The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer and a copyright notice . The Directive applies to workers in the fields of road, rail, air, sea and waterway transport.
Any matters concerning traffic regulations, however, are outside the scope of the Directive.
The employer must ensure that employees' workplaces comply with the minimum requirements for safety and health as set out in Annex II, Part A, with effect from 31 December 1994. This deadline is extended by two years in the case of workplaces on board means of transport already in service on that date. Additionally, the employer must provide workers with sanitary facilities, rest rooms and living quarters as set out in Annex 2, Part B, with effect from 31 December 1994. Here too the deadline is extended by two years in the case of sanitary facilities, rest rooms and living quarters on board means of transport already in service on that date. The employer is responsible for ensuring the technical maintenance of installations, the regular cleaning of means of transport and the regular checking of safety, emergency, control and signalling equipment, as well as for devising suitable organizational measures and selecting the equipment intended to safeguard the health and safety of workers during transport activities.