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AMENDMENTS CONCERNING THEPROPOSAL FORACOUNCIL DIRECTIVE
ONTHE PROTECTION OFWORKERS FROM HARMFUL EXPOSURE TO
CHEMICAL -PHYSICAL AND BIOLOGICAL AGENTS ATWORK
(presented bytheCommission totheCouncil
pursuant tothesecond paragraph ofarticle 149oftheEECtreaty )
C0M(80 )281 final

Amendments ,pursuant toArticle 149 ,second paragraph oftheEECTreaty ,
concerning theproposal for aCouncil Directive ontheprotection of
workers from harmful exposure tochemical ,physical andbiological
agents atwork .
Preamble
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Member States shall ensure that themeasures they e'stablish to
protect workers exposed atwork torisks totheir health from
agents shall include :
- general orlimited prohibition and limitation ofuse atthe
: workplace ;
- prevention atthe technical level ? .,„
- establishment oflimit values which shall not beexceeded ,and
ofsampling procedures andmeasuring methods ;
- collective and personal protection measures ;
- hygiene measures ;
information forworkers onthepotential risks towhich they
andmembers oftheir households and families are exposed ,the
technical preventive measures taken ,and the precautions taken
bythe employer and tobetaken bythe worker ;
- 'use ofwarning and safety signs ;
- medical supervision ; ' '
- keeping updated records ofexposure levels ,lists ofworkers
exposed toagents ,and medical records ;
- emergency procedures for abnormal exposures .
Theapplication ofeach oftheprovisions ofparagraph 1ofthis
Article shall take into account the nature ofthe agent ,the inten­
sity and duration ofexposure and magnitude ofrisk .
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