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Leszek Deja, Jerzy Dyczek, Stanislawa Szalucha and Neonila Szeszenia-Dabrowska Country report: Asbestos Issues in Pol

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Leszek Deja, Jerzy Dyczek, Stanislawa Szalucha and Neonila Szeszenia-Dabrowska Country report: Asbestos Issues in Pol

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    1. Leszek Deja, Jerzy Dyczek, Stanislawa Szalucha and Neonila Szeszenia-Dabrowska Country report: Asbestos Issues in Poland

    2. In Poland since 1997 import, production and trading of asbestos and asbestos-containing materials has been prohibited according to the parliamentary Act on the Ban of Use of Asbestos-Containing Products of June 19th 1997

    3. In Poland about 85% of asbestos is located in constraction materials The total quantity of asbestos-products is estimated to be approximately: 15.5 mln tonnes of which: 14.9 mln - asbestoscement sheets 0.6 mln - pipes and other products

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    11. Government Project on the „Elimination of Asbestos and Asbestos-Containing Products Used in Poland” 2002 - 2032

    12. The objectives of the Programme are following: Elimination of asbestos products from all-Polish territory Diminishing adverse effects of asbestos exposure on population health and adoption of necessary preventive measures Alleviation of the environmental impact of asbestos Providing conditions for compliance with EU regulations regarding asbestos contained products

    13. The Program’s tasks is designed to be carried out on three levels Central level - the Cabinet, Minister for Economic Affairs and Labour, and within the ministry, the Chief Coordinator of the Program Voivodeship level - the voivodes and the voivodeship self-governments Local level - the local self-governments: the county (powiat) and municipality (gmina)

    14. Major obstacles that may hinder project implementation Low level of public awareness of asbestos hazard and of conditions for safe handling of asbestos containing materials Low economic standard of the Polish society, particularly of the owners of farmhouses with asbestos containing materials in rural districts Lack of logistic solutions and financial resources to support the elimination of asbestos products Low accessibility of structural support from EU resources

    15. Directions of future activities

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    17. Health protection for asbestos exposed workers

    18. The Amiantus Project The Minister of Health in 1999 year established a program of prophylactic medical examinations called the “Amiantus Project” All the former workers of the 28 Polish asbestos-processing plants specified in the Act are entitled to periodic medical examinations and complimentary medications designed to treat asbestos-related diseases

    19. The main tasks of the Amiantus Project are as follows Implementation of a standardised method for medical examinations, as well as providing relevant training and consultancy Monitoring adverse respiratory effects in workers occupationally exposed to asbestos dust Running a central register of workers exposed to asbestos Running a database on the results of prophylactic examinations

    20. Asbestosis in Poland in 1979-2004

    21. Asbestos-induced lung cancer vs. all occupational lung cancers in Poland in 1990-2004

    22. Thank you for your attention

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