Activities of Max ANDERSSON related to 2018/0081(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2004/37/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work
Amendments (12)
Amendment 23 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 12
Recital 12
(12) With regard to cadmium, a limit value of 0,001 mg/m3 may be difficult to be complied with in some sectors in the short term. A transitional period of sefiven years should therefore be introduced during which the limit value 0,004 mg/m3 should apply.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 14
Recital 14
(14) With regard to beryllium, a limit value of 0,0002 mg/m3 may be difficult to be complied with in some sectors in the short term. A transitional period of fiveour years should therefore be introduced during which the limit value of 0,0006 mg/m3should apply.
Amendment 26 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 a (new)
Recital 18 a (new)
(18a) There is sufficient evidence of the carcinogenicity of diesel engine exhaust emissions. Diesel engine exhaust has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer as carcinogenic (Group 1) to humans in 2012, based on sufficient evidence that exposure is associated with an increased risk for lung cancer. New diesel engine technology has changed the quality and quantity of diesel emissions and the associated cancer risks have been reduced but not eliminated. Due to the long transition time to switch from old to new diesel technology, a concomitant exposure to exhaust emissions from old and new diesel engines is expected to occur at work for the many years to come. Diesel engine exhaust emissions are process-generated and consequently they are not subject to classification in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council. On the basis of available information, including scientific and technical data, a limit value for diesel engine exhaust emissions should be established. It is therefore appropriate to include work involving exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions in Annex I and to establish a limit value for diesel engine exhaust emissions in Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC. The entries in Annex I and Annex III to that Directive should cover fumes from all types of diesel engine and are thus irrespective of whether the exhaust emissions are from old or new diesel engines. Elemental carbon is known as the relevant marker of exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions.
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 18 b (new)
Recital 18 b (new)
(18b) Certain polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons (PAHs) mixtures meet the criteria for classification as carcinogenic in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 and therefore are carcinogens as defined in Directive 2004/37/EC. Exposure to such mixtures may occur during work involving burning processes, such as from combustion engine exhaust, and high temperature combustion processes, among others. The existing entry 2 in Annex I to that Directive should therefore be extended to also cover other occupational exposure situations during which workers are exposed to these substances and their mixtures. In addition, on the basis of available information, including scientific and technical data, it is appropriate to establish a limit value for PAHs mixtures with benzo[a]pyrene as indicator in part A.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph -1 (new)
Annex – paragraph -1 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex I – point 5 a (new)
Annex I – point 5 a (new)
In Annex I of Directive 2004/37/EC the following point is added: “5a. Work involving exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions”
Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph -1 a (new)
Annex – paragraph -1 a (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex I – point 5 b (new)
Annex I – point 5 b (new)
In Annex I of Directive 2004/37/EC, the following point is added: “5b. Work involving exposure to polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons present in coal soot, coal tar or coal pitch and work involving exposure to carcinogenic polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, in particular in any burning process, such as from combustion engine exhaust, and high temperature combustion processes, among others.”
Amendment 33 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph 1
Annex – paragraph 1
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – point A – table – column “Transitional measures” – row 1
Annex III – point A – table – column “Transitional measures” – row 1
Limit value 0,004 mg/m3 until xx yyyy 202z [75 years]
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph 1
Annex – paragraph 1
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – point A – table – column “Transitional measures” – row 2
Annex III – point A – table – column “Transitional measures” – row 2
Limit value 0,0006 mg/m3 until xx yyyy 202z [54 years]
Amendment 35 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph 1
Annex – paragraph 1
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – point A – table – column “Name of agent” – row 5 a (new)
Annex III – point A – table – column “Name of agent” – row 5 a (new)
Polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons mixtures containing benzo[a]pyrene which are carcinogens within the meaning of the Directive
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph 1
Annex – paragraph 1
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – point A – table – column “Limit values” – column “8 hours” – column “mg/m3” – row 5 a (new)
Annex III – point A – table – column “Limit values” – column “8 hours” – column “mg/m3” – row 5 a (new)
0,0000710a ________________ 10a benzo[a]pyrene as a marker of total PAH concentration
Amendment 37 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph 1
Annex – paragraph 1
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – point A – table – column “Name of agent” – row 5 b (new)
Annex III – point A – table – column “Name of agent” – row 5 b (new)
Diesel engine exhaust emissions
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a directive
Annex – paragraph 1
Annex – paragraph 1
Directive 2004/37/EC
Annex III – point A – table – column “Limit values” – column “8 hours” – column “mg/m3” – row 5 b (new)
Annex III – point A – table – column “Limit values” – column “8 hours” – column “mg/m3” – row 5 b (new)
0,00001110b ________________ 10b measured as elemental carbon