Activities of Katrin LANGENSIEPEN related to 2019/2182(INL)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Protecting workers from asbestos
Amendments (14)
Amendment 18 #
Draft opinion
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. whereas a mandatory screening and a detailed registration of existing asbestos in buildings should be considered a first step to ban asbestos, also taking into account the Renovation Waves Strategy that aims at doubling the renovation rate of buildings in the next ten years to increase energy and resources efficiency in the building sector while promoting circularity principles of construction materials;
Amendment 21 #
Draft opinion
Recital C b (new)
Recital C b (new)
Cb. whereas the European Social Pillar of Rights calls for a high level of protection of workers’ health and safety at work, including from exposure to carcinogens and mutagens at the workplace; whereas the Pregnant Workers Directive (92/85/EEC) presents serious loopholes regarding the prevention from asbestos.
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
Paragraph 1 – introductory part
1. Calls on the Commission to bring forward, on the basis of Article 169(3) and Article 114(1) of the Treaty on the Functioning of the European Union, a legislative proposal introducing mandatory screening for the owners of buildings in order to detect the presence of asbestos in buildings before their sale or rental and layingbut also prior to maintenance, renovation and demolition works; requires that this proposal lays down minimum requirements for locating and, identifying and reporting all materials containing asbestos in buildings constructed before 2005, or the year in which the national ban on asbestos was introduced, under the following conditions:
Amendment 31 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point b
Paragraph 1 – point b
b. the screening shall be validated by an asbestos risk certificate detailing the areas screened, the nature of contamination, the quantity of asbestos containing materials estimated and, where appropriate, the action taken to reduce the risk posed by asbestos;
Amendment 36 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point c
Paragraph 1 – point c
c. the result of the screening must be communicated to a competent national body, which through a rapid and user-friendly alert system. This body shall maintain a national register of asbestos risk reduction certificates and provide advice to owners;
Amendment 40 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point d
Paragraph 1 – point d
d. in order to protect users or occupants as effectively as possible, the screening and, when required, the removal must be carried out by qualified and certified operators in accordance with Directive 2009/148/EC;
Amendment 44 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
Paragraph 1 – point e a (new)
ea. effective, proportionate and dissuasive fines shall be established for owners of buildings who do not comply with their screening and reporting obligations to competent authorities; fines shall be allocated to ad hoc funds to finance the removal of asbestos and support the victims of asbestos related problems;
Amendment 50 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Calls on the Commission to establish a European framework for national asbestos removal plans, under which Member States should define and implement asbestos’ removal targets for public and private buildings, establish one-stop-shops to centralise actions and information regarding asbestos removal plans, designate a national contact point to assist victims and their families and establish clear and efficient compensation mechanisms for the victims of asbestos related diseases;
Amendment 55 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Highlights that the European framework for national asbestos removal plans should include the establishment of a European platform for national authorities to report the presence of asbestos in the view of mapping and exchanging good practices on its removal and safe disposals; Adds that this platform should be fully accessible to the general public and should include data reported in the national registers;
Amendment 63 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Highlights that building owners should have the possibility to access financial support mechanisms, including through Union funds, for financing maintenance, renovation and demolition works related to the removal of asbestos;
Amendment 66 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Paragraph 1 d (new)
Amendment 67 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 e (new)
Paragraph 1 e (new)
1e. Calls on the Member States to enhance market surveillance activities, including labour inspections, in order to increase the level of safety;
Amendment 69 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 f (new)
Paragraph 1 f (new)
1f. Calls on the Commission and on the Member States to promote public information campaigns, in order to raise awareness on the risks related to all varieties of asbestos and to all level of exposure, including secondary exposure;
Amendment 71 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 g (new)
Paragraph 1 g (new)
1g. Calls on the Commission to come up with an ambitious revision of the Pregnant Workers Directive (92/85/EEC) which should include measures to avoid exposure also during the early weeks of gestation.