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Six months ago, my husband and I purchased a small piece of property in Manhattan, Kansas to start our own computer repair business. The property was in desperate need of remodeling, but we needed to keep expenses to a minimium in order to make any profit. We had two other employees besides ourselves at this time, but as business started to pick up, we had to hire five more technicians to keep up with all the orders that were coming in. Our space was getting limited and then we were left with the decision that it was now time to get ready to remodel the building. We hired our own staff to help with the remodeling, at their request for the overtime and their experience with this type of work. This was more economical for us, since we could just pay our own employees overtime instead of hiring contractors to come in and do the work at a more expensive rate. The construction team began tearing down walls and removing ceiling tiles in a part of the building that was not used before. One of the employee's discovers a white powdery substance during this process that he is to believe is asbestos. That next morning, the employees come to me to report the case of this dangerous material. I di
dn't know what to do since I was no expert on this type of stuff. I had decided to call the county health department to get some information on such a material called asbestos. The health department had given me some material to read on asbestos that came from the Department of Labor, it read: Once all of the asbestos containing material was removed, the computer repair shop was open for business once again. Now that I know what asbestos is all about, I take greater precaution measures for all of my employees and myself. Asbestos is still a problem today because a great deal of it has been used in many products for a long period of time within the United States and elsewhere. Consequently, asbestos containing fibers may be found in man-made materials nearly anywhere in the world. Most people have been exposed to asbestos at least once in their lifetime, but the risk of disease is greatest for those workers who work around asbestos containing material. Dealing with asbestos responsibly can save lives and prevent debilitating diseases. Asbestos is commonly used as an acoustic insulator, thermal insulation, fire proofing and in other building materials. Asbestos fibers are incredibly strong and have properties that make them resistant to heat. Asbestos is often found in ceiling tiles, pipe and vessel insulation, blown on to structural beams and ceilings, in floor tile, linoleum and mastic. Asbestos is made up of microscopic bundles of fibers that may become airborne when distributed. These fibers get into the air and may become inhaled into the lungs, where they may cause significant health problems. Researchers still have not determined a "safe level" of exposure but we know the greater and the longer the exposure, the greater the risk of contracting an asbestos related disease. (Department of Labor, 1998)
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