Journal
INDUSTRIAL HEALTH
Volume 46, Issue 6, Pages 535-540Publisher
NATL INST OCCUPATIONAL SAFETY & HEALTH, JAPAN
DOI: 10.2486/indhealth.46.535
Keywords
Asbestos; Mesothelioma; Asbestos-related diseases; Occupational exposure; Public health
Funding
- Workers' Compensation Dust Diseases Board, Sydney, NSW, Australia
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Asbestos is a fibrous silicate which is recognized as causing a variety of lung disorders including malignant mesothelioma of the pleura, lung cancer and asbestosis. Asbestos use has been banned in most developed countries but exposure still occurs under strict regulation in occupational settings and also occasionally in domestic settings. Although the hazards of asbestos are well known in developed countries, awareness of its adverse health effects is less in other parts of the world, particularly when exposure occurs in non-occupational settings. Experience of asbestos use and its adverse heath effects in developed countries such as Australia have resulted in development of expertise in the diagnosis and treatment of asbestos-related diseases as well as in screening and this can be used to help developing countries facing the issue of asbestos exposure.
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