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FILE NAME: Asbestos Sacks and Bags (ASB) DATE: 1981 Aug 23 DOC#: ASB012 DOCUMENT DESCRIPTION: Newspaper Article - South African Stevedores Risking Health by Handling Shipments of Asbestos aje-lsdoJmtLheefmorsmelvoefsa, rm_h's'-1. SSeleetmieesnatnbdeitnwsetietnutiinodnis--. ! 5pnrge winorkraebsleidwe naytiaol-, ,.Sennet, managing di- * .ofalstoheseNesatathl eBiunisldtiitnug- ., aJg^eisn,gbuat fecleolssethlaotokthe,airt , ^Seedntintfounthdes msohvoeumldenbt ' daenbt yinmsaokciinegtiedsirpeacrtt ionf1'1 gdneinevesctommenptasn. ies' pr-` :faeccsehsosuldtohaivnestiptruetfieornena-l it,oannda Icovmispuuallsiosery inbvaessist-, Iipethteitivsoecieratitees. oWffeerinngeeda igme osoreurcreaste offreiendvoemst,m" ehnet fi- 1 IEAELQEUIPMENT -smeneinotros,fferresjoefc1ti8npgercmeanntapglues ThesevSeAnSpJeorcffeincitaollnymdeercilta.red a dseisvpeunte ntwewo swpeaepkesrsagsou, basned qruuleen',tdlyoindgenciodmedorteowworokrkthatno tdhicetiartecdo.ntractual obligations JSuspercded HownDeeagvioleytri,NawteiowitnhssitjnhoeuDrruner-abolaipsnetsnyiaenstgttehoref. drualye saucstipoenndwehdiltehtehier owuotcrokmtoe ISAoSfJthperetsaildkesnwt aMs rawJoaihtned.Allen shaaidd dlaesctidneidghttothaveojiodursneeakliisntgs tthioenapbpooairndt,meifntpoofsasicbolne,cilbiae csuauresse, oifnctlhuedi"negxttehronsae! fprroems tihnge Gthoevienrdnumsternyt",.already fac ' S!Fivf1eo%uSrAhmoSuJarnsraegypeerersssteerhndataadytivmweesitthaofnoudrt ;' aanrrdivtainlkgsawt aoufildrmcocnotnicnluuesioton, Heddaeys,chriebseadidth. e negotiations as `examining options". --Sapa. how Allen /John Dedd D eath i llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!llllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll!!|lllllllllllllilllllllllllllllllllil B y BILL Q A R D IN K S 3 AU6 JUSi rSiOskUiTngHtAhefriricahneasltthevbeydohraensd, leinspgeschiaipllmy etnhtosseoLinasFboersttoEs-.iiaabeih, are serious, preDsesuspreit-epaccoknetdainbeagrissawtiohnic,haatrelekasntow3n0%toopfuanscbtuesretosanedxpteoarrts, sahreeddsitnilgl fsihniepp--edyiei higThhley rdeagnigoenraolusdi--recatsobresotfosthfeibrDesepoavretmr deonctkowforHkeerasl.th in Pori Elizabeth, Dr J D Krvnauw, -- where most asbestos is handled. -- has ordered an investigation. be"cSauinsceeththisisishaashbeeaeltnh bhraozuagrhdt --to tohuerrenoisticneo, dwoeubwt iallbocuetrttahinalty,"lohoeksainidto. the matter asbAesmtoosntfhib-lroensgfrionmvesttoigmataionnd bpyunactnuerewdspbaapgesr,hathvee WcheoekkeedndthePoasitr, ihnasshriepvs'eahloeldds.that Sttehveedhoorledss,whpoarwtiecruelainrltyervwiehwened wsaoirdkebrasg,s huonladwinagreasboefsttohsehahdeaslptlhit whahzilaerdh,anudsleedd [ hooks to move the bags. THE AIR (baOgsnccoenrttaaiinninogcacsabsieosntos,s,lowoosueldbafaglsl ianntdo tshterahpopledds G{fdiburriensginltooadtihneg,airth. rowing up asbestos dust and IN SHIPS T*%heryotseacidtivteheclsottehvinegdoorre m"basoksssenso"rdaidchnaontgperoo-f AAccllosr.ding to medical research into occupation HOLDS valisidbilseetaosetsh,e nasabkeesdtoesyef--ibrceosul--d besocmareriendotonevthene wthoerirkefrasm' ioliveesrawllosulodratlshoeibresekxinpoasnedd,toasthae rriesskulot,f geSttoinmgeaosbfesthtoes-mreolastteddadnisgeearsoeuss. fibres are too s $ s--maaslbl etostosesiesa--ndacnadnvcaariuosuesafoscrmarsrionfgluonfgthceanlucnegrs. CHOKED i CoTmhpeanPyo,rtwEhliiczhabreetchruSittesveddoocrkinwgoLrkaebrosu,rhSauspprely ftoussesdhitpomdeinsctsusthsrtohueghcothnetrohvarebrsoiuarl aisnsduethoefsaesriboeuss WITH AN U. hineaadltehquhaatzealyrdpfaacckianggetdheassbteesvteodso. res working with the"Imt aisnangoerc,onMcrernC oJf Wmiilnseo,n", sai"dI. supply the labour and the hsteevshediposr.ing) companies work ?m u i"nI owroucladnnn'toktnotewari.f thIedboang'st nidlel.e" carg o , I handle - lepdroitfectthivee coclmotphainnyg saunpd- iyskswetroe ihtsandwlionrgkearssbewsthoesn, "rJaidovtehrealclso,mbpoaontys oannldy shuepl-The provision of gloves. F: essure-packsd asbestos bags with a ht 'ris.iabnilditygoogf gtlhees swteavsedtohre- (SAMSrCDOe). Witte refused to dis mthaekteeleapnhdonIeadmowgnoninogw.t"o "cdomlapbaonuiers,frwohmichthreeqPuiosri-t tbeth Stevedoring Labour cuHssethsaeidmMattrerW. ilson had con tacted him about the subject theApGpreonaecrhaeld Wfoorrkecros'mmUi (GWU) -- which represi le>lyreCfoemrrpedanyf.urther enquir` Mr H de Witte, manager aconmdmehnet. had no f u r t h e r "Mr Wilson told you about tahwearsetevoefdotrhees --"acsuatied ihte'j hazard" from asbestos and ieSeSrovuicthe CAofmricpaanny S(iLevtde)- ihta. vHe enomefnutritohneerd ciotmtomemnet . toI rmaai stteedr hwadithalrsetaedvye dboe -&/ssi(SteaMas" i a p a c k e t- iiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiisHiiiiiiiiiiiimiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii SD A XKB&S' resStwevitehdoout pclroottheicntgive amsobveestos on a "EPloizrtabeth quay ;e ie n b u t arning on the side. m'a"nTahgeemweonrkt.processes are b^e ibnegiminpvreosvtiegda,t"eda aGnWd Uthsepyokweisll ma"nWsoarikd.ers are to be medieai- deadly menace loynceextahmeinteesdtsbhyavdeocbteoerns caonmd, eprlest'edc,omthpeenqsuaetisotinonfoorf awsboerks troaiss-eredl.a"ted diseases will be poSrtosmheadonfotthyeetmcoonretainreemrisoetde psoresthsueraes-pbaesctkoesdwbaasgss.hipped in in "bAalglsofaitt uosneed ttiom.bee, sbuuptplibeed tchaeusheeaolfthcohnatsaainrderitshaitsioins annodt the ease now." D"eTphaertrmegeinotnoafl dHiereacltthorinofPtohret Esaliidsabaeltthho,ugDh? hIe DhadKrsyontaurwe, ceived any formal complaints aatbotuhte thhearblooaudri,ngheofwaosubldestions mstrauttcetrh. is staff to look into the deAntcsciodfetnhtse laonaddinisgoloaftemdaitnecrii ahlealwthhicchoulwd aosccaurdaatngteimr etso, : bdluitngif iotfwsauscha rmegautelariraml i"shthaenn we will certainly look into it". ren"cIef, ittheis haeacltohmomfotnheocccoumr- minudnaitnygeirn."that area would be usoen,! choemadmlineenst iannd * 2 * rry Bator. <JsslSn by 1 TM ""' of 171 Main Street, JohjniKK.bui-g.