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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 9229

11 July 2006
Contents Publication in full By article 27 / 42
GENERAL NEWS / (eu) ep/health
Parliament calls for measures to protect healthcare workers from infection from contaminated needles

Strasbourg, 10/07/2006 (Agence Europe) - Last week the Parliament adopted the second report by British Labour MEP Simon Hughes to improve protection for workers against the risks of infection from contaminated needles, and called on the Commission, within the next three months, to present a legislative proposal amending the 2000 directive on the protection of workers from risks related to exposure to biological agents at work. Parliament called for measures such as the use of syringes fitted...

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