text: • adapting the work to the individual but also**preference of collective solutions**; 
  • adaptation to**technical progress**; 
  • giving**adequate instructions**; 
  •**consultation obligations**, that is, worker participation; and 
  •  **training requirements**for OSH practitioners and professionals in enterprises. 
  
  It directed the scope of the legislation**from prescribed worker protection rules to active preventive**
  **formation**of the work environment.343 The Framework Directive does not refer to specific workplace 
  risks, instead it lays down general principles to prevent, reduce or eliminate risks. Many pieces of 
  previous EU legislation like the*Directive on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to*
  *chemical, physical and biological agents at work*from 1980344 and the*Directive on the protection of*
  *workers from noise*from 1986345 were updated after 1989 to fully comply with the provisions of the 
  Framework Directive. 
  
  Based on the principles of the Framework Directive, 24 individual OSH directives 346 lay down specific 
  measures to cope with risks and exposures for:**workplaces and equipment**(work places, workplace 
  equipment, explosive atmospheres, warning and safety signs, PPE, display screens), exposure to 
  **chemical agents**(chemical agents at work, carcinogens and mutagens, occupational exposure limits), 
  to**physical hazards**(ionising radiation, electromagnetic fields, artificial optical radiation, noise, 
  vibrations) and to**biological agents**(biological agents at work), and**ergonomic risks**(handling of 
  loads). Some of them deal with**sector-specific risks**(in construction, mineral extraction, fishing and 
  healthcare) or specifically with**worker groups**(young workers, pregnant workers, temporary workers). 