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What is rock wool? What is asbestos?
Asbestos is a natural fiber that comes out of the ground. Rock Wool, a trademark for mineral wool, is an artificial substance that comes from a factory. Rock Wool insulation usually doesn’t contain asbestos, but its effects are similar to asbestos.
Furthermore, the chemical plants that produce mineral wool emit high levels of carbon monoxide, soot, large and small particulate matter, formaldehyde, sulfur dioxide, lead, and sulphuric acid. These chemicals are especially harmful to young people and old people.
“Todas las formas de asbesto son cancerígenas para los humanos”. 1
Mineral wool may contain possibly carcinogenic materials like ceramic and slag.
Additionally, mineral wool’s raw materials include ceramic and slag rock. Ceramic rock, when superheated, is possibly carcinogenic, according to the International Agency for Research on Cancer. Mineral wool is primarily an insulator used in naval ship boiler rooms and other very hot environments.
Slag rock, ceramic rock, and asbestos often come from the same mine. Therefore, asbestos cross contamination is a danger. That’s especially true since many mining companies prize volume over quality and safety.
“Por lo general, quienes desarrollan enfermedades relacionadas con el asbesto no muestran signos de enfermedad durante mucho tiempo después de la exposición”.Fuente: Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NIH)2 |
Rock wool is different from asbestos, but both can involve health hazards.
So, when lawmakers phased out asbestos use in the 1990s, companies that switched to mineral wool might have thought they were doing people a favor. Instead, the product they sold was even more dangerous than the product it replaced. That’s saying a lot.
Good intentions don’t excuse negligence. In these legal claims, only two things really matter: the final effect and the company’s efforts to warn customers, if any, about these effects. So, if you or a loved one worked with rock wool insulation and contracted cancer or another serious illness, an asbestos exposure lawyer can obtain the compensation your family needs and deserves.
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About Mineral Wool
As mentioned, mineral wool insulation replaced asbestos insulation. Asbestos producers and users hid the health hazards of this substance for about a hundred years. In the 1960s, asbestos exposure lawyers began chipping away at the wall of denial these companies had erected. By the 1980s, the wall couldn’t stand anymore.
So, although it had plenty of warning, the construction industry was unprepared to replace asbestos. This attitude was part of the “asbestos or nothing” line that was a cornerstone of the aforementioned wall of denial.
“La evidencia general sugiere que no existe un nivel seguro de exposición al asbesto”. no hay nivel seguro de exposición al asbesto."Fuente: Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NIH)3 |
Rock wool is generally considered less dangerous than asbestos.
Initially, officials declared that mineral wool was almost as toxic as asbestos and therefore not a viable substance. The industry changed mineral wool’s composition and, in 2002, the IARC removed this substance from the “possibly carcinogenic” list. SHortly thereafter, Rock Wool and other types of mineral wool insulation were available at a Home Depot near you.
El asbesto no tiene sabor ni olor.
Es posible que no sepa que lo está respirando.
IARC officials later learned these companies duped them. Mineral wool manufacturers removed a key ingredient so the substance would pass safety tests. Commercially-available mineral wool contains the same binding component that caused this substance to fail the test. People can be exposed to mineral wool fibers in the workplace by inhaling or touching them. These fibers are also small enough to seep into the body through the tear ducts.
Regulators limit exposure levels, but refuse to recall mineral wool. The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) has set the legal limit (permissible exposure limit) for mineral wool fiber exposure in the workplace as 15 mg/m3 total exposure and 5 mg/m3 respiratory exposure over an 8-hour workday.
“Algunas fibras de asbesto pueden pasar por alto... las defensas naturales de su cuerpo... y alojarse en lo profundo de sus pulmones. Esas fibras pueden permanecer en su lugar durante mucho tiempo y es posible que nunca se eliminen”.Fuente: Asociación Americana del Pulmón |
Mineral Wool Health Hazards
As mentioned above, Rock Wool insulation often contains asbestos. Even if it doesn’t, mineral wool production and handling is very dangerous.
“Por lo general, quienes desarrollan enfermedades relacionadas con el asbesto no muestran signos de enfermedad durante mucho tiempo después de la exposición”.Fuente: Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NIH)4 |
Health hazards associated with asbestos
Also as mentioned above, medical evidence of asbestos health hazards emerged around 1900. The primary health hazards include:
- La Asbestosis: Tiny asbestos fibers don’t just temporarily block breathing passageways. They create scar tissue that permanently blocks them. Scar tissue accumulation is so gradual that many asbestosis victims don’t have serious symptoms until a risky and radical total lung transplant is the best available treatment option.
- Mesotelioma: Similarly, most mesothelioma cancer patients don’t know they are sick until their cancer is advanced and almost untreatable. Currently, the five-year mesothelioma survival rate is about 10 percent. The good news is that this survival rate is much higher than it was a few years ago, so there’s hope for future victims.
- Engrosamiento pleural: Pleural disease occurs in the pleural space, which is the thin fluid-filled area in between the two pulmonary pleura in the human body. There are several disorders and complications that can occur within the pleural area, and the surrounding tissues in the lung, such as sarcoma, pneumonia, and pulmonary embolism.
Mineral wool fibers often cause lung cancer, if the victim inhaled them. These fibers could also cause blood and brain cancer. Mineral wool production chemicals often cause long-term breathing problems in older adults, cognitive delays in children, and other serious illnesses.
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Most Rock Wool exposure occurs at work or during military service. Generally, job injury victims may file workers’ compensation claims. This no-fault insurance replaces lost wages and pays reasonably necessary medical bills. The VA offers similar disability benefits. The amount of lost wage replacement (cash) benefits usually depends on the degree of disability. VA benefits also include medical care at VA facilities.
In each case, an asbestos exposure lawyer must prove the illness was work or service-related. Pre-existing conditions, like family history and lifestyle activities, often contribute to lung cancer and other conditions, but they don’t substantially cause them. Usually, a doctor examines medical records and provides testimony on this point.
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Non-ambient (environmental) Rock Wool victims have legal options as well, usually a negligence action against the mineral wool user or producer. Users have a duty to provide reasonably safe work environments and producers have a duty to warn customers about possible side-effects. If a user or producer breaches a legal duty, and that breach substantially causes injury, the user or producer is liable for damages.
These damages normally include compensation for economic losses, such as medical bills, and noneconomic losses, such as pain and suffering. Additional punitive damages are usually available in these cases as well.
Sometimes these options overlap. For example, in most states, job injury victims may also file claims against negligent third parties. Some additional rules often apply in these situations.
Other legal options, like a victim compensation fund claim, might be available as well, depending on the facts of the case.
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AsbestosClaims.Law, our mission to secure compensation for asbestos victims is more than professional; it’s personal.
Nuestro fundador, Justinian C. Lane, conoce de primera mano los efectos devastadores del asbesto.
Tanto sus abuelos como su padre, todos trabajadores del asbesto, fallecieron de cánceres inducidos por el asbesto sin darse cuenta de su elegibilidad para juicios por asbesto u otras formas de compensación.
Nuestro objetivo es evitar tales trágicos descuidos informando y guiando a las víctimas y sus familias a través de sus opciones legales.
Si usted o sus seres queridos han sufrido como resultado de la exposición al asbesto, podría ser elegible para una compensación considerable. Estos fondos podrían cubrir tratamientos médicos, servicios de remoción de asbestos y salvaguardar su salud.
Además, los fideicomisos de asbesto ofrecen una compensación sin necesidad de un juicio, brindando un camino más rápido y sencillo hacia la justicia.
Comuníquese con nosotros en [email protected] o (206) 455-9190 para obtener ayuda con su reclamo. Ofrecemos escucha compasiva, explicaciones claras y no cobramos un centavo a menos que ganemos su caso.
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1 IARC Working Group on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans. Arsenic, metals, fibres, and dusts. IARC Monographs on the Evaluation of Carcinogenic Risks to Humans. 2012 ;100(Pt C):11-465. PMID: 23189751.
2 Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NIH), Hoja informativa sobre asbesto.
3 Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NIH) Hoja informativa sobre asbesto.
4 Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NIH), Hoja informativa sobre asbesto.
