Occupational safety and health: risks related to chemical agents (14th particular Directive, Directive 89/391/EEC)

In its re-examined proposal following the European Parliament's opinion at second reading, the Commission has taken over 9 of the 12 amendments adopted by Parliament at its sitting of 17 February 1998. These amendments concern: - the training of and information to workers (in particular with regard to health surveillance procedures for workers), - the need to make cross reference to particular Directives such as Directive 89/654/EEC concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace, Directive 89/656/EEC on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace, Directive 92/85/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health at work of pregnant workers and workers who have recently given birth or are breastfeeding and Directive 94/33/EEC on the protection of young people at work, - the provision of adequate measures by the Commission with a view to closer harmonization in the field of occupation exposure limits. �