Brussels, 14/03/2002 (Agence Europe) - With the adoption (codecision, second reading) of the report by Helle Thorning-Schmidt (EPP-E) on a Council common position adopted on 29 November 2001 concerning the directive on the protection of workers exposed to certain physical agents (noise), the European Parliament strengthened the Council's common position by: - doing away with the weekly level of exposure to noise; - changing the maximum exposure limits triggering off action, namely: 83dB(A),...