Directive 92/91/EEC provides minimum requirements for the protection of the safety and health of workers in the mineral-extracting industries through drilling.
Directive 92/85/EEC includes requirements to promote the safety and health of pregnant/breastfeeding workers and addresses the equal treatment of pregnant women.
Directive 92/58/EEC lays down the requirements for safety and health signs at work that employers must provide where workers are still at risk despite other preventive measures.
The Directive lays down minimum requirements for the use of personal protective equipment used by workers at work, which are necessary when risks cannot be sufficiently controlled by technical and organisational measures.
The Workplace Directive provides for minimum requirements for workplaces covering issues such as traffic routes, workroom dimensions and indoor air quality.
of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work - "Framework Directive"
Directive 92/85/EEC aims to protect the health and safety of women in the workplace when pregnant or after they have recently given birth and women who are breastfeeding. The Directive requires employers to assess the risks posed by chemical, physical and biological agents, as well as physical movements and other types of physical and mental stress that are considered to be dangerous to the health and safety of new and expectant mothers.
Context
In the context of the European employment strategy, the European Council invited the social partners to negotiate agreements modernising the organisation of work, including flexible working arrangements, with the aim of making undertakings productive and competitive and achieving the necessary balance between flexibility and security.