Press release - Exposure to asbestos: MEPs adopt law to protect workers more robustly
Lower level of exposure
- Lower level of exposure
The law aims to reduce exposure to asbestos fibres to the lowest possible level. - The new rules also include new requirements to protect workers more robustly.
- These new rules on asbestos drastically reduce the level of asbestos that workers are exposed to, protecting them from the dangerous carcinogen.
- It is by far the biggest cause of work-related cancer: 78% of occupational cancers recognised in EU member states are related to asbestos exposure.