# Facing the challenge of the safety of offshore oil and gas activities

European Parliament procedure 2011/2072(INI) (INI - Own-initiative procedure, 7th term, committee EMPL / ENVI / ITRE / JURI). Stage: Procedure completed. 261 committee amendments tabled by 44 Members between 2011-05-05 and 2011-06-01.

## What the amendments focus on

Own-initiative report on the safety of offshore oil and gas activities. The amendments revise paragraphs on worker health and safety in extreme offshore conditions and 12-hour shift patterns, training and certification for high-risk tasks, rules for subcontractors, a preventive safety culture, references to the Deepwater Horizon oil spill and the precautionary principle, ILO occupational safety guidelines, medical follow-up, and transparency on accident and inspection reports.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria da Graça CARVALHO | Portugal | PPE | 77 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96867.md |
| Vicky FORD | United Kingdom | ECR | 73 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96949.md |
| Michèle RIVASI | France | Verts/ALE | 70 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96743.md |
| Peter SKINNER | United Kingdom | S&D | 57 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/2081.md |
| Fiona HALL | United Kingdom | ALDE | 42 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28477.md |
| Martin CALLANAN | United Kingdom | ECR | 18 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4536.md |
| Corinne LEPAGE | France | ALDE | 16 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/97076.md |
| Bart STAES | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 10 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4751.md |
| Pervenche BERÈS | France | S&D | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1985.md |
| Matthias GROOTE | Germany | S&D | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/34728.md |
| Ioannis A. TSOUKALAS | Greece | PPE | 8 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96898.md |
| Vladko Todorov PANAYOTOV | Bulgaria | ALDE | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38602.md |
| Adam GIEREK | Poland | S&D | 7 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/28379.md |
| Paolo BARTOLOZZI | Italy | PPE | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/21818.md |
| Sergio BERLATO | Italy | ECR | 6 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/4746.md |

## Official source documents

- PE462.887: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-462.887+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE464.814: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-464.814+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE465.013: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-465.013+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN
- PE466.973: http://www.europarl.europa.eu/sides/getDoc.do?pubRef=-//EP//NONSGML+COMPARL+PE-466.973+01+DOC+PDF+V0//EN&language=EN

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2011-2072-INI · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2011-2072-INI.json

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