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24.5.2022
The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) has investigated an accident which took place in Lieksa on 18 December 2021, and in which a faulty connection in a substation caused several building...
electrical installations
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25.3.2022
The Ministry of Economic Affairs and Employment press release: A report that evaluates the activities, services and implementation of digitalisation projects at the Finnish Safety and Chemicals...
safety and security government agencies
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25.3.2022
Investments in prospecting last year remained at the same level as in 2020, according to the statistics on prospecting and mining compiled by the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes). By...
mines
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17.3.2022
One way to help people in distress is to offer different types of aid. Together with other authorities, the Finnish Transport and Communications Agency Traficom wants to remind you that you must...
hazardous substances transport
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8.3.2022
The EU is launching the Partnership for the Assessment of Risk from Chemicals (PARC) programme that will form a competence network of chemical risk assessment. The Finnish parties involved are the...
chemicals
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2.11.2021
The Police and the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) express their concern for the safety of young people’s street race events and moped meets. Such events require an advance permit, and...
services
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29.9.2021
The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) has completed its investigation of the lift accident that occurred at Kauniala Hospital on 11 May 2021. In the accident, the lift car started moving...
safety and security lifts
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10.8.2021
Intoxicants are often a contributing factor to accidents involving electric scooters. Particularly at night, crashes and falls frequently happen at excessive speeds when a rider’s reaction time is...
safety and security consumer goods traffic alcohol
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19.7.2021
The obligation to provide information regarding substances of very high concern (SVHC) in articles for the European Chemicals Agency's (ECHA) SCIP database enters into force in Finland on 19 July...
chemicals
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10.6.2021
The Government has appointed Kimmo Peltonen, Doctor of Philosophy, Director General of the Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes). The Director General’s term of office is fixed and continues...
safety and security government agencies namings
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12.5.2021
The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) has appointed an investigation team to investigate a lift accident that resulted in a death. The aim of the investigation is to identify the factors...
safety and security lifts
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3.5.2021
The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) studied in spring 2021 the chemicals in civil masks, i.e. cloth masks and disposable fibre masks, sold to consumers. No harmful concentrations of...
chemicals consumer goods coronaviruses respiratory protective devices
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24.2.2021
The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) has issued Fennovoima Ltd with a permit to store and handle dangerous chemicals at Hanhikivi 1 nuclear power plant in Pyhäjoki. The permit issued by...
production plants nuclear power plants
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10.2.2021
The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) implemented a snow building surveillance project during the winter season of 2019–2020, including the inspection of five snow and ice buildings in...
safety and security services snow construction
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28.1.2021
The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) ordered companies to withdraw a total of 118 dangerous electrical products from the market last year. The highest number of defects was found in...
electrical devices
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19.1.2021
Practices regarding public notices pertaining to the Mining Act have been specified to correspond to amendments to the Administrative Procedure Act. This change strengthens the established practice...
mines ore prospecting
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18.1.2021
Ten people received eye injuries requiring hospital treatment during the 2020–2021 New Year celebrations. In addition, one injury resulted from an unignited sparkler hitting the eye, and a P1...
explosives
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18.12.2020
The plant protection products register and biocide register are now part of the KemiDigi online service. The plant protection products register contains all plant protection products authorised for...
chemicals data systems plant protection products biocides
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16.12.2020
The EU has set strict requirements for surgical masks and respiratory protective equipment. However, the EU has not had any common requirements for civil masks. Standardisation work for civil masks...
products consumer goods coronaviruses respiratory protective devices
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11.12.2020
The Finnish Safety and Chemicals Agency (Tukes) will start as a contact point for market surveillance on 1 January 2021. Activities will start by assembling a network of authorities.
safety and security product safety market surveillance
