Activities of Jessica POLFJÄRD related to 2022/0298(COD)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Directive 2009/148/EC on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to asbestos at work
Amendments (8)
Amendment 31 #
Proposal for a regulation
Citation 5 a (new)
Citation 5 a (new)
- Having regard to Europe’s Beating Cancer Plan,
Amendment 38 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 3 a (new)
Recital 3 a (new)
(3a) Exposure to asbestos fibres can lead to serious illness and death and it is of the utmost importance to minimize the risk of human exposure to asbestos fibres.
Amendment 41 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 4
Recital 4
(4) Following the new scientific and technological developments in the area, there is scope to improve the protection of workers exposed to asbestos and thus to reduce the probability of workers contracting asbestos-related diseases. For asbestos, being a non-threshold carcinogen, it is not scientifically possible to identify levels below which exposure would not lead to adverse health effects. Instead, an exposure-risk relationship (ERR) can be derived, facilitating the setting of an occupational exposure limit (‘OEL’) by taking into account an acceptable level of excess risk. As a consequence, the OEL for asbestos should be revised in order to reduce the risk by lowering exposure levels to better protect workers from work- related cancer.
Amendment 49 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 5 a (new)
Recital 5 a (new)
(5a) After a renovation, if the building or facility still contains asbestos or is suspected of containing asbestos, documentation and information are important to avoid future exposure.
Amendment 52 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 7
Recital 7
(7) The limit value for asbestos set out in Directive 2009/148/EC should be revised in the light of the Commission’s evaluations and recentbest available scientific evidence and technical data. Its revision is also an effective way to ensure thatstrengthen preventive and protective measures so that they are updated accordingly in all Member States in accordance with the objective of the Directive.
Amendment 53 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8
Recital 8
(8) A revised limit value should be set out in this Directive in light of available information, including up-to-date scientific evidence and technical data, based on a thorough assessment of the socioeconomic and public health impacts and availability of exposure measurement protocols and techniques at the place of work. That information should be based on opinions of the Committee for Risk Assessment (RAC) of the European Chemicals Agency (ECHA), established by Regulation (EC) No 1907/2006 and opinions of the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (ACSH) established by a Council Decision of 22 July 20039. __________________ 9 Council Decision of 22 July 2003 setting up an Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work (OJ C 218, 13.9.2003, p. 1).
Amendment 59 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 13
Recital 13
(13) Special control measures and precautions are needed for workers exposed or likely to be exposed to asbestos, such as subjecting workers to a decontamination procedure and related training, in order to significantly contribute to reducing the risks related to such exposure and to avoid contamination to a third party.
Amendment 98 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 6
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Article 11 – paragraph 1 – introductory part
Before beginning demolition or maintenance work, maintenance work or undertaking a renovation on a premise built before the year in which the national asbestos ban entered into force, employers shall take, if appropriate by obtaining information from the owners of the premises as well as from other sources of information, including relevant registers, all necessary steps to identify presumed asbestos-containing materials.