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COMMISSION OFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES
COM(80)518 final
Brussels .18th September 1980
PROPOSAL FOR ASECOND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
ONTHE PROTECTION OFWORKERS FROM THE RISKS RELATED
TOEXPOSURE TOAGENTS ATWORK :ASBESTOS
(presented bytheCommission tothe Council )
COM (80)518 final

PROPOSALFORASECONDCOUNCILDIRECTIVE ONTHEPROTECTION
OFWORKERSFROMTHERISKSRELATED
TOEXPOSURE TOAGENTSATWORK:ASBESTOS
EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
1.Generalobservations ontheProposalfor,aDirective
Asbestosisthefocusofattentionfrompublicopinionandfromthe
variousauthorities intheMemberStates.Thishasbeenreflected
bytheactionsalreadyundertakenbytheMemberStates,bythedebate
andapprovalofaresolution onthehealthhazardsofasbestosbythe
EuropeanParliamentandbystudyoftheEconomicandSocialCommitiree
onhealthandenvironmental hazardsarisingfromtheuseofasbestos.
TheCommissionhasalsopublishedareportonthe"PublicHealthRisks
ofExposuretoAsbestos"(EUR5^53e)whichcontainsacriticalanalysis
oftheavailablebibliography onasbestosasitrelatestopublichealth.
Asbestoshasbeenwidelyusedbecauseofitsuniqueproperties :tensile
strength,resistencetodegradation ,inparticularbyabrasionandby
chemicals,finenessofincombustible fibres,andthermicandelectrical
insulationqualities.Itisemployedinvariousways,inmanyindustries.
Themainfieldsofapplication arethebuilding,construction ,engineering ,
shipbuilding andautomobileindustries.Themajoruseofasbestosfibres
isinamixturewithcementwhichisutilizedforconstruction purposesand
forpipes.
Theconsumption ofasbestosintheMemberStateshasbeenestimatedat
over800,000metrictonsperyear,.thegreatmajorityofwhichisimported,
sincewithintheMemberStatestheminingofasbestos(chrysotile)occurs
onlyinItaly.
Man'sexposuretoasbestoscanoccurinseveralwaystbutthemainexpos-ares
toasbestosarsworkrelatedandparap-vorkrelated.

Workrelatedexposureiseitherdirect,suchasfromworkinasbestos
mines,factories,etc.orindirect,suchasfromworkinthevicinity
ofasbestoscontaminated worksituations.
Para-workrelatedexposureresultsfromeitherdomesticexposureof
membersofhouseholds ,asaresultofexposuretoasbestoscontaminated
clothingofasbestosworkers,orexposurethroughleisuretimeactivities ,
suchasresultsfromtheuseof"doityourself"asbestoscontaining
products.
Theprincipalmodeofentryofasbestosintothehumainbodyisthrough
inhalation andapotentialhealthriskexistsfromexposuretofine
asbestosfibresofinhalablegeometricdimensions (diametersmaller
than3ji)intheair.
Healtheffectsusuallyoccurafterlongexposures,butrelatively short
termexposuresmaycausedisease,inparticularcertaintumours.
Thefollowingdiseaseshavebeenshowntoberelatedtoexposureto
asbestos:
–Asbestosis.Thisisaprogressive lungfibrosiswhichingeneralonly
appearsaftermassiveandprolongedexposure.Howeverashorterexposure
ofonlyafewyearscanresultinasbestosis.
–Bronchialcarcinomas .Anexcessinoidenceofbronchialcarcinomas has
beenestablished ivrelationship withasbestosexposure.Cigarette
smokingisahighlycontributive factor.Workrelatedexposureneed
notnecessarily beoflongduration,butahighintensityusuallyhas
occurred.
–Mesotheliomas .Themajority,butnotall,pleuralmesotheliomas are
workrelatedorpara-workrelatedtopastexposuretoasbestos.There
isgeneralagreementthattheriskofpleuralmesotheliomas isfibre
relatedintheordercrocidolite^amosite^chrysotile^anthophylite
butthemagnitudeofthedifferencebetween,forexample,crocidolite
andchrysotileisnotwellestablished .Peritonealmesotheliomas are
probablyonlyrelatedtoratherintensiveworkexposure.

–Laryngealcarcinomas.Certainofthesetumoursmayberelatedto
highlevelexposuretoasbestosbutacausedrelationshipisnot•
proven.
–Gastrointestinal carcinomas.Somestudieshaveshownanincreased
prevalenceofcarcinomaofstomach,colon,rectum,andoesophagus
inexposedworkers. _
Atthepresenttimeonlyafewsystematicstudiesregardingthepresence
ofasbestosinlungtissueshavebeenconductedintheEuropeanCommunity,
andthereforetheresultsofmeasurements ofasbestosintissuescannotbe
directlyrelatedtoexposurelevels.Itisthereforeimpossibletopresent
quantitative exposure/effeetrelationships. _
Howevertheavailableevidencesuggeststhatinthecaseofmesothelioma
theexposuremaybeshortandprobablyoflowerconcentration thanthat
requiredtoproduceasbestosisorbronchialcarcinomas,butthelonglatent
periodforinductionofmesotheliomas meansthattheyarealateeffect
ofexposuretoasbestos.
*
Asbestosisthusadangerousagentforwhichregulations regardingoccupa­
tionalexposurehaveexistedforalongtimeinmostMemberStates.These
regulations coveranumberofindustrialcircumstances andincludein
certaincasesexposurelimitsforthecontrolofasbestosis,basedonsemi­
quantitative exposureeffectrelationships fromshortterm,highlevel
exposures.
Thereareconsiderable disparities betweenthelegislationinMemberStates
withrespecttotheextentofthecoverageandalsowithrespecttothe
significance whichisattachedtotheexposurelimits. _
Thisproposalisthereforeaimedatremovingthesedisparities anditwill
increasetheprotectionofworkersagainstoccupational risksdueto
asbestosbyimprovingthemeansandconditionsofwork,knowledgeand
humanattitudes. "

Itisbasedon"theCouncilResolutionof29June1978onanAction
ProgrammeoftheEuropeanCommunitiesonSafetyandHealthatWork(1)
andontheCouncilDirectiveof ontheprotectionofworkers
fromexposuretochemical,physicaland"biologicalagentsatwork(2)
whichprovidesforanIndividualDirectiveonasbestos.Itisthesecond
suchDirective.
OneofthegeneralobjectivesoftheActionProgrammeonSafetyandHealth
atWorkisthatexposuretooccupational risksmustbekeptaslowas
possible.Tomonitormoreeffectively theapplication ofpreventive
measures,surveillance ofhealthandworkingconditionsmustbeintensified ,
notablyinlinewiththeexigenciesofoccupational medicine,hygieneand
safetyappropriate topresentdayconditions.
Thisactionprogrammeprovidesfortheestablishment ofexposurelimits
forasbestos,samplingrequirements andmeasuringmethods,andsatisfactory
conditionsattheworkplace.
TheCouncilDirectiveontheprotectionofworkersfromexposuretochemical,
physicalandbiologicalagentsatworkalreadyrequiresMemberStatesto
ensurethatasregardsasbestosappropriate surveillance ofthestateof
healthofworkersiscarriedoutduringtheperiodofexposure,andthat
workersand/ortheirrepresentatives atworkhaveaccesstoappropriate
information onitsdanger.
(1)OJNo.C165of11.7.1978
(2)OJNo.

Asbestosisalsooneoftheagentsforwhichthefollowingcomplementary
measuresareforeseen ? ■
1.providingmedicalsurveillance ofworkerspriortoexposureand.
thereafteratregularintervals.Inspecialcases,itshallhe
ensuredthatasuitableformofhealthsurveillance isavailable
toworkerswhohavebeenexposedtotheagent,afterexposure
hasceased;
2.accessbyworkersand/ortheirrepresentatives attheplaceof
worktotheresultsofexposuremeasurements andtotheanonymoils
collectiveresultsofthebiologicaltestsindicatingexposure
whensuchtestsareprovidedfor;
3.accessbyeachworkerconcernedtotheresultsofhisownbiological
testsindicatingexposure;
4*informingworkersand/ortheirrepresentatives attheplaceofwork
.wherethelimitvaluesreferredtoinArticle4areexceeded,ofthe
causesthereofandofthemeasurestakenortobetakeninorderto
rectifythesituation;
5»accessbyworkersand/ortheirrepresentatives attheplaceofwork
toappropriate informationtoimprovetheirknowledgeofthedangers
towhichtheyareexposed.
Observations oncertainspecificaspectsoftheProposalforaDirective.
Article2givesthedefinitionofasbestosandtheChemicalAbstract
numberrelevanttoeachofthefibroussilicates.
Article3setsoutthefieldofapplicationofthisDireotive.
Article4containsthreeimportantprovisions,allofwhichhavebeen
calledforintheresolutionoftheEuropeanParliament,andinthe
studyoftheEconomicandSooialCommittee.

Article4»1proposethatassaferandsuitablesubstitutes become
available,theuseofasbestosshouldbephasedout.
Article4*2banstheuseofasbestosforspraying(flockingand
painting).
Article4»3isconcernedwithreducingtheuseofcrocidolite toa
minimum,sincethisisthemostharmfulformofasbestosandaccounts
foronlyoftheasbestosminedaroundtheworld.
Crocidolite maycontinuetobeusedifitsuseisauthorisedbythe
responsibleauthorityoftheMemberState,butonayeartoyearbasis.
Theinformationforthisauthorisation isgivenintheAnnex.
ι
Article5dealswithanotification schemefortheuseinindustryof
asbestosfibres,otherthancrocidolite .Thisnotification schemeis
toberunbytheresponsibleauthorityoftheMemberState,andthe
information tobesubmittedinsuchanotification isbasedonthe
Annex.Thisarticlealsomakesprovisionforanewnotification tobe
madeifthereisanimportantchangeintheuseofasbestos.
Article6containsanumberofprovisionswhichareaimedatpreventing
thereleaseoffreeasbestosfibresintotheairatwork:
IndentoneisconsistentwiththestudyoftheEconomicandSocial
Committeeanddealswithengineeringcontrolatsource,andthe
provisionofclosedsystemstopreventthereleaseofasbestosfibres
intothegeneralworkatmosphere.
Indenttwoisprimarilydirectedtowardspreventingtheuncontrolled
useofcompressedairtocleanbrakelinings,inparticularthoseof
motorvehicles.

Indentthreeisconsistent -withtheproposalinthsstudyofthe
EconomicandSocialCommitteewhenitcalledfor"suitablepackaging
ofasbestosdesignedtoruleoutalllosses"®
Indentfourbansthedirecthandlingofrawasbestosbyworkers,unless.
itisimpracticable todoso,asmaybethecaseinasbestosmines.
Indentfiveisageneralprovisionrequiringallbuildings,plantand
equipementtobeadequatelydesignedandinstalled,butalsotobe
regularlycleanedandmaintained.
Indentsixrequiresmeasurestobetakensothatthe.removalofasbestos
fromandthedemolitionof,existingbuildings,plants,,structuresand
installations containingasbestosisperformedassafelyaspossible.
Article7«requiresthattheworkareasinwhichasbestosisbeingused
areclearlydefined,thatthenumberofworkersexposedarelimitedto
*
thosewhohavetoworkintheseareas,andthatthereisnosmoking.
ThelatterprovisioniscalledforintheresolutionoftheEuropean
•Parliament,andthedangersofsmokingarereferredtointhestudy
oftheEconomicandSocialCommittee.
Article8.concernstheminimumrequirementsforthesamplingand
analysisofasbestosinairtoensurethatthereisuniformcompliance
withthelimitvalueslaiddowninArtiole9for:
1)crocidolite
2)fibresotherthanorooidolite
Theneedtoestablishthelowestpossiblelimitvaluesandthelower
limitforcrocidoliteinviewofitsgreaterdanger,hasbeenrecognised
bytheEuropeanParliamentandtheEconomicandSocialCommittee.

Article10givestechnicalrulesrelatingtotheassessmentoflevels
ofasbestosinairinrelationtothelimitvalues.
Articles11and12concernthestepsto"betakenwhenthelimitvalues
areexceeded.Article11relatestothetechnicalmeasuresto"be
takenwhereasArticle12relatesprimarilytothemeasurestoprotect
workers.Itshould "benotedthatArticle11takesintoaccountthe
studyoftheEconomicandSocialCommitteewhichstatesthat"whena
limitis,not,orcannot "beadheredto,allworkhastoceaseinthe
areaconcerned".
Article13requiresthattheemployerkeepalistofallhisworkers,
aswellasinformationrelatingtosamplingandanalysis.Itdetails
therecordswhichhavetobekeptandmaintaineduptodatebythe
doctorresponsibleforthehealthsurveillance .Thisarticleis
consistentwiththestudyoftheEconomicandSocialCommittee.
*
Article15detailstherequirements forthesurveillance ofthestate
ofhealthofworkersinlinewithArticle3«2oftheCouncilDirective
ontheprotectionofworkersfromexposuretochemical,phy­
sicalandbio-logicalagentsatwork,andthecomplementary measures
referredtoinArticle5of"th®sameDirective.
Article16concernstheavailability andwearingofprotectiveclothing,
theneedforspecialwashingfacilities,andtheprecautions tobetaken
topreventthespreadofpollutionbyasbestosoutsidetheworkplacein
linewithArticle6oftheCouncilDirective ontheprotection
ofworkersfromexposuretochemical,physicalandbiologicalagentsat
work.
Article17requiresworkerstobeadequatelytrained,anddetailsthe
informationtobemadeavailabletotheworkersand/ortheirrepresentar-
txvesatworkinlinewithArticles3.2and5oftheCouncilDirective
of ontl^eprotectionofworkersfromexposuretochemical,
physicalandbiologicalagentsatwork.Thisisalsoconsistentwith
theresolu'iionof^heEuropeanParliamentandthostudyoftheEconomic
andSocislCoirnittf:er.

Article18isconsistentwiththeviewsoftheEuropeanParliamentand
theEconomicandSocialCommitteeandconcernsthecollectionofstar-
tistiesbytheMemberStates*Article18.1relatestoworkers*sickness
absencesofoverthreedays,duetoasbestos,andArticle18.2relates
tothekeepingof.aregisterofasbestosrelateddiseasessuchas
asbestosis andmesothelioma .
Article19*setsoutsomeofthemeanstofacilitatetheimplementation
oftheDirectiveanddealswiththeinformation collected.
Consultation oftheEuropeanParliament andtheEconomicandSocial
Committee.
UnderthetermsofArticle100oftheTreatyestablishing theEuropean
EconomicCommunity,theopinionofthesetwoinstitutions mustbesought.

PROPOSAL FOR ASECOND COUNCIL DIRECTIVE ONTHE PROTECTION OFWORKERS
FROM THE RISKS RELATED TOEXPOSURE TOAGENTS ATWORK :ASBESTOS
The Council ofthe European Communities ,
Having regard totheTreaty establishing the European Economic Commu­
nity ,and inparticular Article 100 thereof ,
Having regard totheproposal from the Commission ,
Having regard totheopinion ofthe European Parliament ,
Having regard tothe Opinion ofthe Economic and Social Committee ,
After consulting the Advisory Committee onSafety ,Hygiene and Health
Protection atWork ,
After consulting the Safety and Health Commission for the mining and
other extractive industries ,
Whereas the Council Resolution of29June 1978 onanAction Programme of
the European Communities onSafety and Health atwork (1)provides for
the establishment ofspecific harmonized procedures regarding thepro­
tection ofworkers with respect toasbestos ;whereas the urgent need to
harmonize laws inthis field isrecognized ;
Whereas asbestos isadangerous agent found inalarge number ofcircum­
stances atwork and many workers are exposed toapotential health
risk ;whereas crocidolite isconsidered asthe most dangerous type of
asbestos ;
Whereas areduct-ion ofexposure toasbestos will reduce therisk of
developing asbestos-related disease ;
Whereas asbestos isone ofthe agents towhich theprovisions of
Council Directive .../.../ EEC ontheprotection ofworkers from expo­
sure tochemical ,physical andbiological agents atwork (2)apply ;
whereas Article 8ofthat Directive provides that individual Directives
shall lay down limit values and other specific requirements for those
agents listed inAnnex 1tothat Directive ,which includes asbestos ;
Whereas the same Directive provides for the setting upofa
Technical Committee whose task islimited tothe technical aspects
listed inAnnex III tothat Directive ,and which aredetailed inthe
individual Directives ;
HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE
(1)OJNo .C165 of11.7.1978
(2)OJNo

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Article 1
1.This isthe second individual Directive pursuant to .Article 8of
Directive .../.../ EEC .
2.The aim ofthis Directive isthe protection ofworkers against
risks totheir health and safety ,including the prevention ofsuch
risks arising orlikely toarise atwork from exposure toasbestos ,
bylaying down limit values andother specific requirements .
Article 2
For thepurpose ofthis Directive ,asbestos means any ofthe following
fibrous silicates :
Actinolite ,CAS number 13768 -00-8
Amosite ,CAS number 12172 -73-5
Anthophyllite ,CAS number 17068 -78-9
Chrysotile ,CAS number 12001 -29-5
Crocidolite ,CAS number 12001 -28-4
Tremolite ,CAS number 14567 -73-8
orany mixture containing any one ormore ofthe foregoing .
Article 3
This Directive shall apply toworkers exposed toasbestos atwork ,
including those exposed where asbestos isextracted ,manipulated ,trea­
ted ,transformed ,loaded ,unloaded ,applied ,removed ordemolished ,andexposed
toany other process which involves the manufacture ofarticles com­
prised wholly orpartly ofasbestos .
Article 4
1.Asbestos shall bereplaced bysuitable and safer substitutes when
these are available .
2.The spraying ofasbestos shall beprohibited .
3.Whenever possible the use ofcrocidolite shall beavoided and all
measures shall betaken toreduce the amounts ofcrocidolite used
atwork toaminimum .
When theuse ofcrocidolite isunavoidable theresponsible autho­
rity oftheMember State mayauthorize itsuse onayear toyear
basis and shall inform the Commission .The information tobe
submitted byanapplicant for such authorization isgiven inthe
Annex .Such Annex shall besupplemented andadapted inLine with
technical progress inaccordance with theprocedure setout in
Article 10of Directive .../.../ EEC .
Guidelines toassist theresponsible authority oftheMember State
ingranting authorizations shall also bedrawn up andadapted in
line with technical progress inaccordance with theprocedure set
out inArticle 10of Directive .../.../ EEC .

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Article 5
The manufacturing ,processing ,storage and disposal ofasbestos ,other
than crocidolite ,shall bethe subject ofanotification system run
bythe relevant authority oftheMember State . Workers and
their representatives in undertakings orestablishments shall have
access tothe notification concerning their own undertaking orestab­
lishment .
The information tobesubmitted bythe notifier isgiven inparagraphs
1,2,3,4and 5oftheAnnex .This information shall besupplemented
and adapted inline with technical progress inaccordance with the
procedure setout inArticle 10of -Directive ../.../ EEC .
Ifinrelation tothe original notification ,animportant change inthe
use ofasbestos occurs ,then anew notification shall bemade .
Article 6
The entry ofasbestos into the air atwork shall bereduced tothe
minimum that isreasonably practicable .The measures tobetaken shall
include the following :
asbestos shall becaptured where released ,and closed systems shall
beprovided where technically feasible *
the removal ofasbestos emanating from friction linings orpads
shall becarried out bysuitable procedures /
- when not inuse,asbestos asaraw material shall bekept and trans­
ported insuitable closed containers ;
the manual handling ofasbestos asaraw material shall beprohibi­
ted unless the circumstances ofthe case make such prohibition not
reasonably practicable ;this may bethe case inasbestos mines ;
- allbuildings and/orplant orequipment involved inthemanufac­
ture orprocessing ofasbestos shall beadequately designed and
installed and regularly cleaned andmaintained ;
special measures shall betaken during the removal ofasbestos
from ,and during the demolition of,existing buildings ,plant ,
structures and installations where there isalikelihood ofthe
release ofasbestos .
Article 7
The areas inwhich theactivities referred toinArticle 3take place shall be
- clearly demarcated and posted with safety signs ;
limited asregards access tothose whowork there ;and
nosmoking areas .

Article 8
1.Sampling of^asbestos inairshall beplanned andcarried outregular
and shall berepresentative ofworker exposure .Personal samplers
sampling atarate of1litre /minute andusing membrane filters
shall bethereference sampling method ;other sampling methods
giving equivalent results may beused .
2.Sampling shall becarried outassoon asisreasonably practicable
following substantial changes in,orthe introduction of,activiti -
ties covered byArticle 3.
3.Employers shall beresponsible for carrying out sampling and analy­
sis . Its implementation shall becarried out inagreement with
workers and/ortheir representatives in undertakings or
establishments .
4.Sampling may becarried out intermittently orcontinuously through­
out the working shift .However ,the total sample duration shall
not beless than one hoVir .
5.The frequency ofsampling shall depend onthe concentrations ana­
lysed such that the lower these concentrations ,the less frequent
the sampling .However ,this frequency shall beatleast every
three months .
6.Inthecase ofoccasional exposure ,sampling shall becarried out
when appropriate .
7.For thepurposes ofanalysis' asbestos fibres shall bethose fibrous
silicates listed inArticle 2which arelonger than five micro­
metres with abreadth ofless than three micrometres ,and with a
length /breadth ratio ofgreater than three .
8.Counting offibres shall becarried outbymeans of optical
light microscopes .
9.Inthecase ofamixture inwhich crocidolite isused ,theconcen­
tration shall beeither analysed directly orcalculated onthe
assumption that theproportion ofcrocidolite present inthemix­
ture isequivalent tothat inthe air .
10.Sampling ofasbestos inairshall becarried outbysuitably expe­
rienced personnel .Thesubsequent analysis ofthesamples takeh
shall becarried out inlaboratories which arerecognized bythe
relevant authority oftheMember State ,equipped tocarry out
analysis ofasbestos samples ,andskilled inthenecessary identi­
fication techniques .
11.Thetechnical specifications forthesampling andanalysis of
.asbestos inair shall be -supplemented andadapted inline with tech­
nical progress inaccordance with theprocedure setoutinArticle
10of Directive .../. w./EEC .

Article 9
1.Theconcentration ofcrocidolite fibres intheairatwork shall
not exceed the limit value of20x10 fibres per cubic metre of
air (equivalent to0.20 fibres per cubic centimetre )measured or
calculated inrelation toareference ^period ofeight hours .
2.Theconcentration ofasbestos fibres other than crocidolite inthe
airatwork shall not exceed the limit value of10x10 fibres per
cubic metre ofair (equivalent to1.0 fibre per cubic centimetre )
measured orcalculated inrelation toareference period ofeight
hours .
Article 10
Where atotal sampling period offour hours orless isused tomeasure
asbestos inthe air atwork ,compliance with the limit values laid down
inArticle 9can beconsidered asbeing assured iftheresults ofanaly­
sis are below :
a)10x10 fibres per cubic metre ofair (equivalent to0.10 fibres
per cubic centimetre )for crocidolite ,
b) 50x10 fibres per cubic metre ofair (equivalent to0.50 fibres
per cubic centimetre )forasbestos fibres other than crocidolite .
Ifthese values are exceeded then additional sampling ofasbestos inthe
air atwork shall becarried out toensure that the asbestos inair
limit values aslaid down inArticle 9are not exceeded .
Article 11
Where thelimit values laid down inArticle 9are exceeded ,all neces­
sary steps shall betaken toensure that the situation isremedied as
soon asisreasonably practicable .
Inthe intervening period theprovisions ofArticle 12shall apply .
Repeat sampling andanalysis shall bemade within amaximum period of
eight days . Ifthis shows that the limit values are still exceeded ,
all work shall cease inthe area concerned until the situation isreme­
died .The reasons ,the steps taken toremedy the situation and a
request forapproval toresume work shall becommunicated tothe rele­
vant authority ofthe Member State .
<
Article 12
Where thelimit values laid down inArticle 9are exceeded oritis
foreseen that they will beexceeded
a) the relevant authority oftheMember State , .workers and/or
their representatives in 'undertakings orestablishments shall
beinformed ,
b)workers shall beissued with personal protective equipment ofan
approved type which shall beworn ,and
c)warning signs sha3 3.beput up.

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Article 13
Protective equipment shall beplaced inadefined location ,checked ana
cleaned after each use ,and arecord kept ofany defects which occur in
particular during exposure and the action taken torepair orreplace
defective equipment before further use .
Article 14
1.Alist shall bekept bythe employer ofall workers .
Acopy ofsuch list shall begiven tothedoctor responsible for
medical surveillance and made available tothe relevant autho­
rity oftheMember State . ^ -
2. Anindividual health record shall beestablished for each worker .
Such record shall contain details of ... Jwork carried out ,the
dates and duration of periods ofexposure >themethods used for
sampling andanalysis ,theconcentrations ofasbestos towhich the
worker has been exposed ,the results ofall tests which theworker
has undergone ,and the results ofthe health assessment .
Such record shall bekept andmaintained bythe doctor responsible
atthe time formedical surveillance ,for aminimum period of
thirty years following the end ofexposure .
Article 15 -
1.Noworker shall beexposed for the first time orcontinue tobe
exposed todrisk ofillhealth from inhaling asbestos atwork if
itisconsidered that following anassessment ofhis health such a
risk iscontra -indicated . This assessment shall : ,
a),berepe'ated atleast once ayear during the duration ofexpo­
sure ,and once every three years following the end ofexpo­
sure }
b)include aclinical examination ofthe chest' ,respiratory
function tests (including vital capacity )and astandard
format radiograph ofthe chest .
2.,Without prejudice tonational provisions andthespecific require­
ments ofindividual workers ,such health assessments procedures
shall besupplemented andadapted intine with technical progress in
accordance with the procedure set out inArticle 10of
Directive .../.../ EEC .
3.Each Member State shall laydown theprocedure forappeal against
thefindings anddecisions made inpursuance ofthis Article ..
Article 16
1.Employers . 'shall make available toeach worker individual working
orprotective clothing ,which shall beworn .

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2.Separate locker andchanging facilities shall beprovided for such
working orprotective clothing and for street clothes .Adequate
washing facilities including showers shall beprovided ,and shall
separate the locker and changing facilities soastoprevent the
transfer ofasbestos from one tothe other .
3.Working orprotective clothing shall remain atwork ,itmay however
betransferred elsewhere inclosed impermeable containers marked as
containing asbestos tobelaundered inspecial facilities .
Article 17
1.Workers shall beadequately instructed for thework they are to
carry out .Such instruction shall include :
a)technical ,health andsafety information ,
b) the precautions tobetaken ,including thewearing and use of
protective equipment and clothing .
2.Sothat workers are aware that they are exposed toasbestos ,they
shall besoinformed bytheir employers and all containers of
asbestos asaraw material and all products ofasbestos shall be
clearly marked "Contains asbestos ".
Article 18
1.The relevant authority oftheMember State shall collect the
statistics ofall workers' sickness absences attributed toasbes­
tos ,which last longer than three days .
2.Member States shall keep aregister ofall persons suffering from
asbestos-related diseases ,including asbestosis andmesothelioma .
Theguidelines forthis register shall bedrawn upandadapted in
line with technical progress inaccordance with theprocedure set
out inArticle "10of Directive .„/. ../EEC .
3.Asummary ofthe information required under this Article shall be
transmitted annually tothe Commission .
Article 19
1.The Commission shall convene when appropriate meetings ofrepresen­
tatives ofthe'Governments ofMember States toexamine anypracti­
cal problems which may arise ,from the implementation ofthis Direc­
tive.'
2. Onthe basis ofthe information collected ,the Commission shall
make reports tothe Council .
Article 20
1.Member States»shali bring into force the laws ,regulations andadministrative
provisions nece.ssary tocomply w'th this Directive before 1Janu­
ary 1985 and shall frv.-tlwith inform the Commission the-reof .
2. Member States shall communicate tothe Commission the texts ofthe
provisions ofnation .!7lawwhich they adoo ;inth?fiwld covered by
the Directive . •

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Article 21
This Directive isaddressed tothe Member States

ANNEX
•INFORMATION TOBESUBMITTED
FOR THE PURPOSES OFARTICLE 4.3 AND ARTICLE 5
1.Name and address ofapplicant ornotifier .
2.Succinct description bytheapplicant ornotifier of:
a) types and amounts ofasbestos used
b)processes used
c) final products manufactured
d)buildings ,plant and equipment used
3.Other dangerous substances used .
4.Number ofworkers exposed toasbestos .
5.Health ,safety and hygiene measures taken including details ofthe
sampling and analysis ofasbestos .
6.Reasons why crocidolite needs tobeused ,including reasons why it
has not been replaced bysafer substitutes .