Asbestos Awareness

ADAO National Asbestos Awareness Campaign

— National Asbestos Awareness Day is April 1st

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) raises public awareness about incurable and often deadly asbestos related diseases and the dangers of asbestos exposure. Asbestos awareness will lead to education, prevention, finding new treatments and ultimately a cure.

On October 6th, 2004, Senator Harry Reid introduced Senate Asbestos Awareness Day Resolution (S. Res. 448). This resolution, proposed by ADAO, designates April 1st as National Asbestos Awareness Day.

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ADAO Goals

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Goals are to:

• Unite asbestos victims and concerned citizens
• Alert citizens frequently exposed to asbestos
• Educate the public and medical community about asbestos related diseases
• Advise legislators on asbestos issues to ensure equitable compensation for victims and their families
• Increase funding for new treatments and a cure
• Support safe and effective asbestos removal
• Support Senate Bill 1115 to ban asbestos

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Many innocent people have been occupationally or environmentally exposed to asbestos and know little about the early warning symptoms of asbestos related diseases. Inhaling asbestos fibers can cause permanent and irreversible damage and disease to vital organs. Early detection of asbestos related diseases gives the patient increased treatment options and often improves the prognosis.

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High Risk Occupations

Occupations with a high risk of asbestos exposure include, but are not limited to, the following:

• Workers involved in the manufacture of asbestos products
• Asbestos mining and milling
• Construction trades (including insulators, sheet metal workers, electricians, plumbers, pipe fitters, and carpenters)
• Power plant workers
• Boilermakers
• Shipyard workers
• Firefighters
• Teachers
• Veterans