Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) from April 1 to 7, 2026

Global Asbestos Awareness Week

International action week to raise awareness of asbestos hazards

For the 22nd time, the annual “Global Asbestos Awareness Week” (GAAW) of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) in the USA, which is also used by numerous countries worldwide for their own initiatives to raise awareness of the dangers of asbestos and for demands for better occupational safety.

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Asbestos production declining worldwide

Asbestos production worldwide 1990

According to statistics from the Minerals Yearbooks of the United States Geological Survey from 1980 to 2022 , the proportion of asbestos production by country has changed significantly worldwide in recent decades. While significant quantities were still being mined in 22 countries around 1980, there are only four main producers in 2022.

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