Mesothelioma Prevention
How to Protect Asbestos Workers’ Family Members
Workers exposed to asbestos may put their family members in danger of Exposure to Asbestos. They can carry Asbestos home from work on their clothes, bodies, tools and other items, and then unknowingly expose their families to this hazardous substances , causing mesothelioma. This can also occur when the home and workplace are not separated, such as [...]
Asbestos containing materials in daily life cause Mesothelioma!
Mesothelioma is a deadly cancer that occurs in individuals exposed to asbestos. Mesothelioma victims have inhaled asbestos fibers which then travel through the lung and become lodged in the pleura (the thin, saran wrap-type membrane lining the lungs.) Each year 2,500 to 4,000 patients in the U.S. are diagnosed with mesothelioma.
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Do You At Risk of Asbestos Exposure?
Up to nine out of ten cases of mesothelioma are caused by exposure to asbestos, so people should know how to recognize asbestos or asbestos-containing products around them to avoid asbestos exposure.
Occupational Asbestos Exposure
Construction sites
Asbestos product manufacturing sites
Oil refineries
Mines
Shipyards
Steel mills
Power plants
Automotive manufacturing facilities
Offshore rust removal sites
Railroads
Maritime operation sites
Demolition sites