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Asbestos Consumption, Disposal and Worker Protection; Voting ends 1st July
Topic Started: Jun 29 2018, 12:30:27 AM (46 Views)
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Category: Environmental

Industry Affected: All Businesses - Mild

Proposed by: Erithaca

The General Assembly,

Understanding the uses of asbestos due to its sound absorption, average tensile strength, affordability, and resistance to fire, heat, and electricity,

Taking into account the economic benefit brought by asbestos mining,

Concerned that inhalation of asbestos fibres can cause lung cancer, mesothelioma, and asbestosis,

Understanding that asbestos is friable,

Hereby,

1. Defines "asbestos" as fibrous crystals of any of the following minerals:

a. Actinolite,

b. Gruenerite in its amosite form,

c. Anthophyllite,

d. Chrysotile,

e. Crocidolite and

f. Tremolite.

2. Mandates that deliberate exposure to asbestos shall only be allowed in:

a. short, non-continuous maintenance activities,

b. removal without deterioration of non-degraded materials in which the asbestos fibres are firmly linked in a matrix,

v. encapsulation or sealing of asbestos-containing materials which are in good condition and

d. air monitoring and control, and short, non-continuous maintenance activities in which only non-friable materials are handled.

3. Mandates that member states shall bring into force a ban on the production and marketing of asbestos-containing products, along with mining for asbestos, coming into force by 6 years after the enactment of this resolution.

4. Mandates that asbestos exposure shall be kept to a minimum by:

a, limiting the number of workers involved in the process,

b. design of processes in order to avoid creating asbestos dust,

c. clean and well-maintained premises and equipment,

d. rapid removal of waste, in sealed and labelled containers and

e. any other necessary and reasonable techniques to minimise exposure.

5. Mandates that, where there is a likely risk of exposure to asbestos, the risk must be assessed by the manufacturer, or Member State if possible, to determine the nature and degree of exposure.

6. Mandates that no person must be exposed to an airborne concentration of asbestos in excess of 0.1 fibres per cm3 as an eight-hour time-weighted average.

7. Mandates that waste containing more than 0.1% asbestos shall be:

a. classed as as hazardous waste,

b. in a sealed container such as a covered, locked waste container or, if more appropriate, within sealed wrapping, when transported or stored,

c. not mixed with other waste,

d. clearly labelled as such and

e. disposed of in a landfill that has a specific permit authorising it to accept asbestos.
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More info here: https://forum.nationstates.net/viewtopic.php?f=9&t=444316&sid=ee817ee604f8f16aec950018d6b87960

This resolution is now up for vote.

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"They whine about discrimination. Do you know who is being discriminated against? The Hal'vonnist people of Dannistaan, the ones who created this nation... I am talking about the Dannistrian Hal'vonnist people of the North as well as the East...Communism is racial! A racial minority seized control in Bai Lung and in all her satellite states such as Kelssek, Dovakhan and the Free Pacific States, and many other countries I could name."

-Kelly Minn'ow-Jones, former leader of the Dannistrian National Party
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Asbestos Consumption, Disposal and Worker Protection was passed 8,721 votes to 5,516.
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"They whine about discrimination. Do you know who is being discriminated against? The Hal'vonnist people of Dannistaan, the ones who created this nation... I am talking about the Dannistrian Hal'vonnist people of the North as well as the East...Communism is racial! A racial minority seized control in Bai Lung and in all her satellite states such as Kelssek, Dovakhan and the Free Pacific States, and many other countries I could name."

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