April 1 to 7 has been officially designated as "asbestos awareness week" by Senate Resolution 66 by the United States Senate . The Awareness Organization diseases asbestos officially assigned the theme of the 2013 awareness week "Asbestos: One Word One World One week..."
One of the main objectives of the asbestos awareness week is to educate as many people as possible about the dangers of exposure to asbestos, where exposure can occur and how to prevent it in an overall effort to eliminate related diseases asbestos serious as mesothelioma. By providing valuable information on asbestos, as facts and statistics, more people can be informed about its dangers.
The firm joins the effort to eliminate asbestos and inevitably mesothelioma. Here are some of the most important facts and statistics that you should be informed about asbestos and potentially dangerous consequences of exposure.
- Approximately 125 million people worldwide are exposed to asbestos in their workplace. (World Health Organization)
- 55 countries have banned asbestos, but the United States and Canada have not. (ADAO)
- exposure to asbestos has been linked to mesothelioma, pleural plaque, asbestosis and lung cancer. (Simmons Hanly Conroy)
- More than 107,000 people die from diseases related to asbestos caused by occupational exposure each year worldwide. (World Health Organization)
- Asbestos fibers can be 700 times smaller than a human hair and are indestructible tasteless and odorless fiber that can float in the air without being detected. (ADAO)
- Asbestos exposure can occur 25 to 50 years before the onset of mesothelioma symptoms. (Research Foundation Mesothelioma Applied)
The above is a brief list of statistics and important facts surrounding asbestos; but this is not an exhaustive list. For more information on the topics covered during the awareness week to asbestos, please refer to the agenda ADAO here.
