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Ian Hudghton (Verts/ALE
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I voted in favour of this conciliation outcome. The fact that the title
and scope of the directive have been amended to cover optical radiations
from artificial sources only is to be welcomed. I hope the Commission will
learn from this, having originally brought ridicule upon the EU by
proposing to ban sunshine - giving a public relations gift to eurosceptics
and their ever-supportive media.
That unnecessary row could have
been avoided, but I welcome this belated acceptance of the European
Parliament's commonsense decision.
Now we will have a directive which
legitimately seeks to protect workers who work with lasers and electrical
welding equipment, those in the steel and glass industries and those in
artificial tanning businesses. The accepted guidelines are designed to
prevent the acute and long-term effects to the eyes and skin that can
occur with high levels of exposure. |
