HELLENIC LEGISLATION ON HEALTH AND SAFETY AT WORK

 
Relevant Directive
Hellenic Legislation (1)
Title
1
 
LAW 2273/20
Prohibition of white (yellow) phosphorus use in the match industry.
2
 
RD of 25-8-20
Codification of provisions on health and safety of workers.
3
 
RD of 17-12-21
Ratification of C Convention concerning the use of lead carbonate in painting works.
4
 
RD of 16-3-23
Regulation on health and cleanness at raisin-stores.
5
 
RD of 13-10-23
Regulation on health and cleanness at figs-packing stores.
6
 
PD of 30-10-24
Regulation on working conditions at figs stores.
7
 
PD of 22-12-33
Amendment by PD 17/78
Health and safety of workers and employees working on ladders.
8
 
PD of 14-3-34
Amendment by LAW 1414/84 and PD 16/96
Health and safety of workers and employees of every type of industrial and handy craft enterprises etc.
9
 
MD 67288/34
Work regulation for painters of ship bottoms, hammer workers and boiler cleaners.
10
 
PD of 17-9-34
Industrial and handy craft enterprises operating at basements.
11
 
RD of 10-9-37
Safety of workers at woodworking enterprises.
12
 
LAW 1204/38
Amendment by LAW 1414/84 and PD 94/87
Prohibition of using leaded paints.
13
 
RD of 15-4-38
Regulation on health at slaughterhouses.
14
 
RD of 3-12-38
Regulation on health at pork slaughtering.
15
 
RD 380/63
Regulation on health at car-stations.
16
 
PD 362/68
Regulation on health and safety of workers at tanneries.
17
 
RD 464/68
Amendment by LAW 1414/84 and PD 94/87
Regulation on health and safety at printing houses and graphic arts and at the paper elaboration factories.
18
 
RD 590/68
Amendment by LAW 1414/84
Regulation on health and safety of workers at lead batteries manufacturing sector.
19
 
RD 796/68
Regulation on health and safety at unrefined leather stores.
20
 
LAW 61/75
Protection of workers from risks due the use of benzene and benzene products.
21
 
PD 212/76
Health and safety measures for workers at carrying bands.
22
 
LAW 492/76
Ratification of Convention No 136 (1971), on the protection of workers from poisoning due the use of benzene and benzene products.
23
 
PD 17/78
Complement of PD 22-12-93 “Health and safety of workers and employees working on ladders".
24
 
PD 95/78
Health and safety measures for workers at welding works.
25
 
PD 151/78
Health and safety measures for workers at thermoplastic and similar type presses.
26
 
PD 152/78
Health and safety measures for workers at presses with cam and similar type presses.
27
 
PD 216/78
Health and safety measures for workers at the transportation of liquid-candescent material with reach truck.
28
 
PD 778/80
Safety measures at the building works.
29
78/610/EEC
PD 1179/80
Health protection of workers exposed to vinyl chloride monomer.
30
 
PD 1073/81
Safety measures at the building, construction sites and civil engineering works.
31
 
LAW 1396/83
Obligation of taking safety measures in building works and other construction sites.
32
 
MD 130646/84
Safety measures diary
33
 
LAW 1414/84
Implementation of gender equality in labour relations and other provisions.
34
 
LAW 1430/84
Ratification of Convention No 62, concerning safety provisions at the construction industry.
35
 
LAW 1568/85
Amendment by LAW 1767/88, LAW 1682/87, LAW 2224/94,PD 17/96,PD 338/2001
Health and safety of workers.
36
 
PD 289/86
Health and safety of workers at workplaces attended by Ministry of National Defense.
37
 
PD 307/86
Amendment by
PD 77/93, PD 90/99,PD 339/2001
Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure in special chemical agents at work.
38
82/605/EEC
PD 94/87
Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to metallic lead and its ionic compounds at work.
39
 
MD 131325/87
Setting up of joint inspection committees for building and other construction sites.
40
 
PD 315/87
Setting up of Health and Safety Committees of workers in building works and other construction sites.
41
 
MD 130879/87
Method for the periodic control and determination of benzene concentration at the workplace atmosphere.
42
 
MD 131782/87[LAW 1567/88]
Setting up of joint inspection committees for the shipyard repairing-zone Piraeus - Drapetsona – Keratsini -Perama - Salamis.
43
83/477/EEC
PD 70a/88
Amendment by PD 175/97, PD 159/99
Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work
44
 
MD 88555/88[LAW 1836/89]
Health and safety of workers at the public sector, legal persons of public sector and local government organizations.
45
 
LAW 1767/88
Working councils and other working provisions. Ratification of Convention No 135.
46
 
PD 294/88
Minimum working time of safety engineer and occupational doctor, knowledge level and specialization of safety engineer for the undertakings and activities as described in the LAW 1568/85.
47
 
LAW 1837/89
Protection of under-aged persons during employment and other provisions.
48
 
PD 225/89
Health and safety at underground technical works.
49
 
MD 3232/41/89[
LAW 1892/90]
Setting up of nine-parted joint committees at the shipyard repairing-zone Piraeus - Drapetsona – Keratsini -Perama – Salamis and procedure for the control of dangerous gases in ships and floating constructions.
50
 
MD 130558/89
Health and safety of workers at machinable centers of public sector, legal persons of public sector and local government organizations.
51
 
LAW 1876/90
Free collective agreements and other provisions.
52
 
PD 70/90
Health and safety of workers at shipyard and repairing works.
53
 
MD 130627/90
Determination of dangerous, heavy or unhygienic works for employment of under age persons.
54
86/188/EEC
PD 85/91
Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to noise at work.
55
 
PD 157/92
Amplification of PD's and MD's based on LAW 1568/85 to the public sector, legal persons of public sector and local government organizations.
56
 
LAW 2084/92
Reformation of Social Insurance and other provisions.
57
88/642/EEC
PD 77/93
Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to physical, chemical and biological agents and amendment and complementation of PD 307/86.
58
89/655/EEC
PD 395/94
Amendment by PD 89/99
Minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work.
59
89/656/EEC
PD 396/94
Minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace.
60
90/269/EEC
PD 397/94
Minimum health and safety requirements for the manual handling of loads where there is a risk particularly of back injury to workers.
61
90/270/EEC
PD 398/94
Minimum health and safety requirements for work with display screen equipment.
62
90/394/EEC
PD 399/94
Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens at work.
63
77/576/EEC92/58/EEC
PD 105/95
Minimum requirements relating to the provision of safety and/or health signs at the workplace.
64
90/679/EEC93/88/EEC
PD 186/95
Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to biological agents at work.
65
89/654/EEC
PD 16/96
Minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace.
66
89/391/EEC
PD 17/96
Amended by PD 159/99
Introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers
67
92/57/EEC
PD 305/96
Minimum health and safety requirements for work at temporary or mobile work sites.
68
95/30/EEC
PD 174/97
Amendment of PD 186/95
Amendment of PD 186/95 "Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to biological agents at work"
69
91/382/EEC
PD 175/97
Amendment of PD 70a/88
Amendment of PD 70a/88 "Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work".
70
92/85/EEC
PD 176/97
Measures to improve the safety and health of pregnant women or women who have recently given birth.
71
92/91/EEC
PD 177/97
Minimum requirements relating to the improvement of protection of safety and health of workers at bore extractive industries.
72
94/33/EEC
PD 62/98
Introduction of measures to protect young people at work.
73
 
LAW 2639/98
Agreements on the working relations, establishment of Working Inspectorate Body and other provisions.
74
97/59/EEC97/65/EEC
PD 15/99
Amendment of PD 186/95 "Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to biological agents at work, amended by PD 174/97.
75
93/104/EEC
PD 88/99
Minimum requirements for the organization of working time.
76
95/63/EEC
PD 89/99
Amendment of PD 395/94
Amendment of PD 395/94 “Minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work."
77
91/322/EEC 96/94/EEC
PD 90/99
Amendment of PD 307/86
Setting exposure limit values and maximum exposure limit values for the workers in special chemical agents at work in conformation with Directives 91/322/EEC and 96/94/EEC, amendment and complementation of PD 307/86 as amended with PD 77/93
78
 
PD 95/99
Conditions of establishment and operation of External Protection and Prevention Services
79
 
PD 136/99
Organization of Working Inspectorate Body Services
80
89/391/EEC 91/383/EEC
PD 159/99
Amendment of PD 17/96
Amendment of PD 17/96 “Introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers" and of PD 70a/88 "Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work" in accordance with PD 175/97
81
97/42/EEC
PD 127/2000
Amendment of PD 399/94
Amendment of PD 399/94 "Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogenic agents at work".
82
 
PD 304/2000
Amendment of PD 395/94 and PD 89/99
Amendment of PD 395/94 “Minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work", as amended by PD 89/99
83
 
LAW 2874/2000
Promoting employment and other provisions.
84
80/1107/EEC88/642/EEC 98/24/EEC
PD 338/2001
Annul of MD 131099/89
Health and safety protection of workers from the risks related to their exposure to chemical agents at work
85
 
PD 339/2001
Amendment of PD 307/86
Amendment of PD 307/86 "Protection of workers' health, due to their exposure to certain chemical agents at work"
86
 
LAW 2918/2001
Ratification of Convention No 182, on the prohibition of children's worse working forms and their elimination by direct action.
87
99/92/EEC
PD 42/2003
Minimum requirements for improving the safety and health of workers to be potentially exposed at risk from explosive atmospheres.
88
99/38/EEC
LAW 41/2003
Amendment of PD 176/97 "Measures for improving safety and health at work, for women who are pregnant, in puerperium or in breast feeding period".
89
99/38/EEC
PD 43/2003
Amendment and complement of PD 399/94 "Protection of workers from the risks related to the exposure to carcinogenic agents at work".
90
 
LAW 3144/2003
Social dialogue for promoting employment and social security and other provisions.
91
 
LAW 3174/2003
Part time work and social services. Arrangements for pregnant women at the public sector.
92
 
MD 130272/2003
Employers training for undertaking safety engineer duties in their companies (C Class enterprises with less than 50 employees).
93
 
MD 130975/2003
Training of employers and employees on issues related to safety engineers duties.
94
 
MD 131784/2003
Training of safety engineers holding a Technical Institution or a University degree.

(1)  RD: Royal Decree     PD: Presidential Decree    MD: Ministerial Decision