Despite grave warnings, put forward by a variety of cancer, public health, and regulatory agencies, regarding the health hazards of all types of asbestos, controversy continues to be fomented by powerful moneyed interests. This has permitted some countries to promote continued use of asbestos. INEP therefore undertook the development of a Position Statement that, for the first time, puts forward, from an epidemiologic perspective, the clear evidence confirming that all forms of asbestos should be banned.

INEP PUBLICATIONS:
Executive Summary - Position Statement on Asbestos (2012) (English, Arabic, Chinese, French, Russian, Spanish)

Position Statement on Asbestos (2012) (English, French)

Appendix B. Endorsements from Non-Member Organizations

Appendix C. Endorsements from Individuals

RELATED READINGS:

A call to action: epidemiologists assert themselves with scientific data, Weiss, Stanley H., MD, International Joint Policy Committee of the Societies of Epidemiology. Editorial in International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health 18(3):167-178, September 2012.

The INEP Position Statement on Asbestos: A Long-Overdue Appeal by Epidemiologists to Ban Asbestos Worldwide and End Related Global Environmental Injustice. Al-Delaimy, Wael, MD, PhD, Editorial in Environmental Health Perspectives, 121(5): A144-5, May 2013.