Asbestos and Industry - A Consultative Overview

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1 Workshop on Asbestos and Occupational Health and Safety Issues Paul Bastian National President Australian Manufacturing Workers Union New Delhi, India June 2011

2 Key topics covered Asbestos and Australia Banning asbestos A corporate disgrace James Hardie SAFE

3 Asbestos and Australia 100 years of mining asbestos Production peaked in ,000 tonnes / annum In 1984 Australia: First in world per capita useage 4 th overall gross consumption , 52% of all houses were built from asbestos fibre board Hundreds of thousands more homes contain asbestos products

4 Asbestos and Australia Highest recorded rate of Asbestos Related Diseases (ARD) Hundreds of thousands of workers and dependants exposed Tens of thousands have contracted an ARD ARD not yet peaked 2020 / ,000 ARD 13,000 / 18,000 mesothelioma

5 Banning Asbestos industry declines Mines close Export demand drops Domestic demand declines 1984 manufacture of most asbestos related products cease During this period unions campaign For better OH&S laws / rights Better compensation

6 Banning Asbestos Campaign meets with resistance Employers/Industry y Government Low levels of community awareness

7 Banning Asbestos What worked Common and committed purpose within the union movement Building alliances Victims groups Medical bodies Victims lawyers Make the issue public

8 Banning Asbestos What worked (continued) Continue to build pressure on industry and Government Demanding and campaigning for better OH&S laws / rights and improved compensation

9 A Corporate disgrace James Hardie Asbestos liabilities 80/100 million per year CSR 30%, James Hardie 70% James Hardie Global l TNC Fibre board and pipe USA largest market Domiciled in Australia Asbestos liabilities in Australia 2001 James Hardie sought to shift its domicile to The Netherlands

10 A Corporate disgrace James Hardie Project Green Strategy for dealing with opponents, government, media, etc Sever from James Hardie subsidiary companies that had the asbestos liabilities Set up a Medical Research and Compensation Foundation Provide sufficient fund to meet all future claims - $294 million Relocate to The Netherlands

11 A Corporate disgrace James Hardie The victims Bernie Banton

12 A Corporate disgrace James Hardie Regulators Politicians Suppliers & Vendors Political Donations Financial Institutions James Hardie Customers Shareholders Directors Parent, Subsidiaries Siblings & Other Operations Its workers & unions AGM Public Relations

13 A Corporate disgrace James Hardie NSW Government established Jackson Inquiry Months of damning evidence - James Hardie agrees to settle New fund established Feb 2007 (value of settlement $4.5 billion)

14 A Corporate disgrace James Hardie James Hardie commits to funding education and awareness programs Jackson Inquiry finds against Directors ASIC charges Directors

15 SAFE to 1983, two thirds of every home built contain asbestos products Warning labels not applied until 1978 Occupational exposure declining Do it yourself home renovators next wave National Code of Practice and Regulations for asbestos removal (workplace) Non workplace regulation, removal, disposal, transport - inconsistent

16 SAFE , ACTU, Cancer Council Australia convene SAFE 2030 Conference SAFE Conference declaration: National Asbestos Authority National consistent laws National asbestos audit with prioritised removal program Australia to take a leadership role towards a global ban (Rotterdam)

17 Recent Developments National Asbestos Management Review Announced October 2010 report by June 2012 Participants medical practitioners, lawyers,employer l representatives, ti Asbestos Research Institute and /unions Terms of reference similar to the SAFE declaration

18 Towards a global ban One worker dies from an ARD every 5 minutes Only 53 countries have banned asbestos Without a global ban deaths from ARD will continue Asbestos must be added to the Rotterdam Convention

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