Minimize the risk of asbestos-related diseases

During the production process, dust containing asbestos disperses the working environment harmful to the respiratory tract and is more likely to cause cancer.

Limit asbestos dust by wearing a mask.

Finding solutions to prevent asbestos-related diseases is one of the key contents at the Scientific Conference ' Capacity building and research on disease prevention related to asbestos in 2010 and the following years '. in Hanoi on December 21.

There are now 53 countries that prohibit the use of chrysotile as: Japan, Australia, the US, Canada . The World Health Organization (WHO) has also recognized the threat to the workforce in manufacturing. because they must be exposed to outdated production processes. WHO has stated that all types of asbestos, including white asbestos, also cause diseases such as lung disease, cancer and carcinoma.

Vietnam is one of the 10 most asbestos-consuming countries in the world (over 60,000 tons / year). Although the number of people found to have asbestos-related diseases in Vietnam is not much, but asbestos is a material that poses a risk of occupational diseases, the prevention of disease is always necessary.

At the conference, most participants said that besides solutions such as strengthening law enforcement capacity, administrative management, health care, capacity building and awareness raising . development declare technological and technical measures to minimize the level of harm, minimize the exposure of workers to hazardous elements in asbestos production facilities, in combination with environmental protection and Public health is a necessary job that requires close coordination of management agencies, research agencies and businesses.

The workshop is part of the Project: ' Prevention of asbestos-related diseases implemented in 2010 '.