Asbestosis is a chronic lung disease that is caused by exposure to a large amount of asbestos fibers or dust for a prolonged period of time causing scarring on your lungs. There is no cure and it usually diagnosed by a careful medical history, exposure history, and chest x-rays or CT scans. Asbestos usage can date back to prehistoric times but it became popular during the Industrial Age’s. Regulations of asbestos in the US began in the 1970s when the public began to understand the connection between asbestoses exposure and lung diseases, but it is still not banned. OSHA has a set of regulations to protect workers from the hazards of asbestos. The three main standards depend on the type of workplace: General Industry, Shipyards, and Construction. Protections under these standards include Permissible Exposure Limit (PEL); assessments of workplace; monitoring of PEL levels; proper hazard communication; separate decontamination and eating areas; and specific training requirements. Here is a fun and educational video emphasizing the safety tips of asbestos!
It's weird it's not banned yet. I wonder what the initial benefit to this was though? My parents just this month cleared their house of it and it's a big to do!
ReplyDeleteI also think it is really weird it isn't banned yet! We already have so much evidence against asbestos and by now there must be many other substitutions for asbestos in products.
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