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referral to the Council, the Council has not acted, the 
proposed measures shall be adopted by the Commission. 
Final provisions 
Article 15 
1. Member States shall bring into force the laws, 
regulations and administrative provisions necessary to 
comply with this Directive by 1 January 1991 at the latest 
and shall forthwith inform the Commission thereof. 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 118A 
thereof, 
Having regard to the Commission proposal drawn up after 
consultation with the Advisory Committee for Safety, 
Hygiene and Health Protection at Work (2), 
Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
(!) Doc. COM(88) 73 final. 
(2) Council Decision 74/325/EEC (OJ No L 185, 9. 7. 1974, p. 15). 2. Member States shall communicate to the Commission 
the texts of the provisions of national law which they adopt 
in the field covered by this Directive. 
3. Member States shall report to the Commission every 
two years on the practical implementation of the provisions 
of this Directive, indicating the points of view of employers 
and workers. The Commission shall inform the Committee 
and the Tripartite Committee. 
Article 16 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
In cooperation with the European Parliament, 
Whereas Article 118A of the EEC Treaty provides that the 
Council shall issue Directives containing minimum 
requirements designed to encourage improvements, espe­
cially in the working environment, as regards the health 
and safety of workers; 
Whereas Article 118A also recommends that Directives 
shall avoid imposing administrative, financial and legal 
constraints which would hold back the creation and 
development of SMUs; 
Whereas the Communication from the Commission on its 
programme concerning safety, hygiene and health at ANNEX 
LIST OF TECHNICAL AREAS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 13 
— Workplaces. 
— Work equipment. 
— Personal protective equipment. 
— Work with visual display units. 
— Handling of heavy loads involving risk of back injury. 
Proposal for a Council Directive concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for 
the workplace 
First individual Directive within the meaning of Article 13 of Directive ... (l) 
COM(88) 74 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 11 March 1988) 
(88/C 141/02) 
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work (!) provides for the adoption of Directives designed to 
guarantee the safety and health of workers; 
Whereas the Council Resolution of 21 December 1987 
concerning safety, hygiene and health at the workplace 
noted the Commission's intention to present to it in the 
near future minimum requirements concerning the safety 
and health of workers at work; 
Whereas it is incumbent on Member States to ensure the 
safety and health of persons, in particular workers, within 
their national territory; 
Whereas the completion of the internal market (2) entails 
the drawing up of Directives based on Article 100A, in 
accordance with the new approach to harmonization and 
standardization (3), making compliance with essential 
safety requirements for the design, manufacture or 
construction of products a condition for their sale and free 
movement throughout the Community and in view of the 
fact that some of these products have an effect on 
workplaces; 
Whereas the Member States have very different systems of 
legislation on safety and health at work; whereas national 
provisions on the subject, which often include technical 
specifications and/or self-regulatory standards, may result 
in different levels of safety and health protection and 
distort competition; 
Whereas compliance with the minimum requirements for 
health and safety at work is essential to ensure the safety 
and health of workers and to promote fair competition; 
Whereas the minimum requirements for the workplace are 
basically expressed in terms of intended results; whereas, in 
implementation of the new approach to technical harmoni­
zation and standardization, it is desirable to have technical 
reports which provide technical details of the aforesaid 
minimum requirements and give grounds for presumption 
of compliance with those minimum requirements and for 
the aforesaid technical reports to be supplemented in some 
cases by references to measurement methods covered by 
harmonized standards; 
Whereas, pending the adoption of technical reports within 
the meaning of this Directive, it is advisable to facilitate 
compliance with the minimum requirements by agreeing to 
continue using national provisions in the interim combined 
with a Community monitoring procedure to ensure that the 
national provisions correspond to the minimum require­
ments laid down by this Directive; whereas, for this 
(!) Doc. COM(87) 520 and Council Resolution 88/C 28/01 
(OJNo C 28, 3.2. 1988). 
(2) White paper— Doc. COM(85) 310 final. 
(3) Council Resolution 85/C 136/01 (OJ No C 136, 4. 6. 1985). purpose, the Committee is the most appropriate body to 
assist the Commission in the monitoring at Community 
level of compliance with the national provisions; 
Whereas this Directive is designed to protect the safety and 
health of workers by laying down essential minimum 
requirements, without impeding the retention or institution 
by each Member State of specific measures for safer 
working conditions; 
Whereas it is important to ensure adequate consultation 
with both sides of industry, and in particular with workers' 
organizations, on the technical work relating to this 
Directive; 
Whereas, as is widely practised in the Member States, it is 
advisable to let manufacturers be responsible for comply­
ing with the minimum requirements for the design, 
construction and organization of the workplace or 
elements thereof; 
Whereas it is important to encourage cooperation between 
management and labour with regard to decision making 
and measures concerned with the protection of safety and 
health at the workplace, at all levels; 
Whereas there is a need for a committee to assist the 
Commission in implementing supplementary measures 
provided for by the Directive, 
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE: 
Subject 
Article 1 
1. This Directive, which is an individual Directive within 
the meaning of Article 13 of Directive ..., lays down 
minimum requirements for safety and health at work, as 
defined in Article 2. 
2. This Directive does not apply to: 
— means of transport, 
— temporary or mobile work sites. 
3. This Directive does not impede the retention or 
institution by each Member State of more stringent 
protection measures for working conditions compatible 
with the Treaty. 
Definitions 
Article 2 
For the purposes of this Directive, the following terms have 
the meanings hereby assigned to them: 
— workplace: any fixed place intended to house per­
manent workstations on the premises or at the site of the 
undertaking and/or establishment, including any room 
or place accessible to a worker, 
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— undertaking and/or establishment: a public- or private-
sector establishment engaged in industrial, agricultural, 
commercial, administrative, service, educational or 
cultural activities, 
— worker: a person doing work of any sort, including 
students undergoing training and apprentices. 
Workplaces 
Article 3 
1. The Member States shall take all useful measures to 
ensure that the workplaces referred to in Article 1, when 
used as intended and properly maintained, cannot 
adversely affect the safety and health of workers or of other 
persons present. 
2. The Member States shall carry out any necessary 
checks in accordance with paragraph 1. 
Article 4 
Workplaces designed, constructed, fitted out, com­
missioned or used after the entry into force of this Directive 
must satisfy the minimum safety and health requirements 
set out in Annex I. 
Article 5 
1. The Member States shall presume that any workplaces 
designed, constructed, fitted out or commissioned in 
accordance with the national provisions which take into 
account at least the technical reports for the minimum 
safety and health requirements, the references for which 
have been published in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities, comply with the minimum safety and health 
requirements referred to in Article 4. 
2. The Member States shall forward to the Commission 
the texts of their draft and existing national measures 
which they regard as complying with the technical reports 
referred to in paragraph 1, without prejudice to Council 
Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying down a 
procedure for the provision of information in the field of 
technical standards and regulations. The Commission shall 
immediately forward these texts to the other Member 
States. In accordance with the procedure provided for in 
Article 9(2), it shall notify the Member States of the 
national measures which can enjoy presumption of 
compliance with the minimum safety and health require­
ments. The Commission shall publish the reference for 
such national measures in the Official Journal of the 
European Communities. 
3. In the absence of the technical reports provided for in 
paragraph 1, and as a temporary measure, the Member 
States shall communicate to the Commission the text of 
their draft and existing national measures which they 
regard as fulfilling the minimum safety and health 
requirements listed in Annex I, without prejudice to 
Council Directive 83/189/EEC of 28 March 1983 laying 
down a procedure for the provision of information in the field of technical standards and regulations. The Commis­
sion shall immediately forward these texts to the other 
Member States. In accordance with the procedure provided 
for in Article 9(2), it shall notify the Member States of the 
measures which can enjoy presumption of compliance with 
the minimum safety and health requirements. The 
Commission shall publish the references for such national 
measures in the Official Journal of the European Com­
munities. 
Article 6 
The Member States shall take any measures necessary to 
ensure that employers apply the minimum safety and health 
requirements set out in Annex II in existing and used 
workplaces at the latest five years after the entry into force 
of this Directive, without prejudice to the national 
provisions on safety and health at work in force when the 
Directive is adopted and the relevant ergonomic principles. 
Article 7 
When workplaces undergo modifications, extensions and/ 
or conversions after the entry into force of the Directive, the 
Member States shall ensure that the employer takes any 
measures necessary, where this is reasonably practicable, to 
ensure that these modifications, extensions and/or conver­
sions are in compliance with the corresponding minimum 
safety and health requirements set out in Annex I. 
Article 8 
1. The Member States shall take any measures necessary 
to ensure that employers use only workplaces comply with 
this Directive. The employer shall ensure: which 
— that traffic routes to emergency exits and the exits 
themselves are kept clear for immediate use, 
— that the necessary technical maintenance of the 
workplace is carried out and that any faults found are 
rectified as quickly as possible. If the faults entail a 
serious and immediate risk and cannot be rectified 
immediately, work must be stopped, 
— that the workplace is cleaned to an adequate level of 
hygiene, 
— that the safety equipment intended to prevent or 
eliminate hazards is regularly maintained and checked. 
2. Workers or their representatives shall be consulted on 
health and safety aspects on the basis of Annex I and/or 
Annex II, as appropriate. 
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If measures taken by the employer to ensure the safety of 
existing workplaces, in use or planned, are, in the opinion 
of the workers or their representatives, inadequate, they 
may request a visit by the authorities responsible for health 
and safety at the workplace. 
Article 9 
1. When a Member State or the Commission considers 
that the draft technical reports referred to in Article 5 do 
not satisfy the minimum requirements which apply to 
them, referred to in Article 4, the Commission shall refer 
the matter to the Committee referred to in Article 10, giving 
its reasons, and shall, if necessary, consult the Advisory 
Committee for Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at 
Work set up by Council Decision 74/325/EEC hereinafter 
referred to as 'the tripartite Committee'. 
In the light of the Committee's opinion, the Commission 
shall publish the reference for the technical report or 
request an amendment to the draft. 
2. Once it has received the Communications referred to in 
Article 5(2) and (3), the Commission shall consult the 
Committee and if necessary, the tripartite Committee. In 
the light of the Committee's opinion, the Commission shall 
inform the Member States within three months whether or 
not the national measure in question can enjoy presump­
tion of compliance with the minimum requirements and be 
published in the Official Journal of the European 
Communities. 
If the Commission or a Member State considers that a 
national provision no longer fulfils the conditions 
necessary for it to enjoy presumption of compliance with 
the minimum safety and health requirements set out in 
Article 4, the Commission shall consult the Committee 
and, if necessary, the tripartite Committee. In the light of 
the Committee's opinion, it shall inform the Member States 
whether or not the provision in question shall continue to 
enjoy presumption of compliance, and, if not, whether it 
shall be withdrawn from the publication referred to in 
Article 5(1). Changes to the Annexes 
Article 10 
1. The Commission shall make changes to the Annexes to 
this Directive as a result of: 
— the adoption of Directives on technical harmonization 
and standardization of the design, manufacture or 
construction parts of workplaces, 
— technical progress, changes in international regulations 
or specifications and know-how in the field of 
workplaces. 
2. In making the changes referred to in paragraph 1, the 
Commission shall be assisted by a committee and shall 
follow the procedure set out in Article 14 of Directive.... 
Final provisions 
Article 11 
1. The Member States shall bring into force the laws, 
regulations and administrative provisions necessary to 
comply with this Directive by 1 January 1991 at the latest. 
They shall immediately notify the Commission. 
2. The Member States shall forward to the Commission 
the text of the national provisions which they are adopting 
in the field governed by this Directive. 
3. At two-yearly intervals, the Member States shall report 
to the Commission on the practical implementation at the 
workplace of the provisions of this Directive, indicating the 
opinions of the two sides of industry. The Commission 
shall inform the Committee and tripartite Committee. 
Article 12 
This Directive is addressed to the Member States. 
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ANNEX 1 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR THE WORKPLACES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 4 
1. PRELIMINARY REMARK 
The minimal health and safety requirements shall only apply where the workplace is subject to 
the risk in question. 
2. MINIMUM HEALTH AND SAFETY REQUIREMENTS FOR WORKPLACES 
2.0. Structure and stability 
Buildings housing workplaces shall have the structure and stability appropriate to the type of 
use. 
2.1. Electrical installations 
Electrical installations shall be designed and constructed in such a way that they do not present a 
fire or explosion hazard; persons must be adequately protected against the risk of accidents 
caused by direct or indirect contact. 
The design, construction, choice of material and protection devices shall be appropriate to the 
voltage, external conditions and the competence of persons with access to parts of the 
installation. 
2.2. Emergency exits 
The emergency exits shall lead as directly as possible to the open air or a safe area. 
2.2.1. In the event of danger, it must be possible for workers to evacuate all workstations quickly and in 
complete safety. 
2.2.2. The number, distribution and dimensions of the emergency exits shall depend on the use, 
equipment and surface area of the workplaces and the maximum number of persons that may be 
present. 
2.2.3. Emergency exit doors shall be easy to open and shall open outwards; sliding doors and revolving 
doors shall not be permitted unless there are sufficient of them. 
2.2.4. Emergency exits shall be marked by signs in accordance with the national regulations 
implementing Directive 77/756/EEC; the signs shall be permanent and shall be placed at 
appropriate points. 
2.3. Fire detection and fire fighting 
2.3.1. Depending on the dimensions, height, use and equipment of the buildings and on the maximum 
potential number of people present, the workplaces shall be equipped with fire detectors, 
suitably distributed, an alarm system and appropriate automatic and/or manual fire-fighting 
equipment. 
2.3.2. Non-automatic fire-fighting equipment shall be marked by signs in accordance with the national 
regulations implementing Directive 77/756/EEC. Such signs shall be permanent and placed at 
appropriate points. 
2.4. Ventilation of enclosed workplaces (rooms) 
The air in enclosed rooms shall be naturally or artificially renewed so that workers have a 
sufficient supply of air of an adequate quality, having regard to the work they are carrying out. 
2.5. Room temperatures 
2.5.1. During working hours, the air temperature in rooms comprising the workplaces shall be 
comfortable, having regard to the nature of the work carried out and the physical effort required 
of the workers. 
2.5.2. The temperature in rest areas, rooms for duty staff, sanitary facilities, canteens and first aid 
rooms shall be appropriate to the purpose of these areas. 
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2.5.3. Climate control installations shall not blow or radiate on to workstations in such a way that 
workers are exposed to draughts or dangerous temperatures. 
2.5.4. Windows, skylights and glass partitions shall be such as to prevent excessive insolation. 
2.6. Natural and artificial room lighting 
2.6.1. Rooms shall as far as possible receive sufficient daylight and be equipped with adequate 
sufficient artificial lighting. 
2.6.2. Rooms in which workers may be exposed to risks in the event of failure of artificial lighting must 
be provided with adequate emergency lighting. 
2.7. Floors, walls and ceilings of rooms 
2.7.1. The floors of workplaces shall be level, with no unevenness, holes or dangerous slopes, they shall 
be fixed, stable and non-slip and it shall be possible to clean them to appropriate hygienic 
requirements in accordance with the purpose for which the rooms are used. 
2.7.2. The surfaces of walls and ceilings in rooms shall be such that they can be cleaned or refurbished 
to appropriate hygienic requirements. 
2.7.3. Transparent or translucent walls, in particular all-glass partitions, in rooms or in the vicinity of 
workstations and traffic routes shall be made of safety material or be shielded from workstations 
or traffic routes to prevent workers from coming into contact with walls or from being injured 
should the walls shatter. 
2.8. Windows and skylights 
2.8.1. Workers shall be able to open, close, adjust and secure windows, skylights and ventilation 
installations in complete safety. When open, they should not be so positioned as to constitute a 
hazard to workers. Unopenable windows shall not be permitted, unless the work requires it and 
there is adequate ventilation and artificial lighting. 
2.8.2. Windows and skylights must be designed, or equipped to allow them to be cleaned without risk 
to the workers carrying out this work or to workers present in and around the building. 
2.9. Doors, gates and automatic doors 
2.9.1. The position, number and dimensions of doors and gates shall be determined by the nature and 
use of the rooms or areas. 
2.9.2. Swing doors shall be transparent or have see-through panels. 
2.9.3. If transparent or translucent surfaces in doors and gates are not made of unbreakable material 
and if there is a danger that workers may be injured if a door should shatter, the surfaces shall be 
protected against breakage. 
2.9.4. Sliding doors shall be fitted with a mechanism to secure them from being lifted off their 
mountings and falling out. 
2.9.5. Doors and gates opening upwards shall be fitted with a mechanism to secure them against falling 
back. 
2.9.6. Doors along escape routes shall be appropriately marked. It shall be possible to open them from 
the inside without the use of any special aid throughout the period that the workplaces are 
occupied. They shall open outwards. 
2.9.7. Doors for pedestrians shall be provided in the immediate vicinity of any gates intended 
essentially for vehicle traffic. 
2.9.8. Mechanical doors and gates shall function in such a way that there is no risk of accident to 
workers. They shall be fitted with easily identifiable and accessible emergency shut-down devices 
and it shall be possible to open them by hand. 
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2.10. Traffic routes — dangerous areas 
2.10.1. Traffic routes, including stairs, fixed ladders and loading ramps, shall be located and 
dimensioned to ensure easy, safe and appropriate access for pedestrians or vehicles in such a way 
as not to endanger workers employed in the vicinity of these traffic routes. 
2.10.2. Routes used for pedestrian traffic and/or goods traffic shall be dimensioned in accordance with 
the number of potential users and the type of undertaking. If means of transport are used on 
traffic routes, a sufficient safety clearance shall be provided for pedestrians. 
2.10.3. Sufficient clearance shall be allowed between vehicle traffic routes and doors, gates, passages for 
pedestrians, corridors and stairs. 
2.10.4. Where the use and equipment of rooms so requires for the protection of workers, traffic routes in 
workrooms and storerooms shall be identified. 
2.10.5. If the workplaces contain areas in which, due to the nature of the work, there is a risk of the 
worker or objects falling, these places shall be equipped, as far as possible, with devices 
preventing workers entering such areas. 
2.11. Specific measures for escalators and travolators 
Escalators and travolators shall function in such a way that there is no risk of accidents to 
workers. They shall be fitted with easily identifiable and accessible emergency shut-down 
devices. 
2.12. Loading ramps 
2.12.1. Loading ramps shall be wide enough for the dimensions of the loads to be transported. 
2.12.2. Loading ramps shall have at least one alighting point. Where technically feasible, ramps over a 
certain length shall have an alighting point at each end. 
2.13. Room dimensions and air space in rooms, and freedom of movement at the workstation 
2.13.1. Workrooms shall have a sufficient surface area, height and minimum air space. 
2.13.2. The dimensions of the free unoccupied area at the workstation shall be calculated to allow 
workers sufficient freedom of movement to perform their work. If this is not possible due to 
reasons specific to the undertaking, the worker shall be provided with sufficient freedom of 
movement near his workstation. 
2.14. Rest rooms 
2.14.1. In undertakings with more than a certain number of employees or where the health of workers or 
type of activity carried out demand it, workers shall be provided with an easily accessible rest 
room. This shall not apply if the workers are employed in offices or similar workrooms 
providing equivalent relaxation during breaks. 
2.14.2 Rest rooms shall be large enough and equipped with an adequate number of tables and chairs for 
the number of workers. 
2.14.3. Appropriate measures for the protection of non-smokers shall be taken in staff rest rooms. 
2.14.4. If working hours are regularly and frequently interrupted and there is no rest room, rooms shall 
be provided in which workers can stay during such interruptions. Appropriate measures shall be 
taken for the protection of non-smokers. 
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2.15. Sanitary equipment 
2.15.1. Changing rooms and lockers 
2.15.1.1. Separate changing rooms shall be provided for men and women if they have to wear special work 
clothes and where, for reasons of health and propriety, they cannot be expected to change in 
another room. 
2.15.1.2. In undertakings where workers are exposed to high temperatures in the course of their work, the 
changing rooms shall be in the vicinity of their workstations. 
2.15.1.3. Changing rooms shall be sufficiently large and have facilities to enable each worker to lock away 
his clothes during working hours. 
If the circumstances demand it (dangerous substances, humidity, dirt), lockers for work clothes 
shall be separate from those for ordinary clothes. 
2.15.1.4. If changing rooms are not required under paragraph 2.15.1.1, each worker shall be provided with 
a place to store his clothes. 
2.15.2. Washrooms and washbasins 
2.15.2.1. Washrooms shall be provided for workers if required by the nature of the work or for health 
reasons. Separate washrooms shall be provided for men and women. 
2.15.2.2. The washrooms shall be sufficiently large and equipped with facilities (including warm water if 
necessary) to permit each worker to wash in conditions of an appropriate standard of hygiene. 
2.15.2.3. Where washrooms are not required under paragraph 2.15.2.1, washbasins with running water 
(warm if necessary) shall be provided in the vicinity of the workstations. 
2.15.3. Toilets and washbasins 
Separate facilities shall be provided in the vicinity of workstations with an adequate number of 
toilets and washbasins. 
2.16. First-aid installations 
2.16.1. Where there is a high risk of accidents or where there is a large workforce, a first-aid room shall 
be provided. 
2.16.2. Such rooms shall be appropriately equipped, easily accessible and be marked in accordance with 
the national regulations implementing Directive 77/755/EEC. These signs shall be permanent 
and placed at appropriate points. 
2.17. Handicapped persons 
Workplaces shall be organized to take into account handicapped workers, if necessary. 
2.18. Outdoor workplaces (special provisions) 
2.18.1. Workstations, traffic routes and other areas or installations outdoors which are used by the 
workers in the course of their activity shall be so designed that there is no danger to pedestrians 
and vehicles. 
Articles 12,15 and 16 shall also apply to main traffic routes on the site of the undertaking (traffic 
routes leading to fixed workstations, to traffic routes used for the regular maintenance and 
supervision of the undertaking's installation and to loading ramps). 
The provisions of 2.10 are also applicable to outdoor workplaces. 
2.18.2. Workplaces outdoors shall be adequately lit by artificial lighting if daylight is not adequate. 
2.18.3. When workers are employed at workstations outdoors, such workstations shall as far as possible 
be equipped so that workers are protected against inclement weather conditions. 
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ANNEX 11 
MINIMUM REQUIREMENTS FOR WORKPLACES REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 6 
The requirements set out in this Annex only apply where the workplace is subject to the risk in question. 
1. Buildings containing workplaces shall be structurally sound and possess a stability appropriate to the nature 
of their use. 
2. Escape routes and emergency exits shall follow the shortest possible route to the outside or a safe area. In the 
event of danger, it shall be possible to evacuate all workplaces quickly and safely; there shall be an adequate 
number of escape routes and emergency exits. 
3. Emergency exit doors shall be easy to open and shall open outwards; sliding or rotating doors shall not be 
permitted. 
Escape routes and emergency exits shall be marked in accordance with the national regulations 
implementing Directive 77/756/EEC. They shall be permanently marked at appropriate points. 
Workplaces shall be equipped with suitable first-aid and fire-fighting equipment. The location of this 
equipment shall be adequately marked at appropriate points. 
4. If the workplaces contain hazardous areas, due to the nature of the work, or involve the risk of workers 
falling or of falling objects, these workplaces shall be equipped, as far as possible, with devices preventing 
workers from entering such areas. 
5. Rooms in which workers would be exposed to particular risks if the artificial lighting were to fail, and all 
emergency exits and traffic routes, shall have emergency lighting which provides sufficient illumination. 
6. Swing doors shall be transparent or have see-through panels. 
7. Workplaces shall be organized in such a way that pedestrians and vehicles can circulate without danger. 
8. Workplaces shall be organized in such a way that workers have separate rooms in the vicinity of their 
workstations equipped with an adequate number of toilets and washbasins (cubicles). 
9. Appropriate measures for the protection of non-smokers shall be taken in staff rest rooms. 
Proposal for a Council Directive on the approximation of the laws of the Member States 
relating to personal protective equipment 
COM(88) 157 final 
(Submitted by the Commission to the Council on 14 April 1988) 
(88/C 141/03) 
THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES, 
Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European 
Economic Community, and in particular Article 100A 
thereof, 
Having regard to the proposal from the Commission, Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social 
Committee, 
In cooperation with the European Parliament, 
Whereas it is necessary to adopt measures with the aim of 
progressively establishing the internal market over a period