Crossed Hammers

REGULATION (EC) No 561/2006 OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT AND OF THE COUNCIL

of 15 March 2006

Under Article 26

For the purpose of this Regulation the definitions set out in Article 4 of Regulation (EC) No 561/2006 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 15 March 2006 on the harmonisation of certain social legislation relating to road transport and amending Council Regulations (EEC) No 3821/85 and (EC) No 2135/98 (*) shall apply.

Article 3(1), (2) and (3) of 3821/85 shall be replaced as follows:

paragraph 3(b) and (c) shall be replaced by the following:

 “other work” means any activity other than driving, as defined in Article 3(a) of Directive 2002/15/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 March 2002 on the organisation of the working time of persons performing mobile road transport activities (*), and also any work for the same or another employer within or outside of the transport sector, and must be recorded under this sign ;

Availability” defined in Article 3(b) of Directive 2002/15/EC must be recorded under this sign .

From the 1st of May 2006 it will be an offence not to use crossed hammers when you are working.

See also information sheet 23 for a full breakdown of ' work' ,and ' availability '.