Activities of Oreste ROSSI related to 2012/2065(INI)
Shadow opinions (1)
OPINION on asbestos related occupational health threats and prospects for abolishing all existing asbestos
Amendments (3)
Amendment 7 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 a (new)
Paragraph 1 a (new)
1a. Draws attention to the recent studies showing that many different types of cancer can develop as a result of not only the inhalation of airborne fibres but also the ingestion of water containing such fibres (for example, from asbestos pipes);
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 b (new)
Paragraph 1 b (new)
1b. Points out that the ballast used on railway tracks often contains large quantities of asbestos, which breaks up as a result of vibration caused by trains and is released into the surrounding air;
Amendment 27 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 6 a (new)
Paragraph 6 a (new)
6a. Calls on the Commission and the Member States to carry out action research into the scale and severity of clinically measurable psychological impacts in communities around the EU that have been hit by diseases solely attributable to exposure to asbestos; (For both victims and their families, mesothelioma is extremely difficult to cope with, not least from a psychological point of view. Research carried out in Casale Monferrato by the University of Turin (Professor A. Granieri) has found that mesothelioma sufferers and their families show various psychological symptoms that come within the scientifically accepted definition of post-traumatic stress disorder (PTSD)).