# Minimum health and safety requirements regarding the exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (electromagnetic fields)

European Parliament procedure 2011/0152(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 7th term, committee EMPL / ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 327 committee amendments tabled by 23 Members between 2011-12-05 and 2011-12-16.

## What the amendments focus on

This dossier sets minimum health and safety requirements regarding workers' exposure to electromagnetic fields. Amendments rework provisions on repealing Directive 2004/40/EC, the treatment of short-term and long-term effects including possible carcinogenic effects, periodic Commission assessment and revision, and the definitions of adverse health effects, exposure limit values, orientation values and action values, with exemptions for medical resonance procedures and implants.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Karima DELLI | France | Verts/ALE | 90 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96868.md |
| Michèle RIVASI | France | Verts/ALE | 80 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96743.md |
| Julie GIRLING | United Kingdom | PPE | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96956.md |
| Sari ESSAYAH | Finland | PPE | 17 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96682.md |
| Elizabeth LYNNE | United Kingdom | ALDE | 15 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4541.md |
| Marina YANNAKOUDAKIS | United Kingdom | ECR | 14 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96944.md |
| Heinz K. BECKER | Austria | PPE | 12 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/107041.md |
| Elisabeth MORIN-CHARTIER | France | PPE | 11 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38596.md |
| Ole CHRISTENSEN | Denmark | S&D | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28154.md |
| Thomas MANN | Germany | PPE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1922.md |
| Paul MURPHY | Ireland | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97344.md |
| Georgios TOUSSAS | Greece | GUE/NGL | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28584.md |
| Stephen HUGHES | United Kingdom | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1407.md |
| Sylvana RAPTI | Greece | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96925.md |
| Jutta STEINRUCK | Germany | S&D | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96831.md |

## Official source documents

- PE478.387: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-478.387+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE478.400: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-478.400+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-0152-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-0152-COD.json

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