Work and Asbestos-related diseases, Part Three
If you are an asbestos worker ask the Joint Health and Safety
Committee (JHSC) or your employer about the asbestos control
program in your workplace or about the management program for
asbestos in buildings.
Control programs are very important to be carried out in
workplaces where there are hazardous minerals like asbestos that
can affect workers with severe pathologies such as malignant
mesothelioma cancer, malignant lung cancer, asbestos related
disease or asbestosis, among others.
Other important thing is to visit the doctor regularly to stay
informed about your health, (but this one must be specialist in
the disease) whether you work or worked in contact with asbestos
at your job. He can order you different exams in order to know
the current state of your health.
The law states that you can choose to be part of a medical
surveillance program if it is needed. Every two years, the
employer shall offer and pay for the medical surveillance
program in such case.
According to experts a program of medical surveillance includes
chest x-rays, lung functions tests, regular physical exams and
medical and work history tracking.
Through a medical surveillance program like this it will be
possible to help you to find an asbestos-related disease or
other related conditions early, and stop them on time and do not
get worse.
The Workplace Safety and Insurance Board (WSIB) may help you to
find out if you are entitled to compensation if you worked
exposed to asbestos, analyzing your medical report, after you
talk will your employer and file a claim with the WSIB if you
have an asbestos-related disease.
In conclusion, there many things that you have to do for prevent
developing of asbestos related disease, but The Workplace Safety
and Insurance Board (WSIB) could be very useful and a good start
point. Specially in the case of compensations for by asbestos
related workers.
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