Activities of Elena LIZZI related to 2022/0298(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Protection of workers from asbestos (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT 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 (6)
Amendment 81 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 11 a (new)
Recital 11 a (new)
(11a) In the light of the fact that thinner asbestos fibres (<0.2 μm) are also carcinogenic, those fibres should be taken into account when measuring exposure in the workplace. Electron microscopy, which allows the detection of such thinner asbestos fibres, or similar advanced methods, should be used for that purpose. To allow sufficient time to comply with the new requirement, a transposition period of seven years should be set.
Amendment 106 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 a (new)
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) Appropriate accompanying and support measures are needed. In this regard, the Member States shall provide support to all those involved in handling and removing asbestos, particularly SMEs and building owners. The Commission shall make adequate funding available for the transition to an asbestos-free Europe through instruments such as the European Recovery and Resilience Fund, the European Regional Development Fund (ERDF), the Cohesion Fund (CF), EU4Health and the European Social Fund Plus. The Member States shall facilitate the process of allocating funds for the various adjustments needed, such as equipping and training SMEs and workers involved in removing asbestos.
Amendment 111 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 15 b (new)
Recital 15 b (new)
(15b) The inspectors shall receive support from the Member States, and the requisite means shall be deployed to further their mission. The Member States shall build the inspectors’ resources and skills, with the aim of supporting their activities and extending checks at problematic sites or in the event of suspicions or reports of illegal activity.
Amendment 179 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 4 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 7 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
Article 7 – paragraph 6 – subparagraph 1 a (new)
(4a) the following paragraph shall be added to Article 7: 7. For the sake of compliance with the measures on fibre counting referred to in this Article, the Commission shall support Member States by providing the appropriate funding and technical guidance, including in relation to the technical transition from phase-contrast microscopy, as applied in accordance with the method recommended in 1997 by the World Health Organization (WHO)*, to electron microscopy (EM), and the training of all those involved in handling and removing asbestos, particularly SMEs and workers involved in removing asbestos.
Amendment 184 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 5
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 8
Article 8
Employers shall ensure, while protecting their own business, that no worker is exposed to an airborne concentration of asbestos in excess of 0.01 fibres per cm³ as an 8-hour time-weighted average (TWA).
Amendment 293 #
Proposal for a directive
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Article 2 – paragraph 1 – subparagraph 1
Member States shall bring into force the laws, regulations and administrative provisions necessary to comply with this Directive by twoseven years after the date of entry into force of this Directive at the latest. They shall immediately communicate the text of those measures to the Commission.