What is asbestos and why is it dangerous?

Until 20 years ago the majority even of asbestos is one of mid-1980s were published not had, until its dangerous properties very.
Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral with long fibrous crystals. It is these fibres that toxicity due to the damage which they cause cause asbestos if inhaled in the lungs. Inhalation of asbestos can cause that a number of very serious diseases such as lung and pneumoconiosis.
Historically, asbestos was used for many different purposes. In fact nicknamed the Greek miracle mineral asbestos due to its versatility and the ability, extreme heat withstand. Above all used asbestos in construction, but its use was widespread - the material thermal stability made it a perfect electrical insulator for wire and cable for stoves and its strength in the weaving of fabrics for clothing and tablecloths, etc. was estimated. By the mid-20th century asbestos was used everywhere are examples of products with asbestos are as follows: roof tiles, flooring, pipe insulation, ceiling insulation, lawn furniture, cement for fireplaces, brake linings for vehicles, protective clothing for fire fighters, etc..
Unfortunately the real dangers were not fully understood until recently, a high percentage of the buildings, especially in the late 1800s and early 1900s built in what time already contain a significant amount in its walls and roofs of asbestos. Before the asbestos toxicity to light was brought it had regarded as an ideal building material - it was known that high fire-retardant, electricity have high resistance and, most importantly, it was cheap and easy to use.
Unfortunately heavy use of asbestos has suspended over carpenters and roofers to asbestos in times past to generations of workers, and many now suffer lung disease as a result. Asbestos is only dangerous if the fibers through the air, because it then, that they can be inhaled. May be designated not because of their size once inhaled fibres, so that they are accommodated in the lung tissue.
Asbestos is now, either whole or in part in 60 countries around the world including all banned in the European Union.
Asbestos regulation
In 1970 managed the asbestos industry a voluntary ban on asbestos blue (the most harmful type of asbestos) in its raw form. The ban does not, but products that contained the material. This prohibition extended brown asbestos (as the 2nd most dangerous type) in 1980.
It was not until 1986 that the British Government an official imposed on the two most harmful forms of asbestos and products containing them prohibit. The official policy was introduced, to: "ban the most hazardous forms and activities, namely the import supply and use of blue and Brown (crocidolite and amosite) spray asbestos, asbestos and the installation of asbestos insulation, license the work with asbestos insulation or coatings, and strictly control the remaining risks for everyone working with asbestos (and others affected by them)".
In 2006, the control of asbestos programme regulations entered into force in 2006. The three previous sets of rules for the prohibition, control and licensing of asbestos combine these new rules.
The rules prohibit the import, the provision and the use of all three forms of asbestos - blue, Brown and white.
If you concerned about asbestos contained within the structure of your work building or at home, please contact your nearest reputable health and safety consultants and ask them for an asbestos study on the property to carry out.

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