Edouard Bastarache Inc. on mon 18 apr 05
Hello all,
About the safe use of chrysotile asbestos fibers from Quebec's =
Chrysotile Institute :
http://www.chrysotile.com/en/sfuse/
While industrial development contributes to the well being of society, =
it has also brought us numerous potentially hazardous products which we =
use daily and which are far more dangerous than chrysotile. In order to =
safely benefit from these products, we introduce standards and develop =
technologies and work methods which constitute what is called controlled =
use.=20
The controlled-use of chrysotile allows the continued use of chrysotile =
in high-density products, provided permissible exposure limits of 1.0 =
f/cc or below are respected (recommendations of WHO Group of Experts). =
At this exposure limit no health risks are detected.=20
The chrysotile industry created and is now implementing a =
responsible-use programme that is based on the controlled-use approach =
to regulating chrysotile. Representatives of the world's major =
chrysotile exporting mines signed an agreement whereby they committed to =
supply chrysotile fibre only to those companies that demonstrate =
compliance with national health and safety regulations.=20
Canadian chrysotile industry, as well as the governments of Canada and =
Qu=E9bec and the national trade unions, supports the safe-use principle =
- which is a risk assessment / risk management approach - not only for =
chrysotile, but for all minerals and metals. Most substances hold the =
potential to be dangerous if misused. We are using our experience with =
chrysotile as a guide for dealing with those minerals and metals whose =
use needs to be controlled to ensure public and occupational health and =
safety.
More to read at=20
http://www.chrysotile.com/
Later,
"Ils sont fous ces quebecois"
"They are insane these quebekers"
"Est=E1n locos estos quebequeses"
Edouard Bastarache
Irreductible Quebecois
Indomitable Quebeker
Sorel-Tracy
Quebec
edouardb@sorel-tracy.qc.ca
www.sorel-tracy.qc.ca/~edouardb/Welcome.html
http://perso.wanadoo.fr/smart2000/index.htm
http://www.digitalfire.com/education/toxicity/
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