The dangers of Asbestos

Title: The dangers of Asbestos
Date Issued: Jun-81
Description: This is a health education booklet for organised workers. It is about asbestos - one of the most dangerous dusts that workers can be exposed to. The aim of the booklet is to provide asbestos workers with the information they need in the struggle for better working conditions. The booklet is divided into three parts. The first part describes the problem of asbestos - who works with asbestos and how it can affect their health. The second part describes how workers can find out how bad the asbestos problem is in their workplace. This is done either by checking the air in the workplace or by having themselves properly examined by doctors. In the final section, ways of solving the problem are described. Workers cannot be sure that they are. safe until they fully understand the problems facing them. This booklet aims to provide the information that workers need.
Subject: CheckCat
Format: pdf
Language: English
Type: text
Identifier: http://hdl.handle.net/10962/139391
Archive: Cory Library for Humanitites Research
Provenance: The item is held at the Cory Library for Humanities Research, Rhodes University, on behalf of the Labour Research Service
Extent: 21 pages
Use/re-use: The materials are made available explicitly for research and educational purposes. Any use of these materials must be cleared with the Labour Research Service.

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