Miners’ Health Protection Ordinance. Country/Territory Germany Document type Regulation Date 1991 (2016) Source FAO, FAOLEX Long titleMineral Ordinance on the protection of health for miners. Subject Environment gen., Mineral resources Keyword Public health Hazardous substances Mining Geographical area Alps, Europe, Europe and Central Asia, European Union Countries, North Sea, North-East Atlantic, Western Europe Abstract The present Ordinance lays down provisions relating to the protection of health of miners. The present Ordinance shall be applied to health aptitude tests, as well as to preventive and protective measures for miners. The text consists of 19 articles divided into 4 Parts as follows: General provisions (1); Occupational medical examination (2); Special provisions for hazardous substances (3); Protection against other health damages (4). Eleven Annexes are enclosed.- Full text German Website www.bgbl.de References - Legislation Amended by Ordinance amending of the Miners Health Protection Ordinance. Legislation | Germany | 2017 Keyword: Public health, Hazardous substances, Mining Source: FAO, FAOLEX