Amianto! Seu uso é proibido no Mato Grosso

O governo de Mato Grosso publicou nesta sexta-feira (17.04) no Diário Oficial, o decreto que regulamenta a Lei nº 9.583, de 04 de julho de 2011, que proíbe o uso de amianto. Segundo o critério 203 da OMS a exposição ao amianto pode aumentar o risco de doenças como câncer de pulmão e não há limite seguro para exposição.

De acordo com o decreto nº 68, de 16 de abril de 2015, ficam proibidos produtos, materiais ou artefatos que contenham quaisquer tipos de amianto ou asbesto. A proibição ao uso de amianto estende-se a outros minerais que contenham acidentalmente o produto em sua composição e sua utilização será precedida de análise mineralógica que comprove a ausência de fibras de amianto entre seus componentes.
O artigo terceiro do decreto permite a circulação desses produtos desde que o consumidor final ou revendedor não seja sediado no Estado de Mato Grosso. A circulação fica sujeita ao controle de entrada e regulamentação por parte da Secretaria de Estado de Fazenda, controle, fiscalização e autorização por parte da Vigilância Sanitária do Estado e dos municípios e Secretaria de Estado de Meio Ambiente.
A administração direta e indireta do Estado de Mato Grosso fica proibida de adquirir, utilizar ou instalar em suas edificações e dependências, materiais que contenham amianto ou outro mineral que o contenha, mesmo que acidentalmente.
A proibição estende-se aos equipamentos públicos ou privados de uso público, em estádios esportivos, teatros, cinemas, escolas, creches, postos de saúde, hospitais. O decreto afirma que os órgãos devem se comprometer em conjugar esforços para atingir o relativo ao bem comum, ou seja, a saúde da população em geral.
Quando requisitado pela autoridade pública, as empresas que fizeram uso do amianto no Estado de Mato Grosso deverão prestar informações sobre os empregados e ex-empregados que tenham sido expostos ao material. As empresas deverão fornecer nome completo, endereço, cargo ou função, data de nascimento, data de admissão , da demissão e data da cessação da exposição.

O decreto obriga que estas informações contendo diagnóstico dos exames clínicos, radiológico, prova de função pulmonar e exames complementares, deverão ser fornecidos pelos serviços de saúde ou outro que os detenham sempre que solicitado pela Vigilância em Saúde.

Fonte: Revista Proteção

150 people died in plane Accidental France

An Airbus A320 of the German company Germanwings fell on Tuesday morning in southern France, killing 150 people (144 passengers and 6 crew members.

The plane was going from Barcelona (Spain) to Dusseldorf (Germany) and fell by steep so 8min

Were aboard 67 German, 45 Spanish and Turkish

The wreck is at 2,000 meters altitude in the Alps.

A black box was found. Accident causes are still unknown.

Source: G1

911 Truth! American heroes patients!

NEW YORK, New York (CNN) — Nearly three out of every four workers who participated in rescue and recovery efforts at the site of the collapsed World Trade Center towers have experienced some health problems, a federally funded study found.

The study, conducted by the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health and Mount Sinai Hospital, was based on the screenings of 3,500 workers at Ground Zero and the Staten Island landfill, where tons of debris was trucked after the attacks.

The preliminary results, based on 250 of the first screenings, suggest lingering health issues for a majority of the workers, and for many, a delayed diagnosis.

“Seventy-three percent of the sample had ear, nose and throat symptoms, or abnormal ear, nose and throat physical exam findings, or both”

Said Dr. Robin Herbert, co-director of the screening program.

Herbert said 57 percent of those tested had lung problems and 20 percent had symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorder.

An estimated 35,000 workers — who responded from all across the country after the worst terrorist attacks on U.S. soil

— were exposed to concrete dust that may have contained asbestos, lead, fiberglass and other particles released when the twin towers collapsed after being hit by two hijacked aircraft. All are eligible for the free and confidential exams, which end in July.

“This particular screening program is very unique. Never before has an occupational medical screening program involving as many workers as are involved in this program been launched”

Said Dr. John Howard, director of NIOSH.

One of those who participated in the medical study is Frank Greer, a sheet metal worker, who said the privilege of serving in recovery efforts came at a huge price.

“I’m really worried about my kids and the future. I want to be there to take care of them,”

Greer said.

Sen. Hillary Rodham Clinton, D-New York, helped obtain the program’s initial $12 million in funding.

 

“This is an American priority, to take care of these brave men and women” Clinton said.

The senator said she is seeking an additional $90 million so that Ground Zero workers can be screened and treated. At present, those screened receive diagnostic evaluations and a referral, but no treatment reimbursement.

“I would even hope the president would address this issue in his State of the Union address”

Clinton said.

“I can’t imagine anything better than having the president of the United States saying, ‘We stand with our own.’ Just like in the military, we don’t leave anybody behind in our homeland either”

She added.

Source: CNN

Death industry! More than one million cases of silicosis in China!

BEIJING, China — The world’s largest mining industry has suffered a double setback after experts announced that China has more than one million cases of the incurable mining disease silicosis.

The announcement came as rescue workers pulled the bodies of 22 dead miners from a gas blast in a state-owned coal mine in the central province of Henan.

As authorities ordered a crackdown on private, illegal mines after a spate of fatal accidents, concerns over occupational health in one of the world’s deadliest industries is likely to take on new impetus.

The estimates have been released before a national law on occupational diseases comes into effect on May 1.The ruling aims to address the poor working conditions that affect millions of Chinese workers involved in mining and other hazardous industries.

Silicosis, caused by inhaling tiny silica dust that accumulates in the lungs, is preventable but incurable.

The disease leads to lung scarring, breathing difficulties, heart attacks and sometimes death, although it can take as long as 10 years to become noticeable.

Many more unreported

China, according to local media sources, had previously admitted to 558,000 cases of silicosis with a cumulative total of 133,000 deaths.

Yet new estimates made by experts at the School of Public Health at Shanghai Medical University told the South China Morning Post newspaper that there are many more unreported cases.

“We think there are 600,000 additional patients who have worked in private or collective enterprises since the early 1980s,”

Said Professor Yi Jintai, the head of the public health school.

The Hong Kong newspaper said that about 40,000 new cases of silicosis occur every year in China.

The new law to be implemented on May 1 will hope to address the damaging statistics associated with the mining industry and will require employers to make workplaces safe and provide worker insurance.

Workers will also be able to seek legal aid if their right to work under protection from a dangerous environment is violated by employers.

More mine deaths

The deadly industry suffers not only deaths from poor occupational health but from unsafe conditions.

A gas explosion in the central province of Henan killed 22 miners last Friday, according to the semi-official China News Service, the bodies were only removed on Monday.Only three miners survived the blast and one was still missing at the state-owned Xinfeng coal mine.The blast ripped through a shaft some 2,000 meters (6,500 feet) underground.

More than 5,000 deaths were officially reported in mining accidents in 2001.

CNN.com

link:http://edition.cnn.com/2002/WORLD/asiapcf/east/04/03/china.minesafety/index.html