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Article 8 Implementation of Article 6 of Directive 89/391/EEC

United Kingdom

Original text. Later amendments are not shown.

When the work is being carried out, the principles set out in Article 6 of Directive 89/391/EEC shall be applied, in particular as regards:

  1. (a)

    keeping the construction site in good order and in a satisfactory state of cleanliness;

  2. (b)

    choosing the location of workstations bearing in mind how access to these workplaces is obtained, and determining routes or areas for the passage and movement and equiment;

  3. (c)

    the conditions under which various materials are handled;

  4. (d)

    technical maintenance, pre-commissioning checks and regular checks on installations and equipment with a view to correcting any faults which might affect the safety and health of workers;

  5. (e)

    the demarcation and laying-out of areas for the storage of various materials, in particular where dangerous materials or substances are concerned;

  6. (f)

    the conditions under which the dangerous materials used are removed;

  7. (g)

    the storage and disposal or removal of waste and debris;

  8. (h)

    the adaptation, based on progress made with the site, of the actual period to be allocated for the various types of work or work stages;

  9. (i)

    cooperation between employers and self-employed persons;

  10. (j)

    interaction with industrial activities at the place within which or in the vicinity of which the construction site is located.