Document ID (ISN) | 64947 |
CIS number |
95-1387 |
ISSN - Serial title |
0301-4746 - Industrial Safety Chronicle |
Year |
1995 |
Convention or series no. |
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Author(s) |
Consumer Education & Research Centre |
Title |
Landmark Supreme Court judgement on asbestosis |
Bibliographic information |
Jan.-Mar. 1995, Vol.25, No.4, p.9-25. Bibl.ref. |
Abstract |
This petition to the Indian Supreme Court, filed by the private pressure group Consumer Education & Research Centre, concerns the protection of workers exposed to asbestos. Its recommendations include: health records should be maintained for all exposed workers for 40yrs from the beginning of employment; the Membrane Filter Test for the detection of asbestos fibres should be adopted by all workplaces covered by the Metalliferous Mines Regulations; all factories concerned should provide health insurance to their workers; the Union and State governments should review the exposure limits for asbestos, reducing them in tune with international standards; the appropriate Inspector of Factories (in particular of the State of Gujarat) should send all workers for re-examination for asbestosis (with compensation of INR 10,000 to be paid to those who have the disease). Basing its decision on the provisions of ILO Convention No.162 (of which India is a signatory), on a detailed examination of scientific information relating to asbestos and on court decisions in India and abroad, the Supreme Court of India allowed the writ petition and directed its recommendations to be implemented. |
Descriptors (primary) |
India; asbestos; legislation; limitation of exposure; asbestosis |
Descriptors (secondary) |
compensation of occupational diseases; medical examinations; health service records; Gujarat |
Document type |
D - Periodical articles |
Country / State or Province | India |
Subject(s) |
Dust, aerosols and related diseases
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Broad subject area(s) |
Chemical safety
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Browse category(ies) |
Asbestos Pneumoconioses
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