Asbestos Hazard Alert: Construction Respirator Cartridges

Read the report from the Center for Disease Control (CDC) with information about respirator cartridges, which are used by construction and other workers. In addition to dusts and debris, construction trade workers are at risk from exposure to asbestos, a dangerous substance known to cause serious lung diseases such as mesothelioma, lung cancer and asbestosis.

Cartridges can protect against solvents, acid gases, or other gases and vapors. A cartridge for acid gases will not protect you if you are exposed to solvents.

Some combination cartridges can protect against dusts and gases, but no cartridge can protect against all hazards. You and your employer must learn when to change the cartridges, depending on the type and amount of toxic gases or vapors in the air.

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