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1994 

CONTENTS 
I. Legal basis 
II. General remarks 
A) Membership of the Committee 
B) Structure 
C) Number of meetings and meeting days 
III. Activities 
Foreword 
A) Opinions delivered 
B) Work of the ad hoc groups 
IV. Annexes 
A) List of members 
B) Organisation of the ad hoc groups 
LEGAL BASIS 
Council Decision of 27 June 19741 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, trade 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 
1. 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". 
H GENERAL REMARKS 
A Membership of the Committee 
See Annex A for the list of members: copy of OJ C 85 of 22 March 1994 
detailing appointments for the period 4 March 1994 to 3 March 1997. 
OJL 185, 9.7.1974, p. 15 
Since 4 march 1994 the composition of the Committee has changed 
somewhat, certain members having resigned or retired. The changes are as 
follows: 
Luxembourg 
- replacement of Mr Lammar (full member, Employers) by 
Mr Metzler. 
replacement of Mr Metzler (alternate member, Employers) by 
Mr Bollendorf 
- replacement of Mr Vanderdonckt (full member, Employers) by 
Mr Lang 
Denmark 
- replacement of Mr B. Andersen (full member, Workers) by 
Mr Poulsen 
United Kingdom 
- replacement of Ms Harte (alternate member, Government) by 
Ms Deakins 
B Structures 
Twelve ad hoc groups were active (see Annex B for details of AHGs in 
1994). 
The "Organisation" group held four meetings during the year. 
Number of meetings and meeting days 
In 1994 there were three plenary meetings of the Committee, and the ad 
hoc groups held 29 meetings, taking up 31 days. 
Ill ACTIVITIES 
Foreword 
A Opinions delivered 
1) Cooperation between the Advisory Committee and the Safety and 
Health Commission (doc. 5068/1/94) 
2) Model "safety and health plan and file" pursuant to Directive 92/57 
(temporary or mobile work sites) (doc. 1169/2/93) 
3) Health and safety research in the various departments of the 
Commission (doc. 5070/94) (interim report) 
4) Adoption of the 18th activity report of the Advisory Committee 
(doc. 5061/94) 
5) Proposal for a Council directive concerning minimum requirements 
for improving the safety and health protection of workers 
potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres (doc. 5537/94) 
6) Organisation of the second European film festival on health and 
safety at work (doc. 5530/94) 
7) European information for undertakings and workers - criteria and 
self-audit (docs 5198/2/94 and 5200/94) 
8) Standardisation (doc. 5195/1/94) 
9) Guide for the evaluation of workplace risks (doc. 5196/94) 
10) Establishment of exposure levels (doc. 5191/1/94) 
11) Priority measures concerning the General framework for action of 
the European Community in the field of safety, hygiene and health 
protection at work (1994-2000) (doc. 5526/4/94) 
12) Draft directive adapting for the first time to technical progress 
Directive 90/679/EEC as first amended by Council Directive 
93/88/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to 
exposure to biological agents at work (doc. 6062/94) 
13) Interim report on alcohol and drugs at the workplace (doc. 
6059/94) 
14) Standardisation (biotechnology) (doc. 6055/94) 
15) Standardisation (doc. 5772/94) 
16) Transposai of directives 
17) European Agency for Safety and Health at Work 
B Activities of the ad hoc groups 
1) AHG "Research" 
2) AHG "Occupational exposure levels" 
3) AHG "Alcohol and drugs at the workplace" 
4) AHG "Standardisation" 
5) AHG "Work-related stress" 
Foreword 
The Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work was 
particularly busy during 1994, adopting 17 draft opinions. 
Two subjects in particular were discussed in depth: 
- the problem of the transposai of health and safety directives, which provoked 
some very strong demands from the social partners (see § A. 16); 
- the setting up of the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work, which 
provoked strong reactions from the social partners as regards the procedure 
governing appointments to the Management Board (see § A. 17). 
A. OPINIONS DELIVERED 
1) Cooperation between the Advisory Committee and the Safety and 
Health Commission (doc. 5068/1/94) 
The AHG's terms of reference were as follows: "Pursuant to Article 
2(2)(d) of the Council Decision of 27 June 1974 (OJ No L 185 of 9 July 
1974), to define, within the framework of Community action programmes 
and in cooperation with the Safety and Health Commission for the Mining 
and Other Extractive Industries, the possibilities of improving mutual 
information. The Ad Hoc Group should comprise an equal number of 
representatives from the Advisory Committee and from the Safety and 
Health Commission." 
The Committee adopted the proposal for an exchange of observers 
between the Advisory Committee and the Safety and Health Commission. 
This will make a major contribution towards improving reciprocal 
knowledge, as observers will report to their respective bodies on existing 
needs as regards meetings and cooperation on the various subjects dealt 
with. 
The observers from the Advisory Committee will be selected from the 
members of the AHG "Organisation". There will be two per interest group. 
They will report back to the AHG "Organisation" and the plenary 
committee. 
These observers will attend only the plenary meetings of the Safety and 
Health Commission. Likewise, the Safety and Health Commission will 
delegate six observers to the plenary meetings of the Advisory Committee. 
2) Model "safety and health plan and file" pursuant to Directive 92/57 
(temporary or mobile work sites) (Doc. 1169/2/93) 
The purpose of establishing a safety and health plan and a project 
characteristics file is to specify the rules applicable to a particular work 
site and to propose solutions, from the project design stage onwards, for 
the prevention of foreseeable hazards. The plan and file can also be 
introduced during the execution phase and be updated regularly as work 
progresses. 
The model plan and file were adopted unanimously, with the following 
comments from the interest groups. 
the Annex attached to the draft opinion should be incorporated into 
the opinion as an introduction; 
the document was not binding and could not therefore include any 
wording imposing an obligation; 
with reference to the phrase "the plan is a document containing a 
strategy rather than a collection of detailed instructions in the form 
of a guide, and is mainly addressed to clients", the Group felt that 
the Commission could not address clients directly to give them 
guidance about their work. But if that was the aim the document 
would have to be made more accessible, otherwise nobody would 
use it. 
3) Health and safety research in the various departments of the 
Commission (doc. 5070/94) (interim report) 
The Committee had been asked to: 
establish an inventory of programmes supported by the 
Commission; 
draw the Commission's attention to areas in which there is an 
apparent need for the acquisition of new knowledge and for the 
implementation of appropriate research projects (Article 2(2)(c) of 
the Council Decision of 27.6.74 - OJ L 185 of 9.7.74, p. 15); 
- establish research priorities for the fourth Action Programme. 
This initial draft opinion was adopted unanimously but was to be regarded 
as an interim opinion, since the Commission had been unable to supply the 
AHG with the information necessary to catalogue all the areas of safety 
and health research being pursued within the Commission's departments, 
and the objectives specified in the Group's mandate had not been achieved 
The Chairman made the following points: 
the ECSC Treaty included provision for research funding; 
the ECSC Treaty was due to expire in 2002. In 1994 the funds 
allocated to ECSC social research had been cut back to the point 
where they could cover no more than the maintenance of ongoing 
research projects; 
- the research activities provided for in the Union Treaty offered 
scope, in numerous sections of the Fourth RTD Framework 
Programme (1994-1998), for research on health and safety at work. 
In the co-decision procedure for the Framework Programme, the 
European Parliament had proposed at its second reading that a 
specific sub-programme "Health and safety at work" be inserted in 
Chapter 7, activity 1, "Targeted socio-economic research"; 
- the task of compiling the inventory of ongoing research could be 
delegated to the future "European Agency". 
The Committee delivered a second opinion (doc. 6065/94) during the 
November plenary, based on the research programme proposed by DG XII 
The Committee wanted contacts to be established as quickly as possible 
with the DGs concerned, so that it could play its part in the identification 
and selection of specific health and safety themes. 
4) Adoption of the 18th activity report of the Advisory Committee 
(Doc. 5061/94) 
The Committee adopted the 18th activity report. 
5) Proposal for a Council Directive concerning minimum requirements 
for improving the safety and health protection of workers potentially 
at risk from explosive atmospheres (doc. 5537/94) 
In accordance with the mandate from the Advisory Committee, the AHG 
studied the "Proposal for a Council Directive concerning minimum 
requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers 
potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres" (individual directive under 
Article 16.1 of Directive 89/391/EEC). 
The Committee adopted the draft opinion, with the following comments 
from the interest groups: 
Employers: 
- items 3 and 4 of the draft opinion were primarily points asked for 
by the employers; 
- account had to be taken of the extra costs which undertakings 
would incur as a result of this draft directive; 
- the vade-mecum should be a document of use to practitioners; 
- if necessary, the AHG should have the opportunity to examine the 
document again. 
Workers: 
- it was important to emphasise the employers' commitment to 
undertake an evaluation of the major risks to which workers were 
exposed; 
- the highest standards of safety had to be applied; 
the vade-mecum had to give detailed examples for use by 
employers. 
Government. 
the reference to the Framework Directive had to be deleted since 
it would give mandatory force to the vade-mecum; 
the vade-mecum had to be regarded simply as a guide for users. 
6) Organisation of the second European film festival on health and safety 
at work (doc. 5530/94) 
This proposal was presented by the Commission pursuant to the "General 
framework for action by the Commission of the European Communities 
in the field of safety, hygiene and health protection at work" and the 
Advisory Committee opinion delivered at the November 1993 plenary. The 
Commission consulted experts from the Member States during January and 
February and submitted proposals to the Advisory Committee which 
needed to be dealt with quickly if the festival was to go ahead in a well-
organised way in the first half of 1995. 
The draft opinion was adopted with the following comments. 
- the awards should be made to films which were so designed and 
executed that they could be easily shown at the workplace; 
- the jury should consist of workers' and employers' representatives; 
the members of the AHG "Audiovisual aids" could perhaps be 
appointed as a preselection jury; 
- the number of preselected films should not be restricted to 35 and 
the soundtrack should not only be in three languages (FR, EN, 
DE); 
innovatory films should be welcomed; 
- the prize should take the form of a cash award, 
it was important that the aims and funding of the festival should be 
clearly specified; 
- the films submitted and the films which received awards should be 
such that they could be shown and understood in any type of 
undertaking; 
- the jury should consist of users of this type of film (workers and 
employers); 
- any outside members serving on the final jury should be specialists 
in health and safety at work; 
- the results of the festival should be evaluated, in particular in terms 
of the demand for the award-winning films; 
the proposed date (March 1995) might not leave sufficient time for 
preparation. The winning films should subsequently be made 
available in all official languages. 
7) European information for undertakings and workers - criteria and 
self-audit (docs 5198/2/94 and 5200/94) 
The AHG's mandate was "to produce a policy document on means of 
supplying European information to employers and workers, with particular 
attention to SMEs". 
The Employers' Group adopted the draft opinion, emphasising that the 
information supplied must be simple, clear and concise. There should be 
no change in the way in which the Commission supplied information at 
present. 
The Workers' Group adopted the draft opinion and congratulated the AHG 
on its fine work, while proposing that consideration be given to a 
multimedia approach. 
The Government Group attached great importance to this question but 
doubted whether all points covered in the document were necessary. 
Account would have to be taken in future of the role of the European 
Agency for Safety and Health at Work. 
8) Standardisation (doc. 5195/1/94) 
At the plenary of 18/19 November 1993 the AHG "Standardisation" had 
been instructed to analyse what role (if any) European standards could or 
should play in relation to fields covered by directives based on Article 
118a of the Treaty, i.e. for maintaining or improving worker protection. 
The basic view is that European standards normally have no formal role 
in these fields. However, there may be exceptions to this rule. The AHG 
was asked to consider the question of appropriate criteria for judging 
exceptions, and to consider when (and how) such criteria should be 
applied. It was also proposed that the AHG address the formal status of 
such standards. 
The draft opinion was adopted with the following comments from the 
interest groups: 
The Workers' Group drew the Commission's attention to the 
standardisation problems which would arise from the directives based on 
Article 118a. Limit values should not be set by the standardisation bodies. 
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The Government Group urged the Commission to take full account of the 
points contained in the document. 
The Employers' Group asked for the expression "AHG" to be deleted in 
section 3.II of the document and emphasised that an AHG had to work to 
a specific remit, the intermediate group having no authority to approve a 
change in the remit of an AHG. 
9) Guidance on workplace risk assessment (doc. 5196/94) 
The AHG's mandate was "to deliver an opinion on the recommendations 
drafted by the Commission on the preparation of workplace risk 
assessments by governments and the two sides of industry, in accordance 
with Directive 89/391/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage 
improvements in the safety and health of workers at work". 
The draft opinion was adopted with the following comments: 
The Committee congratulated the Commission departments on the quality 
of the document. 
The Employers' Group commented on the high standard of the AHG's 
work. This document should serve only as a guide for the Member States 
and the social partners in implementing the Framework Directive and 
should in no circumstances be mandatory. 
The Workers' Group made the following comments: 
the concept of "risks" in the document did not take account of new 
approaches, e.g. ergonomics; it should be much broader, especially 
in technological terms; 
the document did not adequately reflect the subjective experience 
of female and male workers with regard to risk assessment; 
the document should take account of "near misses"; 
- the term "acceptable risks" was open to criticism; it was clearly not 
possible to eliminate all risks but one had to work towards a zero 
risk; 
- on page 35 of the English text, the last three indents were to be 
replaced by the following: 
"workers whose state of health is a contraindication to exposure to 
certain risks". 
10) Establishment of exposure levels (doc. 5191/1/94) 
Important requirements for the setting of occupational exposure limits 
(OELs) for chemical agents are a priority list of agents and a procedure for 
collecting and evaluating the toxicological and medical data. For the final 
adoption of the level of OELs the actual exposure conditions in the 
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workplace and technical and socio-economic considerations have to be 
taken into account. 
The draft opinion was adopted with the following comments. 
the term "AHG" should be replaced by "Advisory Committee", 
since only the Advisory Committee was empowered to take 
decisions and make recommendations; 
- priority should be given to the limit values for which complete data 
were not available. 
11 ) Priority measures concerning the General framework for action by the 
Commission of the European Communities in the Held of safety, 
hygiene and health protection at work (1994-2000) (doc. 5526/4/94) 
The Committee delivered three opinions on priority measures concerning 
the General Framework. These three opinions are contained in documents 
1326/1/93, 5534/94 and 5526/4/94. They concern, respectively: 
1. A definition of the priorities for 1994, divided into three chapters: 
* Commission initiatives to ensure that Community directives 
are implemented; 
* continuation of activities in hand; 
* new initiatives/creation of new ad hoc groups. 
2. The organisation of "thematic information campaigns", which could 
take the form of a European Health and Safety at Work Week. 
3. The action programme, replicating the programme adopted by the 
Advisory Committee in Copenhagen in February 1993. 
With regard to Item 3, the Committee adopted the opinion after much 
debate, during which the following comments were made: 
The Employers' Group wished to have additional information from the 
Commission concerning the latter's commitment to specify priority 
measures when producing the fourth programme, and this in cooperation 
with the "Priority Measures" AHG. 
It stated that during the plenary of 16/17 February 1995 the Committee 
needed to have the necessary information so as to set up the relevant 
AHG. 
The Workers' Group pointed out that a consensus on the draft opinion had 
already been reached in Copenhagen in February 1993. It urged the 
Commission to push ahead in this field. It also recalled the Commission's 
undertaking to take occupational diseases into account in its programme. 
It underlined the importance the Group attached to high-risk jobs being 
taken into account, as well as the problems encountered by migrant 
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workers. Like the Employers' Group, it wished to have more information 
on the Commission's commitment to draw up a five-year work programme 
based on the "General framework for action by the Commission of the 
European Communities in the field of safety, hygiene and health protection 
at work (1994-2000)". 
As for standardisation, the Group did not want CEN involvement in 
matters related to Article 118a. 
It stressed that the compromise document adopted at Copenhagen in 
February 1993 should not be changed. 
The Government Group said it had examined the document, which 
replicated that adopted in 1993. Although it had misgivings about some of 
the wording, it confirmed its agreement to the draft opinion, stating that 
its comments did not jeopardise the proposal. 
12) Draft directive adapting for the first time to technical progress 
Directive 90/679/EEC as most recently amended by Council Directive 
93/88/EEC on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure 
to biological agents at work (doc. 6062/94) 
The AHG's mandate is to prepare an Advisory Committee opinion on the 
proposal for a modification of Council Directive 93/88/EEC of 12 October 
1993 amending Directive 90/679/EEC on the protection of workers from 
risks related to exposure to biological agents at work. This draft will be 
proposed by DG V/F with a view to adopting the list of biological agents 
classified in Group 3 and indicated by an asterisk in accordance with 
Introductory Note 8, in the light of the latest scientific knowledge. 
The draft opinion was adopted by all three groups with the following 
comments: 
The Workers' Group drew attention to point 1.1 concerning the human 
immunodeficiency virus and the human T-cell leukaemia virus 1 and 2, 
and namely to the fact that these types of virus could not be considered to 
be substances infectious by the air-borne route. 
The German delegation in the Government Group commented that the 
three "Echinococus" types should not be in group 3 with two asterisks but 
in a stricter classification, namely in group 3 with no asterisks. 
The Employers' Group proposed that the three "Echinococus" types be re­
classified in group 3 with asterisk, as was the case in the draft. 
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13) Interim report on alcohol and drugs at the workplace (doc. 6059/94) 
The AHG had been mandated to: 
examine the draft report of a study carried out jointly by the ILO 
and the Commission in the EC Member States, in close cooperation 
with the social partners, analysing in particular the impact of this 
problem on workplace safety and health in general; 
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 report 
results and the various national reports would be presented. 
The AHG not yet having completed its work, this draft opinion was put 
forward as an interim report and was accepted unanimously as such. 
14) Standardisation (Biotechnology) (doc. 6055/94) 
The Committee asked the Commission to examine whether the 
implementation of the standardisation programme in the field of 
biotechnology conformed with the terms of the official mandate, 
particularly as regards the classification of micro-organisms and the 
medical surveillance of workers. 
The draft opinion was adopted unanimously, with a suggestion that in the 
English version the term "Committee" be replaced by "Advisory 
Committee" in order to avoid any confusion. 
15) Standardisation (doc. 5772/94) 
The AHG had studied the following draft mandates: 
- (doc. 10/94) "Standardisation programme proposed by CEN in the 
field of equipment and installation for the transmission and 
distribution of gas (M/017)"; 
- (doc. 12/94) "Standardisation programme proposed by CEN/ECISS 
in the Iron and Steel sector (fifth series) (M/005)"; 
- (doc. 13/94) "Standardisation programme proposed by 
CEN/CENELEC in the field of Medical Devices (M/023)". 
The Employers' Group adopted the draft opinion with the remark that 
employing the term "comfort" might unduly restrict the range of aspects 
covered by the standards. It proposed that "comfort" be replaced by the 
much broader term "practical requirements". 
The Committee adopted the draft opinion. 
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16) Transposai of directives 
This subject is one of the priorities defined by the Committee and is 
mentioned in the General framework for action by the Commission of the 
European Communities in the field of safety, hygiene and health protection 
at work (1994-2000). At the request of the Advisory Committee the 
Government Group had prepared a report on the transposai of directives 
into national law and the difficulties encountered in transposing them (doc. 
5540/94). This document did not satisfy the social partners, who wanted 
much fuller details of the reasons for the difficulties encountered and more 
information on the ramifications for Member States of these new laws. In 
response to these requests, the Advisory Committee asked the Government 
Group to prepare a new report, confined exclusively to the Framework 
Directive, for presentation at the plenary meeting in February 1995. The 
question of the transposai of directives has been discussed at length within 
the Advisory Committee, as reported extensively in the minutes of the 
Advisory Committee's plenaries (docs 5193/1/94, 6056/94 and 6215/94). 
17) European Agency for Safety and Health at Work 
This subject has been discussed at length, as reported extensively in the 
minutes of the plenaries of July 1994 (doc. 6056/94) and November 1994 
(doc. 6215/94). 
The discussions focused chiefly on: 
- the role of the European Agency; 
the appointments to the Management Board (12 government 
representatives, six employers' representatives and six workers' 
representatives); 
- the system of rotation within the Management Board; 
the need for all Member States to be represented by the social 
partners' representatives. 
The social partners have sought information from the Council concerning 
these problems, without receiving a reply. The subject is due to be 
discussed again at the plenary meeting in February 1995. 
B. ACTIVITIES OF THE AD HOC GROUPS 
1) Ad hoc group "Research" 
The group's tasks are: 
- to draw up a list of programmes supported by the Commission; 
- to draw the attention of the Commission to areas in which new 
information and appropriate research appear to be required; 
- to establish research priorities under the fourth action programme. 
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The group has not yet completed its work and will therefore continue it in 
1995. 
2) Ad hoc group "Work-related stress" 
This group's terms of reference are: 
a) to study all important works relating to stress; 
b) to study all measures already carried out at national or Community 
level; 
c) to study all problems that work-related stress can cause; 
d) to report its findings to the Advisory Committee with a view to an 
action in the future. 
3) Ad hoc group "Alcohol and drugs at the workplace" 
This group's terms of reference are: 
- to examine the draft report of a study carried out jointly by the 
ILO and the Commission in the EC Member States, 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 measures 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. 
The group presented an interim report at the plenary of 23/24 November 
1994 and will continue its work in 1995. 
4) Ad hoc group "Standardisation" 
The group is continuing its work. 
5) Ad hoc group "Occupational exposure levels" 
The Employers' Group proposes that the ad hoc group's remit be extended 
for a further two years. 
The Advisory Committee approves this proposal. 
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6) Ad hoc group "Priority measures" 
At the plenary of 23/24 November 1994 the Committee decided that the 
"Priority Measures" AHG had fulfilled its mandate. It wanted a new AHG 
to be set up with a fresh remit to study the work programme based on the 
"General framework for action by the Commission of the European 
Communities in the field of safety, hygiene and health protection at work 
(1994-2000)". 
7) Ad hoc group "Audiovisual aids" 
The group is awaiting developments following the decision to organise a 
second video film festival in 1995 and will examine the possibility of 
appointing jury members for the festival. 
IV. ANNEXES . 
A) List of members of the Advisory Committee 
B) List of members of the various ad hoc groups 
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I 
(Information) 
COUNCIL 
List of full and alternate members of the Advisory Committee on Safety, Hygiene and Health 
Protection at Work (for the period 4 March 1994 to 3 March 1997) following the Decision of 
the Council of the European Union on 4 March 1994 
(94/C 85/01) 
I. GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES 
(a) Members 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom 
(b) Alternates 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
L"nited Kingdom Mr R. WAMPACH 
Mr H. GROVE 
Mr R. OPFERMANN 
Ms A. KAFETZOPOULOU 
Mr J. CHOZAS PEDRERO 
Mr M. BOISNEL 
Mr T. WALSH 
Ms G. ROCCA ERCOLI 
Mr P. WEBER 
Mr C. J. VOS 
Mr J.M. LEITAO RIBEIRO 
ARENGA 
Mr J. T. McQUAID 
Mr D. STEEN 
Ms M. GROTH-ANDERSEN 
Mr U. RIESE 
Ms S. PISSIMISSI 
Mr R. GARCÎA CONDE 
Mr J.-L. PASQUIER 
Mr P. DONNELLAN 
Mr M. GUERRIER! 
Mr M. FEYEREISEN 
Mr G. WAGENMAKER 
Mr M. FARREO FRAZAO 
CAETANO 
Ms F. HARTE Mr P. HUBLET 
Mr E. ANDERSEN 
Mr R. IRLENKAEUSER 
Mr I. KOUMERTAS 
Mr J. GOMEZ HORTIGUELA 
Ms D. ROUAUD 
Mr M. HENRY 
Ms A. M.FAVENTIAMATISTA 
Mr N. RUME 
Mr M. G. DEN HELD 
Mr A. A. VAREJAO CASTELO 
BRANCO DE SOUSA 
Mr P. TANSLEY 
Mr L. RZONZEF 
Ms C. SKJOLDAGER 
Mr T. GIESEN 
Mr D. TANGAS 
Mr L. CASTELLA LOPEZ 
Mr G. ROBERT 
Mr P. FUREY 
Mr M. ALVINO 
Mr J.-P. DEMUTH 
Mr F. H. MEPPELDER 
Mr A. J. COSTA MARINHO 
Ms J. SOAVE 
II. TRADE UNION REPRESENTATIVES 
(a) Members 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
•I:a';y 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Por.ugal 
L"r.::ed Kingdom Mr H. FONCK 
Mr I. MALTESEN 
Mr R. KONSTANTY 
Mr D. POLITIS 
Mr T. LOPEZ ARIAS . 
Mr M. MARTIN 
Mr T. WALL 
Ms C. BRIGHI 
Mr A. GIARDIN 
Mr M. M. W. WILDERS 
Mr A. J. GOMES TAVARES 
Ms A. GIBSON Mr P.-P. MAETER 
Mr B. ANDRESEN 
Mr M. ANGERMEIER 
Mr S. DRIVAS 
Mr A. C. CARCOBA ALONSO 
Mr J.-C. PICHENOT 
Mr S. CRONIN 
Ms L. BENEDETTI 
Mr F. MILLER 
Mr G. A. CREMERS 
Mr M. A. CABRAL 
SARAMAGO FERRE1RA 
Mr R. BIBBINGS 
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(b) Alternates 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom Mr F. PHILIPS 
Mr O. D. HEEGAARD 
Mr B. ZWINGMANN 
Mr Y. PAPANAYOTOU 
Mr F. FERNANDEZ 
ARROYO 
Mr A. LEMITRE 
Mr M. O'HALLORAN 
Ms G. GALLI 
Mr M. MERSCH 
Ms H.C.J. VAN DEN 
BURG 
Mr R. A. DE ALMEIDA 
TELXEIRA 
Mr D. PICKERING Mr V. VAN DEF. RAEGEN 
Mr !.. K. N0RSKOV 
Mr K. GROWmCH 
Mr C. CRVTZIS 
Ms M. FELIX VULAR 
FERNANDEZ 
Mr M. SEDES 
Mr N. O'NEILL 
Mr R. TASCINI 
Mr R. ABBATI 
Mr W. W. MULLZR 
Mr M.J. DOS SANTOS 
NEVES 
Mr T. MELLISH 
III. EMPLOYER'S REPRESENTATIVES 
(a) Members 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom Mr H. DE LANGE 
Mr T. P. NIELSEN 
Mr U.-W. KUHLMANN 
Mr I. TSAMOUSOPOULOS 
Mr V. SANCHÎS AHUYO 
Mr J. TASSIN 
Mr T. BRISCOE 
Mr F. GIUSTI 
Mr R. LAMMAR 
Ms C. de MEESTER 
Mr J. H. L. DA COSTA 
TAVARES 
Ms J. L. ASHERSON Mr R. LEONARD 
Mr T. JEPSEN 
Mr J. JANISZEWSKI 
Mr E. ZIMALIS 
Mr F. MANZANO SANZ 
Mr J -P. PEYRICAL 
Mr R TUMULTY 
Mr M. FREGOSO 
Mr M. SAUBER 
Mr P. M. M. VAN OSTAIJEN 
Mr M. LIMA AMORIM 
Mr C. H. A. F. CASTLE 
(b) Alternates 
Belgium 
Denmark 
Germany 
Greece 
Spain 
France 
Ireland 
Italy 
Luxembourg 
Netherlands 
Portugal 
United Kingdom Mr A. PELEGRIN 
Mr T. A. S0RENSEN 
Mr K. KREIZBERG 
Mr A. KALDIS 
Mr F. MUNOZ MÛGICA 
Ms A. DEJEAN DE LA 
BAITE 
Mr T. LAWLOR 
Mr G. SPANO 
Mr F. METZLER 
Mr I. VERHOEF 
Mr M. GONÇALVES DE 
TEVES COSTA 
Mr P. W. HUGHES Mr R. DILLEN 
Ms B. ULDALL K0LVING 
Mr S BEEKHUIZEN 
Mr C. VGONDZAS 
Mr F. BELTRÀN APARICIO 
Ms V. CORMAN 
Mr P. CASSIDY 
Mr A. SCARFINI 
Mr P. VANDERDONCKT 
Mr LJ. HOPMANS 
Mr J. L. SALGADO BARROSO 
Mr A. R. CLARE 
c: n 
LIST OF AHGs - 1994 
0 TITLE OF GROUP 
STANDARDISATION 
RESEARCH 
AUDIO-VISUAL AIDS 
COOPERATION 
BETWEEN THE 
ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
AND THE SAFETY AND 
HEALTH COMMISSION 
INFORMATION FOR 
UNDERTAKINGS 
PRIORITY MEASURES TERMS oV 
REFERENCE 
Examination of 
proposed standards put 
by the Commission to 
CEN/CENELEC 
see relevant document 
see relevant document 
see relevant document 
see relevant document 
see relevant document COMPOSITION 
Chairman: Overgaard 
Vice-Chairman:Giusti 
Rapporteur : Sapir 
Chairman: Corman 
Vice-Chair: Sheye 
RapporteunBrighi 
Chairman:Tassin 
Vice-Chair: Sedes 
Rapporteur: Eichend. 
Chairman:Angermaier 
Vice-Chair: Sheye 
Rapporteur: Giusti 
Chairman:Fonck 
Vice-Chair: Ginalas 
Rapporteur:De Lange 
Chairman:Maeter 
Vice-Chair: Castle 
Rapporteur 
Wagemaker/Oliver GOVERNMENT 
TOMKINS/UK 
OVERGAARD/DA 
WAMPACH/BE 
OPFERMANN/DE 
DEN HELD/NL 
SKEVINGTON/UK 
SHEYE/DA 
BIENECKA)E 
HUBLET/BE 
RIMMERAJK 
HOLSTIJN/NL 
ANDERSEN/DA 
EICHENDORF/DE 
OPFERMANN/DE 
SHEYE/DA 
HARTE/UK 
HABETS/NL 
GINALAS/GR 
WALSH/IRL 
ROCCA/IT 
RIMMERAJK 
SHEYE/DA 
HARTE/UK 
SHEYE/DA 
WAGEMAKER/NL 
OLIVIER/NL 
BRIONES/ES 
PINTO 
MARVAO/PO WORKERS 
ANGERMAIER/DE 
BENEDETTPNI/ IT 
SAPIR / BTS 
MELLISH/UK 
MALTESEN/DA 
MARTIN/FR 
BRIGHMT 
SARAMAGO/PO 
SAPIR/BTS 
MENDEZ/ES 
A. TAVARES/PO 
KAHR/DA 
SEDES/FR 
THISSEN/BE 
BUSCHAK/CES 
GIARDPN/LUX 
ANGERMAIER/DE 
PINILLA/ES 
GALLI/IT 
VOGEL/BTS 
FONCK/BE 
MAETER/BE 
BRIGHI/IT 
POULSEN/DA 
BUSCHAK/CES 
SAPIR/BTS 
KONSTANTY/DE EMPLOYERS 
GAMBELLI/FR 
GIUSTI / IT 
JANISZEWSKI/DE 
TORNOS/ES 
BORMANS/UNICE 
THORLEY/UK 
CASANO/IT 
CORMAN/FR 
BORMANS/UNICE 
GIUSTI/LT 
HARKNESS/UK 
TASSIN/FR 
TUMULTY/IRL 
GIUSTI/LT 
JOPLING/UK 
CASTLE/UK 
BERNHARD/DE 
BORMANS/UNICE 
BITTSCHEIDT/DE 
DELANGE/BE 
ASHERSON/UK 
TASSIN/FR 
BORMANS/UNICE 
CASTLEAJK 
GIUSTI/IT 
SCARFINIAT 
TASSIN/FR 
JEPSEN/DA 
KREIZBERG/DE 
BORMANSAJNICE RESPONSIBLE 
OFFICLAX 
M. LOMMEL 
33871 
Dr. ARESPAT 
32260 
M. MERCY 
34862 
M. GAUTHIER 
32802 
M. MERCY 
34862 
M. MERCY 
34862 
*ô DRAFT SAFETY AND 
HEALTH PLANS AND 
FILES PURSUANT TO 
DIRECTIVE 92/57 
EVALUATION OF 
WORKPLACE RISKS 
OCCUPATIONAL 
EXPOSURE LEVELS 
ALCOHOL AND DRUGS 
BIOLOGICAL AGENTS 
STRESS see relevant document 
see relevant document 
see relevant document 
see relevant document 
see relevant document 
see relevant document Chairman : Opfermann 
Vice-Chair: Hellsten 
Rapporteur:Tavares 
Chairman:Rocca 
Vice-Chair:Asherson 
Rapporteur: Etienne 
Chairman:Hublet 
Vice-Chair.Beekuizen 
Rapporteur:Heegaard 
Chairman: Guisti 
Vice-Chair:Mellish 
Rapporteur:Donnelly 
Chairman : Konstanty 
Vice-Chair:Arenga 
Rapporteur : Clare 
Chairman:Poulsen 
Vice-Chair: 
Rapporteur:De Lange V. YPEREN/NL 
CAMPBELLAJK 
FAVENTIAT 
CLEMENT/FR 
OPFERMANN/DE 
GRAU/ES 
ROCCAAT 
LE GUENAJK 
GOULDING/IRL 
ANDERSEN/DA 
KIRCHBERG/DE 
WARNERAJK 
GUERRTERI/IT 
KLEIN/DE 
HUBLET/BE 
HUBLET/BE 
MUSCH/DE 
RUMEAUX 
DONNELLYARL 
WIMMER/DE 
McQUAIDAJK 
ARENGA/PO 
RINGELBERG/NL 
ANDERSEN/DA 
DAVIES/UK 
WALSHARL 
HUBLET/BE GUEANT/BTS 
HELLSTEN/BE 
WILDERS/NL 
ETIENNE/FR 
BIBBINGSAJK 
ETŒNNE/FR 
ANGERMAIER/DE 
VOGEL/BTS 
MALTESEN/DA 
MALASPINAAT 
BOLX/ES 
KONSTANTY/DE 
HEEGAARD/DA 
VAN 
DAMME/BTS 
MARTPN/FR 
GALLIAT 
DIAZ/ES 
MELLISHAJK 
DRIJFHOUT/NL 
BUSCHAK/CES 
HASSELBACHADA 
KONSTANTY/DE 
LOPEZ ARIAS/ES 
VAN 
DAMME/CES 
WILDERS/NL 
GUEANT/BTS 
POULSEN/DA 
CALDEA/ES 
TIVEYAJK 
WILDERS/NL C. T AVARE S/PO 
GAILLON/FR 
NORTON/UK 
ARCANGELI/IT 
PELEGRTN/BE 
BORMANSAJNICE 
ASHERSONAJK 
GIUSTIAT 
KRAMER/DE 
LEPLAY/FR 
VAN OSTAIJEN/NL 
MORTESEN/DA 
CHALLORANARL 
BORMANS/UNICE 
BEEKUIZEN/DE 
AUBRUN/FR 
JEPSENADA 
VERHOEF/NL 
LEWISAJK 
BERRAAT 
BORMANS/UNICE 
GIUSTIAT 
DE LA BATIE/FR 
SCHULTHEISS/DE 
McDONALD/UK 
BORMANS/UNICE 
CLARE/UK 
SKROBRANEKAOE 
THEILLEUX/FR 
BORMANS/UNICE 
DE LANGE/BE 
DE MEESTER/NL 
JEPSEN/DA 
AUBRUN/FR 
LIEDEKERKE/UNIC M. BIOSCA 
34988 
M. LEFKADITIS 
33646 
M. KLOPPENBURG 
33282 
Dr. De Smedt 
33673 
Dr. BERLIN 
32724 
M. WALERIUS 
32735 
M. KLOPPENBURG 
33282 
ATEX 118a see relevant document Chairman: Jepsen 
Vice-Chair:Rocca 
Rapporteur: Sedes PARLEVLIET/NL 
ROCCAAT 
BOOTOMAJK 
/DE PICKERT/BTS 
SEDES/FR 
ESC.DA 
COSTA/PO WILLOUGHBY/UK 
GIUSTIAT 
SIMONNET / FR 
JEPSENADA 
BORMANS/UNICE M. ROTHER 
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