Asbestos

							    ASBESTOS AWARENESS WEEK 2012
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   ASBESTOS?
THERE ARE 6 TYPES of ASBESTOS


 Chrysotile       Amosite        Crocidolite       Tremolite         Anthophyllite        Actinolite



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ASBESTOS USE DATES BACK THOUSANDS OF YEARS



   Asbestos was found in         Ancient Egyptians em-                   Early Romans used
   pottery dating back to        balmed their pharaohs with              napkins and tablecloths
   the Stone Age                 asbestos woven garments                 made with asbestos




                      1921                                1964                   1977
                      1st mention of                      1st diagnosis of        Peak world demand
                      mesothelioma                        mesothelioma            for asbestos

                                       Asbestos Timeline
    1917                1924                                                             2002
     Studies reveal     1st diagnosis of                                                 Last asbestos
     large # of         asbestosis                                                       mine closes
                                                                       1973
     illnesses in
     mining towns                                                      1st asbestos
                                                                       lawsuit




    1 IN 3                          MESOTHELIOMA VICTIMS
                                    ARE MILITARY VETERANS
                                       Since asbestos was
                                       great for fireproofing
                                       and insulation, it was
                                       used on military
                                       ships, tanks, air
                                       crafts and trucks




    1st               Asbestos
                      Lawsuit                1973
   In the Eastern District of Texas, Attorney Ward Stephen-
   son filed a lawsuit on behalf of Clarence Boel, against 11
   asbestos manufacturers asking for $1 million. Borel had
   worked for 30 years in the shipyards and oil refineries
   along the Texas-Louisiana coast. In 1969, he was diag-
   nosed originally with asbestosis and later mesothelioma.




 Last Asbestos Mine Closed in U.S.
                                                                      2002



Fueled by the industrial revolution, the 1st asbestos mine in the US opened in Sall Moun-
tain, Georgia in the late 1800’s. The last mine closed in California in 2002. It took more
than 100 years to full understand just how deadly this mineral could be.




                                                    ASBESTOS
                                                                       IS STILL



                                                                                 IN
                                                                   CANADA
                                                                      +
                                                                     U.S.

        107,000
          workers annually are exposed to asbestos
          f r o m t h e i r j o b s a c c o r d i n g to t h e W H O

            - painters                  - tile setters               - tinsmiths
            - powerhouse workers        - machinists                 - weavers
            - floor coverers            - rubber workers             - excavators
            - pot tenders               - warehouse workers          - technicians
            - refinery workers          - mixing operatives          - brake makers
            - paper mill workers        - sawyers                    - clutch makers
            - gasket makers             - brake makers




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