Claim For Diseases Resulting From Asbestos
Asbestos is one of the most infamously known materials in the construction sector due to its high toxicity to our bodies, having been used as insulation in the same well into the 90s. As a result of exposure to it, tens of thousands of workers worldwide are affected by diseases really devastating to their health, such as lung cancer or asbestosis call. Here we focus on one of them: mesothelioma. What is this disease? It is a form of cancer that is caused when tiny particles or asbestos fibers, which are suspended in the air in environments that work with this material are assimilated through the respiratory activity, making his way up the pleura, the tissue surrounding the lungs. Here, emerging malignant cells divide and multiply, damaging the surrounding tissues and can even be extended to other parts of the body. There is currently no cure for this disease, whose development takes place gradually but steadily (over years) when the person is continually exposed, usually for work, material, also known as asbestos.
Thus, timely exposure to the material not to be dangerous. What really carries the risk is the continued contact with it. What are the symptoms? If you had worked for much of your life in the construction sector, using this material so harmful, you should evaluate if any of the signs that show the development of mesothelioma, among which are: – breathing problems and hoarseness. – Pains in the chest, abdomen or back. – Blood in cough. – Weight loss.
– Muscle weakness. is issue. Who is at increased risk of developing the disease? As discussed above, are the workers who perform their duties in the construction sector, broadly, those most at risk of developing the same show. For example, This has been evidenced in employees who are involved in the demolition, engineers, heating and ventilation systems, carpenters or electricians. Claim for the development of mesothelioma is easy to determine the origin of your disease is in the business carried on site. And having had some kind of protection such as masks could be in any case you would have been affected in this way by it. This can be seen as the evil you suffer is due to the passivity of Your Company at the time to provide you means that let you do your job without the same risks that might arise. In other words, your damage resulted from poor risk-prevention measures implemented by your superiors. This results in a law to your advantage to claim financial compensation for the irreparable harm you have suffered incurable.
