RESOURCE PAGE for Brazil’s International Seminar on Asbestos: A Socio-Legal Approach

October 6, 2016 On the Frontlines of Change: Day One of Brazil’s International Seminar on Asbestos: A Socio-Legal Approach

October 7, 2016 On the Frontlines of Change: Day Two of Brazil’s International Seminar on Asbestos: A Socio-Legal Approach 

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Brazil’s International Seminar on Asbestos: A Socio-Legal Approach

Brazilian Conference Presentations by Linda Reinstein

• “The Fight to Ban Asbestos in the United States

 

Irrefutable Facts about Asbestos – English

Fatos irrefutáveis sobre o Amianto – Português

Supportive Documents and Educational Resources:

American Chemistry Council Letter asking EPA to protect their use of asbestos

Letter from Motor Engine Manufacturers Association seeking federal protection from asbestos 

The Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2016 

Asbestos Warnings from U.S. Surgeons General:

• 2016 U.S. Surgeon General Statement by Dr. Vivek H. Murthy
• 2015 U.S. Surgeon General Statement by Dr. Vivek H. Murthy
• 2014 U.S. Surgeon General Statement by Dr. Boris Lushniak
• 2013 U.S. Surgeon General Statement by Dr. Regina Benjamin
• 2009 U.S. Surgeon General Statement by Dr. Steven K. Galson

World Health Organization (WHO) Asbestos Fact Sheet

2016 United States Geological Survey (USGS) Asbestos Report

Occupational Health and Safety Administration (OSHA) Asbestos Fact Sheet (2014)

Global Asbestos Awareness Week Overview

ADAO Penny Slide Educational Graphic

 

Global Partners

Brazilian Association of the Exposed To Asbestos