2006|Austria, Belgium, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Italy, Netherlands, Portugal, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland
Asbestos-related occupational diseases in Europe: a survey in 13 countries
Most European countries are faced with the problem of asbestos-related occupational diseases. What are the diseases giving entitlement to compensation? According to whatcriteria are they recognised? How many cases are actually recognised and what are the trends since 1980? How are the victims compensated?
To all these questions the recently published EUROGIP report on “Asbestos-related occupational diseases in Europe” provides answers. This document also reviews estimates of mortality due to mesothelioma in Europe over the coming years. Although dramatic, the consequences will apparently be less catastrophic than predicted by Peto in 1999, since there would be 100,000 deaths from mesothelioma (as opposed to a projected figure of 250,000).