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There is no problem with asbestos-containing tiles unless they are broken to pieces. If they are intact, and secured to the floor here isn't a problem. What you don't want to use is to sand them, scrape them, or break them to pieces.
That's exactly what we did. We removed them not knowing that they could be made of asbestos without wearing masks
I wasn't concerned so much with the tiles as with the germophobia. Did you follow the link?
Yes I did. I'm in healthcare and having picked up something in 2006 that has been thus far incurable and miserable has made me even more of a germophobe. Unfortunately these bugs are evolving as fast as the antibiotics used to treat them.
Yes I did. I'm in healthcare and having picked up something in 2006 that has been thus far incurable and miserable has made me even more of a germophobe. Unfortunately these bugs are evolving as fast as the antibiotics used to treat them.
In part, apparently, because of overuse of antibiotic products by germophobes.
That's exactly what we did. We removed them not knowing that they could be made of asbestos without wearing masks
I'm a lawyer and looked into asbestos litigation years ago for one of my clients. The people that demonstratively were able to link cancer with exposure to asbestos were employees of asbestos manufacturers that were exposed to the fibers day in and day out. After that, the link isn't as strong, even those that worked with asbestos insulation and flooring.
It's not like if you eat a asbestos tile, you'll get cancer. It was long term exposure to loose fibers for years and years.
A lot of the fear of asbestos is related to the asbestos remediation industry that sprouted up and lawyers looking for any hook to sue for clients with cancer. Most of the expensive remediation work being done today isn't really for the protection employees, it is to prevent lawsuits and providing a defense against negligence.
I'm a lawyer and looked into asbestos litigation years ago for one of my clients. The people that demonstratively were able to link cancer with exposure to asbestos were employees of asbestos manufacturers that were exposed to the fibers day in and day out. After that, the link isn't as strong, even those that worked with asbestos insulation and flooring.
It's not like if you eat a asbestos tile, you'll get cancer. It was long term exposure to loose fibers for years and years.
A lot of the fear of asbestos is related to the asbestos remediation industry that sprouted up and lawyers looking for any hook to sue for clients with cancer. Most of the expensive remediation work being done today isn't really for the protection employees, it is to prevent lawsuits and providing a defense against negligence.
Are you sure you are a lawyer? You don't sound like one!
were employees of asbestos manufacturers that were exposed to the fibers day in and day out. After that, the link isn't as strong, even those that worked with asbestos insulation and flooring.
Steve McQueen
A few months before his death, McQueen had given a medical interview in which he blamed his condition on asbestos exposure
While McQueen felt that asbestos used in movie sound stage insulation and race-drivers' protective suits and helmets could have been involved, he believed his illness was a direct result of massive exposure while removing asbestos lagging from pipes aboard a troop ship during his time in the Marines.
This probably was not a very long time exposure but just to complete that job.
If you read this entire thread there is so much misinformation, I do not know where to begin.
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