# Directive 2009/104/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 16 September 2009 concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the use of work equipment by workers at work (second individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) (codified version) (Text with EEA relevance), Article 2: Definitions

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

For the purposes of this Directive, the following terms shall have the following meanings:
(a) ‘work equipment’ any machine, apparatus, tool or installation used at work;
(b) ‘use of work equipment’ any activity involving work equipment such as starting or stopping the equipment, its use, transport, repair, modification, maintenance and servicing, including, in particular, cleaning;
(c) ‘danger zone’ any zone within or around work equipment in which an exposed worker is subject to a risk to his health or safety;
(d) ‘exposed worker’ any worker wholly or partially in a danger zone;
(e) ‘operator’ the worker or workers given the task of using work equipment.

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Source: https://www.legislation.gov.uk/eudr/2009/104/article/2 (the official version)
Page: https://openlegislation.uk/eu-directive-2009-104/article-2
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