Asbestos, Asbestos-related Diseases, and Compensation Claims in The Netherlands
- 1 April 2004
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Taylor & Francis in International Journal of Occupational and Environmental Health
- Vol. 10 (2) , 159-165
- https://doi.org/10.1179/oeh.2004.10.2.159
Abstract
In The Netherlands the number of asbestos-related diseases is increasing. An age-cohort model predicts a steep rise in pleural mesothelioma deaths up to 490 cases per year among men, with a total death toll close over 12,000 cases during 2000-2028. In the past decade the number of compensation claims for asbestos-related diseases has more than doubled, with increasingly verdicts in favor of claimants. In addition to the medical information, information about the state of the art of preventive measures in different periods of time plays a decisive role in these claims. The use of asbestos in The Netherlands, the occurrence of asbestos-related diseases, the national asbestos regulations, and the position of the claimants in asbestos lawsuits in The Netherlands are reviewed.Keywords
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