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Asbestos in Emergencies: Handling, Breaking Cycle

A brief, practical guide for field practitioners on dealing with existing asbestos materials in disaster settings, breaking the cycle, and avoiding its use in transitional shelter and reconstruction. Final version available online, along with a training module on www.sheltercentre.org.

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Asbestos in Emergencies: Handling, Breaking Cycle

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  1. A Brief Guide to Asbestos in EmergenciesSafer Handling &Breaking the CycleShelter Meeting 09a07.05.2009

  2. What Brief, practical and realistic guidance for field practitioners : • How to deal with existing asbestos-containing materials in disaster and post-disaster settings where no specialist back-up is available • How to break the cycle and avoid the use of asbestos-containing materials in transitional shelter and reconstruction • Further references

  3. Where • Draft printout circulated today • Final comments to karen.walker@proactnetwork.org by May 15th • Final version available online accompanied by a short training module on www.sheltercentre.org www.proactnetwork.org

  4. Coming up • Brief Guide to the Management of Building Waste Materials in Emergencies • Brief guide accompanied by a short training module to be made available online

  5. Thank youkaren.walker@proactnetwork.org

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