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Electrician’s Mesothelioma Death Highlights Asbestos Risk

Posted: Nov 24, 2011 |

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The death of an electrician from mesothelioma is making headlines in Great Britain. An inquest has concluded that a British electrician who helped build a Nuclear Power Station in Gloucestershire died as a direct result of asbestos exposure. UK newspaper The Gazette reports that Gerald Brown, who died in November of mesothelioma, was an apprentice with NG Bailey of Yorkshire when the power station was built.

According to the results of the inquest, Brown died as a direct result of the large amount of asbestos used at the plant. Although he did not work directly with asbestos, Brown claims to have seen clouds of the mineral dust throughout the plant while he worked there and even remembered going home from work covered in the substance. Brown developed the tell-tale symptoms of mesothelioma – cough, shortness of breath, and chest pain – more than 30 years after his work exposure.

Brown’s is not an isolated case. Because electricians are often involved in the upgrading and renovation of older buildings, they are among the most likely workers to face asbestos exposure. Asbestos, the mineral fiber linked to a myriad of health risks including the cancer, mesothelioma, was used as an insulating material around wires and in many other building materials until the 1970′s due to its fire- and heat-resistant properties.

Asbestos is often found not only in electrical insulation products, but in the walls, floors ceilings and roofs of buildings being repaired or renovated, putting electricians at special risk. The process of wiring or rewiring buildings often requires these workers to crawl through, reach into, or otherwise disturb areas where asbestos is present. Before the dangers of asbestos were realized, hundreds of thousands of electricians, such as Brown, regularly worked around the substance without adequate protection causing them to be at risk for mesothelioma.

Asbestos-containing items with which electricians may come in contact include:

• Cement Siding
• Cement Wallboard
• Plaster
• Ceiling Tiles
• Electrical Panel Partitions
• Electric Wiring Insulation
• Thermal Paper Products
• High Temperature Gaskets
• Spackling Compounds

New products used by electricians no longer contain asbestos and those involved in renovation now know the importance of wearing protective gear.

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