Asbestos - Health Hazard

Although some health effects can be realized through ingestion or physical contact (i.e. asbestos warts); inhalation of asbestos fibres is the primary a health hazard to individual workers, building occupants or the general public

Inhilation of Asbestos
It can be breathed in

Diseases associated with asbestos exposure include:

  • Asbestosis
  • Lung Cancer
  • Mesothelioma

Smoking and asbestos exposure is a deadly combination.


 

Increase Risk of Cancer

  smoker
  • Smoking alone 10x

  • Asbestos alone 9x

  • Asbestos & Smoking 90
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(Asbestos, Mould, Lead)
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