Health, safety and hygiene: minimum requirements for transport activities

In its proposal, the Commission accepted, in whole or in part, 38 of the 42 amendments adopted by the European Parliament. All the amendments augmenting or clarifying the text were accepted, such as those providing greater protection for workers. The 4 amendments that were rejected are as follows: - that extending the scope of application of the text to all activities directly associated with transport; - that excluding the possibility of derogation from freedom of movement in cabs, which was felt to be unrealistic; - that requiring sufficient crews to allow rests to be taken, which was felt to be redundant in view of other, more specific provisions in the text; - that concerning the provision of telephones in rest rooms, which was felt to go beyond what can reasonably be expected in terms of safety and health at work. �