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  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-654/article-6",
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  "legislation": "eudr/1989/654",
  "legislation_title": "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)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1989-654",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "General requirements",
  "text": "To safeguard the safety and health of workers, the employer shall see to it that:\ntraffic routes to emergency exits and the exits themselves are kept clear at all times,\ntechnical maintenance of the workplace and of the equipment and devices, and in particular those referred to in Annexes I and II, is carried out and any faults found which are liable to affect the safety and health of workers are rectified as quickly as possible,\nthe workplace and the equipment and devices, and in particular those referred to in Annex I, point 6, and Annex II, point 6, are regularly cleaned to an adequate level of hygiene,\nsafety equipment and devices intended to prevent or eliminate hazards, and in particular those referred to in Annexes I and II, are regularly maintained and checked.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
  "provenance": {
    "source": "legislation.gov.uk",
    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1989/654/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:28.577571+00:00"
  },
  "licence": "Open Government Licence v3.0",
  "licence_url": "https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/",
  "attribution": "Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0. Source: legislation.gov.uk, The National Archives."
}