X1CHAPTER IIEMPLOYERS' OBLIGATIONS

Article 10Hygiene and individual protection

1.

Employers shall be obliged, in the case of all activities for which there is a risk of contamination by carcinogens or mutagens, to take appropriate measures to ensure that:

(a)

workers do not eat, drink or smoke in working areas where there is a risk of contamination by carcinogens or mutagens;

(b)

workers are provided with appropriate protective clothing or other appropriate special clothing;

(c)

separate storage places are provided for working or protective clothing and for street clothes;

(d)

workers are provided with appropriate and adequate washing and toilet facilities;

(e)

protective equipment is properly stored in a well-defined place and is checked and cleaned if possible before, and in any case after, each use;

(f)

defective equipment is repaired or replaced before further use.

2.

Workers may not be charged for the cost of the measures set out in paragraph 1.