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Article: SOCIAL AFFAIRS COUNCIL: MINISTERS AGREE COMPREHENSIVE ASBESTOS BAN.(Brief Article)(Statistical Data Included)
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- European Report
- Article date:
- June 5, 2002
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The new amendments to Directive 83/477 aim to tighten asbestos exposure limits by adopting a single limit of 0.1 fibres per cubic centimetre in place of the former limits of 0.6 fibres per cubic centimetre for chrysotile and 0.3 fibres per cubic centimetre for other forms of asbestos. Other modifications to the Directive include extending it to sea and air transport (which were previously excluded), additional provisions for detecting and measuring the level of asbestos fibre in the air, and improvement to the training of workers.Most Member States already have tough legislation on the production and use of asbestos. However, national legislation in Greece, Portugal and ...
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