Asbestos mining 1959

This was clipped from the 1959 film, Asbestos a matter of time, by the US Bureau of Mines, Department of the Interior. For more information about asbestos, asbestos-related diseases and ways to help protect yourself, family and friends from this deadly mineral, link to the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) founded in 2004 by asbestos victims and their families. ADAO seeks to give asbestos victims and concerned citizens a united voice to help ensure their rights are fairly represented and protected, while raising public awareness about the dangers of asbestos exposure and often deadly asbestos related diseases. ADAO is an independent organization that can be found at
http://www.asbestosdiseaseawareness.org/resources/educational_materials.html

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• AHERA
• mining
• OSHA
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• NIEHS
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• mineral
• ACM
• industrial
• hygiene

[jawajawa350]

They are protected and guided by the highest standards...one day we might even give this mine worker a mask! 2:40

[dansak1234]

Disgusting level of safety back on those days, big companies only care about quick profit, we've most recently seen this with banks. Governments are too slow to react...people suffer.

[julie9356]

Arsehole you have obviously never lost a loved one through mesothelioma. Crawl back under ya stone shithead.

[Ihateirans]

Look.  Asbestos didn't ask to be extracted. It was minding its own business for centuries until man mined it. Then what? Asbestos did its best to make our houses safe from fire, our floors and walls beautiful and our industrial systems economical to run. Now everyone sh*ts on asbestos. How do think that makes asbestos feel? You should all be ashamed of yourselves.

[tnerual888]

what today with the mine?

[strategalutions]

For another "what were they thinking" moment, watch "Mercury Production In California 1955."

[babyduck1]

"Asbestos - Only a matter of time". Now THATS irony. Sick irony.

[delete409]

ya didn`t need masks back then....they didn`t know the dangers of asbestos back then....thats why it`s everywhere

[royanonymous]

2:45 "Protected by the highest safety standards... " But they even don't have a mask...

[TZCheesecaek]

Don't you just love modern technology?

[calebbl]

Working in an asbestos MINE! That takes the mesothelioma cake