Related legislation directives

Directive 89/654/EEC - workplace requirements

of 30 November 1989 concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace (first individual directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

Directive 89/656/EEC - use of personal protective equipment

of 30 November 1989 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace (third individual directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

Directive 89/655/EEC - use of work equipment

of 30 November 1989 concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

Directives and regulations – road traffic

Directive 2008/68/EC - inland transport of dangerous goods

of the European Parliament and of the Council of 24 September 2008 on the inland transport of dangerous goods. This Directive replaces Council Directive 94/55/EC, Council Directive 96/49/EC and Council Directive 96/35/EC.

Directive 90/269/EEC - manual handling of loads

of 29 May 1990 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the manual handling of loads where there is a risk particularly of back injury to workers (fourth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

Directive 98/24/EC - risks related to chemical agents at work

of 7 April 1998 on the protection of the health and safety of workers from the risks related to chemical agents at work (fourteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

Directive 2002/15/EC - working time - mobile road transport activities

of 11 March 2002 on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities.

Directive 2002/44/EC - vibration

of the of 25 June 2002 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (vibration) (sixteenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

Directive 2003/10/EC - noise

of 6 February 2003 on the minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (noise) (Seventeenth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC).

The OSH Framework Directive

The European Framework Directive on Safety and Health at Work (Directive 89/391 EEC) adopted in 1989 was a substantial milestone in improving safety and health at work. It guarantees minimum safety and health requirements throughout Europe while Member States are allowed to maintain or establish more stringent measures.

Directive 95/50/EC - procedures for transport of dangerous goods

of 6 October 1995 on uniform procedures for checks on the transport of dangerous goods by road

Directive 91/383/EEC - fixed-duration or temporary employment relationship

of 25 June 1991 supplementing the measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of workers with a fixed-duration employment relationship or a temporary employment relationship

Directive 2000/54/EC - biological agents at work

of the European Parliament and of the Council of 18 September 2000 on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work (seventh individual directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)