ABSTRACT
The 1970s and early 1980s have been characterized by a greater understanding of what are called “para-occupational exposures” from people working near an area in which asbestos is being used, but not using asbestos directly themselves. The risk of mesothelioma is very high if the exposed workers have asbestosis from amphibole asbestos exposure, indicating a very high fiber burden and high exposure. National Institute of Occupational Safety and Health reported in 1995 that Several studies of asbestos worker’s families inferred that asbestos-related diseases were due to home contamination emanating from clothes contaminated at work, especially due to laundering the clothes. The issue of the need for warnings about wearing clothing contaminated with asbestos home from the job site are certainly pertinent in many cases. Recommendations to never wear asbestos-contaminated clothing home were only made for those individuals who directly worked with asbestos, such as insulators in 1972.
