During a conference on how REACH ties in with European health and safety at work legislation last September 19th, the European Trade Unions Confederation (ETUC) asked the EU institutions more synergy between these various texts, in order to protect workers exposed to chemicals. (Ref 06920)
Before the second reading of the REACH draft regulation (*) by the European Parliament, the ETUC draws the attention of the EU Commission and of the Council on a disconnectedness between the draft regulations which provide for the possibility of acquiring an approval of use of dangerous substances and the “health and safety” directive which makes the employers replace these substances by safer alternatives. The trade union organization reminded of its support of Parliament’s approach on how the
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