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ProposalforaCouncilDirectiveconcerningtheminimumsafetyandhealthrequirementsfor
transportactivitiesandworkplacesonmeansoftransport(IndividualDirectivewithinthe
meaningofArticle16)ofDirective89/391/EEC
(93/C25/02)
COM(92)234final—SYN420
(SubmittedbytheComissionon17November1992)
frequentlyrequirethepresenceofworkersonboardthe
meansoftransportforuninterruptedperiodsoftime,spe­
cificorganizational methodsshouldbeprovidedfor;
Whereascompliancewiththeminimumrequirements
designedtoguaranteeabetterstandardofsafetyand
healthatworkplacesonmeansoftransportisessentialto
ensurethesafetyandhealthofworkers;
Whereastheactivitiesofself-employed workersnotcov­
eredbytheprovisionsofthisDirectiveshouldbe
addressedbyanotherdirectivedealingingeneralterms
withthehealthandsafetyofself-employed workersinall
sectorsofactivity;
WhereasthisDirectiveisanindividualDirectivewithin
themeaningofArticle16(1)ofDirective89/391/EECof
12June1989ontheimplementation ofmeasuresto
encourageimprovements inthesafetyandhealthofwork­
ersatwork(4);whereastheprovisionsofthelatterare
thereforefullyapplicabletothefieldoftransportactivities
withoutprejudicetomorestringentand/orspecificprovi­
sionscontainedinthisDirective;THECOUNCILOFTHEEUROPEAN COMMUNITIES ,
HavingregardtotheTreatyestablishingtheEuropean
EconomicCommunity ,andinparticularArticle118ather­
eof,
HavingregardtotheproposalfromtheCommission ,sub­
mittedafterconsultingtheAdvisoryCommitteeonSafety,
HygieneandHealthProtectionatWork,
IncooperationwiththeEuropeanParliament ,
HavingregardtotheopinionoftheEconomicandSocial
Committee ,
WhereasArticle118aoftheTreatyprovidesthatthe
Councilshalladopt,bymeansofdirectives,minimum
requirementsforencouragingimprovements ,especiallyin
theworkingenvironment ,toensureabetterlevelofpro­
tectionofthesafetyandhealthofworkers;
Whereas,underthetermsofthatArticle,thosedirectives
aretoavoidimposingadministrative ,financialandlegal
constraintsinawaywhichwouldholdbackthecreation
anddevelopmentofsmallandmedium-sizedundertakings ;
Whereasthecommunication fromtheCommission onits
programmeconcerningsafety,hygieneandhealthat
work(')providesfortheadoptionofadirectivedesigned
toguaranteethesafetyandhealthofworkersatthework­
place;
Whereas,initsresolutionof21December1987onsafety,
hygieneandhealthatwork(2),theCounciltooknoteof
theCommission'sintentionofsubmittingtotheCouncil
minimumrequirementsconcerningthearrangementofthe
placeofwork;
WhereasCouncilDirective89/654/EECof20November
1989ontheminimumsafetyandhealthrequirementsfor
theworkplace(3)doesnotapplytomeansoftransport
usedoutsidetheundertakingand/ortheestablishment or
workplacesinsidemeansoftransportandtheseshouldbe
dealtwithspecifically ;
Whereasbecausetransportactivitiesoftentakeplaceout­
sidethepermanentestablishments ofundertakingsandWhereasmeansoftransportwhicharespecialitemsof
workequipmentarecoveredbyCouncilDirective89/655/
EECof30November1989concerningtheminimumsafety
andhealthrequirementsfortheuseofworkequipmentby
workersatwork(secondindividualDirectivewithinthe
meaningofArticle16(1)ofDirective89/391/EEC)(5);
Whereasbecausetheconditionsgoverningsafetyonboard
meansoftransportmainlydependonthefacultiesandthe
stateofhealthofcertainworkers,andincapacitation ,even
forashorttime,duringtheperformanceofcertaintasks
candirectlyjeopardizethesafetyofthemeansoftransport
andofthepersonsonboard,preventivemedicalsurveil­
lanceshouldthereforebeprovidedforwhichwouldmake
itpossibletoidentifyatanearlystageanydeteriorationin
theseworkers'faculties;
Whereasitisimportantthatnoobstaclebeplacedinthe
wayoftheapplicationoftheotherCommunitydirectives
0)OJNoC28,3.2.1988,p,3.
(z)OJNoC28,3.2.1988,p.1.
(3)OJNoL393,30.12.1989,p.1.(4)OJNoL183,29.6.1989,p.1.
(5)OJNoL393,30.12.1989,p.13.

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concerningthefieldoftransport,alwaysprovidedthat
suchdirectivesprovedeatleastthelevelofprotectionlaid
downbythisDirective;
WhereasthisDirectiveisapracticalcontributiontowards
creatingthesocialdimensionoftheinternalmarket;
Whereas,pursuanttoDecision74/325/EEC('),aslast
amendedbythe1985ActofAccession,theAdvisory
CommitteeonSafety,HygieneandHealthProtectionat
WorkisconsultedbytheCommissiononthedraftingof
proposalsinthisfield,SECTIONII
EMPLOYERS 'OBLIGATIONS
Article3
Modificationstoworkplaces
1.Workplacesonboardmeansoftransportmustcomply
withtheminimumrequirementsforsafetyandhealthset
outinAnnexII,PartA.
2.Notwithstanding paragraph1,workplacesonboard
meansoftransportalreadyinserviceonthedatespecified
inArticle13(1)must,withinthreeyearsofthatdate,com­
plywiththeminimumrequirements setoutinAnnexII,
PartA.HASADOPTEDTHISDIRECTIVE :
SECTION I
GENERAL PROVISIONS
Article1
Subject
1.ThisDirective,whichisthe12thindividualDirective
withinthemeaningofArticle16(1)ofDirective89/391/
EEC,laysdownminimumrequirementsforsafetyand
healthatworkplacesonboardmeansoftransportand
transportactivities,asdefinedinArticle2.
2.TheprovisionsofDirective89/391/EECarefully
applicabletotheentireareareferredtoinparagraph1,
withoutprejudicetomorerestrictiveand/orspecificprovi­
sionscontainedinthisDirective .
3.TheprovisionscontainedinthisDirectivearewithout
prejudicetootherspecificCommunityprovisions,includ­
ingthoseontransport,providedthesedonotreducethe
levelofprotectiontoworkerslaiddownbythisDirective.Article4
Sanitaryfacilities,restroomsandlivingareas
1.Dependingonthelengthofthecontinuousperiodsof
timeduringwhichworkersareobligedtoremainonboard
themeansoftransportandtakingintoaccountthenature
oftheactivitiesinvolved,theemployermustprovideon
themeansoftransportappropriatesanitaryfacilities,rest
roomsandlivingquartersforsuchworkers.
2.Thesanitaryfacilities,restroomsandlivingquarters
referredtoinparagraph1mustcomplywiththeminimum
requirementsforsafetyandhealthsetoutinAnnexII,
PartB.
3.Notwithstanding paragraph2,sanitaryfacilities,rest
roomsandlivingquartersonboardmeansoftransport
alreadyinserviceonthedatespecifiedinArticle13(1)
must,withinthreeyearsofthatdate,complywiththemini­
mumrequirementsforsafetyandhealthsetoutinAnnex
II,PartB.
4.Ifthelengthoftimeforwhichtheworkersmust
remainwithoutinterruptiononboardthemeansoftrans­
portdoesnotnecessitateapplicationofparagraph1,the
employermust,ifthenatureofthejourneyandtheactivi­
tiessorequire,eithermakeavailabletoworkerssanitary
facilities,restroomsandlivingquartersasdefinedinpara­
graph1,ortakeadequatemeasurestoensurethatworkers
mayhavetheuseoffacilitiesofatleastthesamestandard
atsuitableandeasilyaccessiblelocations.Article2
Definitions
ForthepurposesofthisDirective,
1.'transportactivities'meanalltheactivitiesonboard
meansoftransportandthosesetoutinAnnexI;
2.'meansoftransport'meansworkequipmentintended
foralltypesoftransportintheair,onroads,onrail­
waysoronthewater;
3.'drivers'meantheworkersactuallyoperatingthe
instrumentscontrollingthemovementofameansof
transport .Article5
Generalrequirements
Tosafeguardthesafetyandhealthofworkersthe
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whenevercalledforbycircumstancesorrequestedby
theworkersthemselves .meansoftransportarekeptmasatisfactorycondition
ofsafety,
technicalmaintenance ofworkplacesonmeansof
transportandoftheequipmentanddevices,andin
particularthosereferredtoinAnnexesIIandIIIis
carriedoutandanyfaultsfoundwhichareliableto
affectthesafetyandhealthofworkersarerectifiedas
quicklyaspossible,
workplacesonmeansoftransportandtheequipment
anddevices,andinparticularthosereferredtoin
AnnexII,PartA,point6,areregularlycleanedtoan
adequatelevelofhygiene,
safety,emergency ,controlandsignallingequipment
anddevicesintendedtopreventoreliminatehazards
and,inparticular,equipmentreferredtoinAnnexesII
andIIIareregularlymaintainedandchecked.Article8
Firstaid,fire-fightingandevacuationofworkers,serious
andimminentdanger
1.Inimplementing Article8ofDirective89/391/EECin
relationtotransportactivities,theemployermusttakeinto
accountthetypeandsizeofthemeansoftransportandthe
characteristics ofitsloadandoftheroute.
2.Paragraph4oftheaboveArticleshallnotbeappli­
cablewheretheabsenceofaworkerfromhisworkstation
wouldleadtoanappreciabledeteriorationofthesafety
conditionsofallthoseonboardthemeansoftransport .
3.TheMemberStatesmay,inconsultationwiththetwo
sidesofindustry,laydowndetailedproceduresforthe
implementation ofparagraph2andtheallocationofres­
ponsibilitiesarisingtherefrom.Article6
Organizational measures
Theemployershalltakesuitableorganizational measures
andshallprovideworkerswithsuitableequipmenttosafe­
guardthesafetyandhealthofworkersduringtransport
activities .
Indevisingtheorganizational measuresandinselecting
theequipmentintendedtosafeguardthehealthandsafety
ofworkersduringtransportactivities,theemployershall
takeintoconsiderationthespecificconditionsandfeatures
ofthework,routeandinfrastructure concernedandany
riskstothesafetyandhealthofworkerswhichmightarise
duringtransportactivities.
Theemployershallimplementtheminimumsafetyand
healthrequirementssetoutinAnnexIII.Article9
Informationofworkers
1.WithoutprejudicetoArticle10ofDirective89/391/
EEC,theemployershalltakethemeasuresnecessaryto
ensurethatworkershaveattheirdisposal,whereappro­
priateinwrittenform,adequateinformationconcerning
safetyandhealthduringtransportactivities.
2.Theinformationmustcontainatleastadequatesafety
andhealthinformationconcerning :
—normalconditionsunderwhichthetransportactivities,
includingloadingandunloading,arecarriedout,
i
—foreseeableabnormalsituationsandtheactiontobe
takeninsuchcircumstances ,
—theconclusionstobedrawnfromanyexperience
gainedduringtransportactivities.Article7
Fitnessofworkers—Medicalsurveillance
Article10
Trainingofworkers
WithoutprejudicetoArticle12ofDirective89/391/EEC,
theemployershalltakethenecessarymeasurestoensure
thatworkersengagedintransportactivitiesreceivesuita­
bletraining,particularlyontheriskswhichtheseactivities
involveandonthestepstobetakentoreducethelikeli­
hoodandseverityofaccidentsandtominimizetheirForthepurposesofArticle14ofDirective89/391/EEC,
themedicalsurveillanceofworkersengagedintransport
activitiesinvolvinghazardslikelytojeopardizedirectly
theirownsafetyandthatoftheotherworkersonboard
themeansoftransportmusttakeplace:
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Article13
Finalprovisions
1.MemberStatesshallbringintoforcethelaws,regula­
tionsandadministrative provisionsnecessarytocomply
withthisDirectiveby31December1994atthelatest.
TheyshallforthwithinformtheCommissionthereof.
Theprovisionsadoptedpursuanttothisparagraphshall
containareferencetothisDirectiveorshallbeaccompa­
niedbysuchreferenceatthetimeoftheirofficialpublica­
tion.Theprocedureforsuchreferenceshallbeadoptedby
theMemberStates.
2.MemberStatesshallcommunicate totheCommission
thetextsoftheprovisionsofnationallawwhichtheyhave
alreadyadoptedoradoptinthefieldgovernedbythis
Directive .
3.MemberStatesshallreporttotheCommissionevery
fiveyearsonthepracticalimplementation oftheprovi­
sionsofthisDirective,indicatingthepointsofviewof
employersandworkers.TheCommissionshallinformthe
EuropeanParliament ,theCouncil,theEconomicand
SocialCommitteeandtheAdvisoryCouncilonSafety,
HygieneandHealthProtectionatWork.effects.Workertrainingshallincludeemergencyevacua­
tionpractiseandrescuedrillsaccordingtothetypeof
transportandtheworkingconditions .
Article11
Consultationofworkersandworkers'participation
Consultationandparticipationofworkersand/ortheir
representatives shalltakeplaceinaccordancewithArticle
11ofDirective89/391/EEConthematterscoveredbythis
Directive,includingtheAnnexesthereto,particularlywith
aviewtoimplementingArticles4,6and8.
SECTIONIII
MISCELLANEOUS PROVISIONS
Article12
Amendments totheAnnexes
StrictlytechnicalamendmentstotheAnnexesIIandIIIas
aresultof:
—theadoptionofdirectivesontransportsafetyortech­
nicalharmonization andstandardization ofthedesign,
manufactureorconstructionofmeansoftransport
andpartsofworkplaces ,and/or
—technicalprogress,changesininternationalregula­
tionsorspecificationsandknowledgewithregardto
transportactivities,
—shallbeadoptedinaccordancewiththeprocedurelaid
downinArticle17ofDirective89/391/EEC.Article14
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ANNEXI
LISTOFACTIVITIES REFERRED TOINARTICLE 2
1.Activitiesdirectlyrelatedtoameansoftransportwhichareperformedoutsidethelatterbyworkers
whosenormalworkstation isonboard.
2.Activitiesofworkersontheinfrastructureofanoperationalrailwaynetworkiftheworkersareauthor­
izedtoenterthesecurityzoneofthenetwork.
3.Activitiesofworkersontheexternalpartsofaircraftintrafficareasofairportsiftheyaredirectly
relatedtoameansoftransport.
4.Activitiesofworkersduringdistributionandcollectionworkonpublichighwaysinvolvingfrequent
stops.
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ANNEXII
PARTA
MINIMUMSAFETYANDHEALTHREQUIREMENTS FORWORKPLACES ABOARDMEANS
OFTRANSPORT REFERRED TOINARTICLE3OFTHEDIRECTIVE
1.PRELIMINARY NOTE
TheobligationslaiddowninthisAnnexapplywheneverrequiredbythefeaturesofthemeansoftrans­
port,theworkplace,theactivity,thecircumstancesorahazard.
2.STABILITY ,SOLIDITY
Workplacesonboardmeansoftransportmusthaveastructureandsolidityappropriatetothenatureof
theiruse.
3.ELECTRICAL INSTALLATIONS ANDENERGYSOURCES
Theelectricalinstallationsmustnotpresentafireorexplosionhazard;personsmustbeadequatelypro­
tectedagainsttheriskofaccidentscausedbydirectorindirectcontact.
Theelectricalinstallationsandtheprotectivedevicesmustbeappropriatetothevoltage,externalcondi­
tionsandthecompetenceofpersonswithaccesstopartsoftheinstallations .
Itmustbepossibleforemergency,safety,controlandsignallingequipmenttocontinuefunctioningin
theeventoffailure,fireorimmersionoftheirmainpowersupply.
4.EMERGENCY ROUTESANDEXITS
4.1.Workplaceswhichmaybeoccupiedwhilstthemeansoftransportisinmotion
4.1.1.Emergencyroutesandexitstoasafeareaonboardthemeansoftransport
Workplaceswhichmaybeoccupiedwhilstthemeansoftransportisinmotionandatrestmustprovide
accesstoasafeareaonboard.Theremustbeasufficientnumberofemergencyroutesandexits.
Theemergencyroutesandexitsandthetrafficroutesanddoorsgivingaccesstothemmustbefreefrom
obstructionsothattheycanbeusedatanytimewithouthindrance .
Itmustbepossibleforclosedemergencydoorstobeopenedeasilyandimmediatelybyanypersoninan
emergency .
Emergencyroutesandexitsrequiringilluminationmustbeprovidedwithemergencylightingofade­
quateintensityincasethelightingfails.Emergencyroutesandexitsmustbemarkedaccordingtothe
typeandcomplexityofthemeansoftransport,inaccordancewithnationalregulationstransposing
Directive77/576/EECintolaw.
Dependingonthemeansoftransportdrivers'cabsmaybeexemptedfromtheprovisionsofthispara­
graph.
4.1.2.Emergencydoorsofandexitsfromthemeansoftransport
Meansoftransportmustbeabletobeevacuatedunderconditionsofmaximumsafety.Ifthenormal
accessfacilitiesdonotallowsufficientlyrapidevacuation,theremustbeasufficientnumberofemer­
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Theemergencydoorsandexitsfromthemeansoftransportmustremainclosedand,ifnecessary,bolted
foraslongasthesafetyofthemeansoftransportandtheuserhimselfsorequires.
Dependingonthetypeandsizeofthemeansoftransportandthenumberofpeopleitcantakeon
board,adequaterescueandsurvivalequipmentmustbeavailabletoensurethat:
—theemergencyexitscanbeopened,
—themeansoftransportcanbeevacuatedsafelyandingoodtime,
—thatsafetyismaintainedafterevacuation .
Specificemergencyroutesandexitsmustbeindicatedbysignsinaccordancewiththenationalregula­
tionstransposingDirective77/576/EECintolaw.
4.2.Workplaceswhichareonlyoccupiedwhenthemeansoftransportisatrest
Workplaceswhichareoccupiedonlywhenthemeansoftransportisatrestmust,intheeventofdanger,
beabletobeevacuatedrapidlyandinconditionsofmaximumsafetyforworkers.
Doorsshouldnotbesolockedorfastenedthattheycannotbeeasilyandimmediatelyopenedbyany
personwhomayrequiretousetheminanemergency .
i
Emergencyroutesandexitsrequiringilluminationmustbeprovidedwithemergencylightingofade­
quateintensityincasethelightingfails.
5.FIREDETECTION ANDFIREFIGHTING
5.1.Dependingonthedimensionsanduseofthemeansoftransport,theequipmentcontainedtherein,the
physicalandchemicalcharacteristics ofthesubstancespresentandthemaximumpotentialnumberof
peoplepresent,workplacesmustbeequippedwithappropriatefire-fightingequipmentandasnecessary,
withfiredetectors,monitoringequipmentandalarmsystems.
5.2.Non-automatic fire-fightingequipmentmustbeeasilyaccessibleandsimpletouse.
Theequipmentmustbeindicatedbysignsinaccordancewiththenationalregulationstransposing
Directive77/576/EECintolaw.
Suchsignsmustbeplacedatappropriatepointsandbemadetolast.
6.VENTILATION OFENCLOSED WORKPLACES
Stepsshallbetakentoensurethatthereissufficientfreshairinenclosedworkplaceshavingregardto
theworkingmethodsusedandthephysicaldemandsplacedontheworkers.
Ifthereisaventilationsystemitshallbemaintainedinworkingorder.
Whereventilationisnecessarytoprotectworkers'health,breakdownsintheventilationsystemmustbe
indicatedbyacontrolsystem.
7.ROOMTEMPERATURE
7.1.Duringworkinghoursthetemperatureinroomscontainingworkplacesmustbeadequateforhuman
beings,havingregardtotheworkingmethodsusedandthephysicaldemandsplacedontheworkers.
7.2.Thosepartsofameansoftransportliabletocauseburnstoworkersortocausereleaseofexcessiveheat
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8.NATURAL ANDARTIFICIAL LIGHTING
8.1.Workplacesandtrafficroutesonboardmeansoftransportmustasfaraspossiblereceivesufficient
naturallightandbeequippedwithartificiallightingadequatefortheprotectionofworkers'safetyand
health.
8.2.Workplacesinwhichworkersareespeciallyexposedtorisksintheeventofthefailureofartificiallight­
ingmustbeprovidedwithemergencylightingofadequateintensity.
8.3.Theartificiallightingusedandthedashboardlightingmaynotdazzledriversorcauseconfusionasto
thesignals.
9.FLOORS,WALLS,CEILINGS
9.1.Thefloorsofworkplacesmustbeofnon-slipmaterialunlessthisisincompatiblewiththespecificpur­
poseofthefloorinquestion.Theremustbenoobstaclesonthefloorotherthanthosewhichareessen­
tialtotheproperfunctioningofthemeansoftransport,andthesemustbemadeconspicuousthrough
suchmeansasuseofcontrastingcolourorappropriatemarking.
Ifameansoftransportisequippedwithballmatswheretheworkersmusthaveaccessforloading,
unloadingandstorage,non-slipareasmustbeprovidedtoallowworkerstomovearound.
9.2.Transparentortranslucentwalls,inparticularall-glasspartitions,inroomsorinthevicinityofwork­
placesandtrafficroutesmustbeclearlyindicatedandmadeofsafetymaterialorbeshieldedfromsuch
placesortrafficroutestopreventworkersfromcomingintocontactwithwallsorbeinginjuredshould
thewallsshatter.
9.3.Externalpartsofmeansoftransportwhichdonotoffersufficientresistancetotheweightofworkers
andtheirequipmentmustbeclearlymarked.
10.DOORS
10.1.Transparentdoorsmustbeappropriatelymarkedataconspicuouslevel.Thisdoesnotapplyifsucha
signwouldrestrictthedriver'sfieldofvision.
10.2.Swingdoorsandgatesmustbetransparentorhavesee-throughpanels.
10.3.Ifthedoorsarelocatedatadifferentheightfromtheaccesslevel,handlesorothersuitabledevicesmust
befittedtofacilitategettinginandout.
10.4.Iftransparentortranslucentsurfacesindoorsandgatesarenotmadeofsafetymaterialandifthereisa
dangerthatworkersmaybeinjuredifadoororgateshouldshatter,thesurfacesmustbeprotected
againstbreakage.
10.5.Slidingdoorsmustbefittedwithasafetydevicetopreventthemfrombeingderailedandfallingover.
10.6.Doorsandgatesopeningupwardsmustbefittedwithamechanismtosecurethemagainstfallingback.
10.7.Mechanicaldoorsandgatesmustfunctioninsuchawaythatthereisnoriskofaccidenttoworkersand
peoplebeingtransported .
Theymustbefittedwitheasilyidentifiableandaccessibleemergencyshut-downdevicesand,unlessthey
openautomaticallyintheeventofapowerfailure,itmustalsobepossibletoopenthemmanually.
11.TRAFFICROUTES—DANGERAREAS
11.1.Trafficroutesonboardmeansoftransportincludingstairs,fixedladdersandloadingbaysandramps,
mustbedesignedtoensureeasy,safeandappropriateaccessforpedestriansorvehiclesinsuchawayso
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Laddersandremovablestaircasesmustbefixedsecurelyandifnecessarytheymustbefittedwithguar­
drailsandhandrails .
11.2.Thedimensionsofthetrafficroutesforpersonsand/orgoodsmustbedependentonthepotentialnum­
berofusersandthetypeofthemeansoftransport.
Whilstworkequipmentisbeingmovedalongtrafficroutesanadequatesafetydistanceshallbepro­
videdforpedestrians .
Whenvehiclesarebeingmovedbytranshippingdevicesthelattermustbeplacedsoastoallowworkers
tomovearoundandtocarryouttheirtasksinsafety.
11.3.Sufficientclearancemustbeallowedbetweenvehicletrafficroutesanddoors,passagesforpedestrians ,
corridorsandstaircases .
11.4.Wheretheuseandequipmentofroomssorequiresfortheprotectionofworkers,trafficroutesmustbe
clearlyidentified.^
11.5.Iftheworkplacescontaindangerareasinwhich,owingtothenatureofthework,thereisariskofthe
workerorobjectsfalling,theplacesmustbeequipped,asfaraspossible,withdevicespreventingunau­
thorizedworkersfromenteringtheseareas.
Appropriatemeasuresmustbetakentoprotectworkersauthorizedtoenterdangerareas.
Dangerareasmustbeclearlyindicated.
12.ACCESSTOMEANSOFTRANSPORT
12.1.Accesstomeansoftransportmustbeappropriateinrespectofheightdifferences,thenumberofper­
sonsandthetypeofloadstransported .
12.2.Accesstomeansoftransportmustbeappropriatetothetypeofmeansoftransport,mustbeeither
securelyattachedorjoinedsoastopreventanyinadvertentmovementduringaccess,andmustbe
equippedwithsufficientprotectiontopreventworkersfromfalling.
13.WORKSTATIONS
Workstations onboardmeansoftransportmustbeeconomically designedandmusthavesufficient
spacetoensurefreedomofmovementfortheworkers,particularlywhencarryingouttheirduties.With
regardtodriver'scabinsthesecondofthetwoprovisionsinthisparagraphshallapplyonlyasfaras
practicableandshalldependonthetypeofmeansoftransport.
14.FIRSTAIDANDRESCUEEQUIPMENT
Workplacesmustbefittedwithfirstaidandrescueequipmentofacapacitycommensurate withthe
maximumnumberofpersonslikelytobeonboard,raisedbyasefetyfactor.
Theequipmentmustbesuitablymarkedandeasilyaccessible .
15.HANDICAPPED WORKERS
Workplacesmustbeorganizedtotakeaccount,ifnecessary,ofhandicappedworkerscarryingoutduties
there.
16.OUTDOORWORKPLACES (SPECIALPROVISIONS )
Whenworkersareemployedatworkstationsoutdoors,suchworkstationsmustasfaraspossiblebe
organizedsothatworkers:
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(b)arenotexposedtoharmfulnoiselevelsnortoharmfulexternalinfluencessuchasgases,vapoursor
dust;
(c)areabletoleavetheirworkstationsswiftlyintheeventofdangerorareabletoberapidlyassisted;
(d)cannotsliporfall;
(e)arenotdirectlyendangeredbytraffic.
PARTB
MINIMUMSAFETYANDHEALTHREQUIREMENTS CONCERNING SANITARYFACILITIES
RESTROOMSANDLIVINGAREASTOBEIMPLEMENTED INACCORDANCE WITHTHE
PROCEDURES PROVIDED FORINARTICLE4(1)OFTHEDIRECTIVE
1.GENERAL
Points2,3,4,5,6,7.2,8,9,10,14and15ofPartAofthisAnnexapplymutatismutandistothesanitary
facilities,restroomsandlivingquarterstotheextentdictatedbythecircumstancesortherisk.
2.RESTROOMSANDRESTAREAS
2.1.Wherethesafetyandhealthofworkers,inparticularbecauseofthetypeofactivitycarriedoutorthe
presenceofmorethanacertainnumberofemployees ,sorequire,workersmustbeprovidedwithan
easilyaccessiblerestroomorappropriaterestarea.
2.2.Restroomsandrestareasmustbeequippedwithtablesandseatswithbacks.
2.3.Inrestroomsandrestareasappropriatemeasuresmustbeintroducedfortheprotectionofnon-smokers
againstdiscomfortcausedbytobaccosmoke.
3.PREGNANT WOMEN
Pregnantwomenmustbeabletoliedowntorestinappropriateconditions .
4.SANITARY EQUIPMENT
4.1.Changingroomsandlockers
4.1.1.Appropriatechangingroomsmustbeprovidedforworkersiftheyhavetowearspecialworkclothes
andwhere,forreasonsofhealthorpropriety,theycannotbeexpectedtochangeinanotherplace.
Changingroomsmustbeeasilyaccessibleandofsufficientcapacity.
4.1.2.Changingroomsmusthavefacilitiestoenableeachworkertolockawaythisclothesduringworking
hours.
Ifcircumstances sorequire(e.g.dangeroussubstances ,humidity,dirt)lockersforworkclothesmustbe
separatefromthoseforordinaryclothes.
4.1.3.Provisionmustbemadeforseparatechangingroomsorseparateuseofchangingroomsformenand
women .
4.2.Showers,lavatoriesandwashbasins
4.2.1.Workplacesmustbefittedoutinsuchawaythatworkershavenearathand:
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—specialfacilitiesequippedwithanadequatenumberoflavatoriesandwashbasins .
4.2.2.Theshowersandwashbasinsmustbeequippedwithrunningwater(hotwaterifnecessary).
4.2.3.Provisionmustbemadeforseparateshowersorseparateuseofshowersformenandwomen.
Provisionmustbemadeforseparatelavatoriesorseparateuseoflavatoriesformenandwomen.
5.LIVINGQUARTERS
5.1.Thelocation,structure,fittingsandequipmentoflivingquartersforcrewsandserviceareasandmeans
ofaccesstothemmustbesuchthattheyensureadequateprotectionagainstthedangeroftraffic,incle­
mentweather,nuisancesduetonoiseandvibrationandgasesandfumesemittedinotherpartsofthe
meansoftransportandlikelytodisturbtheworkers'restoutsideworkinghours.
Appropriatemeasuresmustbetakenfortheprotectionofnon-smokersagainstdiscomfortcausedby
tobaccosmoke.
5.2.Thekitchenand/orcookingrecessesmustbeeasytokeepclean.Ifrequiredtheremustbesufficient
foodstorageandrefrigerationfacilities.
6.ROOMTEMPERATURE
Thetemperatureinrestareasandrooms,livingquarters,roomsfordutystaff,sanitaryfacilitiesand
canteensmustbeappropriatetotheparticularpurposeofsuchareasandrooms.

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ANNEXIII
MINIMUM SAFETYANDHEALTHREQUIREMENTS FORTRANSPORT ACTIVITIES
REFERRED TOINARTICLE6
1.PRELIMINARY NOTE
TheprovisionsofthisAnnexapplywheneverthecharacteristicsofthemeansoftransport,theactivities
orthecircumstancesorahazardsorequire.
2.GENERALORGANIZATIONAL MEASURES ANDMETHODS APPLICABLE TOTRANS­
PORTACTIVITIES
2.1.Theemployermustarrangefortheplanningoftheroutetobetakenanditstiming,takingaccountof
theloadandtheweatherconditionsandevaluatingthetrafficconditionsandtherisksinherentinvar­
iouspossibleroutes.Ifnecessary,oneormorealternativeroutesmustbesuggestedtothedriver.The
employershalltakeadequatestepstoensurethatthedriverisabletotakeaccountofanychangesinthe
basicconditionsduringthejourney.
2.2.Theemployershallensurethattheworkers'dailyworkinghoursareinterruptedbyasufficientnumber
ofbreaksofsufficientlengthtosafeguardthehealthoftheworkersandtotakeaccountoftheirsanitary
needs.
2.3.Inthecaseofcombinedtransportation ,theemployershall,ifnecessaryincooperationwiththeother
employer,ensurethatworkersaccompanying meansoftransportonboardanothermeansoftransport
alsobenefitfromtheprovisionsofparagraphs 1or2ofArticle4ofthepresentDirective.
2.4.Theemployershalltakestepstoensurethatworkershandingovertothoserelievingthemataworksta­
tionlocatedonboardameansoftransportcan,whenhandingover,provideanynecessaryinformation
onfaultstheyhaveobserved.
2.5.Themeasurestobetakenandthemethodstobedeployedtodealwithserioussituationswhichcan
ariseduringtransportactivitiesmustbedeterminedinthelightofthemeansofevacuationandthepro­
tectionandrescueequipmentrequiredandthenumberofworkersandotherpersonsinvolved.
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2.6.Theemployershallensurethatacompetentpersonwhoisfamiliarwiththefactorsdeterminingthe
stabilityofthemeansoftransportunderallloading,unloadingandtransportconditionssupervisesload­
ingandunloadingoperations .Thispersonmaytakeanactivepartinsuchoperations .
2.7.Theconditionoftheloadandofthemeansoftransportmustbemonitoredduringthejourneydepend­
ingonthemeansoftransportinvolved,theroute,thefeaturesoftheloadandtheweatherconditions .If
itisnotpossibletoguaranteeanadequatelevelofsafety,thetransportactivitymustbeadaptedtosuit
thechangedcircumstances ,interruptedorsuspendedasnecessary .
2.8.Devicesmustbeprovidedtopreventuntimelyshiftingofaccessoriesandequipmentusedduringtrans­
portinordertoensurethattheydonotconstituteadangerfortheworkers.
2.9.Anypotentialsourceofignitionmustbekeptawayfromareaswherethereisafireorexplosionhazard.
Theseareasmustbemarkedclearlyandpermanentlyandsmokingtheremustbeprohibited .
2.10.Measurementand/orwarningdevicesmustbeavailableinasfarasthesafetyofworkersorotherper­
sonsrequireit.
2.11.Whilstameansoftransportisbeingrepaired,suitablestepstoprotectworkersshouldbetaken,and
shouldincludeanadequatedisplayofwarningsigns.

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3.SPECIFICORGANIZATIONAL MEASURES FORVARIOUSTYPESOFTRANSPORT
3.1.Transportonwater
3.1.1.Theemployershallensurethatvesselsareproperlycrewed,takingintoaccountthetype,thecargoand
thenavigationalzoneandlengthofvoyage.Thecrewmustbeabletousetherescueandevacuation
equipmentcorrectly.
3.1.2.Beforedeparture,arrangementsmustbemadetoensurethatthevesselisseaworthy,thatitisfittedout
andequippedproperlyandthattherearesufficientprovisions,fuelandspareparts.Emergency,safety,
controlandsignallingequipmentmustbeprovidedandkeptinfullyoperationalcondition.Ocean-going
vesselsmusthavesufficientquantitiesordrinkingwateronboardoraninstallationforproducingsuffi­
cientdrinkingwater.Liquefiedgastanksonvehiclesonboardthevesselmustbelocked.
3.1.3.Docking,towingandanchoringmanoeuvresmustbeexecutedsoasnottoendangerworkers'safety.
Theremustbeareliablesystemforthetransmissionofthecorresponding orderstothestationsinvolved
inthemanoeuvre .
3.1.4.Whenformationoficeonvesselsisliabletocompromisetheirstability,suitablemeasuresmustbetaken
sothattheworkerscande-iceinsafety.
3.1.5.Tugsmustbeequippedwithatowinghookwhichcanbedisengagedwithoutdangerfromthecontrol
room.
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3.1.6.Pusherplatformsmustbesodesignedthatworkerscanpassfromoneboattoanothereasilyandin
safety,particularlyatthestartoftying-upalongside.
3.2.Airtransport
3.2.1.Ifthepathsofmeansoftransportmovingaroundtheaproncrossatthesamelevel,trafficmustbe
planneddependingonthetypeofthemeansoftransportandtrafficrulesmustbelaiddown.
3.2.2.Duringtowingmanoeuvresareliablemeansofcommunication mustbeusedbetweenthepersonin
chargeofoperationsandthetowingdollywith,ifnecessary,recoursetoanintermediarytoensuresaf­
ety.Inthiscase,thesystemofcommunication mustbesuchthattheintermediary isprotectedfromthe
risksassociatedwiththemanoeuvres .Theresponsibilities ofallpersonsinvolvedmustbeclearlydeter­
minedinadvance.
3.2.3.Ifjourneysincluderapidchangesoftimezonewhichhaveanappreciableeffectonthecircadianrhythm,
theemployermustgivetheworkersperiodsofresttomakeupforthis.
3.3.Railtransport
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3.3.1.Theemployershallensurethatworkersonthepermanentwayareprotectedagainstthedangersfrom
railvehiclesandliveconductors ,wherenecessarybytemporaryshutdownofthenetworksectionscon­
cerned.
3.3.2.Theemployerresponsibleforthepermanentwaymustensurethatthisismaintainedingoodoperating
condition,particularlyinrespectofthesafetyofworkers.Hemustensurethatanadequatemeansof
signallingisprovidedandkeptingoodoperatingconditionthroughregularmaintenance .
3.3.3.Theemployershalltakeadequatestepstoensurethatworkersworkingonthenetworkarewarnedof
theapproachofrailvehicles.
Workersshallnotentertunnelsorotherplacesofrestricteddimensionsoutsidethesafetyzonewhile
thesesectionsoftherailnetworkareinuse,unlesssuchareashavesafetyzoneswithineasyreach.

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3.3.4.Driversofmeansoftransportonrailwaynetworksmusthaveareliablemeansofcommunication with
theirdirectorofoperations .Ifthedriverisaloneonthemeansoftransporthemustbeabletocommuni­
cateverballywiththepassengers .
3.4.Roadtransport
3.4.1.Theemployermustensurethatroadvehiclestransportingtravellersorgoodshavesufficientcrewtaking
intoaccountthetypeofthemeansoftransport,theload,themannerofloadingandthedurationofthe
stagesandthetotaljourneytobecompleted .
3.4.2.Theemployermayonlyallowworkerstohedownorsleeponboardvehiclesinmotioniftheyare
equippedwithcouchettesofsufficientsize,accessiblefromthedriver'scabinandequippedtoensure
passiveprotectionintheeventofanaccident.
3.4.3.Sparewheelsmustbeattachedsecurelytovehicles.Ifnecessaryadevicemustbeprovidedtoallow
themtobefittedanddetachedeasily.
3.4.4.Duringdistributionandcollectionoperationsinvolvingfrequentstops,theemployermust,asfaraspos­
sible,ensurethatthetourissoorganizedthatworkersdonothavetocrossroadtraffic.Whenworkers
arestandingonrunningboardsorfootrestsontheoutsideofthevehiclethevehiclespeedshallbe
limitedtowalkingspeed.Thismayonlybeexceedediftheworkerssitdownonsuitableseats.