adequate rest — that workers have regular rest periods, the duration of which is expressed in units of time and which are sufficiently long and continuous to ensure that, as a result of fatigue or other irregular working patterns, they do not cause injury to themselves, to fellow workers or to others and that they do not damage their health, either in the short term or in the longer term. CHAPTER 2 MINIMUM REST PERIODS - OTHER ASPECTS OF THE ORGANISATION OF WORKING TIME Article 2

mobile worker — any worker employed as a member of travelling or flying personnel by an undertaking which operates transport services for passengers or goods by road, air or inland waterway Article 2

night time — any period of not less than seven hours, as defined by national law, and which must include, in any case, the period between midnight and 5.00 Article 2

night worker — (a) on the one hand, any worker, who, during night time, works at least three hours of his daily working time as a normal course; and (b) on the other hand, any worker who is likely during night time to work a certain proportion of his annual working time, as defined at the choice of the Member State concerned: (i) by national legislation, following consultation with the two sides of industry; or (ii) by collective agreements or agreements concluded between the two sides of industry at national or regional level Article 2

offshore work — work performed mainly on or from offshore installations (including drilling rigs), directly or indirectly in connection with the exploration, extraction or exploitation of mineral resources, including hydrocarbons, and diving in connection with such activities, whether performed from an offshore installation or a vessel Article 2

rest period — any period which is not working time Article 2

shift work — any method of organising work in shifts whereby workers succeed each other at the same work stations according to a certain pattern, including a rotating pattern, and which may be continuous or discontinuous, entailing the need for workers to work at different times over a given period of days or weeks Article 2

shift worker — any worker whose work schedule is part of shift work Article 2

working time — any period during which the worker is working, at the employer's disposal and carrying out his activity or duties, in accordance with national laws and/or practice Article 2