Exposure to asbestos has proven to result in a wide range of health conditions, including mesothelioma, a deadly cancer that attacks the lining of the lungs, heart, or abdomen. Firefighters are subjected to asbestos exposure on the job. They often fight fires in buildings that have asbestos components; in fact, this is nearly unavoidable, unfortunately, the very clothing that the firefighters were wearing was giving toxic levels of asbestos exposure to the unsuspecting firefighters.
Mesothelioma, the rare cancer caused by asbestos exposure, is a great concern for electricians, since many electrical components are made from asbestos-containing materials. Asbestos exposure can cause disabling or fatal diseases such as asbestosis, lung cancer, gastrointestinal cancer and mesothelioma.
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