14. Traffic routes

It must be possible to reach workplaces without danger and leave them quickly and safely in an emergency. Traffic routes, including stairs, fixed ladders and loading bays and ramps, must be calculated, dimensioned and located to ensure easy, safe and appropriate access for pedestrians or vehicles in such a way as not to endanger workers employed in the vicinity of these traffic routes. Routes used for pedestrian traffic and /or goods traffic must be dimensioned in accordance with the number of potential users and the type of undertaking. If means of transport are used on traffic routes, a sufficient safety clearance must be provided for pedestrians. Sufficient clearence must be allowed between vehicle traffic routes and doors, gates, passages for pedestrians, corridors and staircases. Traffic and access routes must be clearly identified for the protection of workers.

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Source: EUR-Lex (Cellar) · retrieved 2026-11-06 · Text as adopted (Official Journal); later amendments are not incorporated in this text.