20TH ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SAFETY, HYGIENE AND HEALTH PROTECTION AT WORK - 1995
Date: 1996-09-24
Institutions: European Commission
Subjects: advisory committee (EU), occupational health, occupational safety, research programme, workplace

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) 
B) 
C) 

List of members 
Organisation  of the ad hoc groups 
Legal  basis 

G E N E R AL 

R E M A R KS 

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 

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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. 

2. 

3. 

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: 

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industrial  and  materials  technology, 
standardisation,  measurement  and testing, 
biomedicine  and  health, 
targeted  socio-economic  research. 

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. 

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: 

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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. 
b. 

c. 

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. 

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: 
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the  Advisory  Committee's  recommendations  concerning  the  health  and 
safety  programmes; 
the fourth  safety  and  health  action  programme; 
the fifth  research  and  development  programme. 

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* 

2) 

AHG  "Work-related stress" 

This group's terms of reference  are: 

a. 
b. 
c. 
d. 

to examine  all  authoritative work  on stress; 
to examine all  measures  already  taken  at national  or  Community  level; 
to examine all  problems which  may  cause stress at  work; 
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; 

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an inventory  of national practices. 

3) 

AHG  "Alcohol and drugs at work" 

The group's remit is: 
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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; 

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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: 

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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: 

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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: 

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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) 
2) 
3) 

AHG "Advisory  committee  operating procedures" 
AHG  M4th action  programme" 
AHG "Senior labour  inspectors" 

Ad hoc groups disbanded 

1) 

2) 

AHG "Biological agents" 

AHG "Information for undertakings and workers" 

General discussion topics 

BIOMED 2 work programme 

1) 
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) 

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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: 

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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) 
B) 
C) 

List of  Advisory  Committee members 
List of members of the various ad hoc groups 
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 

Full  members 

Alternate  members 

Austria 

Belgium 

Germany 

Denmark 

Spain 

France 

Greece 

Ireland 

Italy 

Luxembourg 

Netherlands 

Portugal 

Sweden 

Finland 

United  Kingdom 

Dr  SZYMANSKI 
Dr  BREINDL 
Mr  HESELMANS 
MrHUBLET 
Mrs  STREFFER 
Mr  OPFERMANN 
Mr  J.  ANDERSEN 
Mr N O.  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 

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 

Full  members 

Alternate members 

Austria 

Belgium 

Germany 

Denmark 

Spain 

France 

Greece 

Ireland 

Italy 

Luxembourg 

Netherlands 

Portugal 

Sweden 

Finland 

United Kingdom 

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 

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 

Full  members 

Austria 

Belgium 

Germany 

Denmark 

Spain 

France 

Greece 

Ireland 

Italy 

Luxembourg 

Netherlands 

Portugal 

Sweden 

Finland 

United  Kingdom 

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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Chairman  : 
Vice-chairman  : 
Rapporteur  : 

GOVERNMENTS 

EMPLOYERS 

WORKERS 

ANNEX B -  LIST OF AD HOC  GROUPS IN  1995 

STRESS 

ALCOHOL  AND  DRUGS 

STANDARDISATION 

RESEARCH 

MrPOULSEN 
Mr VAN DER POEL 
Mr DE LANGE 

Mr GIUSTI 
Mr MELLISH / UK 
Mr DONNELLY / IRL 

• 

Mr ANGERMAIER 

Mr GAMBELLI 

TOMKINS / UK 
OVERGAARD / DA 
WAMPACH / BE 
BARZ/DE 
REMAEUS / S 

HUBLET / BE 
MUSCH / DE 
RUME/LUX 
DONNELLY / IRL 

MrsCORMAN 
MrSHEYE 
MrsBRIGHI 

DEN HELD/NE 
LOWE/UK 
SHEYE/DA 
BDENECK / DE 
HUBLET /BE 
HURMALAINEN/SU 

THORLEY / UK 
CASANO / IT 
GORMAN/FR 
BORMANS / UNICE 

GIUSTI / IT 
DE  LA  B A T IE  /  FR 
SCHULTHEISS  /  DE 
MCDONALD / UK 
BORMANS / UNICE 

GAMBELLI / FR 
GIUSTI / IT 
JANISZEWSKI / DE 
BORMANS / UNICE 
LIND/S 

GALLI / IT 
DIAZ/ES 
MELLISH / UK 
DRIJFHOUT / NE 
BUSCHAK / ETUC 
HASSELBACH / DA 

ANGERMAIER / DE 
GALLI/IT 
SAPIR/TUTB 
MELLISH/UK 

MALTESEN / DA 
MARTIN/FR 
BRIGHI / IT 
SARAMAGO/PO 
SAPIR/TUTB 

i 

Scrutiny  of proposed 
requests by the CEC to 
CEN/CENELEC  for 
standards 

See "Terms of reference" 
document 

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 

TERMS OF  REFERENCE 

See "Terms of reference" 
document 

See "Terms of reference" 
document 

Official  responsible 

Dr ALVAREZ V/F/5 
Tel. 34547 

Mr BERLIN V/F/ 
Tel. 32724 

MrLOMMEL 

|  V/F/4 
S Tel. 33871 

Mr BERLIN 
V/F 
Tel. 32724 

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Chairman  : 
Vice-chairman : 
Rapporteur : 

GOVERNMENTS 

EMPLOYERS 

WORKERS 

EXPOSURE LEVELS 

ADVISORY COMMITTEE 
OPERATING PROCEDURES 

Mr HUBLET 
MrBEEKHUIZEN 
MrHEEGAARD 

BYLUND/S 

WARNER/UK 
GUERRIERI/rr 
KLEIN/DE 
HUBLET / BE 
HURMALAINEN / SU 

SOAVE / UK 
BYLUND/S 
SHEYE/DA 
PISSIMISSI / GR 
BOISNEL/FR 

BEEKHUIZEN / DE 
AUBRUN / FR 
JEPSEN / DA 
VERHOEF/NE 
LEWIS / UK 
GRAMPELLA / IT 
BORMANS/UNICE 

CORMAN/FR 
FROSTLING / S 
GIUSTI / IT 
ASHERSON / UK 
KUHLMAN / DE 
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SUCH / ES 
KONSTANTY / DE 
HEEGAARD/DA 
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POULSEN / DA 
CARCOBA / ES 
SEDES / FR 
FONCK / BE 
CARLSLUND / ETUC 

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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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