Study to Identify and Assess Possible Options for Updating Council Directive 89/654/EEC and Council Directive 90/270/EEC

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Study to identify and assess possible options for updating Council Directive 89/654/EEC concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace and Council Directive 90/270/EEC on the minimum safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment. Study to support a possible update of the Council Directive 89/654/EEC concerning the minimum safety and health requirements for the workplace and Council Directive 90/270/EEC on the minimum safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment. First step, the study will assess the current situation and take into account all the latest relevant data. It will include a collection of information in the member states of the EU and the UK and if relevant, other countries outside the EU (EEA/EFTA countries, United States, Canada, Australia, etc.), with regard to their legislation on the health and safety at work requirements to the workplace and work with display screen equipment. The study shall identify options to update the above-mentioned directives. Then, a seminar will be organised where the identified possible options will be discussed. As the second step, the study will assess the impact of the options identified.