Second Hand Exposure

Direct, the workplace exposure to asbestos does not affect the American workers alone.

Direct, the workplace exposure to asbestos does not affect the American workers alone. Their family members also at risk of developing asbestos-related diseases from exposure to asbestos-side. This type of exposure occurred when workers brought home asbestos fibers on the hair, clothes or shoes at the end of the day. Those responsible for laundering their work clothes, day after day, the most frequently affected, but even small children who spent time with their parents before they had the opportunity to "clean up" of the work was unknowingly placed at risk of developing asbestos-related disease .