Brussels, 07/12/2005 (Agence Europe) - At a meeting of the conciliation committee on 6 December, the Council and the European Parliament formally gave the green light to the Directive on the protection of workers from risks linked to exposure to optical radiation. The Council accepted the EP's request to exclude from this legislation rays from natural sources such as the sun, and limited the application to artificial rays (laser, infrared lamps etc.). The Directive details measures to be...