1. International High-Level Expert Conference on Chemical Safety and Rotterdam Convention: Policies and Practices in Russia 14 –15 October 2010, in Moscow Lessons learned from Asbestos Use Alexander Nies DepDG Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety

2. Use of asbestos in Germany Chrysotile:96 % Crocidolite:3 % Amosite:1% Interdiction of use of sprayed asbestos (1979) Ban of asbestos in Germany (1993) Total consumption 1948 – 1993: 6 million tons Source: Dr. Markus Mattenklott, BGIA - Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance Germany

3. Asbestos related occup. diseases, Germany Chrysotile:96 % Crocidolite:3 % Amosite:1% Ban of asbestos in Germany (1993) Total consumption 1948 – 1993: 6 million tons Source: Dr. Markus Mattenklott, BGIA - Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance Germany

4. Asbestos related diseases and costs Source: Dr. Markus Mattenklott, BGIA - Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance Germany

5. Occupational diseases leading to death in 2008 Source: Dr. Markus Mattenklott, BGIA - Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance Germany

6. WHO PAYS THE BILL ?

7. Asbestos related diseases - Costs per Case Recipients of a pension in 2008: 25,958 Mean pension per recipient in 2008: 17,400 US-$ Estimated mean duration of pension payment per case: 13 years Estimated total pension per case - asbestosis:130,000 US-$ - lung cancer:320,000 US-$ - mesothelioma:320,000 US-$ Source: Dr. Markus Mattenklott, BGIA - Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance Germany

8. Asbestos related diseases - Costs per Case Costs for asbestos related occupational diseases in Germany 1987 - 2008 all costs: 5,840,000,000 US-$ costs for pensions: 4,840,000,000 US-$ ( 83 % of all costs) Predicted total costs for asbestos related occup. diseases in Germany ( based on assumption that peak is reached in 2010 ) all costs: 20,000,000,000 US-$ costs for pensions:17,000,000,000 US-$ Source: Dr. Markus Mattenklott, BGIA - Institute for Occupational Safety and Health of the German Social Accident Insurance Germany

9. Further costs from asbestos use arise from : $ follow up and preventive occupational health checks of workers with past and current asbestos contact $ costs for asbestos removal/abatement in public and private buildings $ uncontrolled current exposure: Health risks as a result of inappropriate handling of still used asbestos products in residential homes and industrial applications