Depuis les avis rendus par l'Afsset en 2009 sur la nécessité de mieux contrôler l'exposition des travailleurs exposés à l'amiante, en utilisant la Microscopie Electronique à Transmission Analytique pour l'analyse des fibres d'amiante et en proposant une réduction de la Valeur Limite d'Exposition Professionnelle à 10 F/L sur 8h, de nombreux travaux ont été menés à l'INRS sur ces sujets. Le projet Amiante-META, qui a démarré en 2012 à l'INRS, a permis d'obtenir des réponses sur la métrologie des fibres d'amiante, sur l'exposition des opérateurs de désamiantage en situation de travail, sur le niveau de protection individuelle offert par les équipements actuellement utilisés sur les chantiers et de construire des outils de prédiction des expositions et des programmes de formation pour améliorer la protection des salariés de ce secteur.

Since the opinions issued by Afsset in 2009 on the need to better control the exposure of workers exposed to asbestos (to use Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy for the analysis of asbestos fibers and to reduce of the Occupational Exposure Limit Value at 10 F / L over 8h) many studies were conducted at INRS on these topics. The Asbestos-META project, which started in 2012 at the INRS, provided first answers on the metrology of asbestos fibers, on the exposure of asbestos removal operators in the workplace and on the level of protection offered by equipment currently used on construction sites. This project provided also exhibition prediction tools and training programs to improve the protection of employees in this sector.

Since the opinions issued by Afsset in 2009 on the need to better control the exposure of workers exposed to asbestos (to use Analytical Transmission Electron Microscopy for the analysis of asbestos fibers and to reduce of the Occupational Exposure Limit Value at 10 F / L over 8h) many studies were conducted at INRS on these topics. The Asbestos-META project, which started in 2012 at the INRS, provided first answers on the metrology of asbestos fibers, on the exposure of asbestos removal operators in the workplace and on the level of protection offered by equipment currently used on construction sites. This project provided also exhibition prediction tools and training programs to improve the protection of employees in this sector.