# Protection of workers from the risks related to exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work

European Parliament procedure 2025/0232(COD) (COD - Ordinary legislative procedure (ex-codecision procedure), 10th term, committee EMPL). Stage: Awaiting Parliament's position in 1st reading. 85 committee amendments tabled by 18 Members between 2026-01-26 and 2026-01-26.

## What the amendments focus on

The dossier concerns protection of workers from exposure to carcinogens or mutagens at work, amending Directive 2004/37/EC. Amendments revise occupational exposure limit values and transitional periods for substances including welding fumes, cobalt and its inorganic compounds, polycyclic aromatic hydrocarbons, isoprene and 1,4-dioxane; they address combined exposure to multiple substances, SMEs and microenterprises, the gender dimension, firefighters, the European Green Deal and Union Climate Law, and periodic review.

## Most active Members on this file

| Member | Country | Group | Amendments | Markdown |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Maria OHISALO | Finland | Verts/ALE | 27 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/198076.md |
| Per CLAUSEN | Denmark | GUE/NGL | 23 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257023.md |
| Nora MEBAREK | France | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/204418.md |
| Estelle CEULEMANS | Belgium | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256880.md |
| Marc ANGEL | Luxembourg | S&D | 20 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/202073.md |
| Johan DANIELSSON | Sweden | S&D | 19 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/38542.md |
| Grégory ALLIONE | France | RE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256869.md |
| Valérie DEVAUX | France | RE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256870.md |
| Jana TOOM | Estonia | RE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/124700.md |
| Hristo PETROV | Bulgaria | RE | 13 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257257.md |
| Martin HOJSÍK | Slovakia | RE | 9 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/197770.md |
| Raúl DE LA HOZ QUINTANO | Spain | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257030.md |
| Maravillas ABADÍA JOVER | Spain | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/257043.md |
| Markus FERBER | Germany | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/1917.md |
| Andrea WECHSLER | Germany | PPE | 1 | https://amendeu.com/md/meps/256977.md |

## Official source documents

- PE782.282: https://www.europarl.europa.eu/doceo/document/EMPL-AM-782282_EN.pdf

Full amendment texts, votes and exports: https://amendeu.com/dossiers/2025-0232-COD · machine-readable: https://amendeu.com/data/dossiers/2025-0232-COD.json

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