Program for the Asian Asbestos Conference 2009
Venue – Regal Riverside Hotel, Shatin, Hong Kong
Date – 26-27 April, 2009
| 25th April, 2009 |
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| 15:00- 18:00 18:00- 19:00
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Preparatory meeting for grass-roots delegates Venue: Bauhinia Room, 3rd FloorIntroduction for participants Venue: Riverside Ballroom, 1st Floor Moderator- Suki Chung, Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC) Message from Japanese asbestos victims & families – Dr. Yoshiomi Temmyo Welcome dinner for delegates |
| 26th April, 2009
Morning Session Venue: The Forum, 1st Floor |
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09:00- 10:10 |
Welcome Session (5 minutes only for each speaker) Moderator- Omana George, Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC)Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Union – Lee Cheuk-yan Asia Monitor Resource Centre – Sanjiv Pandita Association for the Rights of Industrial Accident Victims – Chan Kam-hong International Ban Asbestos Secretariat – Laurie Kazan-Allen Building and Woodworkers International – Fiona Murie International Commission on Occupational Health – Dr. Kazutaka KogiSpecial addressWorld Health Organization – Dr. Hisashi Ogawa International Labour Organization – Dr. Tsuyoshi Kawakami
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| 10:10-11:10
10:10-10:25
10:25-10:40 10:40- 11:00 11:00-11:15
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Plenary Session 1 – Asia’s Asbestos Time Bomb Moderator: Elizabeth TangGlobal Asbestos Panorama 2009 - Laurie Kazan-Allen, Coordinator, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat (IBAS), UKAsbestos Diseases – A Global Ecological Perspective - Professor Ken Takahashi, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, JapanKEYNOTE PRESENTATION: Current Situation of Asbestos-Related Problems in China - Professor Xiaorong Wang, Dept. of Community & Family Medicine, Chinese University of Hong Kong Discussion |
| 10:10-10:40 | Press Conference – This will take place simultaneously with Plenary Session 1 but in a separate room. |
| 11:15-11:30 | Tea Break |
| 11:30-13:1511:30-11:45
11:45-12:00
12:00-12:15 12:15-12:30
12:30-12:45 12:45-13:00
13:00-13:15 |
Plenary Session 2- Tackling the Hazardous Aftermath of Asia’s Asbestos Consumption Moderator- Madhumita Dutta, Corporate Accountability Desk – The Other Media, IndiaILO Campaign to End Asbestos-Related Disease – Tsuyoshi Kawakami, Senior Specialist on Occupational Safety and Health, ILO Sub regional Office for East Asia, BangkokTowards Elimination of Asbestos-related Diseases: WHO Approach – Hisashi Ogawa, WHO Regional Office for the Western PacificAsbestos Victims’ Campaigns in Asia - Sugio Furuya, Ban Asbestos Network, Japan (BANJAN), Japan Global Mobilization of Trade Union Action on Asbestos – Fiona Murie, Director of Health & Safety, Building and Woodworkers International (BWI), Switzerland A New Australia-Asia Asbestos Research Cooperative to Help Victims of Asbestos Disease – Professor Bruce Robinson, National Centre for Asbestos Related Diseases (NCARD), Australia Transnational Claims: How U.S. Developments Affect Asian Asbestos Victims – Steven Kazan, Kazan, McClain, USA Discussion |
| 13:15 – 14:15 | Lunch Venue: Tai Po Room, 2nd Floor |
| Afternoon Session | |
| 14:15 – 16:1514:15-14:25
14:25-14:45 14:45-14:57 14:57-15:09 15:09-15:21 15:21-15:33 15:33-16:15 |
Workshop 1 – The Basic Facts about Asbestos Venue: The Forum, 1st FloorModerator: Apolinar Tolentino, Jr. Regional OSH Officer, Building and Woodworkers International (BWI ) Asia PacificWelcome- Apolinar Tolentino, Jr. Introduction to Asbestos – Fiona Murie, Director of Health & Safety, Building and Woodworkers International (BWI), Switzerland Dust Prevention for Carpenters: Grassroots Activity on a Construction Site in Tokyo – Katsuyuki Iida, Tokyo OSH Center, Japan CAW Asbestos Action – Sari Sairanen, National Health and Safety Director, Canadian Autoworkers Union, Canada CFMEU Training on Asbestos Hazards, Agreements ,Campaigning- Pat Preston, CFMEW, Australia Challenges of Retired Asbestos Workers -Mr. Hiroyuki Kawamoto, Kanagawa OSH Centre, Japan Open Forum
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| 14:15 – 16:15
14:15- 14:25 14:25-14:40 14:40-14:55 14:55- 15:10 15:10-15:25 15:55-16:15 |
Workshop 2 – Medical Session Venue: Tai Po Room, Suite 1, 2nd Floor Moderators: Professors Domyung Paek & Naomi Hisanaga Introduction – Prof. Domyung Paek, Seoul National UniversityPathological Diagnosis of Asbestos-Related Diseases – Professor Koukhi Inai, Hiroshima University, JapanAsbestosis among Ex-asbestos Workers of a Mumbai Asbestos Factory: A Prevalence Study- Dr Archana Kakade, Occupational Health Consultant (OHSC), Mumbai, IndiaEnvironmental Fallout from Asbestos Pollution in Korea – Asbestosis Epidemics from Neighborhood Exposure in Chungnam Provinces, Korea – Dr Yeon-Soon Ahn, Department of Occupational Medicine, Dongguk College of Medicine, Goyang, Korea Asbestos-related lung cancer in Japanese construction workers – Professor Naomi Hisanaga, Aichi University of Education, Japan
Case Study: Asbestosis in the Aftermath of Cyclone Tracy – Dr. Gregory Deleuil, Medical Advisor to the Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia, Perth, Australia Discussion |
| 14:15 – 16:15 |
Break-Out Session 1 - Potential Asian Claims on U.S. Asbestos Bankruptcy Trusts Venue: Tai Po Room, Suite 2, 2nd Floor Moderator- Steven Kazan, Kazan, McClain, USA |
| 16:15 – 16:30 | Tea Break |
| 16:30- 18:45 |
Break-Out Session 2 - Building the Ban Asbestos Asian Network Venue: The Forum, 1st Floor Moderator- Choi Yeyong, Ban Asbestos Korea (BANKO), Korea |
| 16:30- 18:45
16:30-16:45 16:45-17:00 17:00-17:15
17:15-17:30
17:30-17:45 17:45-18:00 18:00-18:15
18:15-18:45 |
Workshop 3 – Practical Considerations for Minimizing the Asbestos Hazard Tai Po Room, Suite 1, 2nd Floor Moderators – Andy Oberta, The Environmental Consultancy, USA/ Dave Hodgkin, Environmental Housing & Emergency Shelter Consultant, Benchmark Consulting, Indonesia Case Study: Post-disaster Recovery and the Problem of Asbestos – Dave Hodgkin, Environmental Housing & Emergency Shelter Consultant, Benchmark Consulting, Indonesia Case Study: ESB Experience of Remediating Asbestos Contaminated Land – Patrick J. Colman, The Irish Electricity Supply Board, Ireland A Holistic Approach to Managing Asbestos Hazards – Andy Oberta, The Environmental Consultancy, USA “The Art of Applying Science to Asbestos Abatement:” A Moral Obligation to Minimize Exposure While Maintaining Costs – Vincent J. Brennan, University of Vermont, USAAsbestos Removal in a Subway Station During Operation – Heinz Kropiunik, AETAS Ziviltechniker GmbH, Austria Development of Asbestos-free Roofing Materials in China – Dr. Lin Zhen, Elkem Materials, Beijing, China Technology and Equipment for Production of Non-asbestos Corrugated Cement Sheets in Vietnam – Nguyen Dinh Kien, Institute of Mechanics, Vietnamese Academy of Science and Technology, VietnamDiscussion |
| 18:45 | End of Day 1
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| 27th April, 2009
Morning Session |
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| 9:00-11:15
9:00- 9:10 9:10-9:20
9:20-9:30 9:30-9:40 9:40-9:50
9:50-10:00 10:00-10:10 10:10-10:20
10:20-11:15 |
Plenary Session 3 – Country Reports Moderator – Apo Leong, Asia Monitor Resource Centre, Hong KongIndia – Madhumita Dutta, Corporate Accountability – The Other Media, IndiaBangladesh- Saki Rizwana, Chairperson, Bangladesh Occupational Safety, Health and Environment Foundation, BangladeshSri Lanka – Dr. Hemantha Wickramatillake, Director General, National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health, Ministry of Labour Relations, Sri Lanka
Indonesia – Muthamad Darisman, Sedane Labour Resource Centre, Indonesia Discussion |
| 11:15-11:30 | Tea Break |
| 11:30-13:00
11:30-11:45
11:45-11:57
11.57-12:12
12:12-12:24 12:24-12:36 12:36-13:00 |
Plenary Session 4 – Meeting the Needs of Asbestos Victims Moderator: Sugio Furuya, BANJAN, JapanCompensation for Asbestos Disease in New South Wales, Australia- Judge John L. O’Meally, President, Dust Diseases Tribunal of New South Wales, AustraliaJapan Association of Mesothelioma, Asbestos-Related Disease Victims and Their Families – Ms. Kazumi YoshizakiBan Asbestos Network Korea – Mr. Park Young-Koo , BANKO Hong Kong Victim Discussion |
| 13:00-14:00 | Lunch Venue: Riverside Ballroom, 1st Floor |
| Afternoon Session | |
14:00-15:30 14:00-14:1514:15-14:45 14:45-15:00 15:00-15:15 15:15-15:30 |
Workshop 4 – International Transfer of Asbestos Industry to Asian Locations Venue: The Forum, 1st Floor Moderator – Barry Castleman, Environmental Consultant, USA Case Report of the International Trade of the Asbestos Industry in Asia – Professor Takehiko Murayama, Waseda University, JapanJoint Case Study: Exposure Survey of Nichias Textile Factories in Japan, Korea and Indonesia - Dr Dong-Mug Kang, Pusan University, Korea, Dr. Zulmiar Yanri, Indonesia , Choi Yeyong, BANKO, Korea Asbestos Claims against an Australian Multinational – The James Hardie Experience – Ms. Maria McGarvie, Slater & Gordon, Australia Brazilian Asbestos Exports to Asia – Fernanda Giannasi, Coordinator of the Virtual Citizen Network for the Ban of Asbestos in Latin America and Founding Member of ABREA, Brazil Discussion
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| 15:30- 16:00 | Tea Break |
14:00-15:3014:00- 14:15 14:15-14:3014:30-14:45 14:45-15:00 15:00-15:30 |
Workshop 5 – Shipyards, Ship Breaking Industry and Railways Tai Po Room, Suite 1, 2nd Floor Moderator- Paul Bastian, Australian Manufacturing Workers Union, affiliated with the International Metalworkers Federation (IMF)Organizing Migrant Ship breaking workers in India – An unique experience- Sudershan Rao Sarde, Director IMF, South Asian Regional Office, India Case Study Report of Malignant Mesothelioma Caused by Occupational Exposure to Asbestos in Taiwan Shipyards – Chang Jung-Lung, Taiwan Association for Victims of Occupational Injuries (TAVOI), Taiwan
Shipbuilding-mesothelioma in Europe and in Asia – Dr. Claudio Bianchi, Center for the Study of Environmental Cancer, Italian League Against Cancer, Monfalcone, Italy
Asbestos in Rail Vehicles – A Case Study in How Not to Scrap Asbestos-Contaminated Rail Vehicles – Heinz Kropiunik, aetas Ziviltechniker GmbH, Austria Discussion
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| 15:30-15:45 | Tea Break |
15:45 – 17:4515:45-16:0016:00-16:1516:15-16:30 16:30-16:45 16:45-17:00 17:00-17:15
17:15-17:45 |
Plenary Session 5 – Building the Global Ban Asbestos Network Venue: The Forum, 1st Floor Moderator – Laurie Kazan-Allen, Coordinator, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat, UKSocial Movements in South America- Fernanda Giannasi, Coordinator of the Virtual Citizen Network for the Ban of Asbestos in Latin America and Founding Member of ABREA, BrazilMobilisation of European Action on Asbestos – Dr. Annie Thebaud-Mony, Director of Research, National Institute of Health and Medical Research, France
Ban Asbestos Mobilisation in Korea - Choi Yeyong, Ban Asbestos Network of Korea (BANKO), Korea
Building a Grassroots Asbestos Victims’ Organization in North America – Linda Reinstein, Executive Director and Co-Founder of the Asbestos Diseases Awareness Organization, USA
Grassroots Strengthening and Building of Grassroots Agencies in Asia – Asia Monitor Resource Centre, Hong Kong
International Protocols, Rotterdam Convention, World Bank – Dr. Barry Castleman, Environmental Consultant, USA
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| 17:45- 18:45 |
Plenary Session 6 – Going Forward: Consolidation and Closing Session Moderator: Sanjiv Pandita, Asia Monitor Resource Centre, Hong Kong Hong Kong Declaration – Elizabeth Tang, Hong Kong Confederation of Trade Unions, Hong Kong Launch of Asian Ban Asbestos Network (A-BAN)Awards Ceremony – Presentation of IBAS Grassroots Bursaries: by Laurie Kazan-Allen and Chan Kam-hong Presentation of The Henri Pezerat Memorial Award 2009 – Dr. Annie Thebaud-MonyClosing Speech- Apo Leong, Asia Monitor Resource Centre, Hong Kong |
| 28th April, 2009
Morning Session |
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| 10:00 | International Workers’ Memorial Day, Chater Garden, Central, Hong Kong Island |
