6. Where Article 3(3)(a) applies, specific protection measures shall be taken, such as the training of workers in accordance with Article 6 and the use of technical means and personal protection, for example the grounding of work objects, the bonding of workers with work objects (equipotential bonding) and, where appropriate and in accordance with Article 4(1)(a) of Council Directive 89/656/EEC of 30 November 1989 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the use by workers of personal protective equipment at the workplace (third individual directive within the meaning of Article 16(1) of Directive 89/391/EEC) , the use of insula ...[+++]ting shoes, gloves and protective clothing.

Where tracks are carried on engineering structures, the side of the lateral space away from the tracks shall have a safety barrier allowing passengers to exit without falling from the structure.

(67) In its opinion of 30 October 2001, the CSTEE recognises that creosote-treated wood in contact with waterways is used extensively in the Netherlands as riverbank protection and that the subsequent risks for the aquatic environment within the Netherlands are likely to be extensive.

The pollution of sediments by creosote leaching from waterbank protection has been documented in the Netherlands(23) and also in studies on pollution from former impregnation facilities.

The pollution of sediments by creosote leaching from waterbank protection has been documented in the Netherlands(14) and also in studies on pollution from former impregnation facilities.

Reference was also made to a Dutch study(20) made available in 1995 and its subsequent review carried out by a consultant mandated by the Commission(21), showing that creosote compounds leaching out from waterbank protection have caused the pollution of aquatic sediments in the Netherlands.