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Article 1 Subject

United Kingdom

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1.

This Directive, which is the first individual directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC, lays down minimum requirements for safety and health at the workplace, as defined in Article 2.

2.

This Directive shall not apply to:

(a)

means of transport used outside the undertaking and / or the establishment, or workplaces inside means of transport;

(b)

temporary or mobile work sites;

(c)

extractive industries;

(d)

fishing boats;

(e)

fields, woods and other land forming part of an agricultural or forestry undertaking but situated away from the undertaking's buildings.

3.

The provisions of Directive 89/391 /EEC are fully applicable to the whole scope referred to in paragraph 1, without prejudice to more X1stringent and/or specific provisions contained in this Directive.

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Editorial notes

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Substituted by Corrigendum to Council Directive 89/654/EEC of 30 November 1989 concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace (first individual Directivewithin the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (Official Journal of the European Communities No L 393 of 30 December 1989).