Health, Safety and Environment (HSE) in Brazil
by Laurie Kazan-Allen, International Ban Asbestos Secretariat A majority verdict of the Federal Supreme Court (STF) handed down in Brasilia on Wednesday, November 29, 2017, prohibited the mining, processing, marketing and distribution of chrysotile (white) asbestos in Brazil – currently Read More …
Statement from the Brazilian National Association of Occupational Medicine (ANAMT) regarding the outcome of the Supreme Court ruling on the production and sale of asbestos in Brazil The Brazilian National Association of Occupational Medicine – ANAMT, a non-profit civil entity Read More …
The workers from the Osasco region who had contact with asbestos at some point in their professional activities now have the assistance of an outpatient clinic at the Incor (Heart Institute), linked to the Clinics Hospital of São Paulo. The Read More …
Having banned in almost 70 countries because of its devastating carcinogenic potential, asbestos is still sold in 18 Brazilian states. The World Health Organization (WHO) ensures that there is no safe limit of exposure to this mineral widely used in Read More …