Asbestos

known as asbestos was used quite frequently in a variety of construction applications. Not only was the material found to be durable and versatile, it was also a very cost-effective solution, and so its use was quite prolific in the installation of insulation, floors, ceilings, etc. Today we know that asbestos poses a very serious health concern, and so it is no longer used in modern day construction applications. Unfortunately, this material continues to exist in many of older structures found all throughout Australia. Therein lays the absolute necessity of asbestos removal in Sydney and greater New South Wales. Sounds simple enough, right? Wrong. First of all, asbestos can be found practically everywhere in structures built during the time that the material's use was most prolific. Asbestos is known, among other things, for its incredible tensile strength as well as its exceptional fire retardant…

WHAT IS ASBESTOS Asbestos is one of the six naturally occurring silicate minerals which have all in common the eponymous asbestiform habit. Asbestos has six primary sub-classifications; Chysotile, crocidolite,amosite, anthophyllite, tremolite, and actinolite. Among these, chyrsotile and amosite asbestos are most common. It existed more than 4,000 years ago but large scale mining began at the end of the late 19th century when manufacturers and builders begun using asbestos because of its…

Asbestos has played a pivotal role in the construction, electrical and automotive industries for many decades due to its excellent thermal and abrasive properties (Brandt 2008). The term asbestos comes from ancient Greek word meaning "inextinguishable". According to Hart (1988), the use of asbestos dates back to prehistoric times where asbestos fibers were woven into a fabric and used as wicks in oil lamps. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral which is mined from the earth’s crust. It…

I’m address you today about the continued use of asbestos in common products used and handled by labor workers, and the continued health risks this poses to these workers. Florida has a long history with the use of asbestos from shipyards, oil refineries, and five asbestos processing plants which increased Florida’s asbestos-related death rate to rank second in the nation for those who lost their lives to mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. Asbestos is banned in more than 55 countries…

exposed to asbestos while at a mechanic shop or at a shipyard or at an array of other potential places and contracted mesothelioma decades later, ultimately dying from the cancer. And what about those people’s families? They are also at risk. Asbestos got on their loved one’s clothes, in vehicles and on shoes. While giving a hug or while doing laundry, they were easily exposed to the same carcinogens as they would be at a mechanic shop or ship yard in a process known as secondhand or take-home…

INTRODUCTION Asbestos is the name given to a group of six naturally occurring minerals. This essay will focus on methods of recognition, evaluation and control of asbestos in an occupational setting in Australia. BACKGROUND Products manufactured from asbestos demonstrate durability, flexibility and excellent insulative and fire resistant properties, for this reason asbestos has been used extensively in many industries worldwide. Until the mid-80’s Australia’s use of asbestos was one of the…

Introduction Asbestos is a naturally occurring substance found in fibrous form. It is very resistant to heat and chemical erosions and it also has a very good tensile strength. As it is usually mixed with other materials to use, so it is very hard to recognize. But if you are working in a building made before 1990, some parts of it would contain asbestos. Asbestos was used widely in building materials such as to make fireproofing on walls and ceilings, floor tiles, cement pipes, cement boards…

Asbestos refers to a group of six types of minerals. Asbestos minerals are made up of durable fibers and are not used around heat, fire and many chemicals. Once called the "miracle mineral" for such properties, asbestos was used in many products, from building materials to fireproof protective gear. It is now known that exposure to asbestos can cause mesothelioma, a dangerous cancer that affects the inside lining of the lungs, as well as other cancers and lung-related illnesses. All six types of…

a) life expectancy/ the number of years that an average person at any age, including newborns, can expect to live. Libby Montana and any other place that deals with asbestos should be in a separate category because, this video shows that most of the people in the town died a lot younger. The average life expectance in the united states is around the age of eighty. Since it takes forty years from exposure for effects of asbestos to fully develop, only people who are not exposed until they are…

the Mahoning County. This disease is most commonly caused from asbestos exposure. Asbestos is a natural occurring mineral silicate that was commonly used for insulating and fireproofing. Asbestos easily breaks down into very small dust-like fibers, which can be easily inhaled into person’s lungs. Once asbestos is inhaled it can yield many health hazards, including mesothelioma (Roberts, Patsios, Paul, Deperrot, Teel, Bayanati, & Johnston, 2013). Mesothelioma is diagnosed when a person has…