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SECTION II GENERAL PROVISIONS

Article 3Provision of information to workers

Without prejudice to Article 10 of Directive 89/391/EEC, Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure that:

1.

before a worker with an employment relationship as referred to in Article 1 takes up any activity, he is informed by the undertaking and/or establishment making use of his services of the risks which he faces;

2.

such information:

  • covers, in particular, any special occupational qualifications or skills or special medical surveillance required, as defined in national legislation, and

  • states clearly any increased specific risks, as defined in national legislation, that the job may entail.