{
  "url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1990-269/article-6",
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  "legislation": "eudr/1990/269",
  "legislation_title": "Council Directive of 29 May 1990 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the manual handling of loads where there is a risk particularly of back injury to workers (fourth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (90/269/EEC)",
  "legislation_url": "https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1990-269",
  "path": "article/6",
  "kind": "article",
  "number": "6",
  "heading": "Information for, and training of, workers",
  "text": "1. Without prejudice to Article 10 of Directive 89/391/EEC, workers and/or their representatives shall be informed of all measures to be implemented, pursuant to this Directive, with regard to the protection of safety and of health.\nEmployers must ensure that workers and/or their representatives receive general indications and, where possible, precise information on:\nthe weight of a load,\nthe centre of gravity of the heaviest side when a package is eccentrically loaded.\n2. Without prejudice to Article 12 of Directive 83/391 /EEC, employers must ensure that workers receive in addition proper training and information on how to handle loads correctly and the risks they might be open to particularly if these tasks are not performed correctly, having regard to Annexes I and II.",
  "extent": "E+W+S+N.I.",
  "status": null,
  "version": "current",
  "annotations": [],
  "outstanding_effects": [],
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    "source_url": "https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1990/269/article/6",
    "retrieved_at": "2026-11-01T15:23:27.731725+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."
}