ACAD have negotiated with Greg Haywood from the Asbestos Licensing Unit for the HSE not to implement the proposed Cost Recovery for Asbestos License Holders. This was due to come into force in April 2012. Greg Haywood indicated that the situation would be looked at again in 2013 and a decision would be made moving forward closer to the time.
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Fee For Intervention, HSE cost recovery
Wednesday, January 25th, 2012Japanese officials set up an asbestos education program
Monday, July 18th, 2011
Japanese officials say they are setting up an
asbestos education program to protect workers clearing debris from the March 11
earthquake and tsunami.
Asbestos, once widely used as a construction
material, can cause mesothelioma and lung cancer. It can take up to 30 years
for the diseases to develop.
“We hope they will work with the danger
of asbestos in mind,” an official with the health ministry said.
The educational program will tap a variety of
scholars and leaders of non-profit organizations knowledgeable about asbestos,
the Yomiuri Shimbun reported Thursday.
Asbestos control instructors will be assigned
to local labor inspection offices to oversee and consult with workers and
volunteers removing debris from areas damaged by the twin disasters.
Japan’s health ministry has distributed
90,000 dust prevention masks although many workers do not wear them because
they restrict breathing. It will soon distribute 600 high-efficiency filter
masks with electric fans to make breathing easier.
“Safety and health education must be
improved at actual working sites,” a senior health ministry official said.
Japan’s hidden asbestos problem
Thursday, March 17th, 2011Spare a thought for the unfortunate people in Japan who are going through unimaginable pain and loss at the moment, following the devastating earthquake and following tsunami. All that suffering is before the Nuclear Power stations leak large amounts of radiation on them.
This disaster masks a hidden asbestos problem
Japan did not ban Crocidolite and Amosite until 1995 and chrysotile in 2004. The devastating earthquake will have exposed millions of Japanese to clouds of deadly asbestos fibres.
Japan is starting to see evidence of asbestos related diseases amongst workers, companies are now producing lists of those that have died or are receiving treatment due to asbestos related diseases.
Internal politics continue to stand in the way of meaningful progress in tackling the devastating asbestos problem in Japan.
Terry Slater
ACAD Manager