The information on this site is subject to a disclaimer and a copyright notice . In consultation with the Member States and assisted by the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work, the Commission shall draw up guidelines on the assessment of the chemical, physical and biological agents and industrial processes considered dangerous for the health and safety of the relevant workers, to include physical movements and postures, mental and physical fatigue and other types of physical and mental stress. For all activities liable to involve a risk, the employer or the health and safety service must determine the nature, degree and duration of exposure in order to evaluate the risks and decide what measures should be taken.
Workers are to be notified of the results and of measures involving health and safety at work.
Exposure of the workers in question to the above risks to be avoided by provisionally adjusting their working conditions or their working hours. Where transfer to another activity is not feasible, the workers in question must be granted leave for the whole of the period considered necessary to protect their safety and health. Member States shall take the necessary measures to ensure that the workers concerned are not obliged to perform night work during their pregnancy and for a period following child birth, subject to submission of a medical certificate, by transferring them to daytime work where possible, otherwise by excusing them from work or extending maternity leave. Pregnant workers have the right to take leave from work without loss of pay to enable them to attend ante-natal examinations if such examinations take place during working hours. Women may not be dismissed for reasons related to their condition for the period from the beginning of their pregnancy to the end of the period of leave from work.