Unsafe practices during asbestos removal in a family's home likely caused a man's mesothelioma cancer.

In recent news about the dangers of exposure to asbestos, a man was diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer nearly two decades after his home was subject to asbestos removal.

Reportely, only a few months after his retirement, the man was diagnosed with malignant mesothelioma cancer. Sadly, this has put an end to his plans to relax and travel.

The family's home was targeted in an asbestos removal program in the early 1990s.

This is the likely source of his mesothelioma cancer, underscoring how important it is that people who practice asbestos removal adhere to the proper procedures so as not to subject the public to airborne asbestos dust and fibers.

Those licensed contractors must place the asbestos debris in specially marked bags.

Before bringing them out of the abatement area, the bags of debris must be placed in secondary bags that are also marked "Asbestos-Containing Materials".

The bags may be placed in locked dumpsters before being transported to a secure landfill that accepts asbestos waste.

Asbestos contractors wear Tyvek suits, hoods, shoe covers and respirators. Between the abatement area and the uninvolved area, there is a clean-up area where the contractors remove their protective clothing before entering the clean zone. Depending on the scope of the job, the clean-up area may contain a shower, as well.

In all cases, the air monitoring outside the abatement area confirms that there is no contamination in the uninvolved area.

Sadly, our lawyers are all too familiar with this type of tragedy from asbestos. Weitz & Luxenberg P.C. represents tens of thousands of individuals with asbestos-related diseases. Our firm continues to set an unmatched standard of excellence for mass tort litigation, achieving more verdicts than most firms in America.

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