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Re: BART getting ready to decommission legacy cars |
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Posted by Steamdriven on Wed Jan 16 01:22:42 2019, in response to Re: BART getting ready to decommission legacy cars, posted by LA Scott on Tue Jan 15 19:54:26 2019. I am in no way arguing for blasting workers with asbestos! I worked in construction with various poisonous isht, didn't like that stuff. We should see that all workplaces do not burn out and throw away their employees, whether it's via unprotected work with hazmat or being chained to a desk for 80 hour weeks.What I do mean is that we can go so far in the other direction that things that merely sound like hazards tie us up. Example: white asbestos in old buildings being torn out and vast expense. All that's needed for that stuff, which is much less dangerous than black asbestos, is to stabilize it in place. It's an excellent insulator, as it's a mineral and never burns or breaks down. Not long ago, buildings (such as schools) would be 'made safe' by scraping off the white asbestos pipe insulation. That threw the dust everywhere, so the building had to be closed for months every surface washed down, and resulting debris disposed of as hazmat. Then the entire place would be monitored for a trace of asbestos while busybody parents looked for something to worry about. All that was actually needed was to repair the stuff, then wrap it in a tough casing which contains it 100%, leaving you with the zero fume, 100% fireproof mineral insulation. Yes the stuff is dangerous, but it's not plutonium. |
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