CELEX: 51988PC0735
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Date: 1988-11-30
Title: Re-examined proposal for a COUNCIL DIRECTIVE amending Directive 80/1107/EEC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to chemical, physical and biological agents at work (presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 2(d) of the EEC Treaty)

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                                                    COM(88 ) 735 final - SYN 58
                                                    Brussels , 30 November 1988
                       Re-examined proposal for a
                            COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
  amending Directive 80 / 1107 / EEC on the protection of workers from
        the risks related to exposure to chemical , physical and
                       biological agents at work
      ( presented by the Commission pursuant to Article 149 2(d )
                           of the EEC Treaty )
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                         EXPLANATORY MEMORANDUM
                       Re-examined proposal for a
                             COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
   amending Directive 80 / 1107 / EEC on the protection of workers from
        the risks related to exposure to chemical , physical and
                       biological agents at work
Following the recommendat ion of the European Parliament made at its
first part-session in October 1988 and the amendments accepted by the
Commission , the latter must re-examine the joint position adopted by the
Council .
 ---pagebreak---                              Re-examined proposal for a
                                  COUNCIL DIRECTIVE
        amending Directive 80 / 1107 / EEC on the protection of workers from
             the risks related to exposure to chemical , physical and
                              biological agents at work
              ^REIDIOUS TEXT                                     AMENDED TEXT
                                                  To be amended as follows :
Whereas for a certain number of agents            Whereas for certain agents binding
the limit values of a binding nature              limit values for occupational exposure
and/or the other specific requirements            and , where appropriate , other specific
will be laid down in individual Direc ¬           requirements will     be  laid  down  in
tives ;                                           individual Directives ;
                                Récitals 5-7 unchanged
                          Article 1 ( 1 ) and ( 2 ) ( a ) unchanged
                                                                                  3
 ---pagebreak---                                           Article 1 ( 2 ) ( b)
( b ) Point 9 shall be replaced by the                 To be amended as follows :
      followinçï
      " 9 . ( a ) information from employers           "9 . Appropriate        measures shall    be
                  for workers and/or their                   taken by the employer to ensure
                  representatives in underta¬                that workers and tbeir representa¬
                  kings or establishments on                 tives in undertakings or establl^
                  the potential risks connec¬                shments receive full       information
                  ted with their exposure , on               on and instruction in
                  the technical preventive
                  measures to be observed by                  ( a ) the potential risks connected
                  workers and on the pre¬                           with their exposure ,       the
                  cautions taken by the em¬                         technical preventive measures
                  ployer and to be taken by                         to be observed by workers and
                  workers ;                                         the precautions taken by the
                                                                    enployer and to be taken by
            ( b ) information from employers                        workers ;
                  for workers and/or their
                  representatives in underta¬                ( b ) the risk assessment methods
                  kings or establishments on                        used, the existence of a limit
                  the   risks    assessment  me¬                    value as referred to in point
                  thods   used ,   the existence                    4(b ) and the need to carry out
                  of a limit value as     refer¬                    measurements ,  and the action
                  red to in point 4(b ) and                         to be taken ,   as laid down in
                  the need to carry out mea¬                        point 4(c ), in the event of a
                  surements and on the action                       limit value being exceeded".
                  to  be taken ,    as laid down
                  in point 4(c ), in the event
                  of a limit value being
                  exceeded" .
                                   Article 1 ( 3 ) and ( 4 ) unchanged
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                                     Article 1 ( 5 )
                                                To be amended as follows :
5. Article 9 ( 1 ) shall be replaced by          5.  Article 9 ( 1 ) shall be replaced by
   the following :                                   the following :
   " 1 . With a view to the adaptation               " 1 . With a view to the adaptation
         to technical progress referred                    to technical progress referred
         to in Article 8 ( 3 ) and to the                  to in Article 8 ( 3 ) and to the
         establishment    of indicative                    establishment    of indicative
         limit values as referred to in                    limit values as referred to in
         Article 8 ( 4 ), a committee is                   Article 8 ( 4 ), the Advisory
         hereby established consisting                     Committee on Safety , Hygiene
         of representatives of the Mem¬                    and Health Protection at Work
         ber States and chaired by a                       shall    Be consulted and      a
         representative of the Commis¬                     Committee   is hereby esta¬
         sion " .                                          blished consisting of repre¬
                                                           sentatives   of    the    Member
                                                           States , to be chaired by a
                                                           representative of the Commis¬
                                                           sion " .
                          Article 1 ( 6 ), Articles 2 and 3 ,
                                and Annex Ila unchanged
 ---pagebreak---                 Amendements adopted by the European Parliament
                       which have not been included by the
                     Commission in its re-examined proposal
                                   - OPINION -
No 1 New recital                             The Commission considers that ,
                                             for certain agents , the total
     Whereas the said protection             prevention of exposure is comple¬
     should be ensured by measures           tely impractical . Moreover , the
     to totally prevent workers'             aim of this proposal for a Direc¬
     exposure to dangerous agents            tive    is  to establish exposure
     or keep it to an absolute               limit values .
     minimum;
No 5 A new paragraph 2 a . is added          The Commission considers that the
     to Article 1 :                          principles of protection       must
                                             cover    all workers and is  endea¬
     " 2a . Pregnant women ,    nursing      vouring to introduce the same
         mothers    and children under       measures for women , men and young
         18 my not be employed in            persons . Certain measures might
         areas in which they would           be envisaged only in highly spe¬
         come into contact with any          cific cases and not on a general
         of the chemical , physical          basis .
         or biological agents listed
         in Annex IV of this     Direc ¬
         tive ".
No 6 New Article la                          The    Commission does not consider
                                             is appropriate to       incorporate
     1 . In order to be able to take         these provisions into the propo¬
         specific action to combat           sal ; however , it will bear these
         the potential hazards to            ideas in mind for future propo¬
         workers from exposure to            sals .
         dangerous agents , the em¬
         ployer shall be required to
         carry out and record an
         accurate survey of the dan¬
         gerous    agents used in    the
         establishment      and   their
         associated health risks .
 ---pagebreak--- Information shall be collected      on
the following in particular :
a ) all the agents listed in Annex
    IV to this Directive which are
    - used
    - produced
    - handled and processed
    - stored
    - transported
    - disposed of in the establish¬
      ment , or
    - may be released during the
      use of other agents ;
b ) - the composition of the agents
    - the quantity of agents used
      in the establishment
    - the work areas affected
    - the handling of these agents
       ( work carried out and proces¬
      ses used ) ;
c ) - the      number    of    workers
      employed in using the agent
    - the safety measures applied
    - the type of protective equip-
      ment .
d ) The employer shall be required :
    - to    inform the workers of the
      results of the surveys
    - to    make   the records of  the
      surveys      available to    the
      workers 1 representatives
    - to have the information avai ¬
      lable and place it at the
      disposal of relevant authori ¬
      ties on request .
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 2 . The employer shall be required
     to store the dangerous agents
     used    in the    establishment    in
     such a way that they do not
     present any health or safety
     hazard    to   the workers    or  to
     third parties .
3.   The employer shall be required
     to ensure that all the dange¬
     rous agents present are label¬
     led clearly and visibly .
4.   The employer shall be required
     to  collect     the   residues   and
     waste     from dangerous      agents
     immediately in appropriate and
     securely sealed containers and
     remove then from the working
     area without delay .
5.   The employer shall be required
     to provide adequate industrial
     health care .        The following
     measures in particular shall be
     taken :
     - the health of exposed workers
       must     be   monitored     conti ¬
       nuously     and   they  must    be
       given medical examinations at
       least once a year ;
     - as part of this health care
       and monitoring service , the
       individual     records shall    be
       drawn     up     indicating    the
       workers'     state of health    in
       relation to the exposure and
       any protective or preventive
       measures that may be taken ;
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         - these records shall be kept
           for at least 30 years and
           shall tie made available to
           the relevant authorities and
           the workers ' representatives
           in   accordance  with     their
           powers of inspection .
No 10 . Article 2 ( 2 )                      The Commission considers that the
                                             time limit of only one year for
        Member States shall adopt the        adoption of this Directive by the
        laws , regulations and adminis ¬     Members States is too short to be
        trative provisions necessary         practicable .
        to comply with this Directive
        not later than one year after
        its notification . They shall
        forthwith        inform        the
        Commission thereof .
No 11 . Annex lia , Section B                The Commission is opposed to this
        ( measuring strategy ) 1(a )         idea ,    which      may  involve
                                             considerable    extra    burdens ,
        Workers'     exposure shall be       especially for small and medium¬
        measured at least every three        sized undertakings .
        months     and ,  in any case ,
        whenever a technical change
        results in increased exposure ,
        or at the request of           the
        workers or their representa¬
        tives .
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