Forum held on “Asbestos-free Thailand”

[Jonathan Fairfield]

 

BANGKOK (NNT) - The National Health Assembly held at the turn of the millennium in 2000 resolved to do away with asbestos usage in Thailand, but this mandate has yet to be tangibly realized two decades later.

 

Aware of this issue, the Public Relations Department has organized an activity for exchanges under the topic of asbestos-free Thailand.

 

Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Public Health Anutin Charnvirakul, Public Relations Department Director-General Lt. Gen. Sansern Kaewkamnerd, and National Health Commission Office Deputy Secretary-General Prida Tae-arak were among the participants who exchanged viewpoints from different sectors regarding asbestos.

 

Dr. Prida said that although the National Health Assembly in 2000 resolved the make Thailand asbestos-free, this resolution has yet to be realized and more cooperation from various sectors is needed. He explained that support is needed from businesses and the public needs to become more informed about asbestos. He expects that some time is needed for the required contributing factors, such as the law and social pressure, to come together properly.

 

Asbestos is a group of naturally occurring fibrous silicate minerals, of which there are six types. Asbestos is very heat resistant and was used across the world as a building material for much of the 20th century. It was used in floor tiles, ceiling tiles, and insulators. Inhalation of large amounts of asbestos fibers can lead to various lung conditions, including lung cancer.

 

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[Geoffggi]

18 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

BANGKOK (NNT) - The National Health Assembly held at the turn of the millennium in 2000 resolved to do away with asbestos usage in Thailand, but this mandate has yet to be tangibly realized two decades later.

Unless there is money to be made the Hi-So establishments will not be interested

[tonray]

Can MSG free Thailand be next ? ????????????????

[edwinchester]

Should have been got rid of years ago as it's nasty stuff to work with. One of my uncle's died of mesothelioma several years ago, contracted after being exposed to asbestos as a dockyard worker and it is a terrible way to have your life end.

Edited December 5, 2021 by edwinchester

[jak2002003]

32 minutes ago, tonray said:

Can MSG free Thailand be next ? ????????????????

Is this like the 'plastic bag free Thailand'?

 

[tonray]

1 minute ago, jak2002003 said:

Is this like the 'plastic bag free Thailand'?

 

I went to Thai Watsadu the other day to buy some painting supplies. As I paid for the plastic dropcloth sheeting the girl at the register reminded me she could not give me a plastic bag....oh the irony

[DaLa]

9 minutes ago, tonray said:

I went to Thai Watsadu the other day to buy some painting supplies. As I paid for the plastic dropcloth sheeting the girl at the register reminded me she could not give me a plastic bag....oh the irony

But of course you can buy the hideous, dangerous, nasty, terrible, life threatening, evil plastic bags. Along with all the other hideous, dangerous etc., etc plastic in our lives. Even the useful plastic like electric switches and sockets, car bumpers, plastic bottles instead of glass ( still have the scars from a milk bottle accident when I was 4 years old). Wouldn't it be fun to wave a magic wand and all plastic disappear tomorrow; that would get people thinking.

 

Nothing to do with the material, everything to do with mans inability (laziness) to dispose of it in a responsible way. 

[VocalNeal]

26 minutes ago, edwinchester said:

Should have been got rid of years ago as it's nasty stuff to work with.

I used to work in an asbestos cement manufacturing plant and I am still here.

[tonray]

1 hour ago, VocalNeal said:

I used to work in an asbestos cement manufacturing plant and I am still here.

I think I've met one of your co-workers when they chipped up my driveway for repaving

[TooMuchTime]

If you or a loved one has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, a mesothelioma lawyer may be able to get you compensation.

[PETERTHEEATER]

4 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

I used to work in an asbestos cement manufacturing plant and I am still here.

That proves you're  fireproof...????

[sawadee1947]

6 hours ago, DaLa said:

Wouldn't it be fun to wave a magic wand and all plastic disappear tomorrow

......and all Dildos should dissapear too....? 

Desaster's coming

[zzaa09]

11 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

Unless there is money to be made the Hi-So establishments will not be interested

Yep. Basic reasoning. 

[natway09]

Still being used in building materials here. Thank heavens it is not "Blue" as in Australia & nowhere nearly as dangerous

[seedy]

Wrongdoing is enabled, in particular, by those who have a responsibility to defend the public good but fail to do so. By turning a blind eye, they hide the wrongdoing. The campaign did not allow leading figures to hide. It put the spotlight on political leaders, union leaders, prestigious health organizations, top public servants responsible for health, Quebec’s top two English-speaking universities, journalists, academics, and students. It challenged them to stop being complicit with wrongdoing and to speak out publicly to condemn the scientific deception and human harm caused by the asbestos industry.

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5664636/

[Mac Mickmanus]

23 hours ago, tonray said:

Can MSG free Thailand be next ? ????????????????

Why would that happen ?

MSG is no different to salt or pepper or any other food flavoring .

  The scientific name just scares some people 

[mikebell]

Meanwhile the PM2.5 continues to decimate the population with no discernible action from the Ministry for Health & Wealth.