Mesothelioma – Prevention Measures

Mesothelioma is a cancer that affects the mesothelium due to exposure to asbestos and figures reveal that more than 2000 cases are registered every year.  If you want to prevent mesothelioma, you have to ensure that the root cause of the disease, which is asbestos is totally banned.  Since most of the registered cases of this disease are linked to occupation, prevention must begin by isolating the sources of asbestos and eliminating them.
Some high risk occupations need to be particularly aware of the consequences of this exposure to asbestos and should take adequate precautions.  They are painters, brick layers, drywall contractors, miners and mechanics.  Other occupations include those in the manufacture of fireproofing, plumbing, floor tiles and cement.  Many personnel in the rail yards, ship yards and oil refineries are equally at risk of asbestos exposure.  In short, people in the building industry need to be very aware and careful about this hazard that they are continuously exposed to and need to take not only adequate precautions but also conduct regular check ups.
Workers in these fields are duly covered under strict workplace regulations and the US Occupational Safety and Health Administration have put in place some stringent rules to ensure the safety and well being of these workers.  However, some fibers of asbestos may still stick itself to hair, skin and the clothing and when this is brought home; family members are also put at risk.  Federal laws thus mandate that certain precautions are followed by the workmen prior to leaving for their homes such as:
•    Taking a shower
•    Not taking work related clothing home
•    Ensuring that the workmen change to street clothing ahead of leaving the place of work
•    Making sure that the work related clothing is properly washed at the place of work and not taken home
The above measures have ensured the control of mesothelioma spreading through the secondary route to the family members of the workmen.

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