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Proposal for a directive
Recital 6 a (new)

(6 a) The Commission shall, every 5 years, assess the scientific evidence for long- term effects caused by electromagnetic field exposure, and put forward a proposal for revising the Directive in order to put long-term effects in to the scope of the Directive.

2011/12/16
Committee: EMPL

Ole CHRISTENSEN

Proposal for a directive
Recital 8 a (new)

(8 a) The Commission shall, not later than 5 years after adoption of the Directive, put forward a proposal for removing the derogation mentioned in Article 3 (4).

2011/12/16
Committee: EMPL

Ole CHRISTENSEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 4

4. By way of derogation, paragraphs 1 and 2 shall not apply to medical applications using the magnetic resonance effect and the following related activities: integral system testing before release for shipment, installation, cleaning, maintenance, research and development activities. In these particular cases, specific protection measures shall be put in place. For this purpose the Commission shall consult the existing working groups and proceed according to the measures set out in Annex IV. No later than 5 years after adoption of the Directive the Commission shall table a proposal for removing the derogation mentioned in Article 3 (4).

2011/12/16
Committee: EMPL

Ole CHRISTENSEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 3 – paragraph 6

6. Without prejudice to paragraphs 4 and 5, workers may not be exposed above the exposure limit values for health effects. For specific situations where these values may temporarily be exceeded, Member States may put in place a system authorising work under controlled conditions and on the basis of a comprehensive risk assessment setting out the actual exposure levels and their likelihood and comparing them to the exposure limit values defined in Annexes II and III. Such specific situations shall be reported to the Commission in the report referred to in Article 17a of Directive 89/391/EEC.deleted

2011/12/16
Committee: EMPL

Ole CHRISTENSEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 5 – paragraph 4

4. In any event, workers shall not be exposed above the exposure limit values for health effects ~~unless the conditions under Article 3(6) are fulfilled~~. If, despite the measures taken by the employer to comply with this Directive, the exposure limit values for health effects are exceeded, the employer shall take immediate action to reduce exposure below these exposure limit values. The employer shall identify the reasons why the exposure limit values for health effects have been exceeded, and shall amend the protection and prevention measures accordingly in order to prevent them being exceeded again.

2011/12/16
Committee: EMPL

Ole CHRISTENSEN

Proposal for a directive
Article 9 a (new)

Article 9a On the basis of the latest scientific data, the Commission shall within 5 years from the date of the adoption of this Directive submit a proposal for the adoption of a revised Directive in order to provide exposure limit values and action values for MRI (as defined in Article 3 (4)) in the Directive.

2011/12/16
Committee: EMPL

Ole CHRISTENSEN

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – part C

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2011/12/16
Committee: EMPL

Ole CHRISTENSEN

Proposal for a directive
Annex II – Part D

D. PREVENTION MEASURES and other conditions 1) For persons at particular risk referred to in Article 4(5)(c), individual assessments must be made in accordance to point E. 2) Zone of exposures under the orientation value: - Signage as appropriate 3) Zone of exposures above the orientation value but under the action value - Signage as appropriate - Delimitation measures (e.g. floor markings, fences) in order to limit or control access, as appropriate - Information and specific training of relevant workers - Verification of compliance with exposure limit values for safety effects or alternatively procedures to ensure adverse safety effects are managed. 4) Exposures above the action value: - Signage as appropriate - Delimitation measures (e.g. floor markings, fences) in order to limit or control access, as appropriate - Verification of compliance with exposure limit values for health effects. - Procedure to manage spark discharges through technical means and the training of workers. (Applies only where electric field exposures are in this zone.) - Appropriate delimitation and access measures - Information and specific training of relevant workers.deleted

2011/12/16
Committee: EMPL

Ole CHRISTENSEN

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – Part C

C. CATEGORIES OF WORK EQUIPMENT OR ACTIVITIES 1) The following activities are, in normal conditions, considered to expose the worker under the action value. · Workplaces in which only equipment complying with Directives 1999/5/EC and 2006/95/EC is used as intended and notably: · transmitters (small, at GSM base stations, < 1 W) · Telephones and hand portables · Radar systems (speed checks, weather radars) · RFID above 100 kHz · Microwave drying · TETRA transmitters in masts · TETRA transmitters on vehicles, power max. 10 W · Tape erasers · Base stations for mobile telephony (GSM, UMTS) 2) The following activities are, in normal conditions, considered to expose the worker above the action value. · Equipment that is being installed or maintained (trouble shooting on) · Non-automated induction heating working in this frequency range · Radiofrequency and microwave lighting · Non destructive magnetic testing · Activities within the exclusion zone for the public around: · Large broadcasting transmitters · Radar systems (navigational) · Other EMF producing equipmentdeleted

2011/12/16
Committee: EMPL

Ole CHRISTENSEN

Proposal for a directive
Annex III – Part D

D. PREVENTION MEASURES 1) For persons at particular risk, referred to in Article 4.5(c), individual assessments must be made in accordance with Annex III point E. 2) Zone of exposure under the action value: - Signage as appropriate - Information of workers 3) Exposures above the action value: - Verify compliance with exposure limit values - Appropriate delimitation and access measures - Information and specific training of relevant workers.deleted

2011/12/16
Committee: EMPL

10 Amendments of Ole CHRISTENSEN related to 2011/0152(COD)

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