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Activities of Joëlle MÉLIN related to 2019/2182(INL)

Shadow opinions (1)

OPINION with recommendations to the Commission on protecting workers from asbestos
2021/07/27
Committee: ENVI
Dossiers: 2019/2182(INL)
Documents: PDF(188 KB) DOC(65 KB)
Authors: [{'name': 'Manuel BOMPARD', 'mepid': 197521}]

Amendments (13)

Amendment 14 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1
1. Recalls that worldwide hundreds of millions of people are exposed to asbestos every year, despiteand that its health risks having been known for decades;
2021/06/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Draws attention to the presence of asbestos in many products which are still in use, such as abrasives, adhesives, car and bicycle parts, lubricants, paints and textiles, most of which are imported;
2021/06/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 23 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 b (new)
2b. Draws attention, therefore, the need for stringent checks on imports of articles from third countries which still allow the use of asbestos;
2021/06/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. Recalls that asbestos diseases have been observed in populations living or having lived in the vicinity of industrial sites or premises with degraded flocking, in some cases more than 30 years after direct or indirect exposure;
2021/06/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 57 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. Calls on the Commission to set out a European strategy for the complete elimination of asbestos; calls on all Member States which have not yet done so to adopt national action plans to implement that strategy; considers that the Commission should coordinate the national action plans, in particular through the adoption of a framework directive on this matterfacilitate coordination of the national action plans;
2021/06/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 62 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. Considers that a comprehensive renovation and asbestos removal plan for the European drinking water distribution network should be drawn up and submitted to the Member States for implementedation;
2021/06/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. Stresses that unsafe working conditions for workers may expose society as a whole to risks of asbestos exposure, in particular the families of the workers concerned, and especially when work clothes are being maintained;
2021/06/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 96 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2
2. The definition of models for monitoring asbestos fibres suspended in the air in the workplace, built-up areas and landfills, in particular brownfield sites to be rehabilitated, and fibres present in drinking water supplied through asbestos cement pipes;
2021/06/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 103 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 3
3. The development of information campaigns on asbestos to provide relevant information to workers and their families, employers, owners, tenants, users of buildings and infrastructure, and citizens about the risks and legal obligations relating to asbestos;
2021/06/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 108 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
4. TheAid and encouragement to establishment of centres for the treatment and inerting of waste containing asbestos by providing for the phasing out of the disposal of such waste in landfills;
2021/06/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 115 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 5
5. TheEncouragement for the Member States to establishment of a European framework for public and accessible asbestos registers, together with a mapping of the exact location of asbestos on public and private sites;
2021/06/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 118 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6
6. A roadmap for asbestos-free workplaces and an asbestos-free environment, which could establish priority sectors and be subject to periodic evaluation every five years of the progress made by the national and regional authorities;deleted
2021/06/09
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 123 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 7
7. The active involvement of the social partners and other stakeholders, such as asbestos victims’ groups, representatives of national health services and representatives of operators.
2021/06/09
Committee: ENVI