Occupational health and safety services
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The position, role and aim of the protective and preventive services (article 7 of the Framework directive (89/391/EEC within the legal OSH-system will be the focus point of this article. Article 13 of the EU Treaty gives the EU the possibility to draft a legal framework on occupational safety and health. The fundamental elements of such an European legal framework on OSH-policy have been written down in the Council Directive of 12 June 1989 (89/391/EEC). Every employer is obliged to organise support on OSH from persons and/or organisations with expertise and knowledge on OSH. The main objective of article 7 of the Framework Directive is to organise this expertise internally, via the designated worker/employee. If this is not possible the employer has the opportunity to contract competent external persons or services. EU Member States which have ratified ILO-Convention C-161 on Occupational Health Services have to use the more specific obligations as set out in this convention. This C-161 Convention is accompanied by an ILO-recommendation on occupational health services (R-171).
TNO Identifier
522087
Publisher
TNO
Place of publication
Hoofddorp
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