Govt approves controlling use and import of asbestos from 2018

Sep 08, 2016 (LBO) – Sri Lanka’s cabinet has approved controlling the use and import of asbestos from January 2018 by adopting more beneficial substitutes and to prepare a operational programme to prohibit asbestos related production by 2024. “Since 1987 importation of blue asbestos (Crocidolite) has been prohibited as it was identified as a carcinogen […]