Introduction to Asbestos from 1959

This clip is from the 1959 film, "Asbestos: a Matter of Time," by the Bureau of Mines (US Department of the Interior.) The entire film is available on GoggleVideo. This clip describes key properties of asbestos and some of its uses in the 1950s. Inhaling asbestos dust, can cause asbestosis, lung cancer and esothelioma. Asbestos manufacturers knew of these diseases by the 1930s. Tens of thousands of (mostly) workers have been made sick and died from asbestos exposure. For more information, go to the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) website - http://www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org/

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[superdonyoungy]

I am an Electrician and reside in the top 10 most likely to contract Asbestos related diseases along with plumbers and other contractors.

I still encounter Asbestos every day, I hate it, there's a terrible attitude that many builders have towards asbestos, I see it ripped out by idiot guys without masks all the time, if these guys are around you just walk off the job, there's nothing you can do but walk, you'll lose money but hey? life's not fair.

Smokers are in four times more danger.

[cartman854]

Wow... The title of this is so ironic...

[WorldNews92]

It has played a tremendously important role in the improvement of our standard of living...

...by poisoning us to death and killing millions of builders and engineers.

[agareef1]

youtube.com/watch?v=E4Kl4q43ok­A

[mitch19636]

A dear friend, like step father to me, died from the effects of working with asbesto and its by products, I'll never forget. My own home is built from asbestos.

[draconite420]

@kaospilotX Also tell the poor countries to ban them instead of collecting duty on the imports.

[gu151]

Makes for the best air freshener!

[kaospilotX]

Canadad exports this poison to India and othwer poor countries while it's prohibited to use within Canada itself. Tell the greedy hippocrites it's not acceptible!

[Jwalkz4192]

im 19 and dying of asbestosis many think it takes years...but i only worked for the company for a week, everyone in my family has died for lung cancer, so the progression for asbestosis is 100x faster coz i inherited faulty lungs doc says ill be dead withint 6 years..guys if you see asbestos being handled incorrectly...just walk its not worth dying for like i am

[2jzdashgte]

Rare qualities indeed. :(

[alkolaqi83]

@527rubbertoe that's a bad idea ...

[527rubbertoe]

at 0:57 it looks like cotton candy. I WANNA EAT IT!