direct ec european parliament council june amend council direct eec minimum safeti health requir work equip worker work individu direct mean articl direct eec text eea relev european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss submit consult advisori committe safeti hygien health protect work regard opinion econom social committe consult committe region act accord procedur refer articl treati articl treati council adopt mean direct minimum requir encourag improv work environ ensur level protect safeti health worker pursuant articl direct avoid impos administr financi legal constraint hold back creation develop small medium size enterpris improv occup safeti hygien health object subordin pure econom consider complianc minimum requir design ensur standard health safeti work equip provid temporari work height essenti ensur health safeti worker provis adopt pursuant articl treati prevent member state maintain introduc stringent measur protect work condit compat treati work height expos worker sever risk health safeti notabl risk fall height occup accid account larg proport accid fatal accid emploi person employ pursu occup activ person work equip intend carri temporari work height affect employe health safeti council direct eec june implement minimum safeti health requir temporari mobil construct site eighth individu direct mean articl direct eec impos categori person oblig respect inter alia articl annex direct eec employ intend temporari work carri height select equip afford adequ protect risk fall height gener collect protect measur prevent fall offer protect person protect measur select equip specif site prevent elimin risk accompani specif train supplementari investig ladder scaffold rope equip commonli perform temporari work height safeti health worker engag type work depend signific extent correct manner equip safe worker adequ specif train worker requir direct mean achiev desir object purpos direct practic contribut creat social dimens intern market member state opportun make transit period account problem sme face adopt direct articl text annex direct ad annex ii direct eec articl member state adopt publish law regul administr provis compli direct juli forthwith inform commiss thereof member state implement section annex make transit period year date mention subparagraph order account situat aris practic implement direct small medium size enterpris member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state member state notifi commiss provis nation law adopt adopt field cover direct articl direct enter forc dai public offici journal european commun articl direct address member state luxembourg june european parliament presid fontain council presid bourgeoi oj oj oj opinion european parliament septemb oj council common posit march oj decis european parliament june oj oj annex quot provis work equip provid temporari work height gener provis pursuant articl direct eec articl direct temporari work height carri safe ergonom condit suitabl surfac work equip suitabl ensur maintain safe work condit select collect protect measur prioriti person protect measur dimens work equip natur work perform forese stress passag danger mean access temporari workplac height select frequenc passag height negoti durat choic made permit evacu event immin danger passag direct mean access platform deck gangwai give rise addit risk fall ladder work station work height circumst point safer work equip justifi low level risk short durat exist featur site employ alter rope access posit techniqu circumst risk assess work perform safe safer work equip justifi take risk assess account depend durat job ergonom constraint provis made seat accessori depend type work equip select basi forego measur minimis risk worker inher type equip determin provis made instal safeguard prevent fall suitabl configur suffici strength prevent arrest fall height preclud injuri worker collect safeguard prevent fall interrupt point ladder stairwai access perform task requir collect safeguard prevent fall temporarili remov effect compensatori safeti measur task perform measur task finish definit temporarili collect safeguard prevent fall reinstal temporari work height carri weather condit jeopardis safeti health worker specif provis ladder ladder posit ensur stabil portabl ladder rest stabl strong suitabl size immobil foot rung remain horizont suspend ladder attach secur manner except rope ladder displac swing prevent feet portabl ladder prevent slip secur stile upper lower end anti slip devic arrang equival effect ladder access long protrud suffici access platform measur ensur firm handhold interlock ladder extens ladder section prevent move rel mobil ladder prevent move step ladder secur handhold secur support worker time load carri hand ladder preclud mainten safe handhold specif provis scaffold note calcul scaffold select note cover structur arrang contempl strength stabil calcul carri scaffold assembl conform gener recognis standard configur depend complex scaffold chosen assembl dismantl plan drawn compet person form standard plan supplement item relat specif detail scaffold question bear compon scaffold prevent slip attach bear surfac provis anti slip devic mean equival effect load bear surfac suffici capac ensur scaffold stabl wheel scaffold prevent devic move accident work height dimens form layout scaffold deck natur work perform suitabl load carri permit work passag safeti scaffold deck assembl compon move normal danger gap deck compon vertic collect safeguard prevent fall part scaffold readi assembl dismantl alter mark gener warn sign accord nation provis transpos direct eec suitabl delimit physic mean prevent access danger zone scaffold assembl dismantl significantli alter supervis compet person worker receiv specif train oper envisag address specif risk accord articl understand plan assembl dismantl alter scaffold concern safeti assembl dismantl alter scaffold concern measur prevent risk person object fall safeti measur event chang weather condit advers affect safeti scaffold concern permiss load risk abovement assembl dismantl alter oper entail person supervis worker concern assembl dismantl plan refer includ instruct specif provis rope access posit techniqu rope access posit techniqu compli condit system compris separ anchor rope mean access descent support work rope backup secur rope worker provid har connect secur rope work rope equip safe mean ascent descent lock system prevent user fall lose control movement secur rope equip mobil fall prevent system movement worker tool accessori worker secur worker har seat mean work properli plan supervis worker rescu immedi emerg accord articl worker concern receiv adequ train specif oper envisag rescu procedur except circumst view assess risk rope make work danger singl rope permit provid measur ensur safeti accord nation legisl practic 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