Nordic Council of Ministers ARBETE OCH HÄLSA

The National Institute for Working Life is Sweden’s national centre for work life research, development and training. The labour market, occupational safety and health, and work organi-sation are our main fields of activity. The creation and use of knowledge through learning, information and documentation are important to the Institute, as is international co-operation. The Institute is collaborating with interested parties in various develop-ment projects. The areas in which the Institute is active include: • labour market and labour law, • work organisation, • musculoskeletal disorders, • chemical substances and allergens, noise and electromagnetic fields, • the psychosocial problems and strain-related disorders in modern working life. Preface An agreement has been signed by the Dutch Expert Committee on Occupational Standards (DECOS) of the Health Council of the Netherlands and the Nordic Expert Group for Criteria Documentation of Health Risks from Chemicals (NEG). The purpose of the agreement is to write joint scientific criteria documents which could be used by the national regulatory authorities in both the Netherlands and in the Nordic Countries. The document on health effects of hydrogen sulphide was written by Dr. Kristin Svendsen at the University Hospital of Trondheim, Norway and has been reviewe