[Jewelry making - Article 00136] - Re: [Orchid] Asbestos sheet

[natusnemo]

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    Hello ok my husband worked for an environmental testing company. they
    tested and worked with hazardous materials. there is a lot of scary
    blurs out there on asbestos. Asbestos is only proven to be dangerous
    when airborne. DO not hammer on it, cut on it or bang it around if you
    have it in your work shop. Use a fitted mask with a High Efficiency
    Particle Arrestance (HEPA) filter, water keeps fiber from becoming
    airborne (watering it down is not 100%, use a HEPA mask too). a HEPA
    filter should be used in any studio, asbestos free or not.   

    There are more deaths and injuries a year from falls (and smoking)
    than asbestos contact. the people who are in the most danger are
    workers who made asbestos products and lived near factories, most
    construction workers, plumbers and currently auto mechanics. that
    said there is no reason to take any risks. Wear a HEPA or remove the
    work pads and sheets if you have any and feel uncomfortable but don't
    just throw it away. it needs to be bagged and sealed. Blocks are
    safer. 

    If you think that removing it from you studio means you are asbestos
    free, you are not. everyone is exposed to it. Low levels of asbestos
    can be detected in almost any air sample. whether you live in the
    city or country. 

    It is still used in many cars. if you have brake linings and other
    parts made before 2000. chances are that they are asbestos. his
    company tested used brake linings out of every ten and average of 7
    were asbestos. After 2000 it dropped but parts are still not asbestos
    free. there is asbestos in most of the Us drinking water because of
    the pipes, although drink asbestos is not proven to be dangerous.
    airborne asbestos is. there is asbestos in many textiles (
    clothing,blankets,etc). there is asbestos in many ceiling and floor
    tiles. that is not all, you think there was a ban on asbestos? think
    again 

    In 1989, EPA banned all asbestos products. Two years later the
    Canadian and U.S. asbestos industry sued EPA in federal court and
    succeeded in getting the ban thrown out. asbestos only have has to be
    removed if there is construction, or the asbestos is damaged. Because,
    the EPA and private testing has proven that sealing is is safer than
    removing it. 

    The most dangerous site other than your garage? road work. Not
    kidding. If they are working on underground pipes in your neiborhood
    or digging up road near pipes they are blanketing the air with the
    stuff. In ny they test the air quality before, during, and after
    construction. my husband and his co-works had no problem soldering on
    a hard asbestos block (much less likely to become airborne) but stay
    away from heavy construction. 

    ok the post is kind of long,but i figured the information is
    important. 

~Carolena

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