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**COMMISSION OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES**

**Brussels, 24.09.1996**
**COM(96)** **458 final**

## **20TH ANNUAL ACTIVITY REPORT**

### **_ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SAFETY, HYGIENE_** **_AND HEALTH PROTECTION AT WORK_**

## **- 1995 -**

**(Presented** **by the** **Commission)**

**CONTENTS**

**I.** **General remarks**

**II.** **Opinions delivered**

**HI.** **Activities of the AHGs**

**IV.** **Annexes**

**A)** **List of members**
**B)** **Organisation of the ad hoc groups**
**C)** **Legal basis**

**G E N E R A L** **R E M A R K S**

##### **A) Membership of the Committee** Since 1 January 1995 the composition of the Committee has changed, mainly because of the accession of new Member States. All the changes are reflected in the list of Committee members (Annex A). **B) Organisation** - Six ad hoc groups were active (see Annex B, organisation of AHGs in 1995). - The "organisation" group held three meetings during the year. **C) Number of meetings** In 1995, there were three plenary meetings of the Committee and 12 meetings of the ad hoc groups. D) 19'th Annual Activity Report of the Advisory Committee (Doc. 92/1/95) The Committee approved the report on 31 May 1995, subject to the submission of written comments within one month of the meeting.

n. OPINIONS DELIVERED

##### The comments concerning the draft opinions cited below are extracts from the reports presented at the plenary. **1) Standardisation (Doc. No 6222/94)** The Committee adopted a draft opinion on a standardisation mandate for the European Committee for Standardisation (CEN) on specifications and testing conditions applicable to fire-resistant hydraulic fluids used for power transmission (hydrostatic and hydrokinetic).

The Committee acknowledged the need to give the CEN a standardisation mandate in this
field, because hydraulic fluids formed part of the types of machinery covered by Directive
89/392/EEC (OJ No L 183 of 29 June 1989, p. 9). The mandate would need to refer to
the "machinery" directive as well as to Directives 67/598/EEC (OJ No L 196 of
_16_ August 1967, p. 1, as last amended by Directive 94/69/EEC - OJ No L 381 of
3! December Ï994, p. 1), 88/379/EEC (OJ No L 187 of 16 July 1988, as last amended
_hy_ Directive 93/18/EEC - OJ No L Ï04 of 29 April 1993, p. 46) and 92/32/EEC
(OJ No L 154 of 5 June 1992) concerning the classification, packaging and labelling of
dangerous substances and preparations.

The Committee wanted a more specific draft mandate which indicated precisely what type
of work was required of the CEN and which explained the meaning of the terms
"specifications-exigencies" in section 6.

**2)** **AHG** **"Research"**

_**2.1**_ _**Draft opinion on criteria for research projects under the fourth framework**_
_**programme on**_ _**research,**_ _**technological development**_ _**and**_ _**demonstration**_ _**(1994 to**_
_**1998) (Doc. No 93/1/95)**_

The Committee attached great importance to the following points:

1. Calls for proposals relating to safety, hygiene and health should be published.
These could be based on specific programmes in which the improvement of
working conditions was taken into account, particularly specific programmes on
the following subjects:

     - industrial and materials technology,

     - standardisation, measurement and testing,

     - biomedicine and health,

     - targeted socio-economic research.

2. Research proposals should make clear which positive improvements in safety,
hygiene and health at work were expected from the research and how these
improvements could be put into practice by employers and workers. This
requirement was particularly relevant in the case of new technologies.

3. Research proposals under the fourth framework programme should be **selected**
taking account of the anticipated improvement in safety **and** health **at** work.

**With** **a** **view to preparing specific hygiene and safety programmes in conjunction with the**
**preparation of the fifth RTD programme, the Committee urgently called on the**
**Commission to provide the next meeting of the AHG with a list of the subjects of the**
**specific programmes adopted under the fourth programme** **into** **which the priority research**
**subjects indicated in section n.3 of the opinion approved at the plenary meeting of**
**November 1994 could be incorporated.**

**The Committee gave its approval subject to changes requested by the Employers and**
**Government groups:**

**-** **insertion, following point 3 on page 2, of** **a** **sub-heading entitled "III. Information**
**needs";**

**-** **deletion of the footnote on page 2 and addition of the following text to the second**
**paragraph of point 1 on the same page: "Any such programmes could only be**
**drafted on the basis of** **clear** **information about the need for and nature of existing**
**projects relevant to this subject."**

_**2.2**_ _**Proposals for urgent research projects in support of Community policies**_
_**(Doc No 470/95)**_

**The Committee considered this** **an** **important** **area,** **to which great attention should be paid.**
**However, there were other key elements in relation to skin absorption which should be**
**covered by other aspects of the fourth framework programme.**

**The proposal for a dedicated call for research on dermal exposure** **at** **the workplace should**
**be coordinated with similar topics being dealt with by other Commission services or**
**institutions. The final draft of the proposal should focus more clearly on the evaluation**
**of measurement techniques which could lead, subsequently, to the development of**
**standard methods.**

**In the first instance, attention should be paid to dermal exposure to solvents, which were**
**of major concern at the workplace.**

**The Committee gave its approval subject to clarification of the problems into which the**
**research was to be conducted (reservation by the Employers group).**

**BOL** **AcnVTTDES** **OF THE AD HOC GROUPS**

**Work in progress**

_**1)**_ _**AHG**_ _**"Research"**_

The group's tasks are:

a. to draw up a list of programmes supported by the Commission;

b. to draw the attention of the Commission to areas in which new information and
appropriate research appear to be required;
c. to establish research priorities under the fourth action programme.

The group's remit was confirmed at the plenary meeting in February. At the suggestion
of the Employers group, point c was clarified as follows:

c. to establish research priorities in the context of:

     - the Advisory Committee's recommendations concerning the health and
safety programmes;

     - the fourth safety and health action programme;

     - the fifth research and development programme.

_**2)**_ _**AHG**_ _**"Work-related**_ _**stress"**_

This group's terms of reference are:

a. to examine all authoritative work on stress;

b. to examine all measures already taken at national or Community level;
c. to examine all problems which may cause stress at work;
d. to report back to the Advisory Committee on the findings of its research with a
view to future action.

**The topics dealt with at the May meeting were reported at the plenary meeting in the**
**same month:**

**a definition of work-related stress, based exclusively on those aspects of the**
**working environment which employers and workers could influence;**

**-** **an inventory of national practices.**

_**3)**_ _**AHG**_ _**"Alcohol**_ _**and drugs at**_ _**work"**_

**The group's remit is:**

**-** **to examine the draft report of a study carried out jointly by the** **ILO** **and the**
**Commission in the Member States of the European Community, in close**
**cooperation with the social partners, analysing in particular the impact of this**
**problem on workplace safety and health in general;**

**-** **to submit to the plenary meeting a draft opinion on this** **report,** **together with**
**recommendations for any action which it feels the Commission should take in this**
**field;**

**-** **to submit to the plenary meeting proposals concerning the representation of the**
**social partners (four per Member State) at a conference to be organised by the**
**Commission, at which the results of the report and the various national reports**
**will be presented.**

_**4)**_ _**AHG**_ _**"Standardisation"**_

**A change has been proposed in the remit of this group. It is formulated as follows in**
**Annex II to the minutes of the plenary meeting held in February 1995:**

**In its opinion of 4 July 1994 on the Memorandum on Standardization in**
**the field of Article** **118a** **of the EEC Treaty, the Advisory Committee said**
**that decisions on exposure levels to harmful agents should be taken at the**
**political level. The Advisory Committee reaffirms this opinion. Any**
**mandated standards should be limited to technical measurement issues, and**
**any mandate should preclude the possibility that standards committees**
**might have any role in setting human exposure levels.**

**The meeting on 7 April 1995 dealt with two topics:**

**-** **the Vienna agreements between the CEN and the ISO (possibility of influencing**
**standardisation)**

**-** **European standard 50166 (exposure limit values relating to electromagnetic**
**fields).**

_**5)**_ _**AHG**_ _**"Occupational exposure**_ _**levels"**_

**The function of this group is:**

**-** **to be consulted on the fixing of priorities in respect of the substances for which**
**occupational exposure levels should be established;**

**-** **to deliver an opinion on the procedures for the collection of data needed for the**
**establishing of occupational exposure levels;**

**-** **to be regularly and fully informed on the work undertaken by the Commission on**
**the preparation of proposals for the establishing of occupational exposure levels,**
**in particular the work done by the scientific expert group;**

**-** **to prepare a draft opinion on the Commission's proposals for the establishing of**
**occupational exposure levels;**

**-** **to report regularly on the progress of work to the plenary meetings of the**
**Advisory Committee.**

_**6)**_ _**AHG**_ _**"Audio-visual**_ _**aids"**_

**The aim of this group is to determine and propose to the Advisory Committee any**
**Community action which could be organised by the Commission pertaining to the**
**creation and implementation of the means needed to achieve the objectives adopted by**
**the Commission on the basis of the report approved by the Advisory Committee on**
**19 November 1993.**

The aims pursued in the second film festival were as follows:

- to encourage the use of the audio-visual media to promote health and safety;
.- to achieve a better understanding of how best to design and improve the products
for users and viewers;

- to seek synergies facilitating exchanges, adaptations or coproductions involving
several countries.

Further activities are envisaged as part of the Action Programme. In particular, a third
festival will be organised under Action 2 "Information, education and training on nonlegislative matters".

_**7)**_ _**AHG**_ _**"Advisory Committee Operating**_ _**Procedures"**_

In the context of the duties and responsibilities entrusted to the Advisory Committee on
Safety, Hygiene and Health Protection at Work by the Council in its Decision of 27 June
1974, and taking into consideration the Commission's duty to consult the social partners,
the AHG is requested to identify all the obstacles, in particular administrative, financial
and procedural, which stand in the way of the effective and efficient operation of the
Advisory Committee and to recommend appropriate solutions.

The first meeting took place on 20 December 1995.

**New ad hoc groups established**

1) AHG "Advisory committee operating procedures"
2) AHG [ M] 4th action programme"
3) AHG "Senior labour inspectors"

##### **Ad hoc groups disbanded** 1) AHG "Biological agents" 2) AHG "Information for undertakings and workers" **General discussion topics** _1) BIOMED 2 work programme_ Observations on this programme by the interest groups had been placed on the agenda for the September 1995 plenary meeting but were not dealt with that day. _2) Transposai of directives_ In response to the wishes of the social partners, the July 1994 plenary had requested that a summary document be drawn up outlining each Member State's arrangements for transposing the Framework Directive (Directive 89/391 of 12.6.1989 on "health and safety at work") into national law. At its plenary meeting on 16 and 17 February 1995, the Committee therefore decided to set up an ad hoc group consisting of government representatives to prepare a joint reply for presentation to the plenary meeting of 30/31 May 1995. The ad hoc group met on 8 March and 3 May 1995. The social partners expressed dissatisfaction with the document submitted by the Government group, which was to draw up a new report relating solely to Directive 89/391. This paper was to describe the arrangements for transposing this Directive in the various Member States. The social partners were not satisfied with this document. Their main concerns related to non-transposal by certain Member States and to the process of checking that transposai was properly carried out. The Commission's representatives pointed out that it was for the Commission to check the correctness of transposai and that it could not provide details until this work had been completed. It was decided to prepare the opinions of the three groups for the Organisation Group meeting in July 1995.

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**At the plenary meeting in September 1995, the Government group said it wished** **Doc.**
**No 469/2/95 to stand, since it reflected a joint position of** **the Member** **States. The**
**Chairman pointed out that transposai had not yet been carried out by one Member State;**
**the Commission was scrutinising the texts for all the others to establish whether they in**
**fact complied. The process was not yet completed.**

_**3)**_ _**Second**_ _**European**_ _**video film festival on health and safety at work**_

**It was decided to hold the festival in Strasbourg from 26 to 28 June 1995.**

_**4)**_ _**Progress of draft directives**_

**4.1** **Directive 89/655 "Work equipment": this was regarded as a priority by the French**
**presidency.**

**4.2** **Other health and safety directives: no** **initiatives** **by the Presidency.**

_**5)**_ _**European**_ _**Agency for Safety and**_ _**Health**_ _**at Work**_

**An amended regulation establishing the Agency was proposed to the Council, modifying**
**the arrangements under discussion in 1994 to take account of the accession of the new**
**Member States. It affected the membership and operation of the Administrative Board:**
**(originally the composition of the Administrative Board had been: 12 government, 6**
**employers' and 6 workers' representatives)**

**-** **48 members, 15 representing the Member States, 15 representing the** **employers'**
**organisations, 15 representing the employees' organisations and three representing**
**the Commission.**

**-** **Abolition of the system of rotation within the Administrative Board.**

**-** **Terms of office to be renewable for all members.**

**-** **Administrative board to meet twice yearly and at the request of half** **its** **members.**

**-** **Members representing the Member** **States'** **governments to have two votes each.**

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**The European Parliament delivered an opinion on the changes and proposed three**
**amendments, which were opposed by the Commission:**

***** **Strong opposition to the principle of double voting.**
**The Commission was against this amendment and would not propose it to the**
**Council.**

***** **Restriction on confidentiality, which should be limited to individual cases.**
**The Commission felt that this amendment was not relevant and that it was the**
**Bureau that should concern itself with this problem.**

***** **The social partners to have the option of being represented by another country's**
**social partners.**
**The Commission also rejected this amendment.**

**The principle of giving the government representatives two votes met with vigorous**
**criticism from the social partners, who regarded this as a way of confining them to a**
**purely consultative role and leaving the government members with the final power of**
**decision. However, they did indicate that they were satisfied with the way in which the**
**social partners were represented, viz. one employer and one employee for each of the** **15**
**Member States.**

**The amended regulation was adopted by the Council on 29 June 1995 (OJ No L** **156** **of**
**7 July 1995, p. 1).**

**The Administrative Board met for the first time in Bilbao on 25 and 26 October 1995.**

_**6)**_ _**Commission programme**_ _**in the field of safety, hygiene and**_ _**health**_ _**at work**_
_**(1996**_ **-** _**2000)**_

**An initial version of the draft programme was presented by the Commission at the**
**plenary meeting in May 1995.**

**The final document COM (95)282 was presented at the September plenary. The**
**comments made may be consulted in the minutes of that meeting.**

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**The main topics of discussion were: the Advisory Committee's consultative role in the**
**light of the establishment of new committees such as that for budgetary supervision of**
**the fourth action programme and with regard to the** **preparation** **of legislative and non-**
**legislative** **measures;** **the need to clarify relations between the Agency, the Foundation and**
**the Advisory Committee; the feasibility of having this document scrutinised by the AHG**
**"4th action programme" within the time available; the funding of other committees as**
**compared with the Advisory Committee.**

_**7)**_ _**General**_ _**discussion**_ _**topics**_

**Miss Jenny Bacon, Deputy Director General, Health and Safety Executive, gave a**
**presentation on a report entitled "Review of Regulation" at the Plenary meeting on 17**
**February 1995. This comprehensive review by the Health and Safety Commission of**
**workplace health and safety legislation in Great Britain was published in May 1994.**

**IV.** **ANNEXES**

**A)** **List of Advisory Committee members**
**B)** **List of members of the various ad hoc groups**
**C)** **Legal basis**

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**ANNEX A**

**LIST OF MEMBERS OF THE**
**ADVISORY COMMITTEE ON SAFETY, HYGIENE AND HEALTH**

**PROTECTION AT WORK**

**GOVERNMENTS**

Çpunfry

Austria

Belgium

Germany

Denmark

Spain

France

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Portugal

Sweden

Finland

United Kingdom

Full members

Dr SZYMANSKI

Dr BREINDL

Mr HESELMANS

MrHUBLET

Mrs STREFFER

Mr OPFERMANN

Mr J. ANDERSEN

Mr NO. ANDERSEN

Mr CHOZAS PEDRERO

Mr GOMEZ-HORTIGUELA

Mrs GUIGUEN

Mr BOISNEL

Mr KOUMERTAS

Mrs KAFETZOPOULOU

Mr HENRY

Mr WALSH

Dr FAVENTI

Dr ROCCA

Mr WEBER

MrRUME

Dr VOS

Dr DEN HELD
DrDURÂO

Mr COSTA MARINHO

MrMAHL

MrBYLUND

Mr HURMALAINEN

Mr LAMBERG

Mr TANSLEY

Mr McQUAID

14

Alternate members

Dr FINDING

Dr JENNER

Mr RZONZEF

MrSTEEN

MrRIESE

Mr GIESEN

Mrs SKJOLDAGER

Mrs STEFFENSEN

Mrs G. DEL CASTILLO

Mr CASTELLA

Mr ROBERT

Mr PASQUIER
Mr TANGAS

Mrs PISSIMISSI

MrFUREY

Mr DONNELLAN

Mr AL VINO

Dr GUERRIER!

Mr FEYEREISEN

MrDEMUTH

Dr WAGEMAKER

Mr MEPPELDER

Mr CASTELO BRANCO

Mrs PINTO MARVAO

Prof. KILBOM

Mr BARREFELT

Mr KALLIO

MrRANTANEN

Ms DEAKINS

Ms SOAVE

**EMPLOYERS**

**Country**

**Austria**

**Belgium**

**Germany**

**Denmark**

**Spain**

**France**

**Greece**

**Ireland**

**Italy**

**Luxembourg**

**Netherlands**

**Portugal**

**Sweden**

**Finland**

**United Kingdom**

**Full members**

**Mrs SCHWENG**

**MrBRAUNER**

**Mr DE LANGE**

**Mr LEONARD**

**MrKUHLMANN**

**Mr JANISZEWSKI**
**Mr JEPSEN**
**Mr NIELSEN**

**Mr MANZANO SANZ**

**Mr SANCHIS AHUYO**

**Mr TASSIN**

**Mr PEYRICAL**

**Mr TSAMOUSSOPOULOS**

**MrZIMALIS**

**Mr BRISCOE**

**Mr TUMULTY**

**Mr GIUSTI**

**Dr FREGOSO**

**Mr SAUBER**

**Dr METZLER**

**Mr VAN OSTAIJEN**
**Mrs DE MEESTER**

**Mr LIMA AMORIM**

**Mr COSTA TAVARES**

**Mr FROSTLING**

**MrLIND**

**MrKUIKKO**

**MrLINDAHL**

**Mr CASTLE**

**Dr ASHERSON**

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**Alternate members**

**MrDUNGL**

**Mr STRIMITZER**

**Mr PELEGRIN**

**Mr DILLEN**

**Mr BEEKHUIZEN**

**Dr KREIZBERG**

**Mrs K0LVING**

**Mr S0RENSEN**

**Mr BELTRAN APARICIO**

**Mr MUNOZ MUGICA**

**Dr** **AUBRUN**

**MrsCORMAN**

**Mr KALDIS**

**Mr VGONTAS**

**Mr LAWLOR**

**Mr CASSIDY**

**Mr ROVIGLIONI**

**MrSPANO**

**Dr BOLLENDORF**

**Mr** **LANG**

**Mrs HOPMANS**

**Mr VERHOEF**

**Mr BARROSO**

**Mr TEVES COSTA**

**Mr HOLMGREN**

**MrHAGMAN**

**Mr AHTELA**

**Ms LUOMALA**

**Mr CLARE**

**Mr HUGHES**

**WORKERS**

Country

Austria

Belgium

Germany

Denmark

Spain

France

Greece

Ireland

Italy

Luxembourg

Netherlands

Portugal

Sweden

Finland

United Kingdom

Full members

Mrs SARRESCHTEDHARI
LEODOLTER

Mr HEIDER

Mr FONCK

Mrs CYPRES

Mr KONSTANTY

Mr ANGERMAIER

Mr POULSEN

Mr MALTESEN

Mr CARCOBA

Mr DIAZ

Mr PICHENOT

Mr MARTIN

Mr POLITIS

Mr DRIVAS

Mr WALL

Mr CRONIN

Mrs BRIGHI

Mrs BENEDETTINI

Mr MILLER

Mr GIARDIN

Mr CREMERS

Mr WILDERS

MrSARAMAGO

Mr GOMES TAVARES

Mr TENGBERG
Mrs BREIDENSJÔ
Mr METSÀMÀKI
Ms TYÔLÀJÀRVI

Mr BIBBINGS

Ms GIBSON

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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

ANNEX B - LIST OF AD HOC GROUPS IN 1995

RESEARCH

MrsCORMAN

MrSHEYE

MrsBRIGHI

DEN HELD/NE

LOWE/UK

SHEYE/DA

BDENECK / DE

HUBLET /BE

HURMALAINEN/SU

THORLEY / UK

CASANO / IT

GORMAN/FR

BORMANS / UNICE

MALTESEN / DA

MARTIN/FR

BRIGHI / IT

SARAMAGO/PO

SAPIR/TUTB

See "Terms of reference"

document

Mr BERLIN

V/F

Tel. 32724

ALCOHOL AND DRUGS

                                                                                                                                                                      

Mr GIUSTI

Mr MELLISH / UK

Mr DONNELLY / IRL

HUBLET / BE

MUSCH / DE

RUME/LUX

DONNELLY / IRL

GIUSTI / IT

**D E** **L A** **B A T I E** **/ F R**

SCHULTHEISS / DE

MCDONALD / UK

BORMANS / UNICE

GALLI / IT

DIAZ/ES

MELLISH / UK

DRIJFHOUT / NE

BUSCHAK / ETUC

HASSELBACH / DA

See "Terms of reference"

document

Mr BERLIN V/F/

Tel. 32724

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MrLOMMEL
| V/F/4
S Tel. 33871

Chairman :

Vice-chairman :

Rapporteur :

GOVERNMENTS

EMPLOYERS

WORKERS

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Official responsible

STRESS

MrPOULSEN

Mr VAN DER POEL

Mr DE LANGE

VAN DER POEL/NE

ANDERSEN / DA

DAVES/UK

WALSH / IRL

HUBLET/ BE

KUHN/DE

GREIF / DE

DE LANGE / BE

DE MEESTER / NE

JEPSEN / DA

AUBRUN / FR

DE LIEDEKERKE /

UNICE

GUEANT / TUTB

POULSEN / DA

GADEA / ES

TIVEY / UK

WTLDERS / NE

LENERT / AUT
BRE1DENSJÔ / S

See "Terms of reference"

document

Dr ALVAREZ V/F/5

Tel. 34547

**i**

STANDARDISATION

Mr ANGERMAIER

Mr GAMBELLI

TOMKINS / UK

OVERGAARD / DA

WAMPACH / BE

BARZ/DE

REMAEUS / S

GAMBELLI / FR

GIUSTI / IT

JANISZEWSKI / DE

BORMANS / UNICE

LIND/S

ANGERMAIER / DE

GALLI/IT

SAPIR/TUTB

MELLISH/UK

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

standards

ADVISORY COMMITTEE

OPERATING PROCEDURES

BYLUND/S

SOAVE / UK

BYLUND/S

SHEYE/DA

PISSIMISSI / GR

BOISNEL/FR

CORMAN/FR

FROSTLING / S

GIUSTI / IT

ASHERSON / UK

KUHLMAN / DE

DE LIEDEKERKE /

UNICE

KONSTANTY / DE

POULSEN / DA

CARCOBA / ES

SEDES / FR

FONCK / BE

CARLSLUND / ETUC

See "Terms of reference"

document

MrROTHER / 32268

Ms LAFFUT / 32739

V/F/4

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Chairman :

Vice-chairman :

Rapporteur :

GOVERNMENTS

EMPLOYERS

WORKERS

TERMS OF REFERENCE

Official responsible

EXPOSURE LEVELS

Mr HUBLET

MrBEEKHUIZEN

MrHEEGAARD

WARNER/UK

GUERRIERI/rr

KLEIN/DE

HUBLET / BE

HURMALAINEN / SU

BEEKHUIZEN / DE

AUBRUN / FR

JEPSEN / DA

VERHOEF/NE

LEWIS / UK

GRAMPELLA / IT

BORMANS/UNICE

MALASPINA / IT

SUCH / ES

KONSTANTY / DE

HEEGAARD/DA

VAN DAMME / TUTB

MARTIN/FR

See "Terms of

reference" document

**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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