Article 12

Council Directive 89/391/EEC of 12 June 1989 on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work · European Union

Training of workers 1. The employer shall ensure that each worker receives adequate safety and health training, in particular in the form of information and instructions specific to his workstation or job: - on recruitment, - in the event of a transfer or a change of job, - in the event of the introduction of new work equipment or a change in equipment, - in the event of the introduction of any new technology. The training shall be: - adapted to take account of new or changed risks, and - repeated periodically if necessary. 2. The employer shall ensure that workers from outside undertakings and/or establishments engaged in work in his undertaking and/or establishment have in fact received appropriate instructions regarding health and safety risks during their activities in his undertaking and/or establishment. 3. Workers' representatives with a specific role in protecting the safety and health of workers shall be entitled to appropriate training. 4. The training referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 may not be at the workers' expense or at that of the workers' representatives. The training referred to in paragraph 1 must take place during working hours. The training referred to in paragraph 3 must take place during working hours or in accordance with national practice either within or outside the undertaking and/or the establishment.SECTION III WORKERS' OBLIGATIONS

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