Activities of Beata MAZUREK related to 2019/2182(INL)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on Protecting workers from asbestos
Amendments (4)
Amendment 25 #
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 and taking into account existing national regulations, a legislative proposal introducing mandatory screening for the presence of asbestos in buildings before their sale or rental and laying down minimum requifollowing an in-depth analysis to determine the technical framework and conditions for monitoring the premsents for locating and identifying all materials containing asbestos ice of asbestos in buildings; stresses that the monitoring should concern buildings constructed before 2005, or the year in which the national ban on asbestos was introduced, and should be carried out under the following conditions:
Amendment 51 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Considers that, once asbestos has been detected and after determining the risks it poses to residents, workers and the environment, the relevant national body should, in cooperation with the owner of the building, investigate the need for the asbestos to be removed; stresses that both the monitoring requirement and the removal of asbestos need appropriate financial support from the EU budget;
Amendment 58 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Underlines that the proposed rules should take account of cost-effectiveness and the potential financial burden on building owners and thus possibly higher charges for the users of buildings which are subject to monitoring requirements;
Amendment 60 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 c (new)
Paragraph 1 c (new)
1c. Calls on the Commission to draw up a programme of financial support for Member State actions aimed at removing and safely disposing of asbestos, including information and education activities, given the negative impact of asbestos on people’s health and the considerable cost of detecting and removing it;