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5 results for “Union Carbide Corporation”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2020
Non-Malignant Respiratory Illnesses in Association with Occupational Exposure to Asbestos and Other Insulating Materials: Findings from the Alberta Insulator Cohort
This cross-sectional study looked at 990 union insulators in Edmonton, Alberta, screened in a voluntary workplace health program from 2011 to 2017. Most (88%) were men, with an average age of 45. Workers answered questionnaires…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Australia's Ongoing Legacy of Asbestos: Significant Challenges Remain Even after the Complete Banning of Asbestos Almost Fifteen Years Ago
…The sustained efforts of trade unions and non-governmental organisations were essential in forcing the Australian government to finally implement the 2003 asbestos ban. Trade unions and non-government organisations continue to play a key role…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
The Tale of Asbestos in Sweden 1972-1986-The Pathway to a Near-Total Ban
…extensive charting of asbestos sources on a tripartite basis, involving government agencies, and employer and trade-union organizations. Restrictive asbestos management practices were enforced from July 1982. The year 1985 saw the Government Asbestos Commission review…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2018
Global Asbestos Disaster
…of which work-related exposures are responsible for 233,000 deaths (222,322⁻242,802). In the European Union, United States of America and in other high income economies (World Health Organization regional classification) the direct costs…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2017
Experience of Japan in Achieving a Total Ban on Asbestos
…without deliberation. Wide support for such a ban subsequently grew, however, largely due to the actions of trade unions and civil societies in establishing a coalition, raising awareness, organizing asbestos victims and their families, and propagating…