My school has asbestos will i get cancer?
Posted by admin on Sep 9, 2011
ive been surrounded by it for 2 years going on to 3 next year and i was wondering if i could get cancer in the future i kinda got worried when my teacher told me and also ive seen it fall on the ground!! what if there is asbestos on my shoe and i bring it home and somehow it gets on my family and they get cancer as well! this is a pretty serious situation and worried about it. So my question is will i get cancer and can it get on my shoe and bring it home and my family gets cancer as well?
Don’t listen to the people who are trying to scare you. . . .
Asbestos is used in a lot of building materials as well as insulation in duct work and even in vinyl floor tiles . . . All that stuff is encapsulated in the materials it is used in . . in other words . . it is built into the materials and not disbursed into the air where you can breath it. As long as you are not exposed to an activity that disturbs it, such as removal of ceiling tiles or other construction work, then you have no problem . . there are acceptable ways for removal now days and it poses no problem to you. Removal is done under very controlled conditions . . and again . . the fact that it is in the building materials in your school . . it DOES NOT POSE A HAZARD!!!!!!!!
AGAIN ….. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!
Yes. Bad air and environment can cause lung cancer. You might not have cancer right away but might have it when you get older.
No. You can’t bring cancer home to your family because it is not a contagious disease.
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Is the school district required to do anything about asbestos-in-schools?
Yes. AHERA, or the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act, was passed by Congress in 1986. AHERA requires public school districts and nonprofit private schools to inspect their schools for asbestos containing building material and prepare management plans which recommend the best way to reduce the hazard from any asbestos that may be present. Options include repairing damaged asbestos containing material, spraying it with sealants, enclosing it, removing it, or keeping it in good condition so that it does not release fibers. The plans must be developed by accredited management planners and approved by the State. The school authority must notify parent, teacher and employer organizations of the plans, and then the plans must be implemented. The school district must also perform periodic surveillance of asbestos containing material every 6 months in its schools. AHERA also requires accreditation of abatement designers, contractor supervisors and workers, building inspectors, and school management plan writers.
Go this link, it will tell you everything you need to know about asbestos.
http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/aherafaq.html#7
Will you get cancer? Probably not, if the exposure was not significant. If you suspect anything wrong, go and see a physician or a lung expert.
Good luck to you.
References :
http://www.epa.gov/asbestos/pubs/aherafaq.html#7
Don’t listen to the people who are trying to scare you. . . .
Asbestos is used in a lot of building materials as well as insulation in duct work and even in vinyl floor tiles . . . All that stuff is encapsulated in the materials it is used in . . in other words . . it is built into the materials and not disbursed into the air where you can breath it. As long as you are not exposed to an activity that disturbs it, such as removal of ceiling tiles or other construction work, then you have no problem . . there are acceptable ways for removal now days and it poses no problem to you. Removal is done under very controlled conditions . . and again . . the fact that it is in the building materials in your school . . it DOES NOT POSE A HAZARD!!!!!!!!
AGAIN ….. DO NOT WORRY ABOUT IT!!!!!!!!
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