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Risk Assessment
SCI/275
L.C
March 18, 2015
Risk Assessment
In chapter 18, a case study that was presented was asbestos, a generic name for several naturally occurring silicate mineral fibers (Chiras, D. 2015). “When anyone is exposed to any type of asbestos, it will increase your risk of lung cancer, mesothelioma and nonmalignant lung and pleural disorders” (CDC, 2008). When you inhale the asbestos fibers it could lead to 3 types of disorders: pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Pulmonary fibrosis is when there is a buildup of scar tissue in the lungs that happens when those who inhale asbestos while working on a job or in buildings that has an exposure to asbestos insulation. Mesothelioma is a cancer that develops in the lining of the lungs, this sort of cancer will spread rapidly and the person who is exposed to this would have a year once diagnosis. This kind of exposure will occur over time when you are inhaling the toxic chemicals and can occur anywhere such as work place, living with a person who is exposed to asbestos, in the natural environment, consumer products that has asbestos.
In the late 1800s, asbestos was used commercially in North America and was the utilization increased during the World War II. “Building and construction industries would use asbestos for strengthening cement and plastics and for insulation, roofing, fireproofing, and sound absorption” (National Cancer Institute, 2009). In the automotive asbestos was used in brakes shows and clutch pads, and was used to insulate boilers, steam pipes and hot water pipes in shipbuilding. There are numerous of things asbestos was used in like floor tiles, paints, adhesives, plastics, garden products and some talc-containing crayons. As time progress in 1970s, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) banned the use of asbestos in wallboard patching compounds and gas fireplaces, because it would cause the asbestos fibers to be released into the...
SCI/275
L.C
March 18, 2015
Risk Assessment
In chapter 18, a case study that was presented was asbestos, a generic name for several naturally occurring silicate mineral fibers (Chiras, D. 2015). “When anyone is exposed to any type of asbestos, it will increase your risk of lung cancer, mesothelioma and nonmalignant lung and pleural disorders” (CDC, 2008). When you inhale the asbestos fibers it could lead to 3 types of disorders: pulmonary fibrosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma. Pulmonary fibrosis is when there is a buildup of scar tissue in the lungs that happens when those who inhale asbestos while working on a job or in buildings that has an exposure to asbestos insulation. Mesothelioma is a cancer that develops in the lining of the lungs, this sort of cancer will spread rapidly and the person who is exposed to this would have a year once diagnosis. This kind of exposure will occur over time when you are inhaling the toxic chemicals and can occur anywhere such as work place, living with a person who is exposed to asbestos, in the natural environment, consumer products that has asbestos.
In the late 1800s, asbestos was used commercially in North America and was the utilization increased during the World War II. “Building and construction industries would use asbestos for strengthening cement and plastics and for insulation, roofing, fireproofing, and sound absorption” (National Cancer Institute, 2009). In the automotive asbestos was used in brakes shows and clutch pads, and was used to insulate boilers, steam pipes and hot water pipes in shipbuilding. There are numerous of things asbestos was used in like floor tiles, paints, adhesives, plastics, garden products and some talc-containing crayons. As time progress in 1970s, the U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) banned the use of asbestos in wallboard patching compounds and gas fireplaces, because it would cause the asbestos fibers to be released into the...