direct ec european parliament council decemb minimum requir improv safeti health protect worker potenti risk explos atmospher individu direct mean articl direct eec european parliament council european union regard treati establish european commun articl thereof regard propos commiss submit consult advisori committe safeti hygien health protect work safeti health commiss mine extract industri regard opinion econom social committe consult committe region act accord procedur refer articl treati light joint text approv concili committe octob articl treati council adopt mean direct minimum requir encourag improv work environ guarante level protect health safeti worker term articl direct avoid impos administr financi legal constraint hold back creation develop small medium size undertak improv occup safeti hygien health object subordin pure econom consider complianc minimum requir improv safeti health protect worker potenti risk explos atmospher essenti worker safeti health protect ensur direct individu direct mean articl council direct eec june introduct measur encourag improv safeti health worker work provis direct relat worker inform consult particip worker train worker fulli applic case worker potenti risk explos atmospher prejudic restrict specif provis contain direct direct constitut practic step achiev social dimens intern market direct ec european parliament council march approxim law member state equip protect system intend potenti explos atmospher state intend prepar addit direct base articl treati cover explos hazard deriv type method instal equip explos protect import safeti explos endang live health worker result uncontrol effect flame pressur presenc noxiou reaction product consumpt oxygen ambient air worker breath establish coher strategi prevent explos requir organis measur complement technic measur workplac direct eec requir employ possess assess risk worker health safeti work requir regard direct employ draw explos protect document set document satisfi minimum requir laid direct date explos protect document includ identif hazard evalu risk definit specif measur safeguard health safeti worker risk explos atmospher accord articl direct eec explos protect document part assess risk health safeti work requir articl direct eec assess explos risk requir commun act order avoid unnecessari duplic work employ allow accord nation practic combin document part document equival report produc commun act form singl quot safeti report quot prevent format explos atmospher includ applic substitut principl coordin place worker undertak present workplac prevent measur supplement addit measur effect ignit place maximum safeti achiev combin prevent measur addit measur limit detriment effect explos worker council direct eec june minimum requir provis safeti health sign work ninth individu direct mean articl direct eec fulli applic place immedi contigu hazard area smoke crosscut weld activ introduc flame spark interact hazard area direct ec divid equip protect system cover equip group categori direct classif employ place explos atmospher occur term zone determin equip protect system group categori zone adopt direct section gener provis articl object scope direct individu direct mean articl direct eec lai minimum requir safeti health protect worker potenti risk explos atmospher defin articl direct appli area directli medic treatment patient applianc burn gaseou fuel accord direct eec manufactur handl storag transport explos chemic unstabl substanc miner extract industri cover direct eec direct eec mean transport land water air pertin provis intern agreement adnr adr icao imo rid commun direct give effect agreement appli mean transport intend potenti explos atmospher exclud provis direct eec relev individu direct fulli applic domain refer paragraph prejudic restrict specif provis contain direct articl definit purpos direct quot explos atmospher quot mean mixtur air atmospher condit flammabl substanc form gase vapour mist dust ignit occur combust spread entir unburn mixtur section ii oblig employ articl prevent protect explos view prevent mean articl direct eec provid protect explos employ technic organis measur natur oper order prioriti accord basic principl prevent format explos atmospher natur activ avoid ignit explos atmospher mitig detriment effect explos ensur health safeti worker measur combin supplement measur propag explos review regularli event signific occur articl assess explos risk carri oblig laid articl direct eec employ assess specif risk aris explos atmospher take account likelihood explos atmospher occur persist likelihood ignit sourc includ electrostat discharg present activ effect instal substanc process interact scale anticip effect explos risk assess place connect open place explos atmospher occur account assess explos risk articl gener oblig ensur safeti health worker accord basic principl risk assess laid articl employ measur explos atmospher aris quantiti endang health safeti worker work environ work perform safe work environ explos atmospher aris quantiti endang safeti health worker supervis presenc worker ensur accord risk assess technic mean articl duti coordin worker undertak present workplac employ respons matter come control prejudic individu respons employ provid direct eec employ respons workplac accord nation law practic coordin implement measur worker health safeti state explos protect document refer articl aim coordin measur procedur implement articl place explos atmospher occur employ classifi place explos atmospher occur zone accord annex employ ensur minimum requir laid annex ii appli place cover paragraph place explos atmospher occur quantiti endang health safeti worker mark sign point entri accord annex iii articl explos protect document carri oblig laid articl employ ensur document hereinaft refer quot explos protect document quot drawn date explos protect document demonstr explos risk determin assess adequ measur attain aim direct place classifi zone accord annex place minimum requir set annex ii appli workplac work equip includ warn devic design oper maintain due regard safeti accord council direct eec arrang made safe work equip explos protect document drawn prior commenc work revis workplac work equip organis work undergo signific extens convers employ combin exist explos risk assess document equival report produc commun act articl special requir work equip workplac work equip place explos atmospher occur made undertak establish time june compli date minimum requir laid annex ii part commun direct applic partial work equip place explos atmospher occur made undertak establish time june compli minimum requir laid annex ii part workplac place explos atmospher occur time june compli minimum requir set direct workplac place explos atmospher occur june compli minimum requir set direct year date june modif extens restructur undertaken workplac place explos atmospher occur employ step ensur compli minimum requir set direct section iii miscellan provis articl adjust annex pure technic adjust annex made adopt direct technic harmonis standardis field explos protect technic progress intern regul specif find prevent protect explos adopt accord procedur laid articl direct eec articl guid good practic commiss draw practic guidelin guid good practic bind natur guid address topic refer articl annex annex ii part commiss consult advisori committe safeti hygien health protect work accord council decis eec context applic direct member state greatest account abovement guid draw nation polici protect health safeti worker articl inform undertak member state request endeavour make relev inform employ accord articl refer guid good practic articl final provis member state bring forc law regul administr provis compli direct june forthwith inform commiss thereof member state adopt measur refer direct accompani refer occas offici public method make refer laid member state member state commun commiss text provis domest law adopt adopt field govern direct member state report commiss year practic implement provis direct indic point view employ worker commiss inform thereof european parliament council econom social committe advisori committe safeti hygien health protect work articl direct enter forc dai public offici journal european commun articl direct address member state brussel decemb european parliament presid fontain council presid hemilä oj oj oj opinion european parliament june oj confirm oj council common posit decemb oj decis european parliament oj decis european parliament decemb council decis decemb oj oj oj oj direct amend direct eec oj oj oj oj direct amend direct ec oj oj decis amend act access annex classif place explos atmospher occur preliminari note system classif appli place precaut accord articl place explos atmospher occur place explos atmospher occur quantiti requir special precaut protect health safei worker concern deem hazard mean direct place explos atmospher expect occur quantiti requir special precaut deem hazard mean direct flammabl combust substanc consid materi form explos atmospher investig properti shown mixtur air incap independ propag explos classif hazard place hazard place classifi term zone basi frequenc durat occurr explos atmospher extent measur accord annex ii part determin classif zone place explos atmospher consist mixtur air flammabl substanc form ga vapour mist present continu long period frequent zone place explos atmospher consist mixtur air flammabl substanc form ga vapour mist occur normal oper occasion zone place explos atmospher consist mixtur air flammabl substanc form ga vapour mist occur normal oper occur persist short period zone place explos atmospher form cloud combust dust air present contin long period frequent zone place explos atmospher form cloud combust dust air occur normal oper occasion zone place explos atmospher form cloud combust dust air occur normal oper occur persist short period note layer deposit heap combust dust consid sourc form explos atmospher quot normal oper quot mean situat instal design paramet annex ii minimum requir improv safeti health protect worker potenti risk explos atmospher preliminari note oblig laid annex appli place classifi hazard accord annex requir featur workplac workstat equip substanc danger caus activ relat risk explos atmospher equip hazard place requir help ensur safe oper equip locat hazard place organis measur train worker employ provid work place explos atmospher occur suffici train regard explos protect written instruct permit work requir explos protect document work hazard place carri accord written instruct issu employ system permit work appli carri hazard activ activ interact work hazard permit work issu person respons function prior commenc work explos protect measur escap releas intent flammabl gase vapour mist combust dust give rise explos hazard suitabl divert remov safe place practic safe contain render safe suitabl method explos atmospher type flammabl combust gase vapour mist dust protect measur greatest potenti risk prevent ignit hazard accord articl account electrostat discharg worker work environ act charg carrier charg produc worker provid work cloth consist materi give rise electrostat discharg ignit explos atmospher plant equip protect system connect devic brought servic explos protect document safe explos atmospher appli work equip connect devic regard equip protect system mean direct ec incorpor instal give rise ignit hazard measur prevent confus connect devic measur ensur workplac work equip connect devic made worker design construct assembl instal maintain oper minimis risk explos explos occur control minimis propag workplac work equip workplac measur minimis risk worker physic effect explos worker optic acoust warn withdrawn explos condit reach requir explos protect document escap facil provid maintain ensur event danger worker leav endang place promptli safe workplac place explos atmospher occur time explos safeti verifi condit ensur explos protect maintain verif carri person compet field explos protect result experi profession train risk assess show power failur give rise spread addit risk maintain equip protect system safe state oper independ rest instal event power failur manual overrid order shut equip protect system incorpor automat process deviat intend oper condit provid compromis safeti worker compet action oper emerg shutdown accumul energi dissip quickli safe isol longer constitut hazard criteria select equip protect system explos protect document base risk assess state equip protect system place explos atmospher occur select basi categori set direct ec categori equip zone provid suitabl gase vapour mist dust zone zone categori equip zone zone categori equip zone zone categori equip annex iii warn sign place explos atmospher occur pursuant articl place explos atmospher occur gt pic file quot en ep quot gt distinct featur triangular shape black letter yellow background black edg yellow part 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