...covering investigation of asbestos found in one of Bolton Wanderers premises. This report is a result of thoroughly carried out research towards asbestos found in a roof of one of Bolton Wanderers premises. The report is divided into the following parts: General information about asbestos. Risk assessment. Future advice./ After care Removing asbestos The report also covers all relevant legislation and includes recommendations for future actions for all of the parties involved. General information about asbestos. The ‘Control of asbestos Regulations', (CAR), came into force on 13th November 2006. Regulation 4a says that ‘the dutyholder’, here, Bolton Wanderers, is required to manage asbestos in their non-domestic premises. (1*) Asbestos is a naturally occurring fibrous material that has been a popular building material particularly between 1950 and 1999. Asbestos and asbestos containing material in good condition is safe. Asbestos is only dangerous when it is in a loose form, damaged, disturbed or being worked on as this can release asbestos fibres into the air. If these fibres are breathed in over a long period of time, they may damage the lungs, and can lead to very severe diseases such as mesothelioma or lung cancer (2*). In recent cases two families have won ground-breaking claims (one of them for two hundred and forty thousand pounds) for compensation after loved ones died from cancer after exposure to "low level" asbestos on Merseyside ( 3*). The...
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...affected by it are usually go undiagnosed or are misdiagnosed due to the fact that the disease shares many of the same respiratory symptoms as other ailments. According to researchers at UCLA, 90% of all Pleura Mesothelioma patients claim to have come in contact with asbestos at some point in time. It could take from 20 to 50 years to experience symptoms after exposure to asbestos. The life expectancy of someone who has been diagnosed with this deadly disease is 18 to 24 months. Gene therapy is the newer type treatment being tested on mesothelioma. Gene therapy add new genes to cancer cells makes the easier to kill. This treatment also slow down the process. Dr. Robert Cameron wants to passed this new cancer vaccines which aims at getting the immune systems to attack the cancer. This cancer vaccine would not cure the disease, only slow the cancer cells down from speading. Asbestos mining became a lucrative industry in the early to middle 19th Century. Some uses for asbestos were to produce fire retardant materials such as ceiling insulation, pipe insulation, acid resistant gaskets, fireplace bricking, as well as a various number of other industrial and domestic uses. Although slaves who worked asbestos mines had been dying for years,...
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...Against Asbestos in the Workplace What is asbestos? Asbestos is a family of naturally occurring silica compounds (similar to, but not the same as, the silica of window glass and computer chips). These substances form fibers with varying shapes and sizes and are found throughout the earth. There are three commonly available types of asbestos; chrysotile (white asbestos) comes mainly from Canada, and has been very widely used in the US, amosite (brown asbestos) comes from southern Africa, and crocidolite (blue asbestos) comes from southern Africa or Australia. All three have been associated with cancerous and non-cancerous lung disease. Asbestos has been used often in a variety of building materials for insulation and as a fire retardant. Asbestos is usually found in older homes in pipes, furnaces, roof shingles, millboard, textured paints, coating materials, and floor tiles. However, the presences of asbestos containing products in the area in which you live, work, or go to school at is not necessarily a hazardous condition. It is only hazardous when asbestos containing products break down and become airborne then a hazardous condition is created. The clinical symptoms usually include pain in chest or abdomen, coughing up blood, difficulty swallowing, bone pain or tenderness, weight loss, slowly progressing shortness of breath and cough, often 20 to 40 years after exposure to asbestos(Medicine net). Currently about 125 million people in the world are exposed to asbestos at the...
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...1.2 Definition 1.3 Asbestos specifications Health effect Procedure for the removal of asbestos gaskets 3.1 General information 3.2 Gasket Removal Equipment 3.3 Segregation of Work Area 3.4 Personal Protective Equipment (PPE) The benefits of removal asbestos gaskets Break even analysis Conclusion References Page 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 3 3 3 3 3 4 4 Removal of asbestos gaskets, as a matter of urgency, from a gas-fired boiler that is planned for replacement in 18 months as a complaint has been raised by the servicing contractor. The cost is assessed as about $8,000. 1. Overview 1.1 Historical Background Asbestos mining was totally stopped in Australia by 1983 while at many countries around the world, it is still mined in large quantities. In addition, mined asbestos just represented a small percentage of the asbestos used in Australia (around 5%) and the bulk was imported. The majority of asbestos (90%) used throughout the world, including Australia, was white asbestos. Australia banned the use or import of blue and brown asbestos or asbestos products in the mid-1980s, and banned all manufacture or import of white asbestos products in December 2003. 1.2 Definition Asbestos is the name given to a group of naturally occurring minerals found in rock formations (HIBBS & ASSOCIATES PTY LTD 2012). 1.3 Asbestos specifications Asbestos fibres are heat resistant, strong, and have insulating properties. The most of asbestos production (around 90%)...
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...Why is raising awareness and educating the public about the dangers of asbestos and the impact of mesothelioma on a family important? Asbestos, meaning inextinguishable in Greek, is a microscopic, fibrous mineral used in various products because of its resistance to heat, fire and chemicals. It is the political compellation of a group of similar minerals with separable, long, and thin fibers. These fibers are strong and flexible enough to be spun and woven. The average human hair is approximately 1,200 times thicker than the fibers of asbestos. When disturbed, asbestos becomes airborne allowing the fibers to be easily inhaled. Asbestos dates back prior to the 1st century on the ancient Greek island of Ewoia, believed to be the home of the first asbestos mine. Throughout history, asbestos was identified as a useful material in a number of building applications for its wonderful properties, being called the “miracle fiber” and developing into a thriving industry. With the rise of the Industrial Revolution in the 1800s, asbestos use flourished and gained significant popularity in a number of industries. Asbestos can be found in an estimated 3,000 products such as vinyl flooring, insulation, shingles, brick, textured paint, brake pads for automobiles, toasters and hairdryers. It was a common product in the United States military, extensively used on military vessels, like the battleship. Asbestos was heavily used in nearly every area where servicemen worked, slept, ate...
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...is caused by exposure to asbestos and is often misdiagnosed because of the latency period between exposure to the carcinogen and the development of the cancer. Asbestos has long been considered a miracle material and has had many uses dating back to ancient Greece where it was first used as a building material and as a component of fabric. Now asbestos has been identified as a known human carcinogen and despite known risks associated with it asbestos is still being used today. Even today its uses may be limited but still many are exposed to this dangerous cancerous substance daily at their jobs. The fact is that this material has the potential to cause cancer through direct and indirect exposure, and I feel that a safer substitute should have been discovered already. Mesothelioma, the cancer that is caused by asbestos is so fatal that even survivors of it rarely live longer than 3 years after surviving the initial treatment. From my analysis of the risks associated with occupational asbestos exposure and the impact of the cancer it has been associated with I strongly believe that we should be more concerned with using the dangerous material. First I want to address the nature of the disease and its effect on the human body. This form of cancer is directly associated with exposure to asbestos. The most common place to be exposed to asbestos is industrial construction sites. Many commercial construction adhesives and fireproofing materials contain asbestos and the act of cutting...
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...like any Mesothelioma practicing lawyer will probably be expounded upon. Perhaps you've as of late been subjected to asbestos? Could you additionally perceive on the off chance that you wound up? Its conceivable, on the off chance that you wound up subjected to asbestos, you're presumably uninformed around then; that is until you might genuinely comprehend the uncovered asbestos inside of the developing development. Despite the fact that anybody can create Mesothelioma after some time, exceptionally if these individuals experience asbestos, this signs including just as sorts of Mesothelioma...
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...SCI/275 August 3, 2014 Stacy Murphy Risk Assessment The chosen case study from the text is in relation to human exposure to asbestos and the health risks this chemical compound imposes. According to Shultz (2012), low levels of asbestos exposure, even for short periods of time, can cause lung cancer among asbestos insulation workers with a death rate four times the expected rate. Lung cancer in asbestos workers who smoke is ninety-two times greater than in those who don’t, providing a vivid example of synergism. (The ratio of the number of observed to the number of expected deaths times 100) Asbestos is a combination of minerals that are native to the environment comprised of silicate compounds which are resistant to heat, chemicals, fire and conducts no electricity. There are two major groups of asbestos minerals, serpentine and amphibole. The serpentine group contains Chrysotile, which is the most mined and commercially used in North America since the 1800’s. Asbestos is used in the building and construction industry for insulation and roofing, the shipbuilding industry to insulate steam and hot water pipes, and the automotive industry for brake and clutch pads; among many other categorical uses, (The National Cancer Institute at the National Institutes of Health, 2009). The factors of acceptable risk for the chemical asbestos are 1) acceptable if risk is not greater than those created by natural hazard and 2) acceptable if risk is not greater than...
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...Mesothelioma is a very rare and aggressive form of cancer. Mesothelioma usually occurs in the lungs but it can also develop in the abdomen or the heart. Mesothelioma has no known cure and does not have a good prognosis. Mesothelioma is usually caused by asbestos. Asbestos are usually inhaled in work areas. Asbestos are fibers that become stuck in the lining of the lungs, causing inflammation that eventually leads to cancerous tumors. Asbestos damages the DNA by interfering in the cell division. Asbestos causes mesothelial cells to release mutagenic reactive oxygen and nitrogen, which is where the cells turn malignant. The symptoms of mesothelioma are very common and can be confused with other diseases. Symptoms include fatigue, dyspnea,...
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...Case Research Assessment Baker College Ruiz v. Safeway is a case involving both a Tort; a civil wrong that has caused someone else to suffer harm, and negligence also known as professional malpractice; the failure to meet a standard of conduct that is recognized by a profession (Freedictionary, 2012). Ruiz v. Safeway was filed by Michael and Lydia Ruiz against Safeway, Inc. under business code 25602.1 and it was eventually argued in First Appellate District, Division Five, Sonoma County, Super.Ct.No. SCV-245045 (Law.com, 2012). Mr. and Mrs. Ruiz’s complaint against Safeway involved the death of their son, Alexander Ruiz. Alexander was killed when, Dylan Morse, an 18-year-old alleged drunk driver struck his car. Mr. and Mrs. Ruiz wanted to hold Safeway responsible because, shortly before the accident, a Safeway clerk sold alcohol to Mr. Morse’s passenger, Ryne Spitzer (Law.com, 2012). On February 13, 2009 Morse and Spitzer made plans to attend a frat party. They both drank beer and rum until the party was broken up by the police around midnight. Morse and Spitzer returned to their dorm until Spitzer suggested that they buy more beer. Morse agreed and they arrived at the Safeway around 2 am. Upon entering the Safeway the two proceeded to the beer aisle and then went to check out. At checkout the clerk, Amy Gonzalez, who had 12 years of experience, asked for proof of age to purchase the alcohol. Spitzer gave her a California driver’s license that indicated that he was...
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...Question 1(word count 897) From its humble beginnings the McDonalds organisation has continuously looked to engage everyone within the business to help identify and solve problems and has made the elements of leadership, participation, team-based structures, strong adoptive cultures, employee empowerment and the open sharing of information key pillars in which it has built itself from the ground up. Sustainable development has also been at the forefront of the McDonalds organisation and is an integral part of the continued success of the organisation and its ability to weather the storm from critics regarding the quality of its “fast food” in recent years and stay ahead of its competitors. McDonalds has a rich heritage of leadership and investing in its leaders. In 1961 Hamburger University was established in Elk Grove, Ill to train restaurant staff and management in the consistent procedures of the restaurants operations and create a culture that has continued. The 2008 CEO Jim Skinner worked his way up from Trainee Manager. Skinner is also a man of values and ethics: When McDonald’s was blamed for the obesity problem, he helped direct the company to take responsibility and help create a solution rather than pass the blame. Thus, Skinner can be seen as a moral leader. McDonalds prides itself on leading from the top down but also encouraging ideas and innovation from the bottom up. Ray Kroc has encouraged a participative strategy at McDonalds from the beginning with some...
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...Canada should continue to mine asbestos if there continues to be an international demand for the product and it is an economically viable business for companies operating in Canada. INTRODUCTION Asbestos is a natural mineral and is strong enough to resist high temperatures and chemical reactions. Being a poor conductor, it insulates well against heat and electricity. When treated, asbestos crystals become long, flexible, silky fibers, so it can be made into a wide variety of forms. It can be spun into yarn, woven into cloth or braided into rope. Asbestos can also be added to materials as diverse as cotton and cement to provide more support and stability. Asbestos has been used in hundreds of applications and products over the past 4,500 years. The ancient Greeks wove it into oil lamp wicks, funeral shrouds and ceremonial tablecloths. During the 1800s, it insulated the hot engines, boilers and piping that powered the Industrial Revolution. Until the 1980s, asbestos was used in office buildings, public buildings and schools. A good insulator, it insulated hot water heating systems, and hence was put into walls and ceilings as insulation against fire and sound. It has also been generously used in transportation and electrical appliances, in combination with other materials. When people learnt that regular exposure to asbestos on the job involved health risks, they became more concerned about exposure to asbestos in offices and schools, and all asbestos products caught their attention...
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...caused by the worker being in the work environment and the burden is on the employer or insurer to show that the disease came about from another cause. Diseases compensated by national workers compensation authorities are often termed occupational diseases. However many countries do not offer compensations for certain diseases like musculoskeletal disorders caused by work (e.g. in Norway).Therefore the term work-related diseases is utilized to describe diseases of occupational origin. This term however would then include both compensable and non-compensable diseases that have occupational origins. Examples Lung diseases Main article: Occupational lung disease Occupational lung diseases include asbestosis among asbestos miners and those who work with friable asbestos insulation, as well as black lung (coalworker's pneumoconiosis) among coal miners,silicosis among miners and quarrying and tunnel operators and byssinosis among workers in parts of the cotton textile industry. Occupational asthma has a vast number of occupations at risk. Bad indoor air quality may predispose for diseases in the lungs as well as in other parts of the...
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...Assessment The case study I chose was “Asbestos: How great a Danger”? Asbestos is the generic name for several naturally occurring silicate mineral fibers. These fibers which are used as a heat insulator can easily be dislodged and may be inhaled in the lungs, where they remain for life (Bateman, 2011). They produce three disorders: pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer and mesothelioma. Asbestos is referred to as a unique fiber. Asbestos is used as a heat insulation on ceiling and pipes in factories, schools and other buildings and sprayed on walls. It has also been used in things such as brake pads, brake linings, hair dryers etc. Everything we do puts humans and the environment at risk. The acceptability of risk is also influenced by perceived benefit. Asbestos underwent a complicated road from being an industrial commodity and must have, to being a huge risk, being one of the most dangerous fibers. There has been a call for a total ban on the use of asbestos due to the current health risk. Asbestos use is seen as not acceptable, controlled use is not possible and safer substitutes are available. In this case study, the benefits do not outweigh the cost. One may save money using asbestos, but the cost to seek healthcare for the individual affected is far more costly. In expressing preferences, I feel one would choose to be healthy without the detrimental health risk that this fiber brings along with its use. Overall asbestos is not an acceptable risk when there are...
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...problem. Prevent condensation by insulating the area. | Not applicable | Formaldehyde | Pressed wood products hardwood, plywood, wall paneling, particleboard, and fiberboard and furniture made with these pressed wood products. | Eyes, nose and throat irritations , nasal cancer and lung cancer. | yes | Use wood products that have lower or zero rates of this pollutant as an ingredient.Keep humidity in house low. | Not applicable | Lead | Paint, dust, soil, and drinking water. | Convulsions, coma or death with high levels.Blood cell damage, central nervous system, and kidneys with low levels. | yes | Keep areas clean and free of dust around children play areas, don’t sand or remove paint if condition is fine. | Not applicable | Asbestos | Asbestos is a mineral fiber found in rock and soil. | Lung cancer, asbestosis, and mesothelioma. | yes | Have all older building material in your home professionally removed if beneficial, otherwise don’t mess with it. | Not applicable | Pesticides...
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