Asbestos
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that can be broken down into strands, or fibres as they're better known, and up until the end of the 90s was used in specialised products for fireproofing, waterproofing, insulation and soundproofing.
During the 20th century it became evident that long-term exposure to asbestos fibres could cause lung diseases. Various laws were passed to protect workers from exposure to asbestos and a new asbestos management industry was born providing services such as asbestos inspection, asbestos registers, asbestos removal and asbestos identification.
Inhalation of asbestos fibres at work causes over 2,000 deaths a year in ther UK and it is Britain's biggest industrial killer. It is estimated that eventually Mesothelioma alone will claim the lives over 200,000 people in the UK and for the majority of those it will come as a complete surprise. Many will have been exposed to asbestos and not even been aware of it because it can be found in a surprising number of products as diverse as toilet cisterns, floor tiles and brakes.
This site aims to provide advice about asbestos, identifying asbestos, how to manage asbestos, asbestos materials, asbestos removal cost, the laws governing asbestos and the illnesses such as pleural mesothelioma and lung cancer that can be caused by asbestos exposure.
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