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Article 10 / Hygiene and individual protection

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1.  

Employers shall be obliged, in the case of all activities for which there is a risk of contamination by carcinogens, mutagens or reprotoxic substances, 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, mutagens or reprotoxic substances;

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(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.

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