Portuguese schools still not protected against health risks posed by asbestos
Twenty years since the European Union outlawed asbestos in buildings – due to the fact that it is responsible for 75% of professional cancers – and Portugal’s schoolchildren are still The post Portuguese schools still not protected against health risks posed by asbestos appeared first on Portugal Resident.
Nearly 270 schools in Portugal still have asbestos ceilings
In 2025 these materials were removed from only 34 sites, not always in compliance with the law.
Almost 270 schools in Portugal still have asbestos ceilings
In 2025 these materials were removed from only 34 premises, not always in compliance with the law.
Portugal missed the deadline to implement the EU law on asbestos
The issue concerns the transposition of the directive requiring a reduction in the occupational exposure limit to asbestos. Portugal had two years to apply that rule but failed to meet the deadline, which expired this Sunday.
Asbestos SOS alert: Portugal misses deadline to reduce exposure
Portugal missed the deadline to implement EU legislation on asbestos. The issue concerns transposing the EU directive that requires lowering the occupational exposure limit for workers to the material.
Portugal misses EU deadline to reduce workers' exposure to asbestos
SOS Amianto warns that Portugal “has not published the decree-law and the country enters into formal non-compliance today.” Exposure to this substance is responsible for 75% of occupational cancers in the European Union.