appropriate maintenance programmes for work equipment, workplaces and workstation systems.

appropriate maintenance programmes for work equipment, workplaces and workstation systems.

6. On musculo-skeletal problems, which are suffered by over half the people affected by work-related complaints in the EU , particularly older workers; urges the Commission to propose a comprehensive directive on workplace ergonomics, to review and improve the implementation of Council Directive 90/270/EEC of 29 May 1990 on the minimum safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment and to propose amendments to Council Directive 90/269/EEC of 29 May 1990 on the minimum health and safety requirements for the manual handling of loads where there is a risk particularly of back injury to workers , especially regarding ...[+++]repetitive handling of small loads; furthermore, gender considerations should be mainstreamed into policies and practices of risk assessment and workplace design;

6. On musculo-skeletal problems, which are suffered by over half the people affected by work-related complaints in the EU and particularly older workers, urges the Commission to propose a comprehensive Directive on workplace ergonomics, to review and improve the implementation of the Display Screen Equipment Directive (90/270/EEC) and to propose amendments to the Manual Handling Directive (90/269/EEC), especially regarding repetitive handling of small loads; furthermore, gender considerations should be mainstreamed into policies and practices of risk assessment and workplace design ...[+++];

Use of ladders as working places shall be strictly limited to circumstances in which the low level of risk and the short duration of use so allow, subject to assessment of both factors and provided that the use of other, safer work equipment is not possible.

perform an evaluation of workstations, and bring them into line with the requirements of the Directive (Annex),