EU Legislation
The European Mining Industry is committed to continuously improve its health and safety record and in many cases goes beyond legal compliance in the management and measures taken. The collection of the European OSH legislation aims to provide the minimum requirements for OSH for extractive activities:
- Directive 92/104/EEC – Council Directive on the minimum requirements for improving the
safety and health protection of workers in surface and underground mineral-extracting
industries - Directive 92/91/EEC – Council Directive concerning the minimum requirements for improving
the safety and health protection of workers in the mineral- extracting industries through drilling
As well as a series of generally applicable EU Directives, such as
- Framework Directive (89/391/EEC) Council Directive on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work
and the safety regulations embedded in the national legislation and mining codes in the EU Member States.
The sector is engaged in a voluntary EU Social Dialogue Agreement on the protection against respirable crystalline silica (NEPSI).
Numerous health and safety guidelines have been developed over the years by the sector.