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Safety | April 2010 5505437

Asbestos Kills

Asbestos is a Naturally Occurring MAsbestos is a Naturally Occurring MAmosite, and Crocidolite and contaProducts including ceiling material,materialsmaterialsIf you are exposed to enough asbeIt’s an invisible killer - You need spasbestos fibersasbestos fibersAsbestos has been used to make tMaintenance and construction wor

Mineral made up of ChrysotileMineral made up of Chrysotile, ainer in over >3,000 Building , pipe insulation and flooring

estos, it will kill youpecial equipment to even see

thousands of productskers are most at risk

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How Do Asbestos Fibers Ent

Asbestos fibers are released from damasbestosasbestos These fibers enter your body when youThey may remain in your body for lifeThey cause deadly diseasesThey cause deadly diseases

• Once the asbestos fibers are airborne, it is veryOnce the asbestos fibers are airborne, it is veryyou breath, eat or drink. You will not be able

entering your• The human respiratory system will try to f

your natural defenses at work, some of the dany ,the walls of your lungs. Once attac

be trapped in yo• Once asbestos has attached to the walls of you

life. Because it is so hard to destroy asbestos fibyit, causing many health problems. If enough asb

develop a deadly

er Your Body?

maged materials containing

u breath, eat or drink

y easy for them to enter your body wheny easy for them to enter your body when to feel or taste the hazardous particles r body. filter the air you breathe. Even with gerous particles will attach themselves to g p

ched, the asbestos fibers will our body.

ur lungs, it may remain for the rest of your bers, scar tissue will begin to form around gbestos accumulates in your lungs, you will y disease.

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Diseases Caused By Asbesto

Asbestos must be disturbed and inAsbestos must be disturbed and inLatency Period (15 to 40 years).

The risk level is based on duration Asbestosis is a deadly respiratory d

Mesothelioma is a cancer of the linLung cancer accounts for the mostexposureexposure.

It can also cause cancer of the rectintestines and pancreas

os

haled to cause problems it has ahaled to cause problems, it has a

of exposure, diseases includedisease

ning of the chest or abdoment deaths related to asbestos

tum, colon, esophagus, stomach,

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Beware of Materials That Cru

Materials that crumble easily are cacontaining asbestos can release dagcontact with friable materials. Non-fasbestos can become friable when as not disturbed

If you must disturb AsbestIf you must disturb AsbestTurn off the ventilation systeSpray the material with watePl d l h b l hPlace a drop cloth below theDouble bag, label all materiafor proper disposalfor proper disposal

umble Easily

alled friable. Friable materials angerous fibers into the air. Avoid gfriable materials containing damaged. They’re safe as long

tostosm

erke work area

als exposed to asbestos

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Activities That Cause Asbestos T

Before starting a project make sure thaBefore starting a project make sure thanot be disturbed

A ll t t i l t iAssume all suspect material contains aIf you encounter suspect material wheimmediately

Fallout continuously releases asbestosImpact causes high concentrations of a

Reentrainment moves asbestos fibers

o Become Airborne

at asbestos-containing material willat asbestos-containing material will

b tasbestosn performing work STOP

s fibers from a damaged substanceasbestos fibers to be released

that have settled

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Pictures of Asbestos containing m

Your goal is to prevent asbestos f b i i bfrom becoming airborne

When cleaning areas containing friag gasbestos-containing materials:• Use dampened mops• Do not use brooms• Do not use traditional vacuum

cleanersStay away from damaged materials y y gcontaining asbestos

material

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Summary

If d t h b t it il• If you are exposed to enough asbestos, it wilyou can’t see, smell or taste asbestos. Asbe

equipment • Materials containing asbestos are most dan

which means that the materials can be easwhich means that the materials can be easasbestos fibers into the air. Try to avoid con

slightest contact can cause the material tofibers int

• If you must work near asbestos your go• If you must work near asbestos, your gobecoming airborne. Here are

o Saw, sand, scrape or dro Use abrasive pads on power stripp

o Sand or try to level asbo Sand or try to level asb• When cleaning in areas with friab

o Use dampened mo Do not

o Only use High Efficiency Po Only use High Efficiency P• Regulated areas have dangerous levels of a

without proper protective equipment. Themessages such as, “Danger, Cancer and

Protective Clothing Rg

ll kill U lik th d b tll kill you. Unlike other dangerous substances, estos fibers are so small that you need special to see them. ngerous when they are in a friable condition, sily crumbled by hand releasing dangeroussily crumbled by hand, releasing dangerous ntact with this type of material since even the o crumble and release dangerous asbestos to the air.oal is to prevent the asbestos fibers fromoal is to prevent the asbestos fibers from

e some rules of thumb. Do not:rill holes in asbestos material.pers to strip wax from asbestos flooring. bestos flooring or its backingbestos flooring or its backing. ble, asbestos-containing materials:mops and dust cloths.use a broom.

Particulate Air vacuum cleaners.Particulate Air vacuum cleaners.airborne asbestos and should not be entered re will be signs identifying these areas with Lung Disease Hazard, or Respirators and

Required in This Area.”

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