The first employee claims for injury from exposure to asbestos in the workplace were made in 1927, and the first lawsuit against an asbestos manufacturer was filed in 1929. (wikipedia.org)
The only established causal factor is exposure to asbestos or similar fibers. (wikipedia.org)
The evaluations focus on the processing sites and on human health effects that might be associated with possible past, current, or future exposure to asbestos from processing operations. (cdc.gov)
Mineral1
The mineral asbestos is subject to a wide range of laws and regulations that relate to its production and use, including mining, manufacturing, use and disposal. (wikipedia.org)
Ways2
Many of the published articles on asbestos litigation focus on transactional costs and ways in which the flow of money from defendants to plaintiffs and their lawyers can be expeditiously and efficiently prioritized and routed. (wikipedia.org)
The sites that processed Libby vermiculite will be evaluated by (1) identifying ways people could have been exposed to asbestos in the past and ways that people could be exposed now and (2) determining whether the exposures represent a public health hazard. (cdc.gov)
Exposure10
The first employee claims for injury from exposure to asbestos in the workplace were made in 1927, and the first lawsuit against an asbestos manufacturer was filed in 1929. (wikipedia.org)
The only established causal factor is exposure to asbestos or similar fibers. (wikipedia.org)
Diffuse pleural thickening Considerable international controversy exists regarding the perceived rights and wrongs associated with litigation on compensation claims related to asbestos exposure and alleged subsequent medical consequences. (wikipedia.org)
The evaluations focus on the processing sites and on human health effects that might be associated with possible past, current, or future exposure to asbestos from processing operations. (cdc.gov)
Microscopic asbestos fibers are easily inhaled and ingested, and the longer and more often one is exposed, the higher the risk for diseases such as asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma (a rare cancer of the cells lining internal organs, which is believed to develop only with asbestos exposure). (nih.gov)
Those at greatest risk for exposure and disease include asbestos miners, construction workers, and shipbuilders, followed by family members exposed to residue on workers' clothing and people living or working near asbestos mines and factories. (nih.gov)
There were no longer any source of exposure to asbestosdust or methylene chloride at the time of the site visits. (cdc.gov)
The lessons learned by these countries derive from the culmination of legal and regulatory measures to phase out new use of asbestos (combined with minimizing exposure to existing asbestos), engineering technologies and marketing strategies to substitute asbestos, medico-social infrastructure to diagnose, treat and compensate people with asbestos-related diseases, and general awareness-raising and advocacy. (mdpi.com)
OBJECTIVES: Malignant mesothelioma is an uncommon cancer associated with asbestos exposure, predominantly occupational. (bvsalud.org)
The Australian Mesothelioma Registry was incepted to collect systematic data about incidence and mortality alongside asbestos exposure. (bvsalud.org)
Fibers2
The dangers related to asbestos arise mainly when the fibers become airborne and are inhaled. (wikipedia.org)
Health problems attributed to asbestos include: Asbestosis - A lung disease first found in textile workers, asbestosis is a scarring of the lung tissue resulting from the production of growth factors that stimulate fibroblasts (the scar-producing lung cells) to proliferate and synthesize the scar tissue in response to injury by the inhaled fibers. (wikipedia.org)
Mortality1
A proportionate mortality ratio (PMR) study was used to investigate cancer mortality patterns among employees who died from January 1980 to March 1992. (cdc.gov)
Diseases1
One of the major issues relating to asbestos in civil proceedings is the latency of asbestos-related diseases. (wikipedia.org)
Workplace1
An estimated 125 million people continue to be exposed to asbestos in the workplace, 15 with thousands of deaths and new diagnoses of asbestos-related disease each year. (nih.gov)
Deaths1
The company had reported two bronchial asthma deaths in the early 1980s. (cdc.gov)
Naturally1
A naturally occurring silicate mineral, asbestos is classified in two forms: amphibole (which includes amosite, crocidolite, tremolite, anthophyllite, and actinolite) and serpentine (also known as chrysotile). (nih.gov)
Libby1
The sites that processed Libby vermiculite will be evaluated by (1) identifying ways people could have been exposed to asbestos in the past and ways that people could be exposed now and (2) determining whether the exposures represent a public health hazard. (cdc.gov)
Actions1
Due to several asbestos-related actions, countries such as Australia have amended their laws relating to limitations to accumulate starting from time of discovery rather than time when the cause of action accrued. (wikipedia.org)
Countries7
Worldwide, 67 countries and territories (including those in the European Union) have banned the use of asbestos. (wikipedia.org)
In places such as India, however, there continues to be a high use of friable or dust-based asbestos in compressed asbestos fiber (CAF) gaskets, ropes, cloth, gland packings, millboards, insulation, brake liners, and other products which are being exported without adequate knowledge and information to the other countries. (wikipedia.org)
Lemen says he is encouraged that more than 50 countries now ban asbestos but is "greatly discouraged that the U.S. is not in the leadership on this issue. (nih.gov)
Most countries that completely ban the use, extraction, manufacture, and processing of all forms of asbestos began with bans on certain forms or on certain uses such as in schools or ships. (nih.gov)
these countries have "national experiences" to make the transition from an asbestos-using society to a non-using society. (mdpi.com)
This Special Issue aims to showcase national experiences and key lessons learned in the context of leadership, know-how and capacity ("soft" technology), which are transferrable to the many countries still using asbestos, but with a vision to ban asbestos. (mdpi.com)
CONCLUSIONS: There was a substantial declining incidence trend of mesothelioma in the past decade possibly related to the restriction of the use of asbestos in some countries. (bvsalud.org)
Worldwide2
Chrysotile accounted for 95% of all the asbestos used in the twentieth century 7 and accounts for nearly 100% of the asbestos still mined and in circulation worldwide. (nih.gov)
In 2006, the International Labour Organization and the World Health Organization both called for asbestos use, including all use of chrysotile, to cease worldwide. (nih.gov)
Workers2
Injuries attributed to asbestos have resulted in both workers' compensation claims and injury litigation. (wikipedia.org)
OBJECTIVES: Workers in the construction industry have been exposed to asbestos in various occupations. (bvsalud.org)
Early1
In the late 19th century and early 20th century, asbestos was considered an ideal material for use in the construction industry. (wikipedia.org)
Cancer - Cancer of the lung, gastrointestinal tract, kidney and larynx have been linked to asbestos. (wikipedia.org)
The International Agency for Research on Cancer, 11 U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), 12 and National Toxicology Program 13 have declared all forms of asbestos to be known human carcinogens. (nih.gov)
Construction1
Long recognized for its insulating, fire-resisting, and sound-absorbing qualities, asbestos may be mixed with cement or woven into fabric and mats for building construction, vehicle parts, ship-building, and other uses. (nih.gov)
Country3
When Iceland became the first country to ban most forms of asbestos in 1983, 1 global use hovered around 4.3-4.7 million metric tons per year. (nih.gov)
When a country reaches a certain level of economic well-being, it makes sense to ban asbestos," says environmental consultant Barry Castleman. (nih.gov)
The associations between mesothelioma incidence and asbestos were evaluated for each country by multivariable linear regression analysis by sex and age. (bvsalud.org)
Australia1
Asbestos has been banned in Australia since 2003 but mesothelioma has a long latency and incident cases continue to present. (bvsalud.org)