NIOSH: Comments
Needed on Asbestos Research Roadmap
[Posted 07/14/2008]
The
National Institute for Occupational Safety and
Health (NIOSH) is inviting public comment on a draft
report that focuses on the occupational exposure and
toxicity issues pertaining to asbestos and other
elongated mineral particles. The report, or
“roadmap,”
aims to identify research priorities, which in turn
may address the many longstanding uncertainties that have
surrounded asbestos fiber and its health effects.
“Achieving
agreement on needed research is an important step in
answering questions that need to be answered for
protecting workers’ health. After decades, these
uncertainties continue to consume time, concern, and
resources for the whole range of parties who have a
stake in asbestos health issues,”
stated NIOSH Director John Howard, MD.
Deadline for comment is September 30, 2008.
Go to http://www.cdc.gov/niosh/review/public/099-A/
for materials, as well as to provide comment via
online form, e-mail, fax, or mail.
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