For the purpose of this Directive:

1. (a)

   mineral-extracting industries through drilling shall mean all the industries practising:

   • extraction, in the strict sense of the word, of minerals through drilling by boreholes, and/or

   • prospection with a view to such extraction, and/or

   • preparation of extracted materials for sale, excluding the activities of processing the materials extracted;

2. (b)

   workplace shall mean the whole area intended to house workstations, relating to the immediate and ancillary activities and installations of the mineral-extracting industries through drilling, including accommodation, where provided, to which workers have access in the context of their work.