council direct minimum health safeti requir manual handl load risk back injuri worker fourth individu direct mean articl direct eec eec council european commun regard treati establish european econom commun articl thereof regard commiss propos submit consult advisori committe safeti hygien health protect work cooper european parliament regard opinion econom social committe articl treati council adopt mean direct minimum requir encourag improv work environ guarante level protect health safeti worker pursuant articl direct avoid impos administr financi legal constraint hold back creation develop small medium size undertak commiss commun programm safeti hygien health work adopt direct design guarante health safeti worker workplac council resolut decemb safeti hygien health work note commiss intent submit council futur direct protect risk result manual handl heavi load complianc minimum requir design guarante standard health safeti workplac essenti ensur health safeti worker direct individu direct mean articl council direct eec june introduct measur encourag improv health safeti worker work provis direct fulli applic field manual handl load risk back injuri worker prejudic stringent specif provis set direct direct constitut practic step achiev social dimens intern market pursuant decis eec advisori committe safeti hygien health protect work consult commiss view draw propos field adopt direct section gener provis articl subject direct fourth individu direct mean articl direct eec lai minimum health safeti requir manual handl load risk back injuri worker provis direct eec fulli applic sphere refer paragraph prejudic restrict specif provis contain direct articl definit purpos direct manual handl load mean transport support load worker includ lift put push pull carri move load reason characterist unfavour ergonom condit involv risk back injuri worker section ii employ oblig articl gener provis employ organiz measur mean mechan equip order avoid manual handl load worker manual handl load worker avoid employ organiz measur mean provid worker mean order reduc risk involv manual handl load regard annex articl organ workstat manual handl load worker avoid employ organ workstat make handl safe healthi assess advanc health safeti condit type work involv examin characterist load take account annex care avoid reduc risk back injuri worker take measur characterist work environ requir activ take account annex articl refer annex ii implement articl articl direct eec account annex ii articl inform train worker prejudic articl direct eec worker repres inform measur implement pursuant direct regard protect safeti health employ ensur worker repres receiv gener indic precis inform weight load centr graviti heaviest side packag eccentr load prejudic articl direct eec employ ensur worker receiv addit proper train inform handl load correctli risk open task perform correctli regard annex ii articl consult worker worker particip consult particip worker repres place accord articl direct eec matter cover direct includ annex thereto section iii miscellan provis articl adjust annex alter strictli technic natur annex ii result technic progress intern regul specif knowledg field manual handl load adopt accord procedur provid articl direct eec articl final provis member state bring forc law regul administr provis need compli direct decemb forthwith inform commiss thereof member state commun commiss text provis nation law adopt adopt field cover direct member state report commiss year practic implement provis direct indic point view employ worker commiss inform european parliament council econom social committe advisori committe safeti hygien health protect work thereof commiss report period european parliament council econom social committe implement direct light paragraph articl direct address member state brussel council presid ahern oj oj oj oj oj oj oj oj annex refer factor articl articl articl characterist load manual handl load present risk back injuri heavi larg unwieldi difficult grasp unstabl content shift posit manner requir held manipul distanc trunk bend twist trunk contour consist result injuri worker event collis physic effort requir physic effort present risk back injuri strenuou achiev twist movement trunk result sudden movement load made bodi unstabl postur characterist work environ characterist work environ increas risk back injuri room vertic carri activ floor uneven present trip hazard slipperi relat worker footwear place work work environ prevent handl load safe height good postur worker variat level floor work surfac requir load manipul level floor foot rest unstabl temperatur humid ventil unsuit requir activ activ present risk back injuri entail requir frequent prolong physic effort involv spine insuffici bodili rest recoveri period excess lift lower carri distanc rate work impos process alter worker view make multi factor analysi refer made simultan factor list annex ii annex ii individu risk factor articl worker risk physic unsuit carri task question wear unsuit cloth footwear person effect adequ knowledg train view multi factor analysi refer made simultan factor list annex ii