Asbestos: Types and Dangers

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Asbestos: Types and Dangers OB
Oliver Balay
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Asbestos The term asbestos is derived from a Greek word meaning "inextinguishable". A group of fibrous silicate minerals, the most common of which are: Chrysotile, Crocidolite and Amosite. Asbestos can still be found in buildings constructed up to the year 2000.
Amosite Amosite is also known as brown asbestos. Amosite was used for anti-condensation and acoustic purposes; on structural steel it was used for fire protection. In the UK Amosite was also used widely in the manufacture of insulation boards. The import of Amosite was banned as of 1 January 1986 by The Asbestos (Prohibitions) Regulations 1985.
Chrysotile Also known as white asbestos/ Chrysotile a useful reinforcing material in asbestos-cement building products, such as corrugated roofing.
Crocidolite Crocidolite is known as blue asbestos. The needle-like fibres are the strongest of all asbestos fibres and have a high resistance to acids. Crocidolite was used in sprayed insulation. Crocidolite is known to be the most lethal of all the asbestos types.
Asbestos PPE The correct type and standard of PPE is required to be worn.
Mesothelioma A cancer of the linings to the lungs and stomach.
Lung cancer Asbestos lung cancer and Mesothelioma are similar in that they can take decades to develop yet only months to spread to distant organs.
Asbestosis Asbestosis is the scarring of the lungs which leads to long-term breathing complications. The disease does not have a cure. It is caused exclusively by exposure to asbestos, but may not be diagnosed until decades after the exposure occurred.
Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 The Control of Asbestos Regulations 2012 came into force on 6 April 2012 Updating previous Asbestos Regulations, in practice the changes are fairly limited. They mean that some types of non-licensed work with asbestos now have additional requirements, i.e. notification of work, medical surveillance and record keeping. All other requirements remain unchanged.

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