Calcium Silicate Insulation
In the recent past, most insulating materials installed during the construction of homes and other buildings contains asbestos fibers. For a long time, asbestos was in frequent use because of its fire resistance and low heat conductivity -- making it an ostensibly ideal insulation for all types of building and construction applications. Even when calcium silicate insulation was first introduced to the market as another potentially effective insulation, asbestos remained in vogue, and was often used as an additive to calcium silicate insulation in homes and office buildings; even shipyards were plastered with the insulating mixture of calcium silicate and asbestos.
Today, most new insulating materials do not contain asbestos. Worldwide health and safety organizations have publicly acknowledged the hazards of asbestos exposure, and recent legislation reflects this burgeoning negative publicity. Laws enacted in the past 20 years ban asbestos in products that have not historically included the material as an ingredient. Calcium silicate insulation, on the other hand, is still a popular material for insulating new homes, office buildings, and innumerous other institutions and complexes. National authorities on the topic of workplace and environmental safety have not recorded any known incidence of calcium silicate causing a medical condition or illness. However, homes and buildings that were built more than 20 years ago may be insulated with calcium silicate insulation that contains asbestos. This insulation was often used in applications that include insulating pipes, commercial and residential boilers, and was also used in various products such as rope and blankets. All of these insulating materials that contain asbestos are hazardous to your health.
If any asbestos-containing calcium silicate insulation was used in the construction, renovation, or re-insulation of your home, workplace, or any other building you or your family members frequent, you may be in danger of being exposed to the harmful effects of asbestos. Asbestos may not be dangerous, as long the insulation is undisturbed and the asbestos remains contained under an appropriate sealant. When this asbestos-containing calcium silicate insulation is disturbed, it can release millions of deadly asbestos particles into the nearby atmosphere. These particles may remain airborne for quite a long time, and can be re-distributed into the air after they've settled. If you have asbestos-containing insulation in your home, you may already have been exposed to friable particles of asbestos.
If unbeknownst to you and your family a calcium silicate insulation containing asbestos has been disturbed in your home or workplace, you may be in danger of developing one of the many deadly illnesses caused by such an exposure. Records show that people who have aspirated asbestos particles may develop lung cancer, mesothelioma, intestinal cancer, and other fatal diseases. Very often, the symptoms of these illnesses take many years to present, at which time the stricken family is in a state of panic. What are the options for a family that has been exposed -- at any point -- to asbestos and its harmful effects? What can they do to protect themselves? If you have mesothelioma, another asbestos-related illness, or suspect that you may at one time have been exposed to asbestos or asbestos-containing materials, contact a lawyer as soon as possible! A lawyer who knows the ins and outs of asbestos claims and litigation can make sure that justice is served for you and your family. Make the right choice. Call a lawyer today.
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