Russia protests against asbestos ban
Russia, the world’s leading producer of asbestos, protested as an international forum in Moscow urged a global ban on the use of the material because of health risks.
“It’s just a PR campaign when they say that asbestos can kill,” said Viktor Ivanov, head of the Chrysotile Association, an industry group based in the Russian town of Asbestos in the Ural mountains region.
Yevgeny Kovalevsky, a forum delegate from the Russian Academy of Medical Sciences, said: “For the general population, there aren’t significant risks… I haven’t seen a single scientific study that shows the need for a ban.”
Meanwhile, international public health experts at the first World Social Security Forum in the Russian capital urged a global ban, saying that up to 100,000 people die every year of asbestos-related diseases.
This issue is a commentary by Russian Chrysotile Association to the XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work and the International Safety and Health Exhibition (KISS-2008) held in Seoul, South Korea, on June 29 – July 02, 2008.
The Russian chrysotile industry continues the information campaign “A Big Lie of “Ban Asbestos”, which goal is to inform the public about true reasons of the anti-asbestos campaign, about the falsity of objectives of its promoters.
The information campaign is usually in the form of answers to your questions, but this issue is a commentary to the XVIII World Congress on Safety and Health at Work and the International Safety and Health Exhibition (KISS-2008) held in Seoul, South Korea, on June 29 – July 02, 2008.
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builders and workers need a special license to work with asbestos now. Try this company. http://www.asbestosprofessionals.com.au/index.htm?gclid=CK6g0MLtjJMCFREqagodUVWPfA
or yellow pages online.
don't work on the room until your sure it's safe.
June 23rd, 2010 at 5:25 amInteresting that Worksafe would publish such a video after receiving a stack of claims from Van Drydock workers, for being continuously exposed to asbestos on several ferry refits. Btw, Worksafe is changing their policy to cover only those who have suffered exposure for more than 5 years. In other words, they’ll cover me, but not the guy working beside me!
June 23rd, 2010 at 5:38 amthis asbesto’s stuff is it also in dust around the home, when u don’t clean for a while, is it in sheds, cupboards, public transport
this sounds like scary shit man, i wasnt even aware of this till someone mentioned the other week to me
June 23rd, 2010 at 5:54 amyou will die but not from the cord what turned into dust was rubber
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:15 amEach state has its own program. You really need the asbestos inspector and asbestos management planner licenses together in today's job market. The class takes a week and then you have to apprentice under a licensed inspector for a certain number of inspections. The number will vary by state. Then you apply for the license.
I moved to NC from VA several years ago and I maintain my licenses in VA. How certain states view other state's licenses varies if you try to switch. No matter what state you do the work, you must have a license in that state that is current, so I don't do NC jobs.
USEPA only sets the regulations for the training required and along with states approves the training. The license work is strictly a state function. I even believe DC has a separate program. I suggest you find a company in the state you are going and give them a call.
June 23rd, 2010 at 6:52 amFirst the contractor seals the area with plastic, then uses a HEPA filter to create a negative pressure situation. This keeps the airborne fibers in the area. They are soaked with a soap solution to keep them as intact as possible, then they are scraped clean. The asbestos is placed in plastic garbage bags, which are tightly sealed. This bag is placed inside another bag, which is also tightly sealed. When the job is complete, the bags are taken to special landfills and disposed of carefully.
Leaving the asbestos pipewrap in place is dangerous. All it takes is a good bump to release fibers into the air. I wouldn't expose myself or my children to this. Abatement is pricey, but how much is your life worth? Have it taken care of, it's the right thing to do.
Hope this helps.
June 23rd, 2010 at 9:10 ami inhaled talc with my freinds as a dare is it going to kill me?
June 23rd, 2010 at 10:09 am@ilopol Shouldn’t Use It At All
June 23rd, 2010 at 11:56 amNearly every house built before 1960 has asbestos in it somewhere. Asbestos was a commonly used product at that time, due to its fire resistance capabilities. It is not illegal to have asbestos in a home and/or rental property, and it is not dangerous as long as it is 'encapsulated', such as in exterior asbestos siding or interior floor tiles.
June 23rd, 2010 at 7:08 pm@deighton200 No, inhaling talk won’t kill you, but I wouldn’t advise making a habit of it!… only industrial talc has been found to contain asbestos… and even then only very minor amounts.
June 24th, 2010 at 4:10 amwell…i guess its too late for me -__-
June 24th, 2010 at 6:54 ami drilled a hole in my roof and all this weird stuff just fell out like snow. and there particles were flying around everywhere, they stayed in the air for ages, i tried not to breath but i guess i was breathing as i was drilling so…
i hope it wasnt asbestos….
it is like the russian roulette, You may also outlive it.
June 24th, 2010 at 7:03 amThey even say that if the fiber was big enough and didn’t attach to the soft tissue of your lungs the lung sistem may remove it and you’r safe.
But neverless, avoid asbestos.
here many people worked with asbestos, (belgium land of asbestos) uncluding me gope i get to be 75 over 43 years from now.
@darklordofspawn even if it was, your not a walking dead man:) most people of the last generation were subjected to asbestos atleast once. doesnt mean your gonna die.
June 24th, 2010 at 3:20 pmThe pipe can be left in place and actually should be as long as it's in good condition.
What needs to be done is to seal the broke end so no more frayed off fibers can enter the atmosphere. That is of course if the pipe is no longer being used.
Asbestos is dangerous, but over concern creates a scare.
Since the damaged end is not in your living quarters and is up in the attic, I hope you get to feeling better about it.
Construction workers can be exposed to 0.1 fiber/cubic centimeter over an 8 hour work day and an excursion limit of 1.0 fiber/cubic centimeter as averaged over 30 minutes.
Call them back to wrap and seal it up. Check their work and forget about it.
Of course, if you want to have it removed, by all means do so. It's just that fibers are released a lot of time during removal. That's why I support leaving it there until necessary to remove it.
June 25th, 2010 at 2:34 amYou can call the health board in your area..this is totally illegal..By law a removal of this sort should be done only by trained and licensed asbestos ebatement teams…They canot legally do this..If it is already done the health board will perform the necessary tests and also make them pay for any removal if you show signs of it in your yard, along with more than likely a heavy fine…Asbestos si usually not harmless unless airborne in a dust form etcetera, but by burning it I would say this put some airborne and into the enviroment
June 25th, 2010 at 8:03 am@deighton200 no talc wont kill but if you inhaled loads of it it might give you breathing problems but it wont kill you
June 25th, 2010 at 4:15 pmUnfortunately, for you, you own the property so clean up is your responsibility.
June 25th, 2010 at 6:10 pmIf the architect or contractor had found asbestos at the start, you would have had to pay for the removal.
From your description, their errors did not cost you anything beyond the cost of the removal.
Don't you just hate it when you get hit in the pocketbook really hard?
The pipe insulation since the asbestos fibers are loosely bound. It is the very fine asbestos filaments getting caught in lungs that do the damage.
June 26th, 2010 at 3:38 amI'd "negotiate" for removal of such or walk away from the deal (unless I have the removal priced in my offer).