2023 Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) || Day ONE – April 1st: Asbestos: One Word. One Week. One World.

Press Release: ADAO Launches 19th Annual “Global Asbestos Awareness Week” April 1-7, 2023

Posted on March 30 2023

Each year, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) dedicates April 1-7 to increasing awareness of asbestos and preventing exposure by bringing together experts and victims from around the world to share, learn, and take action. To view all 7 days of Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) content, please click here. Be sure to follow the conversation on social media with our GAAW hashtag: #2023GAAW. 

Asbestos is a known carcinogen, and there is no safe level of exposure. While promising research continues, prevention remains the only cure.

Day ONE:

Remembering Alan Reinstein (USA) — Read his story “I’ll Do Anything to Fight Mesothelioma to Have More Time with My Family, Anything”

Featured “BADGES: A MEMORIAL TRIBUTE TO ASBESTOS WORKERS” Poster by Earl Dotter: Honoring Dr. Irving Selikoff (2015)

Featured 30-Second PSA Video: “Asbestos: The Killer You Can’t See”

Leadership Quote: “The Senate Resolution is a huge win and will increase awareness around the health risks associated with asbestos. This will benefit firefighters greatly as they face a 2x greater risk of developing mesothelioma than the general population.” — Patrick Morrison, Assistant to the General President for Occupational Health, Safety and Medicine, International Association of Fire Fighter.

Take action now to ban asbestos imports and use with no loopholes or exemptions! Send your #BanAsbestos letter to Congress in just 60 seconds and add your voice to the U.S. and international coalition fighting against this deadly fiber. Protect the health of workers, families, and communities  — urge Congress take immediate action. Send your letter today!

We are delighted to collaborate with our 2023 GAAW Partners for Prevention: Institution of Occupational Safety and Health (@IOSH_tweets), Environmental Information Association (@EIA_USA), AMIANTO GIANNASI (@fergiannas), Occupational Safety and Health Africa Foundation (@OSHAfrica), and the Mavis Nye Foundation (@MavisNye). Join the conversation online by using #2023GAAW

Special thanks to our 2023 Platinum Sponsor Simmons Hanly Conroy.

Together, we make change happen.

Linda Reinstein