| Document ID (ISN) | 106401 |
| CIS number |
07-416 |
| ISBN(s) |
92-843-1175-6 (En); 92-843-2175-1 (fr); 92-843-3175-7 (es); 92-843-6175-3 (ar); 92-843-7175-9 (de); 92-843-7175-9 (zh); 92-843-8175-4 (pt) |
| Year |
2006 |
| Convention or series no. |
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| Author(s) |
International Social Security Association (ISSA) |
| Title |
Asbestos: Towards a worldwide ban |
| Original title |
Al-asbistūs: Bitjāh farḍ ḥaṯir (ālamī (alaihi [in Arabic]
Asbest: Auf dem Weg zu einem weltweiten Verbot [in German]
Shimian: zhengzai mianlin quanqiu jinyong [in Chinese]
L'amiante: vers une interdiction mondiale [in French]
Amianto: Rumo ao banimento global [in Portuguese]
El Amianto: hacia una prohibición mundial [in Spanish] |
| Bibliographic information |
ISSA Publications, Case postale 1, 1211 Geneva 22, Switzerland, 2006. 36p. Illus. |
| Internet access |
http://www.issa.int/pdf/prevention/amiante-portuguais.pdf [in Portuguese]
http://www.issa.int/pdf/prevention/7amiante-arabe-Web.pdf [in Arabic]
http://www.issa.int/pdf/prevention/4amianteWeb.pdf [in German]
http://www.issa.int/pdf/prevention/2amiantelWeb.pdf [in English]
http://www.issa.int/pdf/prevention/3amianteWeb.pdf [in Spanish]
http://www.issa.int/pdf/prevention/1amianteWeb.pdf [in French]
http://www.issa.int/pdf/prevention/6amiante-chin-Web.pdf [in Chinese]
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| Abstract |
This brochure by ISSA's Special Commission on Prevention highlights the need for an immediate ban on the production and use of asbestos. It seeks to alert decision-makers and all the social partners of the devastating consequences, both human and economic, which any short-term policy would bring in the decades ahead. Contents: origin, production and use of asbestos; health effects; cost of asbestos-related diseases; management of risks due to asbestos already in place; and main alternatives to traditional uses of asbestos. |
| Descriptors (primary) |
ISSA; prohibition of use; substitution; asbestos |
| Descriptors (secondary) |
economic aspects; international cooperation; role of government; health hazards |
| Document type |
E - Books, reports, proceedings |
| Country / State or Province | Switzerland |
| Subject(s) |
Toxic and dangerous substances
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| Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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| Browse category(ies) |
Asbestos
Safety supervision
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