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Council Directive 92/91/EEC of 3 November 1992 concerning the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in the mineral-extracting industries through drilling (eleventh individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

EU Directive 1992/91 · Adopted 3 November 1992 · Extends to United Kingdom

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Council Directive 92/91/EEC

of 3 November 1992

concerning the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in the mineral-extracting industries through drilling (eleventh individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC)

THE COUNCIL OF THE EUROPEAN COMMUNITIES,

Having regard to the Treaty establishing the European Economic Community, and in particular Article 118a thereof,

Having regard to the proposal from the Commissionf1, drawn up after consultation with the Safety and Health Commission for the Mining and other Extractive Industries,

In cooperation with the European Parliamentf2,

Having regard to the opinion of the Economic and Social Committeef3,

Whereas Article 118a of the EEC Treaty provides that the Council shall adopt, by means of Directives, minimum requirements for encouraging improvements, especially in the working environment, to guarantee a better level of protection of the safety and health of workers;

Whereas, pursuant to that Article, such Directives must avoid imposing administrative, financial and legal constraints which would hold back the creation and development of small and medium-sized undertakings;

Whereas the improvement of workers’ safety, hygiene and health at work is an objective which should not be subordinated to purely economic considerations;

Whereas Council Directive 89/654/EEC 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/EECf4) does not apply to the extractive industries;

Whereas compliance with the minimum requirements designed to guarantee a better standard of safety and health for the mineral-extracting industries through drilling is essential to ensure the safety and health of workers;

Whereas the mineral-extracting industries through drilling constitute an area of activity likely to expose workers to particularly high levels of risk;

Whereas this Directive is an individual directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at workf5; whereas, therefore, the provisions of the said Directive apply in full to the mineral-extracting industries through drilling without prejudice to more stringent and/or specific provisions contained in this Directive;

Whereas this Directive is a practical contribution towards creating the social dimension of the internal market,

HAS ADOPTED THIS DIRECTIVE:

Annotations to the whole text

Footnotes

f1

OJ No C 32, 7.2.1991, p. 7.

f2

OJ No C 280, 28.10.1991, p. 79; and OJ No C 241, 21.9.1992, p. 88.

f3

OJ No C 191, 22.7.1991, p. 34.

f4

OJ No L 393, 30.12.1989, p. 1.

f5

OJ No L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1.

Contents

  1. GENERAL PROVISIONS
  2. 1Subject
  3. 2Definitions
  4. EMPLOYERS’ OBLIGATIONS
  5. 3General obligations
  6. 4Protection from fire, explosions and health-endangering atmospheres
  7. 5Escape and rescue facilities
  8. 6Communication, warning and alarm systems
  9. 7Keeping workers informed
  10. 8Health surveillance
  11. 9Consultation of workers and workers’ participation
  12. 10Minimum requirements for safety and health
  13. OTHER PROVISIONS
  14. 11Adjustments to the Annexes
  15. 12Final provisions
  16. 13Article 13
  17. Annex: MINIMUM SAFETY AND HEALTH REQUIREMENTS AS REFERRED TO IN ARTICLE 10 OF THE DIRECTIVE
  18. Preliminary note
  19. Common minimum requirements applicable to the on-shore and off-shore sectors
  20. 1Stability and solidity
  21. Organization and supervision
  22. Organization of the workplace
  23. 2.1.1Division 2.1.1
  24. 2.1.2Division 2.1.2
  25. 2.1.3Division 2.1.3
  26. 2.2Person in charge
  27. 2.3Supervision
  28. 2.4Competent workers
  29. 2.5Information, instructions and training
  30. 2.6Written instructions
  31. 2.7Safe working methods
  32. 2.8Work permits
  33. 2.9Regular review of safety and health measures
  34. Mechanical and electrical equipment and plant
  35. 3.1General
  36. 3.2Specific provisions
  37. Maintenance
  38. 4.1General maintenance
  39. 4.2Safety equipment maintenance
  40. 5Well control
  41. Protection from harmful atmospheres and explosion risks
  42. 6.1Division 6.1
  43. Protection from harmful atmospheres
  44. 6.2.1Where harmful substances accumulate or may accumulate in the atmosphere, appropriate measures must be taken to ensure their collection at source and removal.
  45. 6.2.2Without prejudice to Directive 89/656/EEC, appropriate and sufficient breathing and resuscitation equipment must be available in areas where workers must be exposed to atmospheres which are harmful to health.
  46. 6.2.3Division 6.2.3
  47. Prevention of risks of explosion
  48. 6.3.1Division 6.3.1
  49. 6.3.2Division 6.3.2
  50. 6.3.3Division 6.3.3
  51. Emergency routes and exits
  52. 7.1Division 7.1
  53. 7.2Division 7.2
  54. 7.3Division 7.3
  55. 7.4Division 7.4
  56. 7.5Division 7.5
  57. 7.6Division 7.6
  58. 7.7Division 7.7
  59. Ventilaton of enclosed workplaces
  60. 8.1Division 8.1
  61. 8.2Division 8.2
  62. Room temperature
  63. 9.1Division 9.1
  64. 9.2Division 9.2
  65. 9.3Division 9.3
  66. Floors, walls, ceilings and roofs of rooms
  67. 10.1Division 10.1
  68. 10.2Division 10.2
  69. 10.3Division 10.3
  70. 10.4Division 10.4
  71. Natural and artificial lighting
  72. 11.1Division 11.1
  73. 11.2Division 11.2
  74. 11.3Division 11.3
  75. 11.4Division 11.4
  76. 11.5Division 11.5
  77. Windows and skylights
  78. 12.1Division 12.1
  79. 12.2Division 12.2
  80. Doors and gates
  81. 13.1Division 13.1
  82. 13.2Division 13.2
  83. 13.3Division 13.3
  84. 13.4Division 13.4
  85. 13.5Division 13.5
  86. 13.6Division 13.6
  87. 13.7Division 13.7
  88. 13.8Division 13.8
  89. 13.9Division 13.9
  90. 13.10Division 13.10
  91. Traffic routes
  92. 14.1Division 14.1
  93. 14.2Division 14.2
  94. 14.3Division 14.3
  95. 14.4Division 14.4
  96. 14.5Division 14.5
  97. Danger areas
  98. 15.1Division 15.1
  99. 15.2Division 15.2
  100. 15.3Division 15.3
  101. Room dimensions and air space in rooms — freedom of movement at the workstation
  102. 16.1Division 16.1
  103. 16.2Division 16.2
  104. Rest rooms
  105. 17.1Division 17.1
  106. 17.2Division 17.2
  107. 17.3Division 17.3
  108. 17.4Division 17.4
  109. Outdoor workplaces
  110. 18.1Division 18.1
  111. 18.2Division 18.2
  112. 18.3Division 18.3
  113. 19Pregnant women and nursing mothers
  114. 20Handicapped workers
  115. Special minimum requirements applicable to the on-shore sector
  116. Fire detection and fire fighting
  117. 1.1Division 1.1
  118. 1.2Division 1.2
  119. 1.3Division 1.3
  120. 1.4Division 1.4
  121. 1.5Division 1.5
  122. 2Remote control in emergencies
  123. Communication, general and emergency
  124. 3.1Division 3.1
  125. 3.2Division 3.2
  126. 3.3Division 3.3
  127. 4Safe assembly points and muster list
  128. Means of evacuation and escape
  129. 5.1Division 5.1
  130. 5.2Division 5.2
  131. 5.3Division 5.3
  132. 6Safety drills
  133. Sanitary equipment
  134. Changing rooms and lockers
  135. 7.1.1Appropriate changing rooms must be provided for workers if they have to wear special work clothes and where, for reasons of health or propriety, they cannot be expected to change in another room.
  136. 7.1.2Changing rooms must be sufficiently large and have facilities to enable each worker to lock away his/her clothes during working hours.
  137. 7.1.3Division 7.1.3
  138. 7.1.4Division 7.1.4
  139. Showers and washbasins
  140. 7.2.1Adequate and suitable showers must be provided for workers if required by the nature of the work or for health reasons.
  141. 7.2.2The shower rooms must be sufficiently large to permit each worker to wash without hindrance in conditions of an appropriate standard of hygiene.
  142. 7.2.3Where showers are not required under the first subparagraph of point 7.2.1, adequate and suitable washbasins with running hot and could water must be provided in the vicinity of the workstations and the changing rooms.
  143. 7.2.4Division 7.2.4
  144. 7.3Lavatories and washbasins
  145. First aid rooms and equipment
  146. 8.1Division 8.1
  147. 8.2Division 8.2
  148. 8.3Division 8.3
  149. 8.4Division 8.4
  150. 9Traffic routes
  151. Special minimum requirements applicable to the off-shore sector
  152. Preliminary remark
  153. 1.1Division 1.1
  154. 1.2Division 1.2
  155. 1.3Division 1.3
  156. Fire detection and fire fighting
  157. 2.1Division 2.1
  158. 2.2Division 2.2
  159. 2.3Division 2.3
  160. 2.4Division 2.4
  161. 2.5Division 2.5
  162. 2.6Division 2.6
  163. Remote control in emergencies
  164. 3.1Division 3.1
  165. 3.2Division 3.2
  166. Communication: general and emergency
  167. 4.1Division 4.1
  168. 4.2Division 4.2
  169. 4.3Division 4.3
  170. 4.4Division 4.4
  171. Safe assembly points and muster list
  172. 5.1Division 5.1
  173. 5.2Division 5.2
  174. 5.3Division 5.3
  175. 5.4Division 5.4
  176. 5.5Division 5.5
  177. Means of evacuation and escape
  178. 6.1Division 6.1
  179. 6.2Division 6.2
  180. 6.3Division 6.3
  181. 6.4Division 6.4
  182. 6.5Division 6.5
  183. 6.6Division 6.6
  184. 7Safety drills
  185. Sanitary equipment
  186. Changing rooms and lockers
  187. 8.1.1Appropriate changing rooms must be provided for workers if they have to wear special work clothes and where, for reasons of health or propriety, they cannot be expected to change in another rooms.
  188. 8.1.2Changing rooms must be sufficiently large and have facilities to enable each worker to lock away his/her clothes during working hours.
  189. 8.1.3Division 8.1.3
  190. 8.1.4Division 8.1.4
  191. 8.2Showers and washing facilities
  192. 8.3Lavatories and washbasins
  193. First-aid rooms and equipment
  194. 9.1Division 9.1
  195. 9.2Division 9.2
  196. 9.3Division 9.3
  197. Accommodation
  198. 10.1Division 10.1
  199. 10.2Division 10.2
  200. 10.3Division 10.3
  201. 10.4Division 10.4
  202. 10.5Division 10.5
  203. Helicopter operations
  204. 11.1Division 11.1
  205. 11.2Division 11.2
  206. 11.3Division 11.3
  207. Positioning of installations at sea — safety and stability
  208. 12.1Division 12.1
  209. 12.2Division 12.2
  210. 12.3Division 12.3