Translation of "Emergency and survival equipment in good working order " (English → French) :

65. Calls on the Commission to provide sufficient funding to develop improved equipment for the detection and identification of biological agents in the event of an attack or incident; deplores the fact that existing detection equipment has capacity and speed limitations resulting in the loss of valuable time in an emergency; emphasises that emergency personnel must be properly equipped and medically protected in advance in order to work ...[+++] with maximum personal safety in a disaster area where harmful pathogens may be present; stresses that improved equipment for the identification of agents and diagnostics are also required in hospitals and other facilities receiving victims from an incident;

65. Calls on the Commission to provide sufficient funding to develop improved equipment for the detection and identification of biological agents in the event of an attack or incident; deplores the fact that existing detection equipment has capacity and speed limitations resulting in the loss of valuable time in an emergency; emphasises that emergency personnel must be properly equipped and medically protected in advance in order to work ...[+++] with maximum personal safety in a disaster area where harmful pathogens may be present; stresses that improved equipment for the identification of agents and diagnostics are also required in hospitals and other facilities receiving victims from an incident;

4. Believes that information to telehomeworkers on the hazards of using VDU equipment is essential in order that health and safety standards for office workers are maintained in the case of those working from home and calls for a comparative study to be carried out on the effect of teleworking on the health of teleworkers and for safety standards to be incorporated into a code of good practice;

The common position provides inter alia that: - owners must ensure that their vessels are used without endangering the safety and health of workers; - any occurrences at sea which affect or could affect the health and safety of the workers on board must be described in a report to be forwarded to the competent authorities; - to verify their compliance with the Directive vessels must be subject to regular checks by authorities specifically empowered to carry out such checks; - owners must ensure that any defects likely to affect the safety and health of workers are rectified; - owners must ensure that the vessels are cleaned regularly and that life-saving and survival equipment ...[+++] is in good working order and take account of personal protective equipment specifications. The common position embodies provisions on the information, training, consultation and participation of workers.

The approved text concerns: - new vessels with a length of 15 metres or over; - existing vessels with a length of 18 metres or over; The common position provides inter alia that: - owners must ensure that their vessels are used without endangering the safety and health of workers; - any occurrences at sea which affect or could affect the safety and health of workers must be described in a report to be forwarded to the competent authorities; - vessels must, as regards compliance with this Directive, be subject to regular checks by authorities specifically empowered to carry out such checks; - owners must ensure that any defects likely to affect the safety and health of workers are rectified; - owners must ensure that vessels are cleaned regula ...[+++]rly, that emergency and survival equipment is in good working order, and that account is taken of personal protective equipment specifications.

The common position provides inter alia that: - owners must ensure that their vessels are used without endangering the safety and health of workers; - any occurrences at sea which affect or could affect the health and safety of the workers on board must be described in a report to be forwarded to the competent authorities; - to verify their compliance with the Directive vessels must be subject to regular checks by authorities specifically empowered to carry out such checks; - owners must ensure that any defects likely to affect the safety and health of workers are rectified; - owners must ensure that the vessels are cleaned regularly and that life-saving and survival equipment ...[+++] is in good working order and take account of personal protective equipment specifications. The Directive also contains provisions on the information, training, consultation and participation of workers.