tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-236757392011-09-12T21:22:57.570ZIn amongst all the confusion surrounding asbestos dangers and legislation in the UK, this blog has been set up to provide a source of information for anyone out there interested in reading about asbestos legislation, products and associated risks without the continual media hype confusing the actual science.Blog Managerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17597393651820096641noreply@blogger.comBlogger111100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-23675739.post-1150193941565557192006-06-13T10:17:00.000Z2006-06-13T10:20:29.570Z

Latest PR from Asbestos Watchdog:On June 6 the United States Institute of Medicine (IOM) released a report on asbestos exposure and selected cancers. The report, which analysed many previous studies on asbestos related cancer to produce a summary of risk, concludes that asbestos exposure correlates with an increased incidence of laryngeal cancer. As press releases flood the public domain

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On a recent trip to Canada, Asbestos Watchdog’s Chief Inspector Professor John Bridle discovered that Canadian Authorities are adding chrysotile fibres (white asbestos) to their tarmac production in a move to make it more resilient, resistant and hard wearing, posing an interesting situation for UK agencies governing the public’s exposure to asbestos. Under the UK’s Environment Agency’s (EA)

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It has been reported in Montreal today that the number of new cases associated with mesothelioma, a cancer related to asbestos, has started to fall in the United States and should also start to go down in Europe and Australia.Dr. Hans Weill of the U.S. said the incidence of mesothelioma in men has gone down slightly in recent years in the United States after peaking in the 1990s. Other

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This is the latest Press Release from the UK's Asbestos Watchdog about asbestos science and ensuring the regulations fit the risk:Asbestos-containing textured coatings such as Artex have been used in households across the country, often in decorative plasters or paints on walls and ceilings. Current asbestos regulations state that only specially licensed contractors can handle these textured

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On March 13th, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) published new research showing that potential risks from asbestos-containing textured coatings (such as Artex) are much lower than previously thought. This new research is being used to support the proposal that working with such coatings should no longer require a special license.After receiving advice from Asbestos Watchdog on

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It has been estimated that asbestos fibres have been used in over 3000 products, ranging from insulation lagging to brake linings. Below is a selection of applications that may contain asbestos fibres. Please do not worry unduly about exposure to these items. Since asbestos product manufacture has been banned, it is important to remember that modern versions of the items below will NOT contain

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If you have tried to search 'asbestos' or anything related on the internet, you are already aware of the heavily conflicting advice there is out there. Asbestos is dangerous, asbestos is safe, asbestos is one mineral, asbestos is many, to give you jsut two examples.Much myth has been propogated by respectable organisations, perpetuating erroneous information they believe to be true. Both the ‘ban

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For those of you interested in reading Professor David Bernstein's paper on the toxicity of chrysotile (white asbestos) fibres that I mentioned in the previous posting, look at the links to the right hand side of the screen. The one labelled 'Prof. Bernstein's 2006 paper' will take you to a copy of the paper's abstract.

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'Asbestos' is not actually just one mineral. It is a generic group name (based on similar fire resistant properties) covering 6 very different minerals. The 3 minerals used most commercially are amosite (brown asbestos), crocidolite (blue asbestos) and chrysotile (white asbestos).Brown and brown asbestos belong to a group of minerals called 'the amphiboles'. They have short sharp fibres that are

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There is much reported 'scientific fact' about asbestos, its risks, the reasons for its legislation, etc. But does anyone really know the 'full truth' about asbestos? You may say 'yes', the doctors, or 'yes' the government, but you'd be surprised how few people are able to give advice on asbestos issues without being tainted by the politics of their one specific area.Doctors are experts on

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In the next couple of days, the content of this weblog will start appearing. Please be patient, and in the meantime if anyone wishes any impartial, unbias information on asbestos, please contact the UK's Health and Safety Excutive, or Asbestos Watchdog for their free enquiry service.

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