Article Abstract:
The EC framework directive on health and safety includes various regulations which require employers to plan, organise, control, monitor and review protective and preventive measures following risk assessment. Topics covered include provision of health surveillance, appointment of assistants to implement risk assessment measures, creation of emergency procedures and appointment of employees to implement them, provision of risk information to relevant employees, collaboration between employers which share a workplace, consideration of capabilities of the employee before issuing tasks, ban on use of anything unless in accordance to instructions and training and, finally, notes on consultation of safety representatives.
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There are various problems in usage of the CE safety mark, both from the point of view of companies aiming to act correctly and trying to interpret the rules, and in terms of the opportunities offered to companies seeking to bend the rules. In the toy manufacturing industry, there are difficulties in defining a toy, and in working out which set of regulations apply. There are also problems in deciding whether a finished product should be covered by regulations, or whether the regulations should also cover individual parts of a product, and if so, which parts. These difficulties have led to concern over the changes in regulations and how the CE mark can be used.
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The General product safety directive will involve manufacturers having to deal with 16 different areas of responsibility, from risks in use of the product, through risks associated with packaging and labelling, to maintenance and disposal. The directive brings clarity to some areas of health and safety where previously there was some confusion. Other areas covered by the directive include risks involved in interaction with products which are likely to be used with the product in question, and risks to children and other groups seen as vulnerable.
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