ASBESTOS
April 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALL
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has tightened a proposed reform of the European Union rules protecting construction workers from asbestos, cutting maximum exposure levels, especially during demolition, removal, repair and maintenance work, (except for asbestos cement work). Here, workers would be exposed to a maximum average of 0.05 fibres per cm2 over eight hours, rather than 0.1.
THE EUROPEAN Parliament has tightened a proposed reform of the European Union rules protecting construction workers from asbestos, cutting maximum exposure levels, especially during demolition, removal, repair and maintenance work, (except for asbestos cement work). Here, workers would be exposed to a maximum average of 0.05 fibres per cm2 over eight hours, rather than 0.1.
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