asbestos dust

collocation in English

meaningsofasbestosanddust

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asbestos
noun[U]
uk
/æsˈbes.tɒs/us
/æsˈbes.tɑːs/
a soft, greyish-white material that does not burn, used especially in the past in buildings, clothing, etc. as a protection against fire and as a form of insulation (= a way of stopping heat ...
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dust
noun[U]
uk
/dʌst/us
/dʌst/
dry dirt in the form of powder that covers surfaces inside a building, or very small dry pieces of soil, sand, or ...
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(Definition ofasbestosanddustfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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That was because when his wife laundered his trousers after he had been working on ships there wasasbestosdustin the turnups.
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Ifasbestosdustis inhaled the person inhaling contracts a serious and usually deadly disease.
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The question of strengthening controls overasbestosdustemissions is under review.
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The regulations require employers, contractors and self-employed persons to take stringent precautions to prevent all work people being exposed to harmful concentrations ofasbestosdust.
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Asbestosis is a lung disease which is contracted through working daily over a period of months or years in fairly heavy concentrations ofasbestosdust.
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The dangers ofasbestosdusthave been known for a very long time.
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It is no good arguing that the dangers ofasbestosdusthave become known only recently.
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The dangers ofasbestosdusthave been known for a considerable period.
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Their protection will cover all workers, including laggers, potentially at risk fromasbestosdust.
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There is considerable evidence to show that many of those who contract asbestosis and the related cancers are only casually exposed toasbestosdust.
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If asbestos laws are broken, and workers and the public are exposed toasbestosdust, the individuals responsible should be imprisoned.
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It concluded that workers in these trades may still be at risk from exposure toasbestosdustfrom materials put into buildings many years ago.
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It has been discovered thatasbestosdustproduces somewhat similar effects.
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Asbestosdustis responsible for more work-related deaths than any other cause.
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At present,asbestosdustis responsible for more work-related deaths than any other single cause—a fact that is not always appreciated.
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Mesothelioma is an asbestos-related disease that can be contracted by the inhalation ofasbestosdust.
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Therefore, the danger to employees fromasbestosdustwas acknowledged many years before 1960.
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There are fixed hygiene standards governing the exposure to airborneasbestosdustof those who work with the material.
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The current occupational hygiene standard for chrysotileasbestosdustis two fibres per millilitre.
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As such he had brought home clothes to be washed and had covered her withasbestosdustwhile she was cleaning them.
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These bodies indicate past exposure toasbestosdustbut are not proof of the presence of disease due to the inhalation of asbestos.
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They also require that protective equipment should be provided for persons working whereasbestosdustis present.
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