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Posted By Gary IMD(UK)
Can anyone offer general advice on a UK based Ltd. Company who's main 'Workplace' is in the EU. For example, a holiday 'lettings' company. Of course, whilst in the UK, HSWA74, etc. applies, but how does this relate to operatives working abroad? (Apart from the moral issue)!
Thanks for your time.
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Posted By Joel Frorath
Gary
The Six Pack as we know it here ie Management of Health and Safety at Work Regs etc are all European Directives and therefore apply (allegedly)to all European Members. All members have different ways of enforcement, they don't have a Health and Safety Executive such as UK does we are unique in that respect, it generally befalls local councils, authorities to do this. Countries also still have "local Laws". Anyway wherever you are working you need to find out how that particular Member applies each directive all in all there should be pretty much general harmonisation throughout, however some have higher standards than others so you need to make sure that you take this into consideration.
Hope this is of some use
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Posted By Merv Newman
We work in most european countries and consider that the primary rule is to obey the local rules. Acops, Code de Trail, bundersircheheitzdienst or whatever. And most european countries do have national entities similar to HSE but with different emphasises (emphasisi ?), priorities and time scales. eg ; France introduced contractor safety plans in 1989, germany in 2001.
Best to contact someone local who knows the local ambience.
After that, whatever your company or you personally consider to be "best practice"
Merv
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Posted By Gary IMD(UK)
Thanks very much Joel and Merv.
Regards
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