Students Exposed to Asbestos on Trip
Article Added October 23rd, 2006 - Print This Story - Bookmark This Story
Four students from a Connecticut Tech School were exposed to asbestos while on a trip into the field. The students were removing a furnace from a nearby house when they came across the exposed asbestos.
Four Platt Tech students got a little too close to their studies when they were exposed to asbestos in the field. The students, on a training trip, where to remove an old furnace from a house in the area. After removing the furnace, what appeared to be fiberglass was exposed in the wall; after further analysis, the material was found to be asbestos. Air test were done at the site, and no apparent levels of asbestos were detected. Regardless of tests, the students donned masks and gloves while removing and securing the material.
School officials were assured by EPA members later on the scene that the students were in no danger of developing asbestos-related conditions. The amount of asbestos contained in the material, as well as the stable condition of the sheeting, was noted as reasons to not be alarmed. Asbestos is normally harmless unless disturbed, when it can become airborne and be breathed in. Asbestosis, emphysema and mesothelioma, a form of lung cancer, can result after asbestos exposure.
Article Added October 23rd, 2006 - Print This Story - Bookmark This Story
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