OSHA Asbestos Warning Will Stay On Brakes
Article Added January 6th, 2007 - Print This Story - Bookmark This Story
A warning about the potential of asbestos exposure on automotive brake pads will remain amid discussions to have the label removed. Challengers had wanted to remove the warning, deeming it unnecessary.
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration has decided to keep an asbestos warning unaltered on both brake pad containers and the OSHA website after discussions took place to have the warnings removed. A scientist working with OSHA will also keep his position, though he was the most vocal in the fight to keep the warning intact. The warning states that working with brake pads may be dangerous, as many of the automotive parts contains high levels of asbestos. Used brake pads are covered with dust containing the hazardous material.
Spokespeople for major automotive companies wanted the warning removed from brake pad containers, and wanted the warning on the OSHA website watered down. They stated that in only a few rare cases have automotive workers contracted asbestos-related diseases from brake pads. Inhaling asbestos dust can lead to respiratory illnesses, including emphysema and a form of lung cancer called mesothelioma. The warning could make companies responsible for workers that handle brakes pads, and that later develop asbestos-related diseases.
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