# Council Directive 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) (89/654/EEC), Article 1: Subject

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

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 stringent and/or specific provisions contained in this Directive.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1989/654/article/1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-654/article-1
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