Local view for "http://purl.org/linkedpolitics/eu/plenary/2010-02-11-Speech-4-011"

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rdf:type	lpv_eu:Speech2
dcterms:Date	"2010-02-11"^^xsd:date2
dcterms:Is Part Of	lp_eu:Framework Agreement on prevention from sharp injuries in the hospital and healthcare sector (debate)2
dcterms:Language	"it"^^xsd:language2
lpv:document identification number	"en.20100211.3.4-011"2
lpv:hasSubsequent	lp_eu:2010-02-11-Speech-4-0122
lpv:speaker	lp:Raffaele Baldassarre2
lpv:spokenAs	member; EPP (2009-07-14--2014-02-06)3 member; Delegation for relations with Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia, Montenegro and Kosovo (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3 substitute; EMPL (2009-11-25--2012-01-18)3 unknown; Il Popolo della Libertà (2009-07-14--2013-12-05)3 vice-chair; JURI (2009-09-14--2012-01-18)3 substitute; Delegation for relations with the United States (2009-09-16--2014-06-30)3
lpv:translated text	"Mr President, ladies and gentlemen, as has already been said, needle-stick and other sharp injuries are among the most common risks faced by healthcare workers in Europe, and they therefore represent a serious problem both for the healthcare sector and for society in general. The aim of this Commission proposal is to allow the Council to implement the framework agreement signed by the European Hospital and Healthcare Employers’ Association and the European Federation of Public Service Unions. The main aim of the agreement is to ensure greater protection for workers against the risk of injuries caused by all sharp or pointed objects used in medicine. This agreement therefore represents an important step towards an increase in safety within the hospital sector. As we all agree, the consequences of sharp injuries can be extremely serious and can cause the spread of diseases such as viral hepatitis and AIDS. That being said, I must stress the need for an integrated and, at the same time, realistic approach to this problem. In this respect I believe that the administrative, financial and legal constraints deriving from the agreement should not be excessive and therefore should not be such as to harm the development of small- and medium-sized enterprises operating in the healthcare sector, or else these enterprises could have serious difficulties in complying with the terms of the agreement. Just as commendable, moreover, is the anticipated – to ‘anticipated’ I would add ‘desirable’ – option for the Member States to adopt more effective provisions and measures than those contained in the agreement with the aim of protecting workers. Lastly, I call on the Commission to oversee the application of this agreement and to regularly update Parliament, which often focuses on this issue, so as to ensure that the agreement is monitored properly and that the need for any future amendments is examined in depth."@en1
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