CELEX: 51989PC0519
Language: en
Date: 1989-10-12
Title: RE-EXAMINED PROPOSAL FOR A COUNCIL DIRECTIVE CONCERNING MINIMUM SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS FOR THE USE OF PERSONAL PROTECTIVE EQUIPMENT BY WORKERS AT WORK

15. 11. 89                             Official Journal of the European Communities                                  No C 287/11
                                                                     II
                                                             (Preparatory Acts)
                                                  COMMISSION
              Re-examined proposal for a Council Directive concerning minimum safety and health
                     requirements for the use of personal protective equipment by workers at work (')
                                               COM(89) 519 final — SYN 126
              (Submitted by the Commission pursuant to Article 149.2(d) of the EEC Treaty on 18 October
                                                                   1989)
                                                               (89/C 287/08)
              (') OJ No C 115, 8. 5. 1989, p. 27.
                                                                         REVISED COMMISSION PROPOSAL FOLLOWING AMENDMENTS BY
                                                                         THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AT THE SECOND READING ON 13
             COMMON POSITION OF THE COUNCIL                                                     SEPTEMBER 1989
                                           Grounds and recitals unchanged
                                                A r t i c l e s 1 to 5 u n c h a n g e d
Article 6(1) third indent                                                replaced by:
                                                                         Annexes I, II, III and IV, which are for guidance,
                                                                         contain useful information for determining these rules.
Article 7 (1)                                                            Replaced by:
                                                                         1.    The employer shall inform the workers and/or
                                                                         their representatives of all measures to be taken with
                                                                         regard to the health and safety aspects of personal
                                                                         protective equipment; he shall consult them and allow
                                                                         their participation in accordance with Articles 10 and 11
                                                                         of Directive 89/391 / E E C and on the basis of the
                                                                         provisions of Annexes I, II, III and IV.
Article 8, beginning                                                     Replaced by:
                                                                         Amendments of a strictly technical nature to Annexes I,
                                                                         II, III and IV with regard to:
                                                                         (rest unchanged)
                                              A r t i c l e s 9 a n d 10 u n c h a n g e d
Annexes                                                                  Reinstatement of Annex III as included in the initial and
                                                                         amended Commission proposals.