Safety at work: work equipment, minimum requirements (amend. Directive 89/655/EEC)

With the abstention of the Italian and United Kingdom delegations, the Council unanimously adopted the Directive amending Directive 89/655/EEC 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).