07/09/23 (Agence Europe) – On Thursday 7 September, the European Parliament’s Committee on Employment and Social Affairs (EMPL) approved by 42 votes to 0, with 2 abstentions, the provisional agreement on the protection of workers against asbestos reached before the summer (see EUROPE B13210A25). The rules set the limit for occupational exposure to asbestos at 0.01 asbestos fibres per cm³ with no transition period, compared with 0.1 at present. After a transition period of six years,...