On behalf of ‘Jubilados Macosa-Alstom Afectados por el Amianto’, on an asbestos-free Europe  

Petition addressed to: Petitionsausschuss des Europäischen Parlaments

The petitioner calls for the provisions on removal of asbestos from public places or places to which the public has access, stipulated in the European Parliament resolution on asbestos-related occupational health threats and prospects for abolishing all existing asbestos (2012/2065(INI)), to be implemented before 2028, for asbestos to be removed from the workplace and from the environment and for all asbestos-related illnesses to be recognised as occupational diseases. The petitioner is adamant that Spain must comply with these points by removing asbestos from sensitive places such as schools and hospitals and making monitoring of asbestos-removal work mandatory so asbestos fibres are not released into the environment.