of 16 February 1995 No 170 relating to workplaces and work premises
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    Regulations of 20 January 1995 No 156 relating to heavy and repetitive work
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    Regulations of 20 April 1995 No 385 relating to work in control rooms
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    Regulations of 25 August 1995 No 768 relating to reproductive harm and the working environment
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    Regulations of 16 December 1996 No 1315 relating to work at wastewater treatment plants
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    Regulations of 30 June 2005 No 794 relating to safety, health and the working environment in connection with rock work
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    Regulations of 19 December 1997 No 1322 relating to protection against exposure to biological agents (bacteria, viruses, fungi etc.) in the workplace
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    Regulations of 26 February 1998 No 179 relating to welding, thermal cutting, thermal spraying, carbon fettling, soldering and grinding (hot work)
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    Regulations of 30 April 1998 No 551 relating to work performed by children and young people
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    Regulations of 26 June 1998 No 608 relating to the use of work equipment
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    Regulations of 18 December 1998 No 1206 relating to fees for the processing of building applications pursuant to Section 19 of the Working Environment Act
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    Regulations of 14 April 2000 No 412 relating to the development and use of substance databases for hazardous substances in industry (the Substance Database Regulations)
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    Regulations of 30 April 2001 No 443 relating to protection against exposure to chemicals in the workplace (the Chemicals Regulations)
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    Regulations of 6 July 2005 No 804 relating to protection against mechanical vibrations
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    Regulations of 10 September 2009 No 1173 relating to the employer's use of an approved occupational health service and approval of occupational health services
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    Regulations of 27 April 2010 No 605 relating to protection against artificial optical radiation in the workplace
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    Regulations of 16 November 2010 No 1452 relating to regional safety representatives in certain industries
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    Regulations of 2 June 1977 No 3219 relating to machinery, equipment and tools