Without prejudice to Article 10 of Directive 89/391/EEC, Member States shall take the necessary steps to ensure that:

1. before a worker with an employment relationship as referred to in Article 1 takes up any activity, he is informed by the undertaking and/or establishment making use of his services of the risks which he faces;

2. such information:

- covers, in particular, any special occupational qualifications or skills or special medical surveillance required, as defined in national legislation, and

- states clearly any increased specific risks, as defined in national legislation, that the job may entail.