No Abstract Hazard maps are information systems relating to the risks for the health of workers in a particular sector of industry, compiled that these risks can be located and evaluated and the exposure the various groups of affected workers are subjected to established.
Hazard maps are an investigative tool with a preventive function.
During the 1988-1990 period hazard maps were scheduled for the 24 industrial sectors of greatest importance for preventive action. In each of these the technical staff of the National Institute of Health and Safety at Work first compiled a guide for locating and evaluating accident risks and pinpointing the hazards to health involved in each process and function occurring in the industry under investigation. Besides the report on preventive measures, which is sent to every company investigated, a diagnostic report is compiled for each sector. The results are distributed via the information channels of the National Institute of Health and Safety at Work. Institutional cont The National Institute of Health and Safety at Work is an autonomous organ of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security controlled by a tripartite council including government, trade-union and employers' representatives.