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Asbestos caused injury or illness – who is at risk?

Any person exposed to asbestos is at risk of developing an asbestos-caused injury or illness. Exposure at work, at home or in the community generally can and does occur. Even exposure to asbestos as a child or when handling clothing or equipment itself exposed to asbestos can cause injury. Cigarette smoking combined with asbestos exposure greatly increases the risk of the development of lung cancer.

Activities where exposure to asbestos may occur can involve:

• mining or milling asbestos
• using products which contain asbestos in industries including building and construction, shipping, boiler making, lagging, fitting and turning and plumbing
• demolition or repair of buildings, structures or objects which contain asbestos
• handling, washing or cleaning clothing or equipment contaminated by asbestos fibre