On February 8, the European Respiratory Society (ERS) submitted its response to the Consultation on “Asbestos screening, registering and monitoring”.
The legislative initiative aims at further address the health and environmental risks related to exposure to asbestos by increasing transparency and retrieving of additional information and ensuring its availability to relevant public authorities, construction workers and building occupants.
If well implemented, the proposed legislation could represent a step forward towards an asbestos-free future. Asbestos is a highly dangerous carcinogenic agent and is a major contributor to occupational cancer and work-related deaths.
ERS submitted a list of recommendation to the European Commission for a long term vision in the path to completely eliminate exposition to asbestos and support the achievement of a ban on asbestos across Europe and across the world.