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REPORT 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 PDF (698 KB) DOC (102 KB)
Amendments (9)
Amendment 27 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) Directive 2004/37/EC aims to protect workers against risks to their health and safety from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at the workplace and lays down minimum requirements to that effect including limit values, on the basis of the available scientific and technical data, economic feasibility, a thorough assessment for the socio-economic impact and availability of exposure measurement protocols and techniques.
Amendment 30 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) Exposure limits should always take into account the feasibility of implementation and compliance, particularly for SMEs and microenterprises.
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 b (new)
Recital 1 b (new)
(1b) SMEs and microenterprises, representing the large majority of enterprises in the Union, have limited financial, technical and human resources, these raising concerns on its capacity to comply with stricter legislation; while maintaining equal protection levels for workers of SMEs and microenterprises, compliance for these companies should become simpler and less costly by specific support measures, these including financial incentives and digital tools; in these regard, social partners should exchange best practices.
Amendment 34 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2 a (new)
Recital 2 a (new)
(2a) When setting a Binding Occupational Exposure Limits (BOELs), it should be based on robust assessment of the latest scientific information, as well as the availability of measurement techniques and economic feasibility after a rigorous process of consultation with the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health (ACSH). BOELs need to be evidence-based, proportionate and measurable.
Amendment 36 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3
Recital 3
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Amendments to Annex III to Directive 2004/37/EC, regarding the establishing of limit values and skin notations to seven additional carcinogens, are a new step in a longer process to update that Directive. That Directive should be reviewed on an ongoing basis and revised when necessary in the light of scientific and technical data, including if possible data on residual risk, after consulting the SCOEL and the ACSH for the purpose of keeping better protecting workers. Limit values should be established for all carcinogens and mutagens for which the available information makes this possible, considering its technical and economic feasibility, and taking into account evidence based best practices, techniques and protocols for exposure level measurement in the workplace.
Amendment 50 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) There is sufficient evidence of the carcinogenicity of diesel engine exhaust emissions arising from the combustion of diesel fuel in compression ignition engines. Diesel engine exhaust emissions are process-generated and therefore not subject to classification in accordance with Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 of the European Parliament and of the Council. The ACSH has agreed on an entry of exposure to traditional diesel engine exhaust emissions in Annex I to Directive 2004/37/EC and has requested further investigations on the scientific and technical aspects for newer types of engines. Diesel engine exhaust has been classified by the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) as carcinogenic to humans (IARC category 1) and IARC specifies that while the amount of particulates and chemicals are reduced with newer types of diesel engines, it is not yet clear how the quantitative and qualitative changes may translate into altered health effect. IARC also specifies that it is common to use elemental carbon, which makes up significant fraction of these emissions, as a marker of exposure. The Commission should urgently complete the investigations requested by ACSH on the scientific and technical aspects for newer types of engines, in order to include the soonest possible, and after consulting social partners, the work involving exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions in Annex I to Directive 2004/37/EC and to establish a limit value in Part A of Annex III to that Directive for diesel engine exhaust emissions calculated on elemental carbon.
Amendment 79 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 16 a (new)
Recital 16 a (new)
(16a) The precautionary principle based on sound scientific assessment should be applied in the protection of workers’ health and safety.
Amendment 86 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point -1 (new)
Directive 2004/37/EC
Article 18 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
Article 18 a – paragraph 2 a (new)
(-1) In Article 18a, the following paragraph is added: “The Commission shall, as part of the next evaluation of the implementation of this Directive in the context of the evaluation referred to in Article 17a of Directive 89/391/EEC, also assess the possibility to set a limit value for benzo[a]pyrene in order to better protect workers from polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons mixtures. The Commission shall propose, where appropriate, necessary amendments and modifications related to that substance. The Commission shall, taking into account latest developments in scientific knowledge, complete the assessment of diesel exhaust emissions, including the investigations requested by ACSH on the scientific and technical aspects for newer types of engines. On that basis, the Commission shall present, after consulting management and labour, a legislative proposal for inclusion of the work involving exposure to diesel engine exhaust emissions in Annex I to this Directive and to establish a limit value in Part A of Annex III to this Directive for diesel engine exhaust emissions.”