Many years ago I was involved with an asbestos issue that came to light
after the workers had been potentially exposed to asbestos, yet they were no
longer exposed. With recommendations from the legal department and the then
Dr, we organised chest x-rays for those who wished. The ILO grading was
asked for and some came back with a grading 1, indicating something possibly
suspicious. When I spoke to the Radiologist, he said if ILO standard had not
been asked for, he would have considered it a normal x-ray, as the
indications were probably infection related. Fortunately there was no sign
of anything sinister.
With the benefit of hindsight and as I understand the asbestos regulations
chest x-rays should only be carried out pre exposure to asbestos.
I hope this helps
Regards
Ann Sutton
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From: "Glenn Raybone" <[log in to unmask]>
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Sent: Friday, October 05, 2007 10:04 AM
Subject: [OCC-HEALTH] Asbestos
Hello
can I ask for advice on surveillance for Asbestos please? I've been asked
to undertake health surveillance on staff who have been exposed "many years
ago". They are no longer exposed.
My questions are;
Do we need to do this? If so do we offer surveillance to everyone for
potential past exposures??
What surveillance do we do? Lung function testing? Is this sufficient?
A CXR will surely cause more health concerns than the reason for the
surveillance??
I'd welcome any advice on this please
Regards
Glenn
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