[Press Release]Protection of Public Health and Environment from Carcinogenic Asbestos Needs Effective Implementation of Government Decision October 21, 2016, Kathmandu, Center for Public Health and Environmental Development (CEPHED) stressed the needs of effective implementation of Government`s decision of banning all form of asbestos except lining of brake shoe and clutch plates, effective since 20 June 2015 for the protection more »

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Report by Prudence Kotoloane, Asbestos Interest Group Venue: Galotolo Primary School Date: 16 June 2016 Facilitators: Asbestos Interest Group Staff Target groups: pupils from local primary and middle schools Introduction The Asbestos Interest Group is a non-profit organisation based in Kuruman Town. It is responsible for teaching about and identifying asbestos in the local municipalities. The main aim is more »

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by Laurie Kazan-Allen A high incidence of asbestos-related disease has been recorded amongst military and civilian workforces at shipyards in England, Scotland, Italy, Japan, the U.S. and many other countries.1 In the 1898 annual report of the Chief Inspector of Factories and Workshops, clear warnings were given regarding the “abundant evidence” about the “evil effects more »

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A special session on “Asbestos problems in Asia” was held at the International Congress on Occupational Health (ICOH) held from May 31 to June 5, 2015. The session was moderated by Domyung Paek from the Seoul National University. Participants to the session included – Sanjiv Pandita from Asia Monitor Resource centre who spoke on the more »

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KOBE — The family of a former postman who died of the asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma in 2011 after working at Kobe Port will receive workers’ compensation over his death, it has been learned. According to the Kobe-based nonprofit organization Hyogo rodo anzen eisei center (Hyogo labor safety and health center) that supported the claim filed more »

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