Asbestos Health Effects

Question 1

What are the key routes of exposure

Answer 1

Inhalation
(Fatal:asbestosis, Asbestos related lung cancer and mesothelioma. Non fatal: Pleural plaques)
Ingestion
(Cancer of the larynx or digestive tract)
Skin contact
(Corns and warts)

Question 2

What’s the latency period for asbestosis

Answer 2

10 - 12 years

Question 3

What is the latency period for lung cancer

Answer 3

10 - 20 years

Question 4

What is the latency period for mesothelioma

Answer 4

25 to 50 years

Question 5

Is the a known safe level of exposure to asbestos

Answer 5

No

Question 6

What is the average number of deaths for mesothelioma per year

Answer 6

2500 people

Question 7

What is the average number of deaths of asbestosis per year

Answer 7

980

Question 8

Historical occupational exposures

Answer 8

Asbestos mining and milling
Manufacturing of asbestos products
Asbestos insulation into buildings
Ship building and scrapping

Question 9

Current occupational exposures

Answer 9

Construction trades
Maintenance Trades
Workers in buildings constructed prior top 2000
Workers removing asbestos installations