Minc sign ordinance prohibiting use of asbestos in public works and vehicles
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Brasilia - The Minister of Environment, Carlos Minc, signed today (30), in Belém, the Ordinance No. 43 prohibiting the use of asbestos in public works and vehicles of all organs linked to the government. The announcement was made during the World Seminar on Climate Change, held in the tent of the Central of Workers and Workers of Brazil (CTB), the World Social Forum (WSF).
In Brazil, four states have laws against the use of asbestos: Rio de Janeiro, Pernambuco, São Paulo and Rio Grande do Sul According Minc, with the ordinance, the Brazilian government does its part to preserve the environment.
Minc said that asbestos is a substance that kills by inhalation of fibers, but noted that there are many alternatives for mineral fibers, vegetable and synthetic. "Worldwide, 43 countries have now abolished [the use of asbestos]. We want to clean technology, not hits the environment and workers' lung. "
Among the diseases caused by asbestos, are asbestosis (chronic disease that causes hardening of the lungs) and cancers of the lung, pericardium (the lining the heart), gastrointestinal tract, kidney and larynx.
Asbestos is used in the construction industry, for the manufacture of tiles and boxes of water in brake linings (pads and canvases) and the lining of the clutch discs, among other products.
Source: Agência Brasil
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