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Asbestos in Industrial Facilities

What Is Asbestos?

Asbestos is a natural mineral found in rock formations. Asbestos released in the air acts as an air pollutant for those people who work in close proximity and may be inhaling this polluted air. For many years till the recent past though, the ill effects of asbestos in the environment were unacknowledged. It was something industrialists sought to play down or even hide from those who were actually being affected. However, with the changing times, change in labor laws, and better medical awareness, people have become aware of the complications of asbestos related health hazards.

Hazards of Asbestos- Mesothelioma

With due intervention from State health departments as well as private bodies, people today are aware of the diseases associated with asbestos, the hazards they face, and the compensations one is entitled to for being led unawares to such health problems.
Our discussion here relates to one of the most dreaded fallouts of asbestos pollution known as Mesothelioma, or asbestos cancer. Apart from the various other diseases associated with asbestos deposits, Mesothelioma is a serious health concern. According to data obtained from the National Center for Health Statistics, over 7,500 people have died in the United States from the cancer called mesothelioma, during the period from 1999 through 2001. However, most studies show that a large number of cases are still not reported at all.  World wide, the asbestos industry is in a bad state, especially due to the associated health hazards related to their workers directly and indirectly. Most such trade facilities have come under government scanners and laws regarding safety, and compensatory health benefits have been vastly improved upon. While asbestos related industries fight with bans and restrictions on production and usage, about a hundred and fifty countries still use asbestos. Production has increased worldwide, with Asian countries playing the key market role.

In spite of the tremendous growth in knowledge, as well as concern for the workers in industries associated with asbestos, much still needs to be done. As the Hazards movement has recently revealed, only half of those people officially recognized as affected each year due to asbestos cancer, actually receive industrial injuries benefit payments as they should and are entitled to.

What Has Been Done to Prevent Health Hazards from Asbestos?

As a result of the enhanced awareness of the asbestos pollution and related health hazards, state bodies have stepped up their efforts to ensure that the industry takes care of such health issues of its workers. One step that has been taken is the introduction of measures like licenses for Asbestos abatement contractors, which are regularly renewed and reviewed, so as to regulate the use of Asbestos. There are also measures like providing asbestos training, which helps in providing industrial training to companies to train their personnel in the proper manner. Today, accredited persons are deputed with the responsibility of ensuring standard health and safety measures in all trade facilities that might have the possibility of asbestos pollution affecting their workers.

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