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COM(74)1140final
Brussels,22July1974
Draftfora
COUNCILRESOLUTION
OFTHEORGANIZATION
OPACOMMUNITY SAFETYWEEK IN"AGRICULTURE
15or22September1974
(submittedtotheCouncil "bytheCommission)
Com(74)1140final

V/394/1/74-E
Explanatory memorandum
Agricultural employers and .workers have forthree years been conducting a
joint study ,within theCommittee setupbytheCommission ,oftheproblems
affecting thehealth andsafety ofpersons engaged inagriculture .
This study hasrevealed ,ineach country ,alarge number ofaccidents or
cases ofillness caused mainly bytherapid mechanization offarms and
theincreasingly widespread useofpesticides andinsecticides .
For exanrale :
in1969 ,inItaly ,349persons were killed when using agricultural tractors ;
in1970 »i*1Germany ,there were 22030 accidents ,ofwhich 1.379 were fatal ,
intheagricultural sector ;
in1972 ,inGreat Britain ,there were 6.212 accidents ,ofwhich 120were
fatal ,inthe same sector .
Regulations anddirectives have been adopted orarebeing under study by
theCouncil fortheimprovement ofthesafety ofagricultural machinery ,
butitisessential fortheusers and 1those around them (12million people
areinvolved )tobemade aware ofdangers which arenotalways apparent .
Ineach oftheMember States ,there areannual projects aimed atreducing
thenumber ofthese accidents through publicity ,demonstration ,etc.,but
itwasfelt that they would bemore effective ifbacked upbyaCommunity
project ,which would have itsimpact upon allthose concerned atthesame
time ,andwhich would permit theuseofgreater resources .

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This project isbased onthefinal communique of -theHeads ofState and Go­
vernment ,which urged theneed toimprove thequality oflife aswell asthe
standard ofliving ,andontheCouncil Resolution of21January 1974 on "the
Social Action Programme ,inwhich itisstated :
"•••.. there areproblems inthesocial field which arecommon toallMember
States andwhich could best bedealt with onaCommunity basis rather than
inisolation ...... Ithasbeen recognized inallMember States that this
whole process demands amore active Community social policy ifthewell-
vbeing ofallthepeoples oftheCommunity istobemaintained ."

Draft for a
COUNCIL RESOLUTION
CONCERNING ACOMMUNITY SAITLTIT-WEEK
ESTAGRICULTURE
THECOUNCIL OPTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HAVING REGARD totheTreaties establishing theEuropean Communities !
HAVING REGARD tothedraft from theCommission ;
WHEREAS theHeads ofState orGovernment meeting inParis on19and20Octo­
ber1972 considered that economic expansion isnotanend initself
butmust result inanimprovement inthequality oflife aswell as
instandards ofliving so .that progress maybeplaced attheservice
.ofmankind ;
WHEREAS intheagricultural sector thenumber ofaccidents atwork remains
very high inallMember States ;
WHEREAS theCouncil Resolution of21January 1974 »concerning aSocial Action
Programme includes amongst itspriorities theestablishment ofappro­
priate consultations between Member States ontheir social protection
I
policies and theestablishment ofaprogramme relating tosafety at
■ ■work ;
WHEREAS theprovision ofsafety devices foragricultural machinery will not
befully effective unless itissupplemented byatraining programme
intended fortheusers thereof ;
WHEREAS various action programmes arenowoperating intheMember States for
thepurpose ofpermanent prevention ofaccidents and ,following con­
sultation with government experts >itseems particularly desirable
that such action programmes becoordinated atcommunity level with
aview tomaking them more effective andproducing agreater impact
onthegeneral public ;

HAS ADOPTED THIS RESOLUTION î
1.The Council notes with approval that theMember states aredesirous not
only tocontinue individual action toprevent accidents atwork inagri­
culture butalso tointensify coordination oftheir activities inthat respect
atCommunity level .
2.,The Council notes with satisfaction that theMember States would like the
social partners toparticipate intheorganisation ofappropriate activities
andalso inthedrawing upofspecific action programmes tothat effect *
3.Consequently ,theCouncil fully supports thesuggestion putforward by
theCommission toorganise aCommunity safety Week inagriculture under
Community auspices which would beheld from September 15-22 ,1974 »and
featuring asitsmain theme :"Safe farming inEurope "onthebasis of
close cooperation between theMember States andthesocial partners .
4*The Council considers that theCommission should offer itscooperation to
Member States andthesocial partners inrespect ofthis action programme
byproviding such aidasshall prove necessary anddesirable toensure the
success ofthis operation andthereby achieve thewidest possible impact
throughout theCommunity .
5.TheCommission isherby invited todraw upareport ontheresults of
this operation andsubmit suggestions forfuture action programmes