# Directive 1999/92/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 December 1999 on minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers potentially at risk from explosive atmospheres (15th individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC), Division 2.3

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

Prevention of ignition hazards in accordance with Article 3 must also take account of electrostatic discharges, where workers or the working environment act as charge carrier or charge producer. Workers must be provided with appropriate working clothes consisting of materials which do not give rise to electrostatic discharges that can ignite explosive atmospheres.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/1999/92/annex/II/division/A/division/2/division/2.3 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-1999-92/annex-II/division-A/division-2/division-2.3
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