Asbestos Exposure
Construction workers may be exposed to asbestos during demolition or remodeling of older buildings built before 1980. Most of these buildings contain asbestos insulation, or other asbestos containing products.
Asbestos in Construction
Asbestos is well-recognized as a health hazard and is highly regulated. Although asbestos is no longer used as an insulation material, workers may still be exposed to asbestos during demolition or remodeling jobs.
Asbestos may also still be found in some taping compounds, asbestos cement, pipes and floor tiles. Vinyl asbestos floor tiles may be as much as 15% to 20% asbestos, which is released when old flooring is removed.
Asbestos removal can only be done by specially trained asbestos workers. Significant exposure to asbestos can cause breathing problems, lung cancer and cancer of the lung lining many years after exposure.
Check out this short audio clip by Dan Clark of the theSafetyBrief.com that talks about the hazards and solutions related to asbestos exposure.
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