Activities of Georges BACH related to 2015/2107(INI)
Shadow reports (1)
REPORT on the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020 PDF (214 KB) DOC (150 KB)
Amendments (31)
Amendment 12 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 16 a (new)
Citation 16 a (new)
- having regard to the Communication from the Commission to the Council and the European Parliament transmitting the European framework agreement on harassment and violence at work (COM (2007) 686)5 a __________________ 5a JO C/2008/9/10
Amendment 13 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 a (new)
Citation 23 a (new)
- having regard to its resolution of 14 January 2014 on effective labour inspections as a strategy to improve working conditions in Europe (P7_TA(2014)0012)
Amendment 16 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 b (new)
Citation 23 b (new)
Amendment 17 #
Motion for a resolution
Citation 23 c (new)
Citation 23 c (new)
- having regard to the opinion of the Committee of Regions on An EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020 (ECOS-V-061)
Amendment 48 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital C a (new)
Recital C a (new)
Ca. Whereas occupational health and safety can be considered an investment with positive effects on companies' productivity and competitiveness and thus can contribute to the economic recovery and to reaching the Europe 2020 objectives;
Amendment 60 #
Motion for a resolution
Recital D a (new)
Recital D a (new)
Da. Whereas labour inspections play an important role in the implementation process of occupational health and safety policies at regional and local level;
Amendment 99 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 1
Paragraph 1
1. Stresses that all employees have a right to the highest level of protection regarding health and safety in the workplace regardless of the size of the employer, the underlying contract or the Member State of employment; This includes employees from public services, such as the police;
Amendment 127 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 3
Paragraph 3
3. Calls on the Commission to define aind apply quantiticative reduction targets at EU level for occupational diseases and accidents at work following the 2016- review of the OSH strategic framework and to rely on the latest research findings when reviewing the framework;
Amendment 164 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Member States should promote a culture of mutual trust, confidence and learning, where employees are encouraged to contribute to the development of safety while confidentiality is assured;
Amendment 177 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 7
Paragraph 7
7. Urges the Member States to incorporate quantitative and measurable targets into their national strategies, including regular and transparent reporting mechanisms on progress achieved;
Amendment 189 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the importance of taking into account the situation, and specific needs and lack of compliance byof micro and small enterprises in the implementation of OSH measures at company level; encouragescalls on the Commission, EU-OSHA and the Member States to continue developing practical tools and guidelines, which improvwill facilitate the compliance of SMEs and micro enterprises with OSH requirements;
Amendment 191 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8
Paragraph 8
8. Acknowledges the importance of taking into account the situation, specific needs and lack of compliance by micro and small enterprises as well as certain public service sectors, such as the police, in the implementation of OSH measures at company level; encourages the Commission, EU-OSHA and the Member States to continue developing practical tools and guidelines, which improve the compliance of SMEs with OSH requirements;
Amendment 199 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 8 a (new)
Paragraph 8 a (new)
8a. Stresses that the participation of workers and social partners at all levels, including in the workplace, is a prerequisite for the effective implementation of this strategy;
Amendment 203 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 9
Paragraph 9
9. Calls on the Member States and social partners to take initiatives to upgrade the skills of health and safety representatives and managers; calls on the Commission to draw up guidelines for theMember States to support involvement of employees in implementing preventive OSH measures;
Amendment 238 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that ensuring a level playing- field across the EU and eliminating unfair competition and social dumping is crucial; stresses that labour inspectorates play a key role in enforcing workers' rights to a safe and healthy working environment; calls on the Member States to follow the ILO recommendation of a minimum of one labour inspector per 10 000 workers and to increase staffing and resources available to labour inspectorates; welcomes the cross border cooperation between labour inspectorates in the Senior Labour Inspectors Committee (SLIC);
Amendment 239 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12
Paragraph 12
12. Believes that ensuring a level playing- field across the EU and eliminating unfair competition and social dumping is crucial; stresses that labour inspectorates play a key role in enforcing workers’ rights to a safe and healthy working environment; calls on the Member States to follow the ILO recommendation of a minimum of one labour inspector per 10 000 workers and to increase staffing and resources available to labour inspectorates; and improve training for labour inspectors, as recommended by the European Economic and Social Committee in its opinion4a on this subject; __________________ 4a SOC/512
Amendment 241 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 12 a (new)
Paragraph 12 a (new)
12a. Points to the role played by statutory social insurers in improving health and safety at work, the promotion of a holistic prevention approach and other activities encouraging the employers to improve their occupational risks management, including through the implementation of a systematic risk prevention programme based on risk assessment;
Amendment 264 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14
Paragraph 14
14. Points to the importance of protecting workers against exposure to carcinogens, mutagens and substances that are toxic to reproduction; calls on the Commission to present a proposal for a revision of Directive 2004/37/EC adding more binding occupational exposure limit values and in cooperation with the Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work to develop an assessment system that can be used to assess binding occupational limit valuesmust be based on clear and explicit criteria;
Amendment 271 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 14 a (new)
Paragraph 14 a (new)
14a. Welcomes the promotion of a prevention culture; stresses the need to promote awareness-raising of OSH in education, apprentices and training; stresses the importance of local and regional institutions in the development of a prevention culture;
Amendment 298 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17
Paragraph 17
17. Welcomes the Commission's engagement in the EU Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work 2014-2020 to improve the prevention of work-related diseases especially in the fields of nanotechnology and biotechnology; Highlights the uncertainty about the distribution and use of nanomaterials and believes that further research on the OSH risks associated with nanotechnology is needed;
Amendment 304 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 a (new)
Paragraph 17 a (new)
17a. Highlights the increasing use of smart collaborative robots, for example, in industrial production, manufactory, hospitals and retirement homes; therefore calls on the Commission to assess the actual health and safety situation regarding the use of direct human robot interaction at the workplace and, if necessary, to take further action to guarantee safety at the workplace;
Amendment 307 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 17 b (new)
Paragraph 17 b (new)
17b. Draws attention to the potential risk of digitalisation, especially regarding working time and work organisation and points to the risk of increased stress; therefore calls on the Commission to collect more data on the potential risks of digitalisation on occupational health and safety;
Amendment 320 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 18 a (new)
Paragraph 18 a (new)
18a. Draws attention to the issue of mobbing and its possible consequences on psychosocial health, for instance increased stress, absenteeism and depression; draws attention to the aspect of physical violence that mobbing can also have; therefore calls on the Commission to present a legal act based on the framework agreement on harassment and violence at work;
Amendment 330 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19
Paragraph 19
19. Calls on the Commission to adopt a targeted approach to improve the health and safety situation of workers ineliminate precarious employmentwork and to take into account the negative effects that precarious employmentwork has on occupational health and safety when addressing this issue in general; Recalls that labour inspectorates perform a key role in identifying and deterring undeclared work and that social insurances play an important role in that every worker has a right to appropriate coverage;
Amendment 335 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 a (new)
Paragraph 19 a (new)
19a. Calls on the Commission to design appropriate measures to address the aging of the workforce, emerging new risks, and prevention of new generation work related and occupational diseases; Furthermore calls on Member States to promote rehabilitation and reintegration measures by implementing results of the European Parliament pilot project on the older workers; Stresses that extension of working life, which might occur due to current demographic changes, will require appropriate working conditions;
Amendment 339 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 19 b (new)
Paragraph 19 b (new)
19b. Welcomes the Commission's intention to establish a network of OSH professionals and scientists in order to better address future challenges;
Amendment 347 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 20 a (new)
Paragraph 20 a (new)
20a. Draws attention to the high risks in the manufacturing and construction sectors, which remain an important concern due to the high number of accidents in these sectors and should therefore continue to be addressed ;
Amendment 355 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improvenvolve national experts in the improvement of the collection of reliable and comparable data on occupational diseases and occupational exposures with a view to identifying best practices and creating a common database on occupational exposures;
Amendment 357 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21
Paragraph 21
21. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to improve the collection of reliable and comparable data on occupational diseases and occupational exposures, across all sectors including the public sector, with a view to identifying best practices and creating a common database on occupational exposures;
Amendment 361 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 a (new)
Paragraph 21 a (new)
21a. Draws attention to work related road safety, especially commuting accidents, due to the high mobility of workers and calls on the Commission and Member States to collect more data about accidents on the way to and from work;
Amendment 365 #
Motion for a resolution
Paragraph 21 b (new)
Paragraph 21 b (new)
21b. Calls on the Commission, the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work (EU-OSHA) and the Member States to collect data on the effects that the crisis may have had on occupational health and safety, including accidents and work-related diseases, with a focus on psycho-social risks, also in public sectors such as the police, who are exposed to high risks every day;