Asbestos
The March death of Everest man, Lincoln Hall, is a stark reminder that asbestos kills. Lincoln cheated death when he survived a night at 8600m near the summit of Mount Everest, without oxygen or proper equipment. But there was no escaping the disease caused by exposure to asbestos as a nine year old.
Australia has one of the highest rates of mesothelioma in the world, with around 700 people diagnosed each year. And as Lincoln’s death some 47 years after helping his father build two cubby houses with asbestos sheeting reminds us, the time between exposure and the onset of symptoms can be anywhere from 20 to 50 years.
For those who have already been exposed to this carcinogen, the reality is that it may be too late.
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James Hardie’s bosses should forget it if they imagine their company’s descent into a self-inflicted public relations purgatory will end any time soon.
It’s not going to happen while there are victims of asbestos-related diseases and their families capable of asking questions no-one in authority seems to anticipate or is prepared to answer without being pushed.
You see, so many of the people affected by the asbestos scourge are just so bloody courageous, eloquent and insightful in projecting the enormity of their suffering and loss—combined with an unrelenting quest for justice.
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Isabel Storey says:
Canadian insurance companies stopped insuring workers against asbestos related diseases in 1917. South African asbestos mining companies had to self insure against asbestos related diseases. In Australia, insurance companies took the premiums. Were James Hardie, Australian Blue Asbestos or any other asbestos related company ever advised by their insurers that… Read more »
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tmlc says:
this question should be on the front page of the Daily Tele. See if Penbo still has some connections… Read more »
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