4 Amendments of Claudiu Ciprian TĂNĂSESCU related to 2011/2147(INI)
Amendment 12 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 a (new)
Paragraph 2 a (new)
2a. Stresses the crucial importance of training programmes relating to the safety and supervision of young people in their first months at work; in this respect, believes that a significant role can be played by training programmes offering sector-specific information, as also by high-quality supervision, in view of its direct impact on workers' safety;
Amendment 16 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 2 e (new)
Paragraph 2 e (new)
2e. Urges the Commission to facilitate the development of European health and safety standards at the workplace; in this connection, stresses the importance of cooperation by the Member States in identifying the causes of workplace accidents and in the exchange of best practice;
Amendment 25 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4
Paragraph 4
4. ; Calls on the Commission to review, as a matter of urgency, 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 inbeen drawn up superficially and only cover 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;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 4 a (new)
Paragraph 4 a (new)
4a. Expresses its concern regarding the assessment of the risk thresholds for pregnant women at work; calls for detailed research to be carried out into the effects of exposure of pregnant women to certain workplace conditions (e.g. exposure to chemical agents, ionising radiation, electromagnetic waves, stress, excessive heat, lifting heavy weights, etc); in this connection, also calls for research into the connections between stillbirths, perinatal complications and health problems of newborn infants and workplace conditions liable to pose risks to pregnant women;