2.1. Organization of the workplace

Council Directive 92/91/EEC of 3 November 1992 concerning the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in the mineral- extracting industries through drilling (eleventh individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) · European Union

Workplaces must be so organized as to provide adequate protection against hazards. They must be kept clean, with any hazardous substances or deposits removed or controlled in order not to endanger the health and safety of workers. Workstations must be designed and constructed according to ergonomic principles taking into account the need for workers to follow operations carried out at their workstations. Areas within which there is a special hazard must be delineated and warning signs placed.

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