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Sunday, July 23, 2017

Malignant Mesothelioma - Does the building you're in contain asbestos?




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Malignant mesothelioma is a rare form of cancer that affects the thin lining of
the body's internal organs, known as the mesothelium. As the word malignant implies, it is a deadly disease that often has a poor prognosis.
There are three primary types of mesothelioma :

Published on Jan 30, 2015
The amount of time between exposure to a disease causing toxin and the
diagnosis of that disease which can be between 15 and 40 years. To
learn more please visit Canadian Environmental Health Atlas
[www.ehatlas.ca/environmental-contaminants/asbestos]

Asbestos-related Deaths

WorkSafeBC

Asbestosis
26% of work related deaths in 2005; 45% in 2014  [.pdf file, page 14 Asbestos-related Deaths
WorkSafeBC],  Further, WorksafeBC now states that the most common cause of worker deaths.

Does the dwelling contain asbestos? (And most all other buildings before 1990.)

https://youtu.be/unJgIVc1tLo [5:13 minutes]Video
by: WorkSafeBC

Asbestos-related Deaths
Asbestos is one of the leading causes of occupationally-related cancer deaths
(Figure 3). Because it can take many years for the inhaled or ingested asbestos fibres to cause symptoms, most asbestos-related diseases are first detected
long after exposure to the mineral. This long latency period makes studying diseases caused by asbestos difficult for occupational health researchers.


“One disease receiving an increasing amount of attention is malignant
mesothelioma. Mesothelioma deaths in Canada rose steadily after the
1960s, when workers previously exposed to asbestos began to suffer
symptoms and doctors began to recognize the disease. We know now
that the average latency period of mesothelioma is about 30 years
after initial exposure, but it often ranges from 15 to 40 years.[6] This
means that in developing countries using Canadian asbestos today, an
increase in mesothelioma deaths can be expected in future.”

References, See also:

Posting on one of his YouTube Channels ctnsandiego
Published on Oct 10, 2008

A practical look at the rules on asbestos for three groups: Homeowners; contractors; and workers.

  1. Don't Mess With Asbestos (Pt. 1 of 3) - https://youtu.be/GjMsV4VsJew
    [9:42 minutes]

  2. Don't Mess With Asbestos (Pt. 2 of 3) - https://youtu.be/6yLBPQQWT4c
    [4:16 minutes]

  3. Don't Mess With Asbestos (Pt. 3 of 3) - https://youtu.be/pSTgwbmHz14
    [6:03 minutes]

Nonpulmonary Outcomes of Asbestos ExposureJournal of Toxicology and Environmental Health. Part B, Critical Reviews
[https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3118539/]
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  1. Kulshan Grandfather Stan G. Webb - In Retirement© ™ ®July 23, 2017 at 4:49 PM

    Kiwanis Lynn Manor, located at 2555 Whiteley Court, in Lynn Valley, North Vancouver, BC, Canada, is a 43 year old, 17 story high-rise senior's residence (204 suites). It is now scheduled for a total refurbishment. This includes removal of asbestos. Kiwanis expects to do this while these suites are still fully occupied?

    In 1992 I and my staff were tenants in Bentall Center (Tower II), 555 Burrard Street Vancouver, BC. The only problem was that during their asbestos removal program, Mrs. Bentall and all her 33 little Bentall's knew all about it. They just forgot to tell us tenants, the people who, in the end, were paying for it all. I fired all of my staff and left the building. Mrs. Bentall and all her 33 little Bentall's + 1 sued me for non-payment of rent for the next 5 years (the balance of my firm's lease). They pursued me personalty and sued me right into personal bankruptcy. There was also some bank debt. It took me a few years to be discharged from bankruptcy proceedings.

    After I was discharged, I then sued Mrs. Bentall and all her 33 little Bentall's.

    Seven other people who were working in Bentall also became very ill, and our illness continues.

    This Kiwanis Lynn Manor renovation is all pretty stupid. As this case works its way through the BC Supreme Court, this will all be very interesting.

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  2. Kulshan Grandfather Stan G. Webb - In Retirement© ™ ®July 24, 2017 at 8:58 PM

    I've set up a Blog/Website to record all of this: Respirator Illness [https://respiratorillness.blogspot.ca/]

    At 9:30 AM this morning, I received a very, very fast telephone response to my eMail yesterday (July 23, 2017 at 4:49 PM) to WorkSafeBC.

    Mr. Doug Irving thanked me for giving WorkSafeBC a 'heads-up' about the Kiwanis Lynn Manor renovation plans, which includes asbestos removal. Mr. Irving did say that under WorkSafeBC regulations anything to do with asbestos and/or renovations required that WorkSafeBC be notified at least 48 hours in advance, before any work was commenced. As at 9:30 AM this morning, WorkSafeBC had not been notified.

    They have opened a personal case file for me: My Case file number is now #17624.

    Mr. Irving also gave me a help line telephone number 604 276 3100.

    Mr. Irving is passing my file along to the appropriate WorkSafeBC Inspectors.

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