Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2002-04-24-Speech-3-141"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2002-04-24"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Exposure of workers to the risks arising from physical agents (vibration)2
dcterms:Language	"en"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20020424.8.3-141"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2002-04-24-Speech-3-1422
lpv:speaker	lp:Elizabeth Lynne2
lpv:spoken text	"Mr President, I would prefer that we would have had no directive whatsoever on whole-body vibration, because even the ISO Standard report says there is no quantitative link between whole-body vibration and lower back pain. However, having said that, I am very pleased that we have reached an agreement. It is not ideal, but it is better than it might have been. I would have liked it if we had kept the derogation for agriculture and forestry. That was extremely important, but I am pleased, however, that we have agreed that agricultural machinery will not have to be changed until 2014, that is, if the machinery has already been bought by 2007. I am also pleased that we have moved back to the common position limit value of 1.15 m/s2. It is far better than what the PSE Group rapporteur suggested in the first place, which was 0.7 m/s2. The PPE-DE Group suggested 0.8 m/s2. We have moved back to something that is reasonably sensible. If we had not, tractor and dumper-truck drivers would have had to drive their tractor or their dumper-truck for between two to four hours. There is still going to be a problem with harvest time, but most of industry can cope with this apart from the agriculture sector. Those of us who insisted that the levels suggested in the first edition of the report were unworkable won the day. I would like to congratulate everybody on the hard work they put in. We have achieved a worthwhile compromise. It is not ideal, but I will reluctantly be asking my group, ELDR, to vote for the directive."@en1
lpv:spokenAs	member; ELDR (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 substitute; Committee on Foreign Affairs, Human Rights, Common Security and Defence Policy (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 member; EMPL (2002-01-17--2004-07-19)3 unknown; Liberal Democrat Party (1999-07-20--2004-07-19)3 member; Delegation for relations with the countries of South Asia and the South Asia Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) (2002-02-07--2004-07-19)3
lpv:unclassifiedMetadata	"Lynne (ELDR )."1

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