# Council Directive of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work (89/391/EEC), Article 12: Training of workers

Extent: E+W+S+N.I.

1. The employer shall ensure that each worker receives adequate safety and health training, in particular in the form of information and instructions specific to his workstation or job:
on recruitment,
in the event of a transfer or a change of job,
in the event of the introduction of new work equipment or a change in equipment,
in the event of the introduction of any new technology.
The training shall be:
adapted to take account of new or changed risks, and
repeated periodically if necessary.
2. The employer shall ensure that workers from outside undertakings and/ or establishments engaged in work in his undertaking and/ or establishment have in fact received appropriate instructions regarding health and safety risks during their activities in his undertaking and/ or establishment.
3. Workers' representatives with a specific role in protecting the safety and health of workers shall be entitled to appropriate training.
4. The training referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 may not be at the workers' expense or at that of the workers' representatives.
The training referred to in paragraph 1 must take place during working hours.
The training referred to in paragraph 3 must take place during working hours or in accordance with national practice either within or outside the undertaking and/ or the establishment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1989/391/article/12 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-391/article-12
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