# Protection of workers from asbestos

European Parliament procedure 2022/0298(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 9th term, committee EMPL / ENVI). Stage: Procedure completed. 345 committee amendments tabled by 29 Members between 2023-02-10 and 2023-02-17.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns the protection of workers from asbestos. Amendments extend the directive's scope to at-risk professions such as renovation and demolition workers, waste managers, miners and firefighters, address occupational and non-occupational passive exposure (noting women's particular vulnerability), reject the 'sporadic and low intensity exposure' concept, revise the occupational exposure limit value and measurement methods including electron microscopy, set sampling requirements, and keep asbestos out of the circular economy.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Sara MATTHIEU | Belgium | Verts/ALE | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/208722.md |
| Marianne VIND | Denmark | S&D | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/199941.md |
| Agnes JONGERIUS | Netherlands | S&D | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/125021.md |
| Estrella DURÁ FERRANDIS | Spain | S&D | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/198329.md |
| Vilija BLINKEVIČIŪTĖ | Lithuania | S&D | 63 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/96681.md |
| Nikolaj VILLUMSEN | Denmark | GUE/NGL | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197571.md |
| Leila CHAIBI | France | GUE/NGL | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197529.md |
| Eugenia RODRÍGUEZ PALOP | Spain | GUE/NGL | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197785.md |
| Marc BOTENGA | Belgium | GUE/NGL | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/187917.md |
| Ilan DE BASSO | Sweden | S&D | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/228604.md |
| Milan BRGLEZ | Slovenia | S&D | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197446.md |
| Aurore LALUCQ | France | S&D | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197697.md |
| Daniela RONDINELLI | Italy | S&D | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197792.md |
| Carina OHLSSON | Sweden | S&D | 61 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/237779.md |
| Cindy FRANSSEN | Belgium | PPE | 53 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197455.md |

## Official source documents

- PE742.461: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-742461_EN.pdf
- PE742.533: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/ENVI-AM-742553_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2022-0298-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2022-0298-COD.json

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