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    Asbestos Danger

    Asbestos is a type of mineral fiber that is often used as an additive to a variety of products. It is used to strengthen and to provide heat insulation because it's heat resistant. Some of the industrial items made with asbestos include the following: roofing tars, felts, shingles and siding; fireproofing; gaskets; plasters and stuccos; vinyl floor tiles, adhesives, ceiling tiles and sheeting; mud and texture coats; clutch plates; brake pads and shoes; fire blankets; putty; and acoustical ceilings

    Indeed, the uses of asbestos are many. However, as early as 1898, the United Kingdom's Chief Inspector of Factories, in his Annual Report, informed Parliament about asbestos risks - that is, the microscopic particles of asbestos present in the air.

    In 1906, the first asbestos deaths in British factories were confirmed by a British Parliamentary Commission. It appears that the asbestos fibers, when inhaled, can penetrate the lungs and cause complications and diseases, such as asbestosis (scarring of the lung tissue), mesothelioma (cancer of the mesothelial lining of the lungs), and cancer of the larynx, stomach, pharynx, and colorectal area.

    As a result of these known asbestos dangers, the use of the mineral in industries had to be stopped. Still, a lot of the buildings and homes built before or in the 1970s used asbestos, so the normal stoppage of its use in industries does not necessarily free you from asbestos dangers.

    Phase I of Environmental Assessment of Buildings often include an asbestos check to determine if a building or a house uses substances containing asbestos. Some average products that may be considered as a source of asbestos risks include:

    * Steam Pipes, Furnace Ducts and Boilers

    Constructions of this type made in the 1970s are insulated with blankets or paper tapes made from asbestos. An asbestos danger may arise if these substances are removed improperly, damaged or repaired.

    * Resilient Floor Tiles, Vinyl Sheet Flooring and Adhesives

    Resilient floor tiles are made with a combination of asphalt, rubber and vinyl asbestos. These, together with vinyl sheet flooring and adhesives, may cause asbestos danger when the fibers are released in the air via scraping or sanding. Moreover, the back of the sheet during elimination may also cause asbestos danger.

    * Cement Sheet, Paper and Millboard

    These substances are used for insulating the furnaces and woodburning stoves and thus contain asbestos. When repairing or expelling these appliances, asbestos danger springs up as the fibers are released in the air. There can also be asbestos danger if you cut, tear, sand, drill or saw the insulation.

    Most construction substances today no longer use asbestos and instead use other alternatives in order to avoid asbestos danger.

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