Davos
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ShiiiitIt can take over 30 odd years before you get cancer.
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ShiiiitIt can take over 30 odd years before you get cancer.
It can take over 30 odd years before you get cancer.I cut asbestos sheets with a 9'' angle grinder in the 70's and 80's without a dust mask.Looked like a snowman when I had finished.Maybe I ought to book a World Cruise before it's too late.
Were you employed or self employed at the time ?Shiiiit
Employed by my Father who died in 2010 .It can take over 30 odd years before you get cancer.
Were you employed or self employed at the time ?
You wont be able to claim of him then.Employed by my Father who died in 2010 .
Unfortunately notHe was the sort of bloke that if you wore a dust mask ,or any sort of safety equipment you were considered a poof.You wont be able to claim of him then.
Aye, im like that, fortunately for someone I don't employUnfortunately notHe was the sort of bloke that if you wore a dust mask ,or any sort of safety equipment you were considered a poof.
dont matter any road asbestos sheets are safe enough if you wear a dust mask when cutting,but they just got lumped in with blue asbestos which is nasty.wonder how many farms drinking water comes through asbestos pipes.
in an office he probably got exposed to blue asbestos cladding which is lethal,but a total different thing from asbestos sheetsAnyway, my Uncle is dying from Lung cancer and it is the type that is caused by Asbestos, he worked in a office all his days no recollection of ever having anything to do with, dangerous stuff not to be taken lightly.
Its not difficult and its not that expensive.When you look at the statistics it doesn't seem chrysotile is so bad and circumstancially it looks a bit unlikely but entirely possible it can effect you. If you smoked though that ramps up your chances of trouble as well.
I think its unlikely to get much trouble from a few one off events of chrysotile exposure. The worst think they govt have done is make it difficult and expensive to get rid of though, its made the situation about getting rid of it worse.
Its not difficult and its not that expensive.
Grumpy, respectfully your comment is incorrect. The fibres that are released when cutting chrysotile acm cannot be stopped by a simple dust mask, they have to be of a very specific specification and face test fixed to the user...if the user has stubble or a beard then they have little chance of a mask being a suitable fit to be effective. There is also the matter of all the fibres that are captured by the users clothes / hair / skin etc that do disappear when the mask is taken off...there are specific coveralls available to wear and remove / dispose of once the task has been completed. If anyone is really concerned or interested in asbestos containing materials then there are number ours UKAT approved public awareness courses available to attend... They will be an eye opener to some judging by a number of posts on this subject link...or simply go on the HSE website and read the Asbestos Essentials task sheets. Trust this helps rather than enrages.dont matter any road asbestos sheets are safe enough if you wear a dust mask when cutting,but they just got lumped in with blue asbestos which is nasty.wonder how many farms drinking water comes through asbestos pipes.
i wouldn't sweat it as i never bothered with a mask and like davos was covered head to toe in a white dust,if i die i die but i sincerely doubt it will be from cutting up asbestos roof sheets 35 years ago.but it did make me laugh when i seen folks in space suits clip off a little bit of one and place in a hermetically sealed container.now admit the truth what is the most dangerous roof sheets or blue asbestos?Grumpy, respectfully your comment is incorrect. The fibres that are released when cutting chrysotile acm cannot be stopped by a simple dust mask, they have to be of a very specific specification and face test fixed to the user...if the user has stubble or a beard then they have little chance of a mask being a suitable fit to be effective. There is also the matter of all the fibres that are captured by the users clothes / hair / skin etc that do disappear when the mask is taken off...there are specific coveralls available to wear and remove / dispose of once the task has been completed. If anyone is really concerned or interested in asbestos containing materials then there are number ours UKAT approved public awareness courses available to attend... They will be an eye opener to some judging by a number of posts on this subject link...or simply go on the HSE website and read the Asbestos Essentials task sheets. Trust this helps rather than enrages.
One of the greatest sufferers of asbestos related illness is office workers and teachers who have spent years pinning memo's, charts, kids pictures etc. to notice boards as many of the boards were blue ACM... If you can imagin that every time they pull a pin out they were exposed to a very localised dose of the acm fibre straight to their face...poor buggers.in an office he probably got exposed to blue asbestos cladding which is lethal,but a total different thing from asbestos sheets