The Occupational Health Department of the French Institute for Public Health Surveillance is tasked with developing programs on occupational risks across various occupational groups. The ESPrI program, launched in 2005 in collaboration with the Social Security System for the Self-Employed in seven regions, consisted of two components: post-occupational follow-up and epidemiological monitoring. The objective of the first component was to identify among newly retired artisans any past occupational exposure to asbestos; this was done with the aim of enabling them to receive medical follow-up covered by their health insurance provider and to inform them of their right to seek potential financial compensation from the Asbestos Victims Compensation Fund. This first phase of post-occupational follow-up has been completed, and the results are presented for artisans who retired between 2004 and 2008. The report describes the respondents’ profiles, their careers, and their potential past occupational exposure to asbestos. Furthermore, and for the first time, based on the observed data, estimates of lifetime exposure prevalence are provided by industry sector within the population of retired craftsmen. Today, the "epidemiological follow-up" component of the study, using the cohort of volunteers, is beginning, with the aim of describing the health effects of past exposures and evaluating the program’s impact in terms of social benefit. (R.A.)