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Why Asbestos is Dangerous for Workers

Feb 26, 2024 | News

 

Why Asbestos is Dangerous for Workers

Asbestos is not just a problem of the past. It can be present today in any building built or refurbished before 2000.

You cannot see, smell or feel the fibres in the air or on your clothes, so you do not know they are there.

When materials that contain asbestos are disturbed or damaged, fibres are released into the air. When people inhale these fibres they can cause serious diseases which cannot be cured. The most common diseases caused by asbestos are:

  • mesothelioma
  • asbestosis
  • asbestos-related lung cancer

These diseases will not affect you immediately – they often take a long time to develop. But once you have been diagnosed it is often too late to do anything. This is why it is important to protect yourself and others now.

For more information on what to do if suspected contact with asbestos has been made click the link.

 

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