4 Amendments of João FERREIRA related to 2011/2147(INI)
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 1
1. Emphasises that top priority must be given to a preventive approach when promoting health and safety at work and that this approach must be firmly rooted both in the EU strategy and in the national strategies, and taken account of in the national prevention programmes of public services in the field of health, hygiene and safety in the workplace in the interests of the protection of workers' health and working conditions;
Amendment 10 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 2
2. Emphasises that work-related accidents are more frequent amongst certain categories of workers than others – e.g. young, older and migrant workers, and those with precarious jobs; calls therefore on the Commission and Member States to adopt specific measures for these target groups; believes particular attention needs to be paid to women and to maternity issues, recalling that secure jobs with rights are an important factor for workplace health and safety;
Amendment 20 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 3
3. Points out that the framework directive on health and safety at work (89/391/EEC) is already over 20 years old but has yet to see any substantial amendments, so it needs to be adapted to the new challenges posed by changes in the working environment, such as the increase in mental health problems and developments in the field of workplace ergonomics, taking account of musculoskeletal disorders, which in the EU affect more than half of workers suffering from work-related physical problems;
Amendment 26 #
Draft opinion
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Paragraph 4
4. Calls on the Commission to review the Directive on the protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work (2004/37/EC); notes that limit values on substances that endanger human health have only been set in a very few cases; calls, in the interests of workers, for the rapid implementation of REACH, and in particular for the substitution of chemicals that are especially harmful to human health, taking account of the need for Community funding with a view to dealing with the problems of adaptation to REACH encountered by microbusinesses and SMEs in certain sectors, such as textiles and clothing;