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听听President. 鈥� The next item is the debate on the report by Nikolaj Villumsen, on behalf of the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, on the proposal for a directive of the European 合法博彩网站 and of the Council amending Council Directive 98/24/EC and Directive 2004/37/EC of the European 合法博彩网站 and of the Council as regards the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and diisocyanates ( - C9-0022/2023 - ) (A9-0263/2023).

听听Nikolaj Villumsen, rapporteur. 鈥� Madam President, dear Commissioner, dear colleagues, Europe can make a difference for workers. We can put the health and safety of those workers who build our wind turbines, assemble our batteries and energy renovate our homes at the forefront.

This piece of EU legislation that we will vote on tomorrow will lead to concrete improvements for literally millions of workers out there in the factories, construction sites and even deep down in the mines. It is legislation affecting those working in recycling or furniture production, auto mechanics, construction, industry and metalworkers and many, many more. We are ensuring better and much-needed protection against the dangerous substances 鈥� lead and diisocyanates.

It means that we, for the first time in 40听years, will update the limit values on lead. We will lower the value to less than a quarter of what it is now. This is progress, and it is important, because not only is lead carcinogenic and reprotoxic, it is also a central part of the growing battery and recycling sector in Europe.

It is something we know is dangerous, but at the same time we cannot do without it. But by drastically improving the protection against it, we take an important step. We help ensure that the green transition 鈥� which we all need 鈥� will not sacrifice workers鈥� health and safety. We also ensure that we will not have to wait another 40听years for the next revision, as we have obliged the Commission to review the limit values again in only 5听years鈥� time, if not before.

And it does not stop here: we will also introduce the first-ever European limit value on the harmful diisocyanates, substances we know give permanent airway damage to those who work with it. This means that we help to ensure that the European green transition can be a just transition.

Dear colleagues, I truly believe that no one should get sick or die from going to work. That is why we in 合法博彩网站 must always try to move Europe鈥檚 occupational health and safety legislation forward. With this directive, we do take an important first step towards protecting workers against endocrine disruptors and combined exposure at their workplace. This sets the direction for future initiatives.

Dear colleagues, I want to sincerely thank the shadows: it has been a great pleasure to work with you. Thank you for a good cooperation and for helping putting workers鈥� health first. I also want to thank the Commission, the Council, and the Spanish Presidency: you did not give us everything we asked for, but you showed flexibility and agreed that we should move forward to the benefit of millions of hard-working people in Europe. Lastly, I want to thank the social partners 鈥� employers and trade unions alike. Your invaluable cooperation and insights helped make this directive a reality.

So, dear colleagues, when we vote tomorrow, let us have a large majority and send a clear message to all the workers in Europe: Your health and safety matters. Let us vote for a Europe that makes a difference for workers.

听听Nicolas Schmit, Member of the Commission. 鈥� Madam President, dear Members, first of all, I would like to thank the European 合法博彩网站, the Committee on Employment and Social Affairs, and the rapporteur, Mr Nikolaj Villumsen, for the outstanding work during the last months that was essential to reach a good political agreement on this important file.

Ensuring safe workplaces is a continuous objective of the Commission, as it has been ever since the first European Community. The swift agreement on stricter rules preventing exposure from lead and diisocyanates at work will contribute to achieving this goal. The amending directive also delivers on the commitment made under the European Pillar of Social Rights Action Plan and the EU鈥檚 Strategic Framework on Health and Safety at Work (2021-2027). The political agreement debated today will benefit about 100听000 workers exposed to lead in the EU, and 4.2 million workers exposed to diisocyanates.

Concerning lead, significantly reduced limit values will help prevent damaging health effects, including those affecting reproductive functions and foetal development. As regards diisocyanates, the first ever EU exposure limits will prevent cases of occupational asthma and other respiratory diseases, and complement existing EU measures under the REACH Regulation. The directive also addresses workers with historic exposure and aims to improve the protection of women of childbearing age.

Both substances will be critical in the industrial processes needed to advance the EU鈥檚 transition to climate neutrality, and the new legislation will help promote a green transition closely connected to safety and health at work, which seems to me absolutely indispensable 鈥� we do not want to save the planet and at the same time make people sick and threaten their health and safety.

Moreover, the Commission working closely with EU agencies 鈥� European Chemicals Agency and the European Agency for Safety and Health at Work 鈥� will provide guidelines to facilitate the implementation of the directive, covering aspects such as on the effects of exposure to a combination of substances and on health surveillance and biological monitoring.

Let me just mention that the Commission has submitted a statement in relation to the institutional prerogatives of the Commission and the well-established procedure in the area of occupational safety and health.

I commend the excellent collaboration on this agreement. Once approved, the new directive will contribute to healthier workplaces. Now we need to make sure these new provisions are effectively implemented, and I count on your continuous support in our collective effort to protect workers and society at large.

Commission statement

(in writing)

鈥淭he Commission recalls that the right of initiative accorded to it under the Treaties includes the right to decide whether or not to submit a legislative proposal and, including, as the case may be, to determine the subject-matter, objective, content and timeline of such proposal and/or related action. The provisions of the Directive which request the Commission:

to review the limit values for lead and its inorganic compounds and for diisocyanates,

to develop guidelines on health surveillance and biological monitoring regarding lead,

to assess the effects of exposure to a combination of substances with a view to develop Union guidelines,

to assess the appropriateness of including endocrine disruptors within the scope of the Directive

must thus be understood as being without prejudice to the Commission鈥檚 right of initiative under the Treaties.

The Commission declares that any possible legislative proposal and/or action on any of the above-mentioned issues will be prepared in adherence to the well-established process in the area of occupational safety and health, and within the requisite timelines, thorough consultation and involvement of social partners and external stakeholders, and in line with its Better Regulation agenda. Besides the two-stage consultation of social partners set out in Article 154 TFEU, this process includes the consultation of the tripartite Advisory Committee on Safety and Health at Work, the opinion of the Risk Assessment Committee of the European Chemicals Agency and an impact assessment.鈥�

听听Cindy Franssen, namens de PPE-Fractie. 鈥� Voorzitter, geachte commissaris, collega鈥檚, de vijfde herziening van de richtlijn kankerverwekkende stoffen is ontzettend belangrijk voor de gezondheid van honderdduizend werknemers die op regelmatige basis worden blootgesteld aan lood en de 4,2听miljoen werknemers die in aanraking komen met diisocyanaten in Europa.

Ik ben tevreden dat we morgen voor een gebalanceerd akkoord kunnen stemmen waarbij de gezondheid van de werknemers de hoogste prioriteit heeft, maar die tegelijkertijd de kans geeft aan onze eigen Europese lood- en batterijsector om de klimaatdoelstellingen mede te helpen halen.

We gaan naar een loodwaarde die tot wel vijf keer lager ligt dan de gedateerde limietwaarde van 1982. Voor diisocyanaten leggen we voor het eerst een limietwaarde vast. We hebben tevens een oplossing gevonden voor werknemers die historisch hoge loodwaardes in hun bloed hebben. Het akkoord voorziet ook in een betere opleiding en sensibilisering over de gezondheidseffecten voor werknemers, in het bijzonder voor vrouwen. Bovendien wordt de richtlijn kankerverwekkende stoffen verder uitgebreid met onder meer hormoonverstorende stoffen. Daarnaast komen er initiatieven voor een betere bescherming van brandweerlieden tegen de blootstelling aan kankerverwekkende stoffen. Het akkoord zet ook in op extra maatregelen tegen het zogenaamde cocktaileffect.

Ik vraag jullie dan ook uitdrukkelijk om morgen voor het triloogakkoord te stemmen en aan de lidstaten om de richtlijn zo spoedig mogelijk om te zetten, zodat 4,3听miljoen werknemers kunnen profiteren van een veiligere werkplek.

Tot slot 鈥� dit was eigenlijk het laatste dossier over gezondheid en veiligheid op het werk van deze zittingsperiode 鈥� wil ik de commissaris en de collega鈥檚, in het bijzonder over de partijgrenzen heen, van harte bedanken voor de bijzonder goede samenwerking. Ik denk dat er weinig dossiers zijn als het gaat over de bescherming van werknemers op de werkvloer waarbij er zo鈥檔 consensus is over de partijgrenzen heen, waarbij we schouder aan schouder, telkens vaak met dezelfde mensen, met dezelfde rapporteurs en schaduwrapporteurs, hebben kunnen samenwerken. Het is dan ook erg fijn om die dossiers op een positieve manier te kunnen afronden. En natuurlijk ook met onze collega 鈥� helaas 鈥� V茅ronique Trillet-Lenoir in gedachten. Ik wil ook de rapporteur, onze collega Nikolaj Villumsen, bedanken voor de zeer goede samenwerking en uiteraard ook alle collega鈥檚 die hier aanwezig zijn uit de verschillende fracties.

听听Ilan De Basso, f枚r S&D-gruppen. 鈥� Fru talman! Mandatperioden har medf枚rt m氓nga viktiga f枚rst盲rkningar av arbetsmilj枚n i Europa. Vi har drivit igenom en starkare lagstiftning som b盲ttre skyddar arbetstagare mot asbest, en ny arbetsmilj枚strategi i Europa och b盲ttre villkor f枚r s盲songsarbetare och personal inom r盲ddningstj盲nsten.

Nu kommer vi 盲ven fatta beslut om f枚rst盲rkt skydd mot cancerframkallande 盲mnen och farliga kemikalier som bly och diisocyanater p氓 arbetsplatserna. Jag vill passa p氓 att tacka f枚redraganden, Nikolai Wilhelmsen, och mina kolleger i utskottet f枚r ett gott samarbete.

Trots mandatperiodens stora framg氓ngar har vi fortfarande en l氓ng v盲g att vandra f枚r att skydda Europas l枚ntagare. I Sverige dog 62 m盲nniskor i arbetsplatsolyckor f枚rra 氓ret. Det 盲r den h枚gsta siffran p氓 tolv 氓r. Varje 氓r d枚r 枚ver 200听000 arbetare i Europa till f枚ljd av arbetsrelaterade sjukdomar orsakade av bland annat asbest, kvartsdamm och h盲lsofarliga kemikalier.

Nollvisionen mot d枚dsolyckor i arbetet ska genomsyra allt vi g枚r. Men det m氓ste 盲ven omfatta livet efter arbetsdagens slut. Ingen arbetare ska uts盲ttas f枚r h盲lsorisker som f氓r konsekvenser senare i livet. Kraven p氓 utbildning och kompetens f枚r dem som arbetar med farliga 盲mnen ska st盲rkas med hj盲lp av arbetsmarknadens parter.

Vi ska stoppa fusket med arbetsmilj枚n. St盲lla h氓rdare krav p氓 skydds氓tg盲rder i offentlig upphandling. Fusk med arbetsmilj枚 ska aldrig kunna ge konkurrensf枚rdelar. Vi socialdemokrater kommer alltid st氓 f枚r en politik som s盲tter arbetstagares h盲lsa 枚ver f枚retagens vinstjakt.

V氓rt m氓l 盲r tydligt. Ingen ska riskera att bli sjuk eller d枚 p氓 grund av sitt arbete.

听听Catherine Amalric, au nom du groupe Renew. 鈥� Madame la Pr茅sidente, Monsieur le Commissaire, chers coll猫gues, cet accord illustre notre volont茅 d鈥檜ne transition verte qui ne laisse personne de c么t茅:

鈥� parce qu鈥檌l prot茅gera des millions de travailleurs, notamment dans le secteur de la r茅novation des b芒timents comme dans celui des batteries et de leur recyclage;

鈥� parce qu鈥檌l prot茅gera leur emploi en ne les excluant pas en raison d鈥檜ne plomb茅mie trop 茅lev茅e, tout en les surveillant mieux (nous 茅vitons l脿 ce qui aurait pu 锚tre un vaste plan social);

鈥� parce qu鈥檌l prot茅gera des pans entiers d鈥檃ctivit茅 鈥撎齦e secteur du patrimoine culturel, par exemple听鈥� en pr茅voyant une p茅riode transitoire pour la mise en place des mesures indispensables de protection;

鈥� parce qu鈥檌l prot茅gera les femmes sur le march茅 du travail en 茅vitant des mesures discriminatoires en mati猫re de surveillance de la plomb茅mie.

C鈥檈st aussi un accord qui illustre l鈥檃mbition progressiste de notre Parlement en mati猫re de sant茅 au travail. Ent茅riner cet accord donnera mandat 脿 la Commission europ茅enne pour commencer les travaux qui visent 脿 prot茅ger les travailleurs de l鈥檈nsemble des perturbateurs endocriniens.

听听Sara Matthieu, namens de Verts/ALE-Fractie. 鈥� Voorzitter, collega鈥檚, werknemers met hoge concentraties lood in het bloed lopen het risico op miskramen of vroeggeboortes. De norm voor lood in ons lichaam is al veel te lang niet herzien. Daarom verlagen we die toegelaten norm nu met maar liefst vier keer. Door de toenemende productie van bijvoorbeeld elektrische wagens en batterijen gaan er meer werknemers blootgesteld worden aan lood. Ik begrijp dan ook niet hoe het kan dat de lidstaten de invoering van die nieuwe norm met vijf jaar vertragen. Want op de gezondheid van onze werknemers zet je geen pauzeknop. Bovendien ligt die nieuwe norm voor vrouwen nog steeds te hoog en dat kan een risico vormen voor potenti毛le zwangerschappen. Net nu we in de klimaattransitie handen tekortkomen, gaan we vrouwen uitsluiten van de groene industrie. Ik blijf daarom strijden voor betere en strengere bescherming voor zowel mannen als voor vrouwen.

Nu, we hebben in deze zittingsperiode de bescherming tegen een hele rits aan gevaarlijke stoffen aanzienlijk opgeschroefd. Maar in veel fabrieken staan die werknemers natuurlijk bloot aan meerdere gevaarlijke stoffen tegelijkertijd. Tegen die gecombineerde blootstelling bestaat er vandaag eigenlijk geen bescherming. Daar gaat de Commissie nu eindelijk werk van maken. We pakken ook de hormoonverstoorders eindelijk aan. Dat is ook al heel lang een eis van onze vakbonden. Ik blijf vechten voor een veilige werkplek voor al onze werknemers in Europa.

听听El偶bieta Rafalska, w imieniu grupy ECR. 鈥� Pani Przewodnicz膮ca! Panie Komisarzu! O艂贸w i jego zwi膮zki nieorganiczne maj膮 niezwykle szkodliwe dzia艂anie dla zdrowia. O艂贸w nie ulega rozpadowi, kumuluje si臋 w organizmie, jest szczeg贸lnie niebezpieczny dla dzieci. Ma wp艂yw na p艂odno艣膰 kobiet i m臋偶czyzn oraz rozw贸j p艂odu. Uszkadza uk艂ad nerwowy, nerki, serce i krew. Ta zmiana dyrektywy o艂owiowej jest bardzo wa偶na dla higieny i bezpiecze艅stwa pracy, dla zdrowia pracownik贸w. To pierwsza zmiana limit贸w nara偶enia na o艂贸w dla pracownik贸w od 40 lat. Osi膮gn臋li艣my w niej r贸wnowag臋 mi臋dzy lepsz膮 ochron膮 europejskich pracownik贸w a unikni臋ciem upadku europejskiego przemys艂u o艂owiowego oraz uzale偶nienia od dostaw o艂owiu z kraj贸w trzecich. Ponadto czterokrotnie obni偶ono limit nara偶enia, wprowadzono te偶 okres przej艣ciowy, co pozwoli pracownikom kontynuowa膰 swoje obowi膮zki, a obni偶aj膮c zawarto艣膰 o艂owiu we krwi, sprawimy, 偶e nowi pracownicy b臋d膮 lepiej chronieni.

听听Dominique Bilde, au nom du groupe ID. 鈥� Madame la Pr茅sidente, Monsieur le Commissaire, la France, pays d鈥櫭ゞlises, de basiliques et de cath茅drales, poss猫de la plus grande surface de vitraux au monde, de la Sainte-Chapelle, 脿 Paris, 脿 ceux qui font resplendir de magnifiques couleurs, comme on peut le voir dans la basilique Saint-Epvre, 脿 Nancy, dans ma r茅gion, la Lorraine. Nous tenons 脿 ce savoir-faire car leur beaut茅 fait la renomm茅e de notre pays.

Malheureusement, 脿 l鈥檌nstar de cette belle fili猫re, de nombreux secteurs utilisent du plomb, ce qui pose de gros probl猫mes de sant茅 pour les travailleurs qui y sont expos茅s. Ces probl猫mes existent en Europe, mais notre pays agit d茅j脿 depuis longtemps pour prot茅ger la sant茅 des travailleurs. Par contre, nous refusons de laisser l鈥橴nion europ茅enne dicter de nouvelles contraintes sans prendre en compte la r茅alit茅.

Tout d鈥檃bord, nous pensons que les garanties pour les entreprises ne sont pas suffisantes. Comme c鈥檈st le cas vis-脿-vis des agriculteurs, on met des normes, et ceux qui les imposent ne sont jamais ceux qui les subissent. Pour le 芦z茅ro plomb禄, c鈥檈st pareil. Les PME sont en train de sonner l鈥檃larme face 脿 la d茅ferlante de r茅glementations qui leur tombe dessus chaque ann茅e.

Ensuite, quelles garanties pour notre savoir-faire? Aucune. Si des exemptions 茅taient initialement pr茅vues, il n鈥檈n est rien dans la version finale de ce texte. J鈥檃i rencontr茅 de nombreux acteurs et je peux t茅moigner de la bonne volont茅 et des efforts qui sont faits pour trouver des solutions. Il faut pourtant rester s茅rieux.

Outre cela, les artisans ont besoin de temps pour s鈥檃dapter. Refuser de l鈥檃ccepter, c鈥檈st les faire couler. Agir politiquement, c鈥檈st peser les choses et comprendre que, en n鈥檕ffrant aucune aide, l鈥橴nion europ茅enne assomme les peuples de normes i-nap-pli-ca-bles.

Prot茅ger les n么tres est une priorit茅. Cela concerne la sant茅, mais aussi nos m茅tiers. N鈥檈st鈥攃e pas l脿 une conclusion de bon sens?

听听Stefania Zambelli (PPE). 鈥� Signora Presidente, onorevoli colleghi, signor Commissario, quando si parla di salute dei lavoratori nei luoghi di lavoro tocchiamo temi che non hanno un colore politico.

Sono stata relatrice della quarta revisione della direttiva di cui oggi discutiamo. Nella quarta revisione siamo riusciti a includere le sostanze reprotossiche all'interno della direttiva. Abbiamo avuto un ottimo risultato. La direttiva 猫 stata approvata a larghissima maggioranza in Parlamento, ma soprattutto abbiamo coinvolto tutte le parti sociali interessate: sindacati, aziende e associazioni di categoria.

Oggi discutiamo la quinta revisione, che, in continuit脿 con quella precedente, offre altre tutele ai lavoratori europei. Questo 猫 un passo fondamentale nella nostra battaglia contro il cancro. Tutelare i lavoratori nei luoghi di lavoro deve essere sempre una priorit脿 per ognuno di noi.

听听Nicolas Schmit, Member of the Commission. 鈥� Madam听President, first, I want to thank 合法博彩网站 for this very solid and large support. I think what we have all in mind is that nobody should really be exposed to health problems at his or her working place.

This was, from the beginning of this mandate, one of our major objectives: to increase the protection in different areas. We were quite ambitious in that context, and we have achieved a lot. But I agree, we have not yet achieved what we have to achieve. So there is still a lot to do. I鈥檓 sure that, I hope at least, during the next mandate of the European 合法博彩网站 and the Commission, we will continue on this track, because this is something where Europe can make and makes a difference. A real difference.

Therefore I think we can be proud of what has been done, and especially also on this particular directive, which I hope will get a positive vote tomorrow. Health and safety is an essential part of Europe鈥檚 agenda, of Europe鈥檚 social policy, and this should remain.

听听Nikolaj Villumsen, rapporteur. 鈥� Madam President, I would like to thank my very good colleagues, Cindy, Ilan, Catherine, Sara, El偶bieta, thank you so much for your kind words today, but also not least for our very good cooperation. I would also like to thank you, Commissioner Schmit. It鈥檚 been a great pleasure to work with all of you, work with your staff advisors on this important file.

And then I would like to say to all of you, to my dear colleagues, with tomorrow鈥檚 vote, we are making a difference for workers in Europe. We are making sure that millions will be better protected. This is the socially just green transition, not just in words but put into action. When we see that the workers producing our batteries, making our renewable energy, or energy renovating our houses will be better protected. As has been said by me, but also very importantly by other good colleagues today, no one should die or get sick from going to work. That is why it is so important that we today put workers health at the forefront.

I would like to thank you once again to all that have contributed. Let us all make sure to bring all our colleagues on board before tomorrow鈥檚 vote. And finally, allow me to say that by judging on today鈥檚 debate and the discussion I have had as the rapporteur with the political groups, I note that there is a broad support in the European 合法博彩网站 for an ambitious European occupational health and safety policy. We stand united in eagerly awaiting the Commission鈥檚 CMRD 6 Directive, and for the long-promised and wasted screening and registration of asbestos in buildings legislative proposal. I hope that the Commissioner took note of this as well. And I heard you, Commissioner, when you said that you stand ready to continue on the track that we are on today. That is good. Let us make sure that this successful result will be the first of many for the workers of Europe.

听听President. 鈥� The debate is closed. The vote will be held tomorrow.