Centro de aprendizaje de asbesto / Consejos de seguridad para Asbesto

Consejos de seguridad para Asbesto

Asbestos hasn’t gone away.

Asbestos is a known human carcinogen, capable of causing serious medical conditions up to and including cancer.

Nearly every building constructed before the mid-1980s contained an asbestos product of some kind.

Asbestos is incredibly durable and resistant, with virtually no known half-life.

That means it’s not going anywhere, and won’t be unless properly removed and disposed of.

Where Asbestos is Found

Between the 1920s and 1970s, asbestos could be found almost everywhere. Common asbestos products included:

• Piezas de automóviles, such as brake pads, hood liners, and gaskets.

• Tiles used to protect and decorate floors, roofs, and ceilings.

• Roof materials, especially asphalt- and cement-based shingles and underlayment.

• Vía muerta used outside of homes, offices, and schools.

• Heat-resistant materials, como la duct covers and pipe insulation.

Mientras que la Agencia de Protección Ambiental began restricting the sale of asbestos products in the 1970s and 1980s, many American homes and consumer products remain contaminated by this mineral. Unfortunately, while asbestos-related diseases are slow to develop, they can be incredibly difficult to treat. In fact, the National Cancer Institute has stated that no amount of asbestos exposure is safe.

Reasons to remove asbestos in your home or other building:

● Asbestos can cause respiratory illness and other diseases, including cancers like lung cancer and mesothelioma.

● Asbestos has no taste or smell, and you may not know you’re breathing it.

● Property owners (and even renters) can be legally responsible if someone is injured by asbestos lingering on their property.

● Asbestos illnesses have a long latencia, and can take 20-50 years to appear.

Reducción de Asbesto

Identifying Asbestos: Getting tested

In general, when in doubt, the wisest move is to have a professional company test your home or other property for asbestos. We have a lot of information about what kind of asbestos testing to get, and what to look for in considering which company to hire.

But if you are handy and use precaution, proper materials and protective gear, you can test for asbestos in isolated parts of your house or office. We have información about that too.

Eliminación de Asbesto

It is also best to use an experienced professional licensed in asbestos abatement to remove and dispose of asbestos in your home or building.

Professional asbestos abatement companies know the particular risks of asbestos removal and how to minimize them. They are also familiar with applicable state and federal laws regulating the removal of asbestos as well as how and where to dispose of asbestos.

Los fumadores que están expuestos al asbesto tienen hasta cincuenta veces más probabilidades de desarrollar cáncer de pulmón que los no fumadores que no están expuestos.³

Have You Been Hurt By An Asbestos Illness?

For us this is personal.

Las Oficinas Legales de Justinian C. Lane, Esq.-PLLC tienen un compromiso profundamente arraigado de ayudar a las víctimas de la industria del asbesto. 

Unlike many other law firms, we understand exactly what it is like to lose a loved one to mesothelioma. Our founder, Justinian C. Lane, lost his father and his grandparents to asbestos-related cancers. When they passed away, nobody in Justinian’s family knew they could have claimed compensation to help pay their remaining medical bills and funeral costs. 

Hemos visto de primera mano el costo que el mesotelioma tiene para las personas y las familias, razón por la cual nos dedicamos a ayudar a otros no solo a obtener la compensación que necesitan, sino también la justicia que merecen.

No Payment or Fee Unless You Receive Compensation

Las Oficinas Legales de Justinian C. Lane no creen en cobrar a los clientes potenciales que pueden estar profundamente afligidos. Ofrecemos consultas gratuitas: en persona, por teléfono, videollamada e incluso por correo electrónico. Y cuando aceptamos un nuevo caso, no le pedimos a nuestros clientes que paguen por nuestros servicios. Trabajamos sobre una base de contingencia, lo que significa que cubrimos los costos asociados con el litigio. Solo nos pagan si ganamos, y solo tomamos nuestro pago como un porcentaje del acuerdo. 

Nuestros abogados han recuperado millones de dólares para personas heridas y muertas por exposición al asbesto. Te podemos ayudar también. 

Si bien cada caso de asbesto es diferente, nos impulsa un sentido de justicia y nuestro objetivo es brindar justicia a los clientes, independientemente de lo que eso pueda significar para ellos.

Póngase en contacto con nosotros hoy

Porfavor comuníquese con nosotros en línea o llámenos al 833-4-ASBESTOS (427-2378) para programar su consulta gratuita y sin compromiso lo antes posible .

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1 Instituto Nacional del Cáncer (NIH) Hoja informativa sobre asbesto.
2 Tompa E, Kalcevich C, McLeod C, Lebeau M, Song C, McLeod K, et al. The economic burden of lung cancer and mesothelioma due to occupational and para-occupational asbestos exposure Occup Environ Med 2017; 74: 816-22.
3 Klebe, S., Leigh, J., Henderson, D.W. and Nurminen, M., 2020. Asbesto, tabaquismo y cáncer de pulmón: una actualización. Revista internacional de investigación ambiental y salud pública, 17(1), p.258.