# Council Directive 92/104/EEC of 3 December 1992 on the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in surface and underground mineral-extracting industries (twelfth individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC), Division 2.1

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

Work must be planned taking into account the elements of the safety and health document which concern the risks of falls or slips of ground.
Consequently, as a preventive measure, the height and slope of overburden-stripping and extraction faces must be appropriate to the nature and stability of the ground and the methods of working.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1992/104/annex/part/B/division/2/division/2.1 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1992-104/annex/part-B/division-2/division-2.1
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