Sobre a exposição a asbestos
01. Professor que trabalhou com equipamento feito de asbestos desenvolve mesotelioma. A notícia abaixo destaca que este não é o primeiro caso.
Brisbane: Science teacher develops cancer
According to lawyers, the case of a former Queensland science teacher who was diagnosed with cancer after working with equipment made from asbestos is not isolated. The 69-year-old taught in a Toowoomba school in the 1970s and 80s. He was probably exposed through the asbestos Bunsen burner safety mats, which were slowly disintegrating as they were used in classrooms. Read more: Brisbane Times
02. Artigos discutem cuidados em atividades de remoção de amianto. Um problemão que continua desafiando equipes de saúde do trabalhador e ambiental.
New Zealand: Asbestos the silent killer
The second and third of three articles on asbestos in New Zealand have now been published by the Otago Daily Times. The second instalment looks at the dangers of asbestos exposure to renovators. The lengthy feature provides information and advice on where asbestos can be found in homes, what renovators need to look out for and more. There is also a video in which a Dunedin-based businessman talks of how he used to buy older homes and renovate them to build up a rental property portfolio in the 1990s. However, like many people, he was ignorant of the risks and "didn't even think about'' the possible health consequences that might follow. The article refers to Australian research undertaken by ASEA in 2014 which suggested that 61 per cent of DIY renovators surveyed had been exposed to asbestos during home renovations, as well as nearly 40 per cent of their partners and 22 per cent of their children.
The third and final instalment provides advice on how to remove asbestos safely. While it is not illegal, either here or in New Zealand for home owners to do their own removal work, the VTHC strongly recommends calling in a professional and licenced asbestos removalist. Read more: Asbestos the Silent Killer Part 2 Keen renovators at risk of disease and Part 3 Carefully removing asbestos The Otago Daily Times
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