Prior to the mid 1970-s the ships of the U.S. Navy fleet were riddled with asbestos. Asbestos was used in at least 300 materials on the ship. This was conditioned by fact and reason that asbestos was resistant to heat and fire and due to this property it was widely used in ship-building. But the materials, where asbestos was used, were brittle; they could be easily broken and turned into dust. The poor ventilation made it possible for asbestos to have a negative impact on the health of people on board the ship. They inhaled this asbestos dust and many of them came to suffer asbestos injury. That is why navy veterans are considered to be a high-risk group. They are one of the most at risk for the development of asbestosis and mesothelioma.
5 life main lessons learned from Navy asbestos are as follows:
The personnel of the ship should be informed about the hazards of asbestos
Special clothing, including masks, in other words uniform, should be used by sailors
The personnel should avoid direct contact with broken asbestos materials not to inhale asbestos dust
Great attention should be paid to the ventilation on board the ship, so that if any material made of asbestos is broken, the air is not contaminated with asbestos dust
Measures should be taken to ensure an asbestos testing and medical treatment for the personnel.
These are the main five life lessons learned from navy asbestos which will shorten the number of cases of navy asbestos.