Second-hand Asbestos Exposure and Children

El asbesto can travel on work clothing into the home and family vehicles, exposing spouses and children.

This is known as second-hand asbestos exposure.

Also known as: 

• Domestic exposición al asbesto
• Secundaria exposición al asbesto
• Household exposición al asbesto
• Take home exposición al asbesto
• Para-occupational asbestos exposure.
  

Many people who had exposición de segunda mano as children developed asbesto-related diseases later in life, even though they never worked around asbesto.

Why and How is El asbesto Dangerous?

Simply, asbesto has been proven to be a carcinogenic mineral, which is the main cause of mesothelioma and asbestosis, as described above.

El asbesto mineral is fibrous in nature, made up of millions of flexible fibers. When asbesto is damaged or disturbed, the fibers are released into the air. The asbesto fiber is microscopic, meaning not visible to the naked eye. A microscope is needed to see them.

El asbesto is most dangerous when it crumbles into fibers that can become airborne. This is known as friable asbesto.

El asbesto products that are friable are generally quite loose and, when dry, can be crumbled into fine material or dust with light pressure, such as crushing with hand.

In general, products with ACMs are safe when they perform their functions. For instance, ACMs in a false ceiling at home or office are perfectly safe as long as the false ceiling is left undisturbed. The trouble starts when the false ceiling is damaged and the ACMs in the damaged portion get disturbed. This disturbance causes the asbesto in the ACMs to be released into the air.  

As mentioned, asbesto fibers and dust are microscopic in nature and these can get into the lungs of people through the airways. This is when the trouble starts for people who inhale asbesto fibers or dust.

Second-hand Asbestos Exposure

Second-hand Asbestos Exposure and Children

For many decades, asbesto companies were not honest about the dangers of their products, and millions of industrial workers were eexposd to asbesto without any protective gear, air cleaning equipment, filters or even masks to prevent asbesto enfermedades como el cáncer de pulmón, asbestosis y mesotelioma. 

So those workers often had asbesto dust on their work clothes, shoes and tools, and brought this asbesto with them into family vehicles and homes. As such, those primarily exposed to asbesto can become sources of secondary exposición to asbesto.

Family members – including children – not only came into regular contact with them before the asbesto-contaminated clothing and dust was removed and washed. Spouses and children also spent time in vehicles and enclosed spaces like garages and laundry rooms, and in many cases even participated in washing the asbesto-covered clothing.

Environmental / Exposición al asbesto de segunda mano

Similarly, areas nearby asbesto mines can be sources of exposición de segunda mano because the asbesto fibers and dust can be carried by the wind to nearby homes, offices, parks, and places of interest.

Yet another source of second-hand exposición al asbesto is natural disasters like hurricanes, typhoons, earthquakes, and tornadoes and manmade disasters like the destruction of the World Trade Center Towers.

All these are sources of Exposición al amianto de segunda mano.

Children are perhaps more vulnerable than adults to be affected by Exposición al amianto de segunda mano. However, they have a longer life to lead than their elders and therefore they face a higher risk of ARDs because of latency factor and dose response.

El asbesto Claims and Compensation for Second-hand Asbestos Exposure 

Children are at risk of acquiring ARDs because of Exposición al amianto de segunda mano. They can suffer from ARDs long after being under the influence of Exposición al amianto de segunda mano. As seen earlier, the latency factor and dose-response determine the type of ARDs, which could include asbestosis, placas pleurales, mesothelioma and other cancers.

Parents of children should get in touch with a competent asbesto lawyer who can help claim compensation after studying their cases.

There are several types of legal claims that can be made for children suffering from ARDs. These depend on a variety of factors that the expert asbesto lawyer can identify. 

Parents should also know that compensation for healthcare bills, loss of wages, inability to work, disabilities, a degraded quality of life and even a fatality is available if the asbesto lawyer can prove that the children’s ARDs are a result of Exposición al asbesto de segunda mano from their parents who were primarily exposed to asbesto at their workplaces.

It is possible under Federal and State laws, that people suffering from ARDs acquired by exposición al asbesto are often entitled to compensation for their injuries. Sometimes, they don’t even need a lawsuit, as they can claim from trust funds specifically created for such eventualities.

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For Justinian C. Lane, getting compensation for asbesto victims is personal.

Justinian’s grandparents and his father all worked with asbesto in their younger years and died from asbesto-related cancers in their later years.  

At the time of each of their deaths, no one in Justinian’s family knew that they were eligible to file an asbesto lawsuit and to seek compensation from the asbesto trusts.

Because no one in Justinian’s family knew their options, they never received any compensation for the death of their loved ones. 

Si cree que su lesión o la de su familiar estuvo relacionada con la exposición al asbesto, podría tener derecho a una compensación significativa.

This is money you could use to cover the costs of asbesto removal services, pay for medical treatment, and preemptively protect your physical well-being. 

También hay fideicomisos de asbesto que ofrecen compensación mucho más rápida y fácilmente (sin presentar una demanda).

Si desea ayuda para presentar un reclamo, ponerse en contacto por correo electrónico a [email protected]  o llámenos o envíenos un mensaje de texto al (833) 4-ASBESTOS (427-2378) o (206) 455-9190. Escucharemos su historia y le explicaremos sus opciones. Y nunca cobramos por nada a menos que reciba dinero en su bolsillo.

Además de demandas legales, discapacidad de veteranos, seguridad social y protección del empleo como compensación de trabajadores, FELA y La ley de Jones para los trabajadores marítimos, hay asbesto trusts that have been set up to compensate those harmed by asbesto without having to file a lawsuit.

There is no risk or cost to speak with one of our staff about your asbesto litigation. There are no fees unless you receive money.

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