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9 Amendments of Max ORVILLE related to 2022/0298(COD)

Amendment 32 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) In line with the ‘Health in all policies’ approach, the protection of health from exposure to asbestos has a cross-cutting dimension and is relevant to numerous Union policies and activities. This directive, focused on the prevention of occupational diseases, should apply in synergies with other initiatives, including the measures foreseen by the European Commission in its communication on working towards an asbestos-free future: a European approach to addressing the health risks of asbestos. In particular, the Commission announced a number of actions in order to address asbestos present in buildings, including by improving indoor air quality and setting- up national strategies for asbestos removal, but also to explore alternative ways of treating asbestos waste in an environmentally sound manner. The European Union also has an important role to play at the international level to end the use of all types of asbestos, and to lead by example as regard the prevention of asbestos related diseases.
2023/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 40 #
Proposal for a regulation
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 OELThe ERR derived by the European Chemicals Agency is based on Phase-contrast microscopy (PCM) measurement, which lead to an underestimation of the exposure due to the technical limitation of PCM to detect fibres with a diameter below 0,2 µm. Measuring asbestos with a more modern technique allowing to count those thin asbestos fibres detrimental to health would be an important step to better protect workers. As a consequence, the OEL and measurement methodology for asbestos should be revised in order to reduce the risk by lowering exposure levels.
2023/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 54 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 8 a (new)
(8a) In light of the fact that asbestos fibres thinner than those observable by phase-contrast microscopy (< 0,2 µm) are also carcinogenic, those fibres should be taken into account when measuring exposure. An occupational exposure limit combined with a more modern method allowing the counting of such thinner fibres would lead to an increased protection as more fibres would be counted.
2023/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 63 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 14
(14) Preventive measures for the protection of the health of workers exposed to asbestos and the commitment envisaged for Member States with regard to the surveillance of their health are important, in particular the continuation of health surveillance after the end of exposure. The annex related to the medical surveillance of workers should be updated in light of current knowledge on diseases that can be caused by asbestos exposure. The foreseen revision of the Commission Recommendation concerning the European Schedule of Occupational Diseases should also reflect such new scientific evidences in order to facilitate the recognition procedures for asbestos victims.
2023/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 69 #
Proposal for a regulation
Recital 15 a (new)
(15a) The Union should support Member States in reducing health inequalities. In this regard, the worker’s exposure survey on cancer risk factors that the European Agency for Safety and Health at work (EU-OSHA) is preparing should enable better-targeted awareness- raising campaigns and preventive measures. It should include gender- disaggregated data on asbestos exposure as well as data on the sector of activities, occupations and professional status, in order to contribute to evidence-based policies tackling inequalities, including gender inequality.
2023/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 84 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 3
3. Provided that worker exposure is sporadic and of low intensity, and if it is clear from the results of the risk assessment referred to in paragraph 2 that the exposure limit for asbestos will not be exceeded in the air of the working area, Articles 4, 18 and 19 may be waived where the work involves: (a) short, non-continuous maintenance activities in which only non-friable materials are handled; (b) removal without deterioration of non- degraded materials in which the asbestos fib(2a) In Article 3, paragraph 3 is replaced by the following: "3. In consultation with the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work, the Commission shall develop guidelines providing, wheres are firmly linked in a matrix; (c) encapsulation or sealing of asbestos- containing materials which are in good condition; (d) air monitoring and control, and the collection of samples to ascertain whether a specific material contains asbestos. ppropriate, sector-specific practical information on the implementation of this Directive." Or. en (Directive 2009/148/EC)
2023/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 87 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 b (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 3 – paragraph 4
4. Member States shall, following consultation with representatives from both sides of industry, in accordance with national law and practice, lay down practical guidelines for the determination of sporadic and low-intensity exposure, as provided for in paragraph 3. (2b) Article 3, paragraph 4 is deleted deleted Or. en (Directive 2009/148/EC)
2023/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 92 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 2 c (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Article 5 – paragraph 2 a (new)
(2c) In Article 5, the following paragraph is added: “Asbestos-containing materials already in use shall be safely removed and disposed of when technically feasible. They shall not be sealed or covered. Asbestos- containing materials which are not removed shall be identified, registered and regularly monitored.”
2023/02/17
Committee: ENVI
Amendment 120 #
Proposal for a regulation
Article 1 – paragraph 1 – point 7 a (new)
Directive 2009/148/EC
Annex I – point 1
(7a) In Annex I, point 1 is replaced by the following: "1. Current knowledge indicates that exposure to free asbestos fibres can give rise to the following diseases: — asbestosis, — mesothelioma, — bronchial carcinoma, — gastro-intestinal carcinoma. , — carcinoma of the larynx, — carcinoma of the ovary, — non-malignant pleural diseases. 1a. Positive associations have been noted by the International Agency for Research on Cancer between asbestos exposure and the following diseases: — pharyngeal cancer, — colorectal cancer, — stomach cancer." Or. en (Directive 2009/148/EC)
2023/02/17
Committee: ENVI