11 Amendments of Christian SAGARTZ related to 2021/2165(INI)
Amendment 53 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D
Recital D
D. whereas over a quarter of workers in Europe experience excessive work- related stress; whereas 51 % of EU workers say stress is common in their workplace and nearly 80 % of managers are concerned about work-related stress8 ; whereas there are significant variations between the Member States’approaches and legislation on psychosocial risks vary in different Member States; __________________ 8‘Psychosocial risks in Europe: Prevalence and strategies for prevention’, Eurofound and EU-OSHA, 2014, Publications Office of the European Union, Luxembourg.
Amendment 77 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital G
Recital G
G. whereas the COVID-19 crisis has exposed the vulnerability of non-standard workers, including platform and self- employed workerssome workers but has also exposed the strengths and flexibilities of various legislative systems in the European Union; whereas platform work in the labour market is highly likely to continue growing; whereas self- employed workers are excluded from the scope of application of the strategic framework for health and safety at work, as they are not covered by the EU legislation on occupational health and safety;
Amendment 105 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Welcomes the Commission’s strategic framework and, in particular, the introduction of the Vision Zero approach to work-related accidents and diseases; calls on the Commission to expand the Vision Zero approach to other injuries and accidents, as well as physical and mental attrition; calls on the Commission to significantly increase the focus on prevention strategies; calls for the ambitious implementation of the 7-year plan, also in the light of the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic, and believes that strong legislative action is needed on several aspects of EU policy on occupational health and safety in order to complement the variety of soft measures envisaged in order to make Vision Zero a reality; calls for a clear focus on workers’ participation in the Vision Zero approach;
Amendment 132 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to present in 2022 a legislative proposal to further reduce workers’ exposure to asbestos; calls on the Commission to be ambitious in its endeavours to achieve the total ban of asbestos and with regard to its zero accidents at work vision, and to update the exposure limit for asbestos to 0.001 fibres/cm3 (1 000 fibres/m3); stresses the need for an EU framework directive for national asbestos removal strategies, including public asbestos registers; notes that a certain, minor exposure to asbestos might sometimes occur while renovating old buildings and therefore cannot be fully avoided;
Amendment 143 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. Believes that Council Directive 89/391/EEC on the introduction of measures to encourage improvements in the safety and health of workers at work has not proven effective enough for the assessment and management of psychosocial risks; recalls its request that the Commission include in the Strategic Framework for Occupational Safety and Health the right to disconnect and, explicitly, that it develop new psychosocial measures as part of the framework; calls on the Commission, in this regard, to step up the ambition of the Strategic Framework for Occupational Safety and Health; calls on the Commission toCalls on the Commission to step up the ambition of the Strategic Framework for Occupational Safety and Health; calls on the Commission to consult and cooperate with social partners on European and national levels to campaign for the proposeal of a directive on psychosocial risks and well-being at work aimed at the efficient prevention in the workplace of, inter alia, anxiety, depression, burnout and stress; calls on the Commission to aim for the recognition of anxiety, depression and burnout as occupational diseases, to establish mechanisms for their prevention and the reintegration into the workplace of affected employees, and to shift from individual-level actions to a work organisation approachof psychosocial risks in the workplace;
Amendment 156 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 5
Paragraph 5
5. Welcomes the fact that the Commission is strengthening the gender focus on occupational safety and health; calls on the Commission to propose a legal act based on the framework agreementframework on harassment and violence at work, and to call on Member States to ensure that the fight against workplace violence and harassment applies regardless of the reason for the harassment and that it is not limited to cases based on discriminatory grounds according to national laws and practices; calls on the Member States’ governments to ratify ILO Convention No 190 to put in place the necessary laws and policy measures to prevent and address violence and harassment in the world of work;
Amendment 169 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6
Paragraph 6
6. Welcomes the Commission’s intention to present by the end of 2021 a legislative initiative to improve the working conditions of platformall workers; calls on the Commission to ensure that the proposal guaranteesMember States and social partners to ensure that rights for all platform workers for a healthy and safe working environment are guaranteed;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Calls on the Commission to guarantee that all workers, including non- standard workers, workers in platform companies and the self-employedMember States to ensure that all workers are covered by occupational safety and health (OSH) legislation and policies;
Amendment 227 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 11
Paragraph 11
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
Amendment 251 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 13
Paragraph 13
13. Welcomes the Commission’s commitment to revise Directive 90/270/EEC laying down minimum safety and health requirements for work with display screen equipment; calls on the Commission and the Member States to be more ambitious in this regard and to propose a directive oneir campaign to prevent work- related musculoskeletal disorders (MSDs);