Presentation to CAUT H&S: Asbestos – Killer dust

Canadian Association of University Teachers and CAW

Ottawa ON : CAUT 2004

Asbestos dust; history of asbestos — insurance companies –application of asbestos — union activity — lung cancer — September 11 dust — asbestos in universities — noise and fire insulation — location of asbestos in buildings — deterioration of asbestos; source — composition — lungs — blood — asbestosis — gastrointestinal cancer — colon cancer — mesothelioma — family members — signs and symptoms — asbestos map — removal — encapsulation — airports — work refusal — Holmes Foundry claims — chrysotile asbestos — clean water — roofs — Peru — Canada — deaths — India –Russia — Kazakhstan — developing countries — Pakistan –Québec mining history — Premier Maurice Duplessis — Miners fight back — asbestos strike — Pierre Elliott Trudeau — countries with asbestos bans — international asbestos ban.