Ulrich Bamberg, Stefano Boy

The new Machinery Directive. A tool to uncover the changes introduced by the revised directive

The new Machinery Directive adopted in 2006 came into effect on 29 December 2009. It is a particularly complex piece of legislation that needs a route map through it in order to be implemented with proper regard for workers' safety. ETUI expert Stefano Boy analyses the new law's requirements on the... Find out more

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Frédéric Rey, Clotilde de Gastines

1989-2009. Twenty years of the Machinery Directive. Twenty years of union action to raise standards

This brochure from the ETUI takes stock of trade union participation in European standardization over the twenty years since the Machinery Directive was adopted. Since 1989, the ETUI has helped to develop ways and means by which to give workers an active say in technical standards development. It is... Find out more

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