Synopsis of Community Health And Safety Directives

Book : Synopsis of Community Health And Safety Directives

Author : * Janine Delahaut

Language : English

Library : Health-Safety-Environment

Publish Place : Belgium

ISBN : 2-930003-13-8

Publish Date : January 1994

Publisher : The European Trade Union for Health and Safety (T.U.T.B.)

Book Type : Book

Book Number : 560

INDEX

Contents
Foreword.
Introduction.
Level 1
THE FRAMEWORK DIRECTIVE 89/391.
Level 2.
RISKS CONNECTED WITH AGENTS PRESENT AT THE WORKPLACE
Chemical agents.
Establishing occupational exposure limit values.
The individual directives.
Biological agents.
Physical agents.
Ionizing radiation.
RISKS CONNECTED WITH THE WORKPLACE.
RISKS CONNECTED WITH THE USE OF WORK EQUIPMENT RISKS CONNECTED WITH SPECIFIC GROUPS OF WORKERS . MAJOR ACCIDENT HAZARDS.
OTHER HEALTH AND SAFETY PROVISIONS..
Worker information
Atypical employment relationships Organization of working time.
Occupational diseases.
Dignity of men and women at work
Level 3.
equipment and products..
The new approach to technical harmonization
and standardization
The procedure for information and notification
of technical standards and regulations.
A global approach to certification and testing.
"CE" conformity marking and conformity
assessment procedures.
Design and marketing of equipment and products..
Machinery
Electrical equipment
Personal protective equipment..
Construction products.
Pressure equipments and pressure vessels.
Equipment and protective systems intended for use
in potentially explosive atmospheres..
Cableway installations and lifts.
General product safety.dangerous substances and preparations.
The classification, labelling and notification of dangerous substances and preparations.
The system of information relating to dangerous preparations and substances.
Procedures for the evaluation of the risks of existing and new substances.
Marketing and use of dangerous substances and preparations Marketing authorization and control of plant protection products.
The deliberate release of genetically modified organisms. The import and export of dangerous chemicals.