Posted on November 9, 2016

ADAO is doubling down on our efforts and we need your help.

We made a landmark step forward in June when reforms to the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) empowered the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) to finally regulate the most dangerous trump-epa-canva-1chemicals used in our nation. Since then, the primary goal of asbestos advocates was to ensure the EPA prioritized asbestos as a top ten high-risk chemical for evaluation and regulatory action.

Yesterday’s election results delivered a setback to these efforts. President-elect Trump has made clear his intentions to dismantle the EPA once he takes office, and with Republicans controlling both the House and Senate, he likely has the support to actually do so. He has also made clear, time and time again, his affinity for continuing the use of asbestos — we wrote all about it in June, but this 2012 tweet gets the gist across:

What does this mean for ban asbestos efforts?

It is crucial that the EPA prioritize asbestos by December 22 as a top ten high-risk chemical for evaluation and regulatory action.

With the transfer of power, the EPA as we know it will change. Trump’s administration could well usher in a resurgence in rampant use of this known human carcinogen by encouraging development and further deregulating industry.

ADAO has been pushing hard for the EPA to act now on asbestos, but now it’s time for full-court press. Last week we completed a campaign to collect support for an international sign-on letter to EPA Administrator Gina McCarthy which gathered more than 300 signatures from 45 countries. The signatories represent some of the most respected scientific, medical, environmental, and labor organizations in the world, and even foreign governments. Our original plan was to hand-deliver this letter to Administrator McCarthy, but now we cannot afford to hold this letter until I can get out to DC. We’re sending the letter today, to both Administrator McCarthy and to the media.

READ HERE: Joint International Joint Letter Urging EPA to Prioritize Asbestos Regulation

Though asbestos victims are justly concerned for the future, part of strength of the Democratic process is our collective commitment to work within it.

Now, more than ever, we advocates need to live up to that promise. We’ve been saying we can’t afford to wait another day, another month, another year for the government to take federal action on asbestos, and that just became even more true. Please join me in redoubling our promise to fight for public health, the environment, and for the rights of asbestos victims everywhere.

In unity always,

Linda

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Dear Administrator McCarthy,

On behalf of leading international trade unions, public health, and environmental individuals and organizations, we urge you to prioritize asbestos as one of the 2016 top ten high-risk chemicals for evaluation under TSCA, leading toward the prohibition of asbestos in manufacturing, processing, use, distribution in commerce, and disposal.

According to the World Health Organization (WHO), “All types of asbestos cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, cancer of the larynx and ovary, and asbestosis (fibrosis of the lungs),” and further, that “there is no safe level of exposure.”

Asbestos remains the poster child for the failure of the 1976 Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) and now stands as the litmus test for the success and efficacy of The Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety for the 21st Century Act. As we both heard, President Obama became the first sitting U.S. president to publicly acknowledge the dangers of asbestos: “the system was so complex, it was so burdensome, that our country hasn’t even been able to uphold a ban on asbestos—a known carcinogen that kills as many as 10,000 Americans every year.  I think a lot of Americans would be shocked by all that.”

The facts are irrefutable. In 1971, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) identified asbestos as a hazardous pollutant. That same year, the Occupational Safety and Health Administration(OSHA) and the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) jointly created the first standard for regulating asbestos exposure. In 1973, the EPA banned spray-applied asbestos-containing material for fireproofing and insulating purposes. And in 1976, the International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) listed asbestos as a human carcinogen, and NIOSH called for a ban on asbestos in U.S. workplaces.

The United States and Canada are the only two Western industrialized nations not to ban asbestos.

More than 55 countries have banned asbestos and now use economically viable safer substitutes, yet the United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported that in 2015, the U.S. imported 358 metric tons of asbestos “to meet manufacturing needs.” In fact, the chlor-alkali industry alone accounted for an estimated 90% of U.S. asbestos consumption and wants to continue its use despite the public health repercussions.

We are encouraged by your June 22, 2016 statement: “The updated law gives EPA the authorities we need to protect American families from the health effects of dangerous chemicals.” More than 200,000 Americans have died from preventable asbestos-caused diseases since the EPA’s failed 1989 attempt at an asbestos ban and imports have continued. Protection from this deadly mineral is something all Americans desperately need, and we can’t afford to wait any longer.

There is consensus. In addition to Senators Boxer, Tester, Feinstein, and Durbin writing open letters to the EPA, urging you to prioritize asbestos as you implement TSCA, leading organizations such as National Resources Defense Council (NRDC); the American Public Health Association (APHA); the Environmental Information Association (EIA); and Safer Chemicals, Healthy Families (SCHF); Environmental Working Group (EWG); Collegium Ramazzini (CR); and the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) are in agreement that asbestos must be named on or before December 22, 2016.

We, the below signatories, urge the EPA to prioritize asbestos as one of the first 2016 ten high-risk chemicals for evaluation and regulatory action. The time is now to protect public health and the environment.

Dr. Xaver Baur, Germany, Charite University Clinic Berlin Birger G J Heinzow, Germany, State Agency for Social Services S.-H.
Fiorella Belpoggi, Italy, Collegium Ramazzini Irene Hernandez, United States
Nachman Brautbar, United States, California Society of Industrial Medicine and Surgery Christoph Hertrich, Germany, Company Doctor in Occupational Health
Dr. Eduardo Carvalho, Brasil, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) Andree Hillebrecht, Germany, University Kassel
Dr. Barry Castleman, United States, Environmental Consultant Julia Hiller, Germany, Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Alexandra Caterbow, Germany, Health and Environmental Justice Support (HEJSupport) Dr. Ruediger Holtz, Germany
Yeyong Choi, South Korea, Asian Citizen’s Center for Environment and Health Kim Hoover, United States, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
Dr. David Christiani, United States, Harvard University Darrell Hornback, United States, International Chemical Workers Union Council (ICWUC)
Dr. Helen Clayson, New Zealand, Former Chair/Founder Cumbria Asbestos-Related Disease Support (CARDS) Vyvyan Howard, United Kingdom, Pathologist
Eliezer João De Souza, Brasil, Associação Brasileira Dos Expostos Ao Amianto (ABREA) James Huff, United States, Chemical Carcinogenesis National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Research
Earl Dotter, United States, Communications Workers of America (CWA) Bettina Hunger, Germany
Graham Dring, United Kingdom, Asbestos Victims Support Groups’ Forum UK Manuela Hütten, Germany, Berliner Verkehrsbetriebe
Richard Duffy, United States, International Association of Fire Fighters Masayuki Ibe, Japan, Journalist
John Flanagan, United Kingdom, Merseyside Asbestos Victims Support Group Helen Ingram, England, Unite the Union
Dr. Arthur Frank, United States, Drexel University Yuyun Ismawati Drwiega, Indonesia, BaliFokus/Ina-BAN member
Dr. Thomas Gassert, United States, Occupational & Environmental Medicine Todd Jailer, United States, Hesperian Health Guides
Fernanda Giannasi, Brasil, Rede Virtual-Cidadã pelo Banimento do Amianto na América Latina David James, United Kingdom, Unite the Union and University and College Union (UCU)
Wiranta Ginting, Indonesia, Local Initiative for OHS Network (LION) Indonesia Bengt Järvholm, Sweden, Umeå University
Mohit Gupta, India, Environics Trust Mohamed Jeebhay, South Africa, School of Public Health and Family Medicine, University of Cape Town
Dr. Michael Harbut, United States, Michigan State University Kathleen Jenkins, Europe, European Work Hazards Network
Marc Hindry, France, University Paris Diderot Jocelyne Jesenof, United States
Kathleen Jenkins, Scotland, Scottish Hazards Detlev Jung, Germany, ZDF
Dr. Tushar Josi, India, Indian Health Ministry Ron Kaminkow, United States, Railroad Workers United
Tony Kent, United Kingdom, GMB Dagenham Heat & Frost Insulators Branch Sonja Kapelari, Austria, The Federal Ministry of Agriculture, Forestry, Environment and Water Management (BMLFUW)
Dr. Joseph LaDou, United States, University of California, San Francisco Annamarie Kearns, United States, Mesothelioma Warrior
Dr. Philip J. Landrigan, United States, Icahn School of Medicine at Mount Sinai Karl Kelsey, United States, Brown University
Kate Lee, Australia, Union Aid Abroad (APHEDA) Sandra Kinart, Canada, Victims of Chemical Valley for Asbestos and Occupational Disease
Lukas Lee, Taiwan, National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences Erwin Kirtscher, Germany, Arbeitsmedizinisches Zentrum Allgäu
David LeGrande, United States, Communications Workers of America (CWA) Reiko Kishi, Japan, Hokkaido University
Dr. Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH, United States, Assistant Surgeon General (Ret.) István Kiss, Hungary, Medical School, University of Pécs
Phil Lewis, United Kingdom, Camden Union Mardel Knight, United States
Dr. Celeste Monforton, United States, Milken Institute School of Public Health Jeong ok Kong, South Korea, SHARPS
Richard Morgan, United Kingdom, GMB Jasper Kosters, Netherlands
Susana Muhlmann, Argentina, University of Buenos Aires Thomas Kraus, Germany, RWTH Aachen University
Gunnar Nordberg, Sweden, Umea University Vithaya Kulsomboon, Thailand, Health Consumer Protection Program
Rory O’Neill, United Kingdom, Hazards Marlyn Landin, United States
Dr. L. Christine Oliver, United States, Occupational Health Initiatives, Inc./Harvard Medical School Peter Lang, Germany, BMW Group
Hilda Palmer, United Kingdom, Hazards Campaign Dr. Hellmut Lenaerts, Germany, Consult and Senior OHS Expert
Jagdish Patel, India, Peoples Training & Research Centre Yehuda Lerman, Israel, Tel Aviv University
Daniela Pelclova, Czech Republic, Charles University, Prague Philip Lewis, United Kingdom, London Hazards Trust
Dr. Jorma Rantanen, Finland, University of Helsinki, Department of Public Health/Occupational Health Joan Lichterman, United States, University (of California) Professional & Technical Employees, UPTE-CWA 9119
Linda Reinstein, United States, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Márcia Lima, Brasil, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Kathleen Ruff, Canada, RightOnCanada.ca Hester Lipscomb, United States, Individual Health and Safety Professional
Ram Charitra Sah, Nepal, Center for Public Health and Environmental Development (CEPHED) Vera Lohrmann, Germany, Betriebsärztliche Praxis
Dr. Colin Soskolne, Canada, University of Alberta Maria Lucia Nascimento do Carmo Lucia, Brasil, Abrea Rio de Janeiro
Dr. Leslie Stayner, United States, University of Illinois Natasha Luckhardt, Canada, SEIU
Larry Stoffman, Canada, Canadian Labour Congress of Canada Elaine Magalhães, Brasil, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Inoka Suraweera, Sri Lanka, Ministry of Health Lynsey Mann, United Kingdom, GMB Union
Dr. Ken Takahashi, Japan, University of Occupational and Environmental Health, Japan Élena Mazzeo, Brasil, PUC-PONTIFÍCIA UNIVERSIDADE CATÓLICA – FACULDADE DE DIREITO
Dr. Jukka Takala, Singapore, International Commission of Occupational Health (ICOH) Melissa McDiarmid, United States, University of Maryland School of Medicine
Dr. Benedetto Terracni, Italy, University of Torino Jamie McDole, United States, Communication Workers of America
Dr. Jim teWaterNaude, South Africa, Diagnostic Research Neil McGlashan, Australia, Academic
Peter Tighe, Australia, Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency (ASEA) Carrie McNamara, United States, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
David Trigg, United Kingdom, Derbyshire Asbestos Victims Support Team (DAST) Walter Meier, Germany, Verband der Betriebsärzre
Deborah Vallance, Australia, Union Tina Melford, United States, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
Dr. Nico van Zandwijk, Australia, Asbestos Diseases Research Institute Jennifer Miller, United States
Robert Vojakovic, Australia, Asbestos Diseases Society of Australia Inc. Pamela Miller, United States, Alaska Community Action on Toxics
Christine Winter, United Kingdom, Evelyn Monteiro, Brasil, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Dorothy Wright, Italy, Susana Muhlmann, Argentina, University of Buenos Aires
Karim Abouzaki, United States, Schneider Laboratories Global, Inc. Jutta Müller-Nübling, Germany, Medical Doctor in Occupational Medicine
Wael Al-Delaimy, United States, International Joint Policy Committee for Societies of Epidemiology Maria Lucia Nascimento do Carmo, Brasil, ABREA Rio de Janeiro
Marilyn Amento, United States, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Julia Nelson, United Kingdom
Charles Anderson, United Kingdom, National Union of Mineworkers (NUM) Joan Nettler, United States
Henry Anderson, United States, University of Wisconsin School Of Medicine and Public Health Mai Nguyen, Vietnam, Research and Training Center for Community Development
John Andrews, United States, Physician Leah Nielsen, United States, Walk to Remember Victims of Asbestos
Fran Ansley, United States, University of Tennessee Dennis Nowak, Germany, LMU München
George Appleton, United Kingdom, Trades Unionist Mavis Nye, United Kingdom, Mesothelioma Support Group
Anita Arif, Indonesia, BaliFokus Foundation Janice Nye, England
Helena Auber, Germany, Occupational Health Gilbert Omenn, United States, University of Michigan
Bernd Auber, Germany David Ozonoff, United States, University Professor
Stefan Baars, Germany, Occupational Safety and Health Inspectorate Darshan Parekh, India, Indian Sealing Association
Vinicius Barbati, Brasil, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) Jerome Paulson, United States
Paul Bastian, Australia, Australian Manufacturing Workers’ Union Mike Payne, United Kingdom, GMB – Britain’s General Union
Glenn Bayliss, United Kingdom, Cheltenham & District Trades Council John Pencott, United Kingdom, Rail Maritime & Transport Union
María Teresa Bernal García, Germany, Helmholtz Zentrum Munich Graciele Piantino, Brasil, ABREA
B. Bersin, United States Robert Pointer, United Kingdom, Cumbria Asbestos Related Disease Support Group
Nguyen Bich Diep, Vietnam, National Institute of Occupational & Environmental Health Jerry Poje, United States, SOEH
Heinz Bicker, Germany, Verband Deutscher Betriebs- und Werksärzte Richard Poole, Canada, Personal – Asbestos Supervisor Trainer & Overseer
Dr. Jakob Bickhardt, Germany, Dres. Bickhardt + Bader, Dresden Nrao Potturi, India, LEAD Foundation
Jerry Bird, United Kingdom Alexandra Marita Preisser, MD PhD, Germany, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf, Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine
Cordula Bittner, Germany, Institute for Occupational Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg Sabine Prof. Wicker, Germany, University Hospital Frankfurt
Brad Black, United States, Center for Asbestos Related Disease (CARD) Relani Prudhomme, United States
Leslie Boden, United States, Boston University School of Public Health Alessandro Pugno, Italy, AFeVA
Ellen Böhm, MD, Germany, Praxis Laura Punnett, United States
Lynne Borel, United States, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Christina Raster, MD, Germany, Occupational Physician
Benjamin Britz, Germany, Occupational Health Service Petra Reiche, Germany, Car Company
Jean Buckland, United Kingdom Dr. Winfried Reimer, Germany, VDBW
Petar Bulat, Serbia, University of Belgrade Faculty of Medicine-Serbian Institute of Occupational Health Carol Rice, United States, University of Cincinnati
Linda Capelo, Canada Tony Rich, United States, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
Carrie Cassidy, Canada, Canadian Mesothelioma Foundation Allison Riebel, United States
Ludwine Casteleyn, Belgium, University of Leuven, Belgium David Roberts, United States, NATEC of Texas Inc.
Adriele Castro, Brasil, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) Ian Roberts, England, Midlands Disability
Jia Chen, United States, Mount Sinai Medical School Hope Robertson, Scotland, Clydebank Asbestos Group
Pau-Chung Chen, Taiwan, National Taiwan University Cindy Rombaut, United States, Finger Lakes Occupational Health Service
Martin Cherniack, United States, University of Connecticut Kenneth Rosenman, United States, Michigan State University
Edwin Christiawan, Indonesia, Federasi Serikat Pekerja Metal Indonesia (FSPMI) Jonathan Rowe, Canada, Sierra Construction Inc.
Pierluigi Cocco, Italy, University of Cagliari, Italy Jeff Rowles, United Kingdom, Calcot
Pietro Comba, Italy, Istituto Superiore di Sanità Konrad Rydzynski, Poland, Nofer Institute of Occupational Medicine
Martin Cornish, United Kingdom, Unison Jan Sagkob, Germany, United Nations
Ellen Costa, United States, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) Farzad Salehi, Canada, Self-Employed
Ines Cramer, Germany, Hanza Hamburg Germany Sheldon W. Samuels, United States, AFL-CIO
Carl Cranor, United States, University of California Riverside Mageswari Sangaralingam, Malaysia, Consumers’ Association of Penang
Michael Crill, United States Maria Blandina Santos, Brasil, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Liliana Cuba, Australia, NSW Nurses and Midwives’ Association (NSWNMA) Semra Şardaş, Turkey, Marmara University, Faculty of Pharmacy, Department of Toxicology
Naransukh Damiran, Mongolia, Mongolian National University of Medical Sciences Joseph Sargent, England, Trade Union
Khoat Dang Van, Vietnam, Vietnam Union of Science and Technology Associations Klaus Schmid, Germany, University Erlangen-Nuremberg
Lelitasari Danukusumo, Indonesia, 4Life Occupational Health and Safety Services Dietmar Schneider, Germany, Bundesanstalt für Arbeitsschutz und Arbeitsmedizin
Nga Dao Thi To, Vietnam, Medical Doctor, Internal Therapy & Pediatrician Specialist Petra Schwichtenberg, Germany, Werkarztzentrum Westfalen Mitte e.V.
David De Vreede, The Netherlands, Federatie Nederlandse Vakbeweging (FNV) J. Schwieder, Germany, Occupational Health Physician
Kaija Debus, Germany Jens Udo Seelinger, Germany, Pharmaserv GmbH & Co. KG
Dr. Davide Degli Esposti, France, International Agency for Research on Cancer (IARC) Rachel Sentes, Canada, Publicity Business
John Dement, United States, Duke University Vinay Sharma, Canada, Unifor
Dr. Matthias Demmeler, Germany, Joel Shufro, United States
Dr. Andrew Dickinson, United Kingdom Luana Silva, Brasil, Anhanguera Educacional
Dr. Andrea Dietlmeier, Germany, Health Physician Adalgisa Silva, Brasil, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ)
Denny Dobbin, United States, Occupational Hygienist Naira Silva, Brasil, Naira Belo
Andreas Doil, Germany, Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg Luana Silva, Brasil, ABREA
Honor Donnelly, England, Unite the Union Clayton Sinyai, United States, Catholic Labor Network
Michael Dr. Bestler, Germany, Institution Peter Sly, Australia, The University of Queensland
Franz Dr. Szalasi, Germany, AMAS Consulting GmbH Deborah Smith, Canada
Jan-Torsten Drenckhahn, Germany, Carl-Korth-Institut, Erlangen Allen Smith, Canada, UA Loc 213
Anke Duerholz, Germany, Consilius GmbH Morando Soffritti, Italy, Collegium Ramazzini
Eileen Dwyer, United States Adarsh Sood, United Kingdom, NUT/UCU
David Eastmond, United States Nascione Souza, Brasil, Crest- tx- bahia
Tawnya Edwards, United States Rick Sprout, United States, Occupational Health Clinical Center of the Southern Tier
Cassie Edwards, United States Ulrich Stoecker, Germany, Verband Deutscher Betriebs- Werksärzte e.V.
Heribert Eisenkopf, Germany, Arbmed Claudia Strik, Germany, Berufsgenossenschaft der Bauwirtschaft
Michael Ellenbecker, United States, University of Massachusetts Lowell Dr. Claudia Suchanek, Germany, Henkel AG & Co. KGaA
Ernest Elliott, Canada, Mesothelioma Support Network Jaime Szeinuk, United States, Occupational and Environmental Medicine of Long Island
Ingeborg Erichsen, Germany, ThyssenKrupp Helena Taskinen, Finland, Finnish Institute of Occupational Health (retired)
Fraunz Georg Eveslage, MD, Germany, Arbeitsmedizinische Praxis (Environmental Medicine) Fran Teplitz, United States, Green America
Flávia Felisardo, Brasil, Fundação Oswaldo Cruz (FIOCRUZ) Annie Thebaud Mony, France, INSERM (National Institute for Health and Medical Research)
Dr. Helmut Feth, Germany, Specialist in Occupational Medicine Marina Thorborg, Denmark, Soedertoern University
Dr. Andrea Filler, Germany, Hospital Andrew Tin, Canada
Lesley Finch, United States, United Automobile Workers (UAW) Geraldine Todd, United Kingdom
Yoram Finkelstein, Israel, Shaare Zedek Medical Center Anna Tompa, Hungary, Semmelweis University Institute of Public health
John Froines, United States, University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) Kjell Torén, Sweden, Researcher
Brigitte Froneberg, Germany, Federal Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Song Hao Tran, Vietnam, EBHPD/Vn-BAN
Aleksandra Fucic, Croatia, Institute for Medical Research and Occupational Health Hải Trần, Vietnam, Bộ y tế
Mike Garcia, United States, Enviroscape Bettina Traumann, Germany, Physician Occupational Medicine
Rebecca Garden, United States Ian Tuit, Australia, Citizen
Omana George, Hong Kong SAR, Asia Monitor Resource Centre (AMRC) Raymond Turpin, United States, The Safety and Health Training Center, Inc.
Dr. Evelyn Glensk, Germany, Federal Association of Asbestos Victims Groups Thu ha Van, Vietnam, Organization
Michael Gochfeld, United States, Rutgers Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences Institute Christian van de Weyer, Germany, Specialist in Occupational Medicine
Dr. Michael Goldbeck, Germany, imland Klinik Rendsburg – Eckernförde Geertje van Leemputten, Belgium
Tanja Goldbrunner, Germany, Institut für Arbeitsmedizin der LMU München Luciene Vasques, Brasil, INSS
Joseph Graziano, United States, Columbia University Agustin Vega, Colombia, Universidad Distrital FJDC
Renee Guay, Canada, Niagara Regional Labor Council Margrit von Braun, United States, TerraGraohics International Foundation and University of Idaho
Dorothy Guay, Canada, Office of Worker Advisory of Canada Christoph von der Burg, Switzerland, Chief Medical Officer, Occupational Health
Michel Guillemin, Switzerland, University of Lausanne, Switzerland Bill Walsh, United States, Healthy Building Network
Eunhee Ha, Korea, Ewha Women’s University Gerhard Walter, MD, Germany, PIMA Health & Safety
Michael Hagmann, Germany, Institute for Work Design of North Rhine-Westphalia Jung-Der Wang, Taiwan, National Cheng Kung University, College of Medicine
Dr. Schuck Hans-Jürgen, Germany, Betriebsmediziner Yvonne Waterman, Netherlands, Stichting European Asbestos Forum
Jörn Hansen, Germany, Neptun Umwelt-und Arbeitsschutz David Wegman, United States, University of Massachusetts Lowell
Lennart Hardell, Sweden, University Hospital, Örebro, Sweden Dieter Weigel, Germany, Charité Universitätsmedizin Berlin
Volker Harth, Germany, Institute for Occupational and Maritime Medicine, University Medical Center Hamburg-Eppendorf Catharina Wesseling, Costa Rica, Institutet Karolinska
Heidrun Hartmann, Germany Dorothy Wigmore, United States
Anita Hassler, Germany, Occupational Health Hans-Joachimchim Woitowitz, Germany, Medical Faculty of Giessen the University of Giessen
Alastair Hay, United Kingdom, University of Leeds Maryth Yachnin, Canada, IAVGO Community Legal Clinic
Dr. Hartmut Heinz, MD, Germany, Deutsche Gesellschaft für Arbeitsmedizin und Umweltmedizin e.V. Irina Safitri Zen, Malaysia, Universiti Teknologi Malaysia