Definition(s)
Mineral-extracting industries through drilling
Mineral-extracting industries through drilling shall mean all the industries practising:
- extraction, in the strict sense of the word, of minerals through drilling by boreholes, and/or
- prospection with a view to such extraction, and/or
- preparation of extracted materials for sale, excluding the activities of processing the materials extracted.
Source: Concerning the minimum requirements for improving the safety and health protection of workers in the mineral-extracting industries through drilling (eleventh individual Directive within the meaning of Article 16 (1) of Directive 89/391/EEC), Council Directive 92/91/EEC of 3 November 1992. Legislation