ABSTRACT
I. Council Directive 89/656/EEC on the minimum requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment lays down in Article 6(1), that the general Regulations for use shall be established in each of the Member States. These Regulations must indicate in particular the circumstances or risk situations where the use of such equipment is necessary because collective means of protection cannot be used. Article 6(3) of the said Directive stipulates that the employers’ and workers’ organisations must be consulted in advance on establishing the above Regulations for use.
