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ChrisConnor · 07-21-2010, 12:32 PM

Report them!!!!

TheMaster · 07-21-2010, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mongo

I do wish there were a 911 line for OSHA. I've seen lots of irresponsibile action taken by some to try to keep from spending $$. Life and health has no price tag. Safety is above all else.

Are you sure that life and health has no price tag...Is safety really above all else?

We take calculated risks everyday and money plays a big part in those decisions. I could give countless examples.

Redwood · 07-21-2010, 07:30 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by mongo

I do wish there were a 911 line for OSHA. I've seen lots of irresponsibile action taken by some to try to keep from spending $$. Life and health has no price tag. Safety is above all else.

1-800-321-OSHA (6742)

or, On-Line... http://www.osha.gov/pls/osha7/eComplaintForm.html

tnoisaw · 07-21-2010, 09:01 PM

You did the right thing. I lost an uncle because of that.

wundumguy · 07-31-2010, 04:06 PM

I've been exposed to asbestos a few times in my career. The first time was entirely accidental. I was with a really classy organization and if they had known, we would not have been exposed. The other times was with an organization that knew, but couldn't care less about us. My position now, is that it will never happen again. Workers in bad organizations can be in a tough situation between keeping their jobs and facing asbestos exposure. The best thing we can do is report violations, even when it's not in our organization, and on another worker's behalf.

RW Plumbing · 10-12-2010, 01:12 AM

I know this is an old thread but, how I handle Asbestos abatement with a reluctant customer is to explain their liability if the Asbestos isn't removed properly. All it takes is one of their employees to take a picture with their cell phone camera of the danger Asbestos sign with people ripping it down.

Once they understand that as long as that employee has that picture they can sue if the even get the sniffles or anything that may resemble a symptom of Asbestos exposure. That they will win their suit, and most likely bankrupt the company. Suddenly the cost of abatement doesn't seem so bad to most people.

**Airgap** · 10-12-2010, 09:52 AM

Most people are exposed to asbestos every day, and don't know it, or need to....

dankman · 10-28-2010, 11:17 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Airgap

Most people are exposed to asbestos every day, and don't know it, or need to....

But not in the concentrations that people doing abatement are exposed to.

Tommy plumber · 10-30-2010, 10:26 PM

An MD told me once that it only takes a tiny amount of asbestos to cause problems. He didn't define 'tiny.' The scary thing is that it won't cause lung cancer for decades. That is scary.

UALocal1Plumber · 01-13-2011, 09:23 PM

Just remember that Pablo left a couple million .04 micron fibers in the air that won't settle for 80-90 hours. Your concentration of exposure on Monday was likely as significant as if you had done the retard abatement yourself.

Keith

Quote:

Originally Posted by Master Mark

we did a home last winter with asbestos on all the old boiler lines,,,, had an abatement company come in and
quote 2000 for removal .....

they had a mexican handy man watching the whole estimation thing on Friday afternoon , and on Monday morning the job was cleaned up as pretty as punch..

I heard he got paid 300 bucks,
and where it all went , I dont know..

07-21-2010, 09:01 PM	#14
tnoisaw Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Florida Posts: 402 My Photos	You did the right thing. I lost an uncle because of that. __________________ Being a plumber is often like being the only one on your block that has a pickup.

10-12-2010, 09:52 AM	#17
Airgap Moderator Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 3,318 My Photos	Most people are exposed to asbestos every day, and don't know it, or need to.... __________________ AG..Keepin' the good water from the bad water....

10-30-2010, 10:26 PM	#19
Tommy plumber Senior Member Join Date: Feb 2010 Location: South Florida Posts: 4,145 My Photos	An MD told me once that it only takes a tiny amount of asbestos to cause problems. He didn't define 'tiny.' The scary thing is that it won't cause lung cancer for decades. That is scary. __________________ Hire a licensed master plumber.

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