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Conference on the health of young people-BXL
10/7/09Promoting the health of young people at
the workplace

• The Framework Directive 89/391/EEC applying to
  all workers, including young
• 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
• (OJ L 183, 29.6.1989, p. 1)

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Conference on the health of young people-BXL
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the workplace

• Special rules applying to young workers under 18
  years of age
• Council Directive 94/33/EC of 22 June 1994 on the
  protection of young people at work
• (OJ L 216, 20.8.1994, p. 12)

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Article 137 of the Treaty basis of the
Commission's intervention in HS at work
- Workplaces - Work Equipment, Scaffolding - Perso
nal Protective Equipment - Display Screen
Equipment - Safety Signs
- Carcinogens - Biological Agents - Chemical
Agents - Physical Agents - Noise -
Vibrations - EMF - Optical Radiation
- Pregnant Women - Young People
- Construction Sites - Mineral-extracting
Industries - Drilling in Mineral-extracting
Industries - Fishing Vessels - Explosive
Atmospheres
- Manual Handling of Loads
- Asbestos
Framework Directive 89/391/EEC
to encourage improvements in health
and safety at work
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Conference on the health of young people-BXL
10/7/09Promoting the health of young people at
the workplace

• Message n1
• Be aware of health and safety issues and pay
  attention to risks you face when you enter the
  world of work, to help you stay safe.
• Message n 2
• You have rights on the job! Be aware of your
  rights at work as regards your health and safety
  and in particular to your right to safe and
  healthy work.