2 Amendments of Sepp KUSSTATSCHER related to 2008/2208(INI)
Amendment 4 #
Draft opinion
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3. Furthermore underlines that nanotechnology and nanomaterials raise major challenges for occupational health and safety as many workers along the production chain are exposed to these materials without knowing whether the safety procedures implemented and the protection measures taken are adequate and efficient; notes that the number and diversity of workers exposed to the effects of nanomaterials are expected to increase in the future; calls, therefore, for sufficient time and budgetary resources to be made available for the technology to be assessed;
Amendment 22 #
Draft opinion
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16. Calls on the Commission and Member States to pay special attention to the social dimension of the development of nanotechnology, including to the accompanying social-science research; underlines that nanotechnology should be judged in terms of its usefulness and its effect on humans and the environment. Active participation of the social partners concerned has to be guaranteed from the earliest possible stage.