Asbestos

Introduction

Any of several materials that readily separates into long flexible fibers suitable for use as a non-combustible, non- conducting, chemically-resistant insulator. High-risk occupations for asbestos exposure:
ship & boat building & repair
mining of nonmetallic mineral & stone products
brake line assembly
service in the US Navy
asbestos work (fabricators, miners)
construction work (plumbers, plasterers, sheet-metal workers)

Medical Knowledge Self Assessment Program (MKSAP) 14, American College of Physicians, Philadelphia 2006
Asbestos/Asbestosis: NIH Institute and Center Resources [1]

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