Council Resolution of 29 June 1978 on an action programme of the European Communities on safety and health at work. Jurisdiction European Union Year 1978 Published in English, French Original/other title [French] Résolution du Conseil, du 29 juin 1978, concernant un programme d'action des Communautés européennes en matičre de sécurité et de santé sur le lieu de travail. Serial title Official Journal of the European Communities - Journal officiel des Communautés européennes Source Office for Publications of the European Communities, B.P. 1003, Luxembourg, Grand Duchy of Luxembourg, 11 July 1978, Vol.21, No.C 165, p.1-13. Descriptors [Primary] European Communities, occupational safety and health [Secondary] directive, harmful substances, hazard evaluation, labour inspection, medical supervision, research, safety and health training, safety by design, threshold limit values Subject category General safety, health and conditions of work Abstract This Resolution calls for urgent action at the national and Community level in the following fields: research on occupational accident and disease aetiology; protection against hazardous substances (warning, information, establishment of a common methodology, exposure limits, sampling requirements, measuring methods, protective action, etc. for asbestos, arsenic, cadmium, lead, chlorinated solvents, pesticides, herbicides, carcinogens, etc.); machine guarding; monitoring and inspection (improvement of human attitudes); outlining information schemes at Community level. An Annex fills in the details of the action programme consisting of 6 initiatives to be taken at Community level, which are described: general objectives; incorporation of safety aspects at the design, production and operation stages (planning and layout of equipment, work organisation, manufacture and use of machinery, equipment and tools, handling of dangerous substances and preparations); exposure limits to pollutants and harmful substances in workplaces (non-ionising radiation, harmonisation of exposure limits, directives on pollutants, carcinogens, toxicological evaluation, etc.); more extensive monitoring of workers' safety and health (industrial toxico-vigilance, inspections); aetiology, assessment of occupational hazards; coordination and promotion of research; development of awareness by education and training. CIS No. 79-1486 Database ID 31734