7 Amendments of Sven SCHULZE related to 2015/2107(INI)
Amendment 39 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital B
Recital B
B. whereas administrative burdens and direct costs incurred by companies as a result of occupational health and safety (OSH) policies are significantly lower than those associated with occupational diseases and accidents that the EU regulatory framework aims at preventing1; __________________ whereas some studies suggest that for companies the ‘return on prevention’ can be more than twice the original investment1a; __________________ 1a http://publikationen.dguv.de/dguv/pdf/100 02/dguv-rep1-2013.pdf 1 Evaluation of the European strategy on Safety and Health at Work 2007-2012, EC (2013) http://ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docI d=10016&langId=en and Socio-economic costs of accidents at work and work-related ill health, (2012) ec.europa.eu/social/BlobServlet?docId=74 16&langId=en
Amendment 111 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 2
Paragraph 2
2. Welcomes that many important fields of action are identified in the EU OSH strategic framework; stresses, in this context, that more concretewhere necessary legislative measureacts should be included in the framework, following the 2016-review;
Amendment 126 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to define and applyraw up indicative quantitative reduction targets at EU level for occupational diseases and accidents at work for the Member States on the basis of comprehensive and comparable data following the 2016- review of the OSH strategic framework and to rely on the latest research findings when reviewing the framework;
Amendment 175 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States, provided that comprehensive, reliable data is available, to incorporate quantitative and measurable targets into their national strategies;
Amendment 193 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the importance of taking into account the situation, specific needs and lack of compliance by micro and small enterprises in the implementation of OSH measures at company level; encourages the Commission, EU-OSHA and the Member States to continue developing practical tools and guidelines, which improve the compliance of SMEs with OSH requirements; emphasises the need to rationalise existing legislative provisions and minimise the administrative burden for SMEs;
Amendment 287 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 16
Paragraph 16
16. Calls on the Commission to take action on one of the most prevalent work-related health problems in Europe and submit a proposal for a recomprehensive directivemendation on musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs) to improve effective prevention and address the causes of MSDs; points out that integrating provisions of existing directives into a comprehensive directive laying down minimum requirements for protecting workers from exposure to ergonomic risk factors can benefit both workers and employers;
Amendment 326 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19