Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2006-02-13-Speech-1-194"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2006-02-13"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Exposure of workers to optical radiation (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"de"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20060213.16.1-194"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2006-02-13-Speech-1-1952
lpv:speaker	lp:Harald Ettl2
lpv:spokenAs	substitute; Delegation for relations with the Mashreq countries (2004-09-15--2007-03-13)3 member; Delegation to the EU-Bulgaria Joint Parliamentary Committee (2004-09-15--2006-12-31)3 substitute; ECON (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; EMPL (2004-07-21--2007-01-14)3 member; PES (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3 member; Committee of Inquiry into the crisis of the Equitable Life Assurance Society (2006-01-19--2007-06-19)3 unknown; Sozialdemokratische Partei Österreichs (2004-07-20--2009-07-13)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, the question as to what is reasonable is often a rhetorical one. While it is certainly to be welcomed that a compromise has been reached in this matter, it is, alas, only a partial solution to the problem. It is certainly to be welcomed that a regulation at least covers artificial optical radiation, but one can no doubt categorise the removal from it of natural radiation as one of this House’s less inspired ideas. Where the protection of the eyes and skin is concerned, artificial optical radiation is just as much a problem as the natural variety, in that there is a causal connection in both cases. It follows that legal certainty is needed both as regards artificial optical radiation and that from a natural source. We will learn from the way environmental policy develops that the courts and the ECJ will be giving more and more attention to this problem, and then we will again have to take action. The protection of workers has, for some considerable time, been founded upon information and prevention; that is more humane and less costly. The process that has brought this change of thinking has been a long and laborious one, beginning with sympathy for the workers, followed by the realisation that employers had a duty of care, and that suffering and illness can be alleviated through treatment. It was only then that people realised the value of information about illnesses and work-related accidents and of the prevention of these. That brings me back to the question of what is reasonable, and, for an answer to that, I would like to turn to my friend Mr Thomas Mann. What do you think, Thomas?"@en1

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