EASHAW CAMPAIGNS
January 1st, 2004
BY ALAN OSBORNTHE CONTINUING threat posed by asbestos to the health of workers in the European construction industry is to be a major focus of the Bilbao-based European Agency for Health and Safety at Work (EASHW) this year. Andrew Smith, spokesman for the agency, told the NetRisk that while the use of asbestos in new construction was now illegal throughout the European Union (EU), the material was still present in older buildings, posing a particular danger to builders and others involved in renovation work. The EAHSW brings together representatives of ...
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