1. The employer shall ensure that each worker receives adequate safety and health training, in particular in the form of information and instructions specific to his workstation or job:
- on recruitment,
- in the event of a transfer or a change of job,
- in the event of the introduction of new work equipment or a change in equipment,
- in the event of the introduction of any new technology.
The training shall be:
- adapted to take account of new or changed risks, and
- repeated periodically if necessary.
2. The employer shall ensure that workers from outside undertakings and/or establishments engaged in work in his undertaking and/or establishment have in fact received appropriate instructions regarding health and safety risks during their activities in his undertaking and/or establishment.
3. Workers' representatives with a specific role in protecting the safety and health of workers shall be entitled to appropriate training.
4. The training referred to in paragraphs 1 and 3 may not be at the workers' expense or at that of the workers' representatives.
The training referred to in paragraph 1 must take place during working hours.
The training referred to in paragraph 3 must take place during working hours or in accordance with national practice either within or outside the undertaking and/or the establishment.SECTION III
WORKERS' OBLIGATIONS