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ERADICATE ASBESTOS EXPOSURE

Gbemi Agbaje

Despites strict rules and guidelines of The Health and Safety Executive in the UK  ,it is disheartening to find that people are still exposed to asbestos in their lines of work.

The long term effects show up long after one may have retired and no longer enjoys the perks of in-employment benefits and they suffer from the effects of exposure to asbestos with debilitating and terminal diseases such as cancer,

How much progress has been made in protecting people from exposure to asbestos?

Why are there still tenders advertised for removal of asbestos by hired staff?

Would automation and AI be useful tools in projects where asbestos is involved?

It is high time that we eradicate contact with asbestos by persons during all stages of engineering projects .

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  • A report by the Health and Safety Executive reveals that in 2018, there were 2,446 mesothelioma deaths in the UK, mostly caused by past exposure to asbestos. The report also predicts that the annual number of mesothelioma deaths will stay roughly at the same level for the rest of the decade before dropping. This shows that the progress in protecting workers from exposure to asbestos has been sluggish and inadequate. Or, in other words, the Health and Safety Executive has been doing a stellar job of keeping the asbestos industry alive and kicking.

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    The report also predicts that the annual number of mesothelioma deaths will stay roughly at the same level for the rest of the decade before dropping. This shows that the progress in protecting workers from exposure to asbestos has been sluggish and inadequate.

    Or perhaps just a feature of the long period (often many decades) between exposure and symptoms appearing?

       - Andy.

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  • in reply to AMK

    The report also predicts that the annual number of mesothelioma deaths will stay roughly at the same level for the rest of the decade before dropping. This shows that the progress in protecting workers from exposure to asbestos has been sluggish and inadequate.

    Or perhaps just a feature of the long period (often many decades) between exposure and symptoms appearing?

       - Andy.

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