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m NORTH AMERICA ASBESTOS INFORMATION ASSOCIATION 1660 L Street. N.W., Washington, D.C. 20036 What You Should Know About Asbestos And Health / Litho in U.S.A. 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Abuj `aiui.i 10 pouad b joao `u oi ajnsodxa pus `qi|Baq jnoA oi snopjBZBq aq Abuj jaqji soisaqsv U3SIAI3IAI3U saaAo|duja M0||9j jnoA 10 }Bqi puB qi|Baq umo jnoA paiojd oi jsnpjAjpu; ub sb op ubo noA ibpm noA loaiojd oi ssq JaAoiduia jnoA suojiB6j|qo ibljm q aq ubo spjBZBq q}|Baq aqi iBq/v\ ^ 40 ajBMB aq pinoqs noA `sionpojd 6u|U!B}uoo -soisaqsE jo soisaqse 10 asn aqi saA|OAUi >|jom jnoA q qi|Baq jnoA oi spjBZBq aiqjssod pioab 0} uojinBoajd Ajoab e>|Bi o} noA joi puB `luaiuuojjAua 6ui>|jom jnoA u; noA paiojd oi aiqjssod BujqiAjaAa op oi AuBdiuoo aqijoi asuas pooB sa>|BUJi| AuBduiooaqiouuBiJOduJ! ajB noA puB `sauo paAO| pus A|jluej jnoA oi lUBiJOduij bjb A|U|BiJao noA 6u|edd$ Xi^ubjj HWBUI0004962 What Else Can You Do? Industrial safety and health can never be the responsibility of only one person. Both you and your employer must work together to provide a safe and healthy environment. | For safety in specialized areas, detailed work practices must be instituted to make sure we are complying with government regulations. As an employee, it is your duty to follow these work practices at all times, Never take shortcuts that may endanger your health and that of others, | If you see a possible hazard that your employer may have overlooked, bring it to his attention. If you can suggest more efficient and safer work practices, do so. If you are not sure how to handle a material or perform an operation without creating dust, talk with your supervisor first. These are the Facts Exposure to asbestos fiber can increase the risk of developing certain diseases over a period of years. The four diseases associated with inhalation of asbestos fiber are: asbestosis -- a non-malignant scarring lung condition; cancer of the lung, and to a lesser degree, cancer of the digestive tract; and mesothelioma -- a rare cancer of the lining of the chest or abdominal cavities. Reduction of asbestos dust exposure is at present the only known method of preventing disease among asbestos industry workers. Experience has shown that when dust levels are low, the risk to the worker and the incidence of asbestos-related disease is low. Now . . . About Smoking It has been established that cigarette smoking greatly increases the risk of developing lung cancer in persons exposed to asbestos. On the other hand, asbestos industry workers who do not smoke cigarettes -- and who never have smoked regularly -- have shown no greater frequency of lung cancer than the average person who does not smoke. 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Employees may review results of the monitoring in their particular job areas. 9signs to guide you Caution signs will be posted in work areas where airborne levels of asbestos may be in excess of the exposure limits, and where respiratory protection and special handling precautions are required. Employees should obey these signs at all times. 10 CAUTIONS ON PRODUCTS, TOO Caution labels will be placed on asbestos-containing products which, during any reasonably foreseeable use, handling, application, machining or disposal may release asbestos fiber into the air in concentrations that exceed the exposure limits. 11 ANNUAL CHECK-UPS The employer, at no cost to the employee, will provide yearly medical examinations for employees exposed to asbestos dust. Pre-employment and termination medical exams also are provided. 12 COUNSELING AND RESULTS AVAILABLE Results of each employee's medical examination will be reviewed with him by a physician, and, at the worker's request, his own medical exam records will be made available to his family physician. If You Work in Field Operations Most finished asbestos-containing products, when correctly used, will not produce dust levels high enough to be a hazard to workers. In more than 90% of the asbestos-containing products made in the United States, the asbestos fibers are "locked in" the product by means of cement, plastic or other binders. Consequently, the fibers are not easily released into the air, except during sawing or certain other machining operations. The tear-out, removal or demolition of old asbestos-containing insulations also can release fibers. 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