COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES 
Brussels, 24.09.1996 
COM(96) 458 final 
20TH ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SAFETY, HYGIENE 
AND HEALTH PROTECTION AT WORK 
- 1995 -
(Presented by the Commission) 

CONTENTS 
I. General remarks 
II. Opinions delivered 
HI. Activities of the AHGs 
IV. Annexes 
A) List of members 
B) Organisation of the ad hoc groups 
C) Legal basis 
GENERAL REMARKS 
A) Membership of the Committee 
Since 1 January 1995 the composition of the Committee has changed, mainly because of 
the accession of new Member States. All the changes are reflected in the list of 
Committee members (Annex A). 
B) Organisation 
- Six ad hoc groups were active (see Annex B, organisation of AHGs in 1995). 
- The "organisation" group held three meetings during the year. 
C) Number of meetings 
In 1995, there were three plenary meetings of the Committee and 12 meetings of the 
ad hoc groups. 
D) 19'th Annual Activity Report of the Advisory Committee (Doc. 92/1/95) 
The Committee approved the report on 31 May 1995, subject to the submission of written 
comments within one month of the meeting. 
n. OPINIONS DELIVERED 
The comments concerning the draft opinions cited below are extracts from the reports 
presented at the plenary. 
1) Standardisation (Doc. No 6222/94) 
The Committee adopted a draft opinion on a standardisation mandate for the European 
Committee for Standardisation (CEN) on specifications and testing conditions applicable 
to fire-resistant hydraulic fluids used for power transmission (hydrostatic and 
hydrokinetic). 
The Committee acknowledged the need to give the CEN a standardisation mandate in this 
field, because hydraulic fluids formed part of the types of machinery covered by Directive 
89/392/EEC (OJ No L 183 of 29 June 1989, p. 9). The mandate would need to refer to 
the "machinery" directive as well as to Directives 67/598/EEC (OJ No L 196 of 
16 August 1967, p. 1, as last amended by Directive 94/69/EEC - OJ No L 381 of 
3! December Ï994, p. 1), 88/379/EEC (OJ No L 187 of 16 July 1988, as last amended 
hy Directive 93/18/EEC - OJ No L Ï04 of 29 April 1993, p. 46) and 92/32/EEC 
(OJ No L 154 of 5 June 1992) concerning the classification, packaging and labelling of 
dangerous substances and preparations. 
The Committee wanted a more specific draft mandate which indicated precisely what type 
of work was required of the CEN and which explained the meaning of the terms 
"specifications-exigencies" in section 6. 
2) AHG "Research" 
2.1 Draft opinion on criteria for research projects under the fourth framework 
programme on research, technological development and demonstration (1994 to 
1998) (Doc. No 93/1/95) 
The Committee attached great importance to the following points: 
1. Calls for proposals relating to safety, hygiene and health should be published. 
These could be based on specific programmes in which the improvement of 
working conditions was taken into account, particularly specific programmes on 
the following subjects: 
- industrial and materials technology, 
- standardisation, measurement and testing, 
- biomedicine and health, 
- targeted socio-economic research. 
2. Research proposals should make clear which positive improvements in safety, 
hygiene and health at work were expected from the research and how these 
improvements could be put into practice by employers and workers. This 
requirement was particularly relevant in the case of new technologies. 
3. Research proposals under the fourth framework programme should be selected 
taking account of the anticipated improvement in safety and health at work. 
With a view to preparing specific hygiene and safety programmes in conjunction with the 
preparation of the fifth RTD programme, the Committee urgently called on the 
Commission to provide the next meeting of the AHG with a list of the subjects of the 
specific programmes adopted under the fourth programme into which the priority research 
subjects indicated in section n.3 of the opinion approved at the plenary meeting of 
November 1994 could be incorporated. 
The Committee gave its approval subject to changes requested by the Employers and 
Government groups: 
- insertion, following point 3 on page 2, of a sub-heading entitled "III. Information 
needs"; 
- deletion of the footnote on page 2 and addition of the following text to the second 
paragraph of point 1 on the same page: "Any such programmes could only be 
drafted on the basis of clear information about the need for and nature of existing 
projects relevant to this subject." 
2.2 Proposals for urgent research projects in support of Community policies 
(Doc No 470/95) 
The Committee considered this an important area, to which great attention should be paid. 
However, there were other key elements in relation to skin absorption which should be 
covered by other aspects of the fourth framework programme. 
The proposal for a dedicated call for research on dermal exposure at the workplace should 
be coordinated with similar topics being dealt with by other Commission services or 
institutions. The final draft of the proposal should focus more clearly on the evaluation 
of measurement techniques which could lead, subsequently, to the development of 
standard methods. 
In the first instance, attention should be paid to dermal exposure to solvents, which were 
of major concern at the workplace. 
The Committee gave its approval subject to clarification of the problems into which the 
research was to be conducted (reservation by the Employers group). 
BOL AcnVTTDES OF THE AD HOC GROUPS 
Work in progress 
1) AHG "Research" 
The group's tasks are: 
a. to draw up a list of programmes supported by the Commission; 
b. to draw the attention of the Commission to areas in which new information and 
appropriate research appear to be required; 
c. to establish research priorities under the fourth action programme. 
The group's remit was confirmed at the plenary meeting in February. At the suggestion 
of the Employers group, point c was clarified as follows: 
c. to establish research priorities in the context of: 
* the Advisory Committee's recommendations concerning the health and 
safety programmes; 
* the fourth safety and health action programme; 
* the fifth research and development programme. 
2) AHG "Work-related stress" 
This group's terms of reference are: 
a. to examine all authoritative work on stress; 
b. to examine all measures already taken at national or Community level; 
c. to examine all problems which may cause stress at work; 
d. to report back to the Advisory Committee on the findings of its research with a 
view to future action. 
The topics dealt with at the May meeting were reported at the plenary meeting in the 
same month: 
a definition of work-related stress, based exclusively on those aspects of the 
working environment which employers and workers could influence; 
- an inventory of national practices. 
3) AHG "Alcohol and drugs at work" 
The group's remit is: 
- to examine the draft report of a study carried out jointly by the ILO and the 
Commission in the Member States of the European Community, in close 
cooperation with the social partners, analysing in particular the impact of this 
problem on workplace safety and health in general; 
- to submit to the plenary meeting a draft opinion on this report, together with 
recommendations for any action which it feels the Commission should take in this 
field; 
- to submit to the plenary meeting proposals concerning the representation of the 
social partners (four per Member State) at a conference to be organised by the 
Commission, at which the results of the report and the various national reports 
will be presented. 
4) AHG "Standardisation" 
A change has been proposed in the remit of this group. It is formulated as follows in 
Annex II to the minutes of the plenary meeting held in February 1995: 
In its opinion of 4 July 1994 on the Memorandum on Standardization in 
the field of Article 118a of the EEC Treaty, the Advisory Committee said 
that decisions on exposure levels to harmful agents should be taken at the 
political level. The Advisory Committee reaffirms this opinion. Any 
mandated standards should be limited to technical measurement issues, and 
any mandate should preclude the possibility that standards committees 
might have any role in setting human exposure levels. 
The meeting on 7 April 1995 dealt with two topics: 
- the Vienna agreements between the CEN and the ISO (possibility of influencing 
standardisation) 
- European standard 50166 (exposure limit values relating to electromagnetic 
fields). 
5) AHG "Occupational exposure levels" 
The function of this group is: 
- to be consulted on the fixing of priorities in respect of the substances for which 
occupational exposure levels should be established; 
- to deliver an opinion on the procedures for the collection of data needed for the 
establishing of occupational exposure levels; 
- to be regularly and fully informed on the work undertaken by the Commission on 
the preparation of proposals for the establishing of occupational exposure levels, 
in particular the work done by the scientific expert group; 
- to prepare a draft opinion on the Commission's proposals for the establishing of 
occupational exposure levels; 
- to report regularly on the progress of work to the plenary meetings of the 
Advisory Committee. 
6) AHG "Audio-visual aids" 
The aim of this group is to determine and propose to the Advisory Committee any 
Community action which could be organised by the Commission pertaining to the 
creation and implementation of the means needed to achieve the objectives adopted by 
the Commission on the basis of the report approved by the Advisory Committee on 
19 November 1993. 
The aims pursued in the second film festival were as follows: 
- to encourage the use of the audio-visual media to promote health and safety; 
.- to achieve a better understanding of how best to design and improve the products 
for users and viewers; 
- to seek synergies facilitating exchanges, adaptations or coproductions involving 
several countries. 
Further activities are envisaged as part of the Action Programme. In particular, a third 
festival will be organised under Action 2 "Information, education and training on non-
legislative matters". 
7) AHG "Advisory Committee Operating Procedures" 
In the context of the duties and responsibilities entrusted to the Advisory Committee on 
Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work by the Council in its Decision of 27 June 
1974, and taking into consideration the Commission's duty to consult the social partners, 
the AHG is requested to identify all the obstacles, in particular administrative, financial 
and procedural, which stand in the way of the effective and efficient operation of the 
Advisory Committee and to recommend appropriate solutions. 
The first meeting took place on 20 December 1995. 
New ad hoc groups established 
1) AHG "Advisory committee operating procedures" 
2) AHG M4th action programme" 
3) AHG "Senior labour inspectors" 
Ad hoc groups disbanded 
1) AHG "Biological agents" 
2) AHG "Information for undertakings and workers" 
General discussion topics 
1) BIOMED 2 work programme 
Observations on this programme by the interest groups had been placed on the agenda 
for the September 1995 plenary meeting but were not dealt with that day. 
2) Transposai of directives 
In response to the wishes of the social partners, the July 1994 plenary had requested that 
a summary document be drawn up outlining each Member State's arrangements for 
transposing the Framework Directive (Directive 89/391 of 12.6.1989 on "health and safety 
at work") into national law. 
At its plenary meeting on 16 and 17 February 1995, the Committee therefore decided to 
set up an ad hoc group consisting of government representatives to prepare a joint reply 
for presentation to the plenary meeting of 30/31 May 1995. The ad hoc group met on 8 
March and 3 May 1995. 
The social partners expressed dissatisfaction with the document submitted by the 
Government group, which was to draw up a new report relating solely to 
Directive 89/391. 
This paper was to describe the arrangements for transposing this Directive in the various 
Member States. 
The social partners were not satisfied with this document. Their main concerns related 
to non-transposal by certain Member States and to the process of checking that transposai 
was properly carried out. The Commission's representatives pointed out that it was for the 
Commission to check the correctness of transposai and that it could not provide details 
until this work had been completed. 
It was decided to prepare the opinions of the three groups for the Organisation Group 
meeting in July 1995. 
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At the plenary meeting in September 1995, the Government group said it wished Doc. 
No 469/2/95 to stand, since it reflected a joint position of the Member States. The 
Chairman pointed out that transposai had not yet been carried out by one Member State; 
the Commission was scrutinising the texts for all the others to establish whether they in 
fact complied. The process was not yet completed. 
3) Second European video film festival on health and safety at work 
It was decided to hold the festival in Strasbourg from 26 to 28 June 1995. 
4) Progress of draft directives 
4.1 Directive 89/655 "Work equipment": this was regarded as a priority by the French 
presidency. 
4.2 Other health and safety directives: no initiatives by the Presidency. 
5) European Agency for Safety and Health at Work 
An amended regulation establishing the Agency was proposed to the Council, modifying 
the arrangements under discussion in 1994 to take account of the accession of the new 
Member States. It affected the membership and operation of the Administrative Board: 
(originally the composition of the Administrative Board had been: 12 government, 6 
employers' and 6 workers' representatives) 
- 48 members, 15 representing the Member States, 15 representing the employers' 
organisations, 15 representing the employees' organisations and three representing 
the Commission. 
- Abolition of the system of rotation within the Administrative Board. 
- Terms of office to be renewable for all members. 
- Administrative board to meet twice yearly and at the request of half its members. 
- Members representing the Member States' governments to have two votes each. 
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The European Parliament delivered an opinion on the changes and proposed three 
amendments, which were opposed by the Commission: 
* Strong opposition to the principle of double voting. 
The Commission was against this amendment and would not propose it to the 
Council. 
* Restriction on confidentiality, which should be limited to individual cases. 
The Commission felt that this amendment was not relevant and that it was the 
Bureau that should concern itself with this problem. 
* The social partners to have the option of being represented by another country's 
social partners. 
The Commission also rejected this amendment. 
The principle of giving the government representatives two votes met with vigorous 
criticism from the social partners, who regarded this as a way of confining them to a 
purely consultative role and leaving the government members with the final power of 
decision. However, they did indicate that they were satisfied with the way in which the 
social partners were represented, viz. one employer and one employee for each of the 15 
Member States. 
The amended regulation was adopted by the Council on 29 June 1995 (OJ No L 156 of 
7 July 1995, p. 1). 
The Administrative Board met for the first time in Bilbao on 25 and 26 October 1995. 
6) Commission programme in the field of safety, hygiene and health at work 
(1996 - 2000) 
An initial version of the draft programme was presented by the Commission at the 
plenary meeting in May 1995. 
The final document COM (95)282 was presented at the September plenary. The 
comments made may be consulted in the minutes of that meeting. 
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The main topics of discussion were: the Advisory Committee's consultative role in the 
light of the establishment of new committees such as that for budgetary supervision of 
the fourth action programme and with regard to the preparation of legislative and non-
legislative measures; the need to clarify relations between the Agency, the Foundation and 
the Advisory Committee; the feasibility of having this document scrutinised by the AHG 
"4th action programme" within the time available; the funding of other committees as 
compared with the Advisory Committee. 
7) General discussion topics 
Miss Jenny Bacon, Deputy Director General, Health and Safety Executive, gave a 
presentation on a report entitled "Review of Regulation" at the Plenary meeting on 17 
February 1995. This comprehensive review by the Health and Safety Commission of 
workplace health and safety legislation in Great Britain was published in May 1994. 
IV. ANNEXES 
A) List of Advisory Committee members 
B) List of members of the various ad hoc groups 
C) Legal basis 
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ANNEX A 
LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SAFETY, HYGIENE AND HEALTH 
PROTECTION AT WORK 
GOVERNMENTS 
Çpunfry 
Austria 
Belgium 
Germany 
Denmark 
Spain 
France 
Greece 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
Sweden 
Finland 
United Kingdom Full members 
Dr SZYMANSKI 
Dr BREINDL 
Mr HESELMANS 
MrHUBLET 
Mrs STREFFER 
Mr OPFERMANN 
Mr J. ANDERSEN 
Mr NO. ANDERSEN 
Mr CHOZAS PEDRERO 
Mr GOMEZ-HORTIGUELA 
Mrs GUIGUEN 
Mr BOISNEL 
Mr KOUMERTAS 
Mrs KAFETZOPOULOU 
Mr HENRY 
Mr WALSH 
Dr FAVENTI 
Dr ROCCA 
Mr WEBER 
MrRUME 
Dr VOS 
Dr DEN HELD 
DrDURÂO 
Mr COSTA MARINHO 
MrMAHL 
MrBYLUND 
Mr HURMALAINEN 
Mr LAMBERG 
Mr TANSLEY 
Mr McQUAID Alternate members 
Dr FINDING 
Dr JENNER 
Mr RZONZEF 
MrSTEEN 
MrRIESE 
Mr GIESEN 
Mrs SKJOLDAGER 
Mrs STEFFENSEN 
Mrs G. DEL CASTILLO 
Mr CASTELLA 
Mr ROBERT 
Mr PASQUIER 
Mr TANGAS 
Mrs PISSIMISSI 
MrFUREY 
Mr DONNELLAN 
Mr AL VINO 
Dr GUERRIER! 
Mr FEYEREISEN 
MrDEMUTH 
Dr WAGEMAKER 
Mr MEPPELDER 
Mr CASTELO BRANCO 
Mrs PINTO MARVAO 
Prof. KILBOM 
Mr BARREFELT 
Mr KALLIO 
MrRANTANEN 
Ms DEAKINS 
Ms SOAVE 
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EMPLOYERS 
Country 
Austria 
Belgium 
Germany 
Denmark 
Spain 
France 
Greece 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
Sweden 
Finland 
United Kingdom Full members 
Mrs SCHWENG 
MrBRAUNER 
Mr DE LANGE 
Mr LEONARD 
MrKUHLMANN 
Mr JANISZEWSKI 
Mr JEPSEN 
Mr NIELSEN 
Mr MANZANO SANZ 
Mr SANCHIS AHUYO 
Mr TASSIN 
Mr PEYRICAL 
Mr TSAMOUSSOPOULOS 
MrZIMALIS 
Mr BRISCOE 
Mr TUMULTY 
Mr GIUSTI 
Dr FREGOSO 
Mr SAUBER 
Dr METZLER 
Mr VAN OSTAIJEN 
Mrs DE MEESTER 
Mr LIMA AMORIM 
Mr COSTA TAVARES 
Mr FROSTLING 
MrLIND 
MrKUIKKO 
MrLINDAHL 
Mr CASTLE 
Dr ASHERSON Alternate members 
MrDUNGL 
Mr STRIMITZER 
Mr PELEGRIN 
Mr DILLEN 
Mr BEEKHUIZEN 
Dr KREIZBERG 
Mrs K0LVING 
Mr S0RENSEN 
Mr BELTRAN APARICIO 
Mr MUNOZ MUGICA 
Dr AUBRUN 
MrsCORMAN 
Mr KALDIS 
Mr VGONTAS 
Mr LAWLOR 
Mr CASSIDY 
Mr ROVIGLIONI 
MrSPANO 
Dr BOLLENDORF 
Mr LANG 
Mrs HOPMANS 
Mr VERHOEF 
Mr BARROSO 
Mr TEVES COSTA 
Mr HOLMGREN 
MrHAGMAN 
Mr AHTELA 
Ms LUOMALA 
Mr CLARE 
Mr HUGHES 
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WORKERS 
Country 
Austria 
Belgium 
Germany 
Denmark 
Spain 
France 
Greece 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
Sweden 
Finland 
United Kingdom Full members 
Mrs SARRESCHTEDHARI-
LEODOLTER 
Mr HEIDER 
Mr FONCK 
Mrs CYPRES 
Mr KONSTANTY 
Mr ANGERMAIER 
Mr POULSEN 
Mr MALTESEN 
Mr CARCOBA 
Mr DIAZ 
Mr PICHENOT 
Mr MARTIN 
Mr POLITIS 
Mr DRIVAS 
Mr WALL 
Mr CRONIN 
Mrs BRIGHI 
Mrs BENEDETTINI 
Mr MILLER 
Mr GIARDIN 
Mr CREMERS 
Mr WILDERS 
MrSARAMAGO 
Mr GOMES TAVARES 
Mr TENGBERG 
Mrs BREIDENSJÔ 
Mr METSÀMÀKI 
Ms TYÔLÀJÀRVI 
Mr BIBBINGS 
Ms GIBSON Alternate members 
Mrs CZESKLEBA 
Mr SCHRAMHAUSER 
Mr PHILIPS 
Mr VAN DER HAEGEN 
Mr GROWITSCH 
Mr SWINGMANN 
Mr N0RSKOV 
MrHEEGAARD 
Mrs FERNANDEZ 
Mr ARROYO 
Mr SEDES 
Mr LEMÎTRES 
Mr PAPANAYOTOU 
Dr CHATZIS 
Mr O'HALLORAN 
Mr O'NEILL 
Dr TASCINI 
Dr GALLI 
Mr ABATTI 
Mr MERSCH 
MrMULLER 
Mr SPRENGER 
Mr SANTOS NEVES 
Mr ALMEIDA TEIXEIRA 
Mrs THULESTEDT 
Mr LAVENIUS 
MsHEIKURA 
Mr SAARQCANGAS 
Mr MELLISH 
Mr PICKERING 
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ANNEX B - LIST OF AD HOC GROUPS IN 1995 
Chairman : 
Vice-chairman : 
Rapporteur : 
GOVERNMENTS 
EMPLOYERS 
WORKERS 
TERMS OF REFERENCE 
Official responsible STRESS 
MrPOULSEN 
Mr VAN DER POEL 
Mr DE LANGE 
VAN DER POEL/NE 
ANDERSEN / DA 
DAVES/UK 
WALSH / IRL 
HUBLET/ BE 
KUHN/DE 
GREIF / DE 
DE LANGE / BE 
DE MEESTER / NE 
JEPSEN / DA 
AUBRUN / FR 
DE LIEDEKERKE / 
UNICE 
GUEANT / TUTB 
POULSEN / DA 
GADEA / ES 
TIVEY / UK 
WTLDERS / NE 
LENERT / AUT 
BRE1DENSJÔ / S 
See "Terms of reference" 
document 
Dr ALVAREZ V/F/5 
Tel. 34547 ALCOHOL AND DRUGS 
• 
Mr GIUSTI 
Mr MELLISH / UK 
Mr DONNELLY / IRL 
HUBLET / BE 
MUSCH / DE 
RUME/LUX 
DONNELLY / IRL 
GIUSTI / IT 
DE LA BATIE / FR 
SCHULTHEISS / DE 
MCDONALD / UK 
BORMANS / UNICE 
GALLI / IT 
DIAZ/ES 
MELLISH / UK 
DRIJFHOUT / NE 
BUSCHAK / ETUC 
HASSELBACH / DA 
See "Terms of reference" 
document 
Mr BERLIN V/F/ 
Tel. 32724 STANDARDISATION 
Mr ANGERMAIER 
Mr GAMBELLI 
TOMKINS / UK 
OVERGAARD / DA 
WAMPACH / BE 
BARZ/DE 
REMAEUS / S 
GAMBELLI / FR 
GIUSTI / IT 
JANISZEWSKI / DE 
BORMANS / UNICE 
LIND/S 
ANGERMAIER / DE 
GALLI/IT 
SAPIR/TUTB 
MELLISH/UK 
i 
Scrutiny of proposed 
requests by the CEC to 
CEN/CENELEC for 
standards 
MrLOMMEL 
| V/F/4 
S Tel. 33871 RESEARCH 
MrsCORMAN 
MrSHEYE 
MrsBRIGHI 
DEN HELD/NE 
LOWE/UK 
SHEYE/DA 
BDENECK / DE 
HUBLET /BE 
HURMALAINEN/SU 
THORLEY / UK 
CASANO / IT 
GORMAN/FR 
BORMANS / UNICE 
MALTESEN / DA 
MARTIN/FR 
BRIGHI / IT 
SARAMAGO/PO 
SAPIR/TUTB 
See "Terms of reference" 
document 
Mr BERLIN 
V/F 
Tel. 32724 
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Chairman : 
Vice-chairman : 
Rapporteur : 
GOVERNMENTS 
EMPLOYERS 
WORKERS 
TERMS OF REFERENCE 
Official responsible EXPOSURE LEVELS 
Mr HUBLET 
MrBEEKHUIZEN 
MrHEEGAARD 
WARNER/UK 
GUERRIERI/rr 
KLEIN/DE 
HUBLET / BE 
HURMALAINEN / SU 
BEEKHUIZEN / DE 
AUBRUN / FR 
JEPSEN / DA 
VERHOEF/NE 
LEWIS / UK 
GRAMPELLA / IT 
BORMANS/UNICE 
MALASPINA / IT 
SUCH / ES 
KONSTANTY / DE 
HEEGAARD/DA 
VAN DAMME / TUTB 
MARTIN/FR 
See "Terms of 
reference" document ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
OPERATING PROCEDURES 
BYLUND/S 
SOAVE / UK 
BYLUND/S 
SHEYE/DA 
PISSIMISSI / GR 
BOISNEL/FR 
CORMAN/FR 
FROSTLING / S 
GIUSTI / IT 
ASHERSON / UK 
KUHLMAN / DE 
DE LIEDEKERKE / 
UNICE 
KONSTANTY / DE 
POULSEN / DA 
CARCOBA / ES 
SEDES / FR 
FONCK / BE 
CARLSLUND / ETUC 
See "Terms of reference" 
document 
MrROTHER / 32268 
Ms LAFFUT / 32739 
V/F/4 
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ANNEX C 
LEGAL BASIS 
Council Decision of 27 June 1974 on the setting up of an Advisory Committee on 
Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work (extracts): 
The Council of the European Communities (...) Whereas a standing body should be 
envisaged to assist the Commission in the preparation and implementation of activities 
in the fields of safety, hygiene and health protection at work and to facilitate cooperation 
between national administrations, trades unions and employers' organisations ... 
HAS DECIDED AS FOLLOWS: 
Article 1 
An Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work is hereby 
established. 
Article 2 
The Committee shall have the task of assisting the Commission in the preparation and 
implementation of activities in the fields of safety, hygiene and health protection at work. 
(...) 
Article 3 
l.The Committee shall produce an annual report on its activities. 
2.The Commission shall forward that report to the European Parliament, the Council, the 
Economic and Social Committee and the Consultative Committee of the European Coal 
and Steel Community. 
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