Activities of Ole CHRISTENSEN related to 2013/0062(COD)
Plenary speeches (1)
Classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures (debate)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the proposal for a directive of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Council Directives 92/58/EEC, 92/85/EEC, 94/33/EC, 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, in order to align them to Regulation (EC) No 1272/2008 on classification, labelling and packaging of substances and mixtures PDF (210 KB) DOC (320 KB)
Amendments (5)
Amendment 19 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1
Recital 1
(1) According to Article 153 of the Treaty, the European Parliament and the Council may adopt, by means of directives, minimum requirements for encouraging improvements, especially in the working environment, to ensure a better level of protection of the health and safety of workers. Such directives must avoid imposing administrative, financial and legal constraints in a way which would hold back the creation and development of small and medium-sized undertakings.
Amendment 20 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 1 a (new)
Recital 1 a (new)
(1a) It is important to point out that the exposure to hazardous substances and mixtures takes place across various sectors of the labour market - including manufacturing, service industries, agriculture, health care and education - and in both larger undertakings as well as small and medium-sized undertakings. Therefore health and safety standards should be applied without exception to all areas of the labour market and all types of undertakings regardless of their size.
Amendment 21 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 2
Recital 2
(2) Article 31(1) of the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union provides that every worker has the right to working conditions which respect his or her health, safety and dignity. Health and safety standards at work may therefore under no circumstances be seen as administrative constraints on the undertakings that employ workers.
Amendment 22 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 5
Recital 5
(5) Those amendments are necessary to ensure the continued effectiveness of the above-mentioned Directives without however, reducing the level of protection of workers provided by those Directives.
Amendment 24 #
Proposal for a directive
Recital 9 a (new)
Recital 9 a (new)
(9a) It is important to point out that employees within certain professions - such as the hairdressing or cosmetics' professions - are in daily contact with substances and mixtures often without adequate protection. Therefore, such professions should be covered by provisions which protect workers against hazardous substances and mixtures. In this regard it is important to recall the European Framework Agreement on the Protection of Occupational Health and Safety in the Hairdressing sector, adopted between the social partners Coiffure EU and UNI Europa Hair and Beauty, which is intended to contribute to improving health and safety at work for those professions.