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Asbestos and advice for safe removal

The facts

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that has been used for about 150 years on a large commercial scale. It is a versatile product and is ideal as fire proofing and insulation. Unfortunately it can also be deadly causing serious lung diseases such as mesothelioma, asbestosis and lung cancer.

A quarter of the people now dying from asbestos related diseases have worked in a range of building trades including carpenters, joiners, electricians, shop fitters and plumbers. It is now known that, contrary to earlier belief, exposure to small quantities of asbestos may occur during routine work such as sanding or drilling asbestos materials over a period of time, can cause these illnesses.

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