{"id":85327,"date":"2023-08-29T10:09:17","date_gmt":"2023-08-29T10:09:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/fact\/asbestos\/"},"modified":"2026-03-25T07:06:24","modified_gmt":"2026-03-25T07:06:24","slug":"asbestos","status":"publish","type":"fact","link":"https:\/\/stopcarcinogensatwork.eu\/mt\/fact\/asbestos\/","title":{"rendered":"Asbestos"},"content":{"rendered":"<div title=\"Pa\u0121na 1\">\n<blockquote><p>B\u0127alissa, bejn 4.1 u 7.3 miljun \u0127addiem fl-UE huma esposti g\u0127all-asbestos u huwa stmat li l-asbestos huwa l-kaw\u017ca tal-mewt g\u0127al aktar minn 90,000 persuna kull sena. L-asbestos huwa kklassifikat b\u0127ala Kar\u010bino\u0121eni kategorija 1A, li jfisser li huwa meqjus b\u0127ala kaw\u017ca definittiva tal-kan\u010ber fil-bnedmin. <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>L-inalazzjoni tal-fibri tal-asbestos tista\u2019 tikkaw\u017ca mard kroniku tal-pulmun b\u0127all-kan\u010ber tal-pulmun, kan\u010ber tal-kisja tal-pulmuni u mesoteljoma (kan\u010ber tal-plewra u l-peritonew), u asbesto\u017ci (kundizzjoni serja ta\u2019 \u010bikatri\u010bi tal-pulmun li tikkaw\u017ca qtug\u0127 ta\u2019 nifs progressiv). Skont l-Organizzazzjoni Dinjija tas-Sa\u0127\u0127a, madwar nofs l-imwiet kollha bil-kan\u010ber relatati max-xog\u0127ol huma kkaw\u017cati mill-asbestos. <\/p>\n<h2>Fejn ise\u0127\u0127u r-riskji<\/h2>\n<p>Ir-riskju jista\u2019 jse\u0127\u0127 waqt ir-rinovazzjoni jew it-twaqqig\u0127 ta\u2019 bini, impjanti tekni\u010bi jew vapuri jew waqt it-tindif minn dawk l-attivitajiet. L-industrija ewlenija fejn isse\u0127\u0127 l-espo\u017cizzjoni hija l-kostruzzjoni. Il-\u0127addiema esposti jistg\u0127u jkunu qed ja\u0127dmu fuq it-twaqqig\u0127, ir-rinovazzjoni tad-djar, l-art, is-soqfa jew il-mekkanika fl-industrija. Impjiegi o\u0127ra f\u2019riskju huma l-\u0127addiema tat-tarzni, il-pompieri, il-\u0127addiema tal-impjanti tal-ener\u0121ija u tal-iskart.   <\/p>\n<h2>Aktar dwar is-sustanza<\/h2>\n<p>L-asbestos intu\u017ca \u0127afna fil-bini u l-materjali tal-bini, il-magni, il-vetturi u l-prodotti tal-konsumatur. L-asbestos huwa t-terminu kollettiv g\u0127al minerali tas-silikat li jse\u0127\u0127u b&#8217;mod naturali bi struttura kristallina u karattru fibru\u017c. Il-fibri individwali tal-asbestos ma jistg\u0127ux jidhru jew jinxtammu. Il-fibri tal-asbestos ji\u0121u rilaxxati fl-arja waqt attivitajiet li jinvolvu materjali li fihom l-asbestos.   <\/p>\n<p>Il-fibri mbag\u0127ad jistg\u0127u ji\u0121u inalati ming\u0127ajr ma jkunu jafu u jinqabdu fil-pulmuni jew ji\u0121u inkorporati fit-tratt di\u0121estiv. L-Unjoni Ewropea pprojbixxiet l-u\u017cu kollu kif ukoll l-estrazzjoni, il-manifattura u l-ippro\u010bessar ta\u2019 prodotti tal-asbestos fl-2005. <\/p>\n<h2>Perikli li jistg\u0127u jse\u0127\u0127u<\/h2>\n<p>Matul \u0127afna snin, il-fibri tal-asbestos li ji\u0121u inalati jistg\u0127u jikkaw\u017caw infjammazzjoni li tirri\u017culta fil-kan\u010ber, b&#8217;mod aktar spe\u010bifiku: kan\u010ber tal-pulmun u mesoteljoma. Sintomi bikrija ta&#8217; kan\u010ber relatat mal-asbestos jistg\u0127u jkunu qtug\u0127 ta&#8217; nifs, sog\u0127la, u\u0121ig\u0127 fis-sider, problemi ta&#8217; di\u0121estjoni u dardir. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Il-perjodu ta\u2019 latenza bejn l-espo\u017cizzjoni u l-kan\u010ber relatat mal-asbestos ivarja minn 15 sa 50 sena skont it-tip ta\u2019 asbestos, il-livell ta\u2019 espo\u017cizzjoni, it-tip ta\u2019 kan\u010ber u l-fatturi tal-istil tal-\u0127ajja.<\/strong><\/p>\n<h2>Dak li tista&#8217; tag\u0127mel<\/h2>\n<p>Iddetermina jekk hemmx materjali li fihom l-asbestos, investiga jekk ix-xog\u0127ol hux se ji\u0121\u0121enera fibri fl-arja u \u017comm strettament mar-regolamenti e\u017cistenti. Informa lill-\u0127addiema dwar ir-riskji u l-mi\u017curi preventivi. Meta ma jkunx \u010bert jekk l-asbestos jistax ikun fih bini, l-ittestjar tal-materjal ji\u010b\u010bara jekk intu\u017cax.  <\/p>\n<p>Ne\u0127\u0127i l-materjali li fihom l-asbestos bl-aktar mod mhux distruttiv possibbli. Jekk irid ji\u0121i mfixkel e\u017c. minn rinnovazzjoni ta&#8217; bini, kun \u017cgur li t-tag\u0127mir u t-tekniki tax-xog\u0127ol it-tajba jintu\u017caw minn \u0127addiema m\u0127arr\u0121a sabiex jitnaqqas kemm jista&#8217; jkun l-esponiment u ti\u0121i massimizzata l-effettivit\u00e0 tal-kontrolli. Kun \u017cgur li l-maskra u l-overalls it-tajba jintu\u017caw g\u0127all-protezzjoni personali. Persuni bi storja ta&#8217; espo\u017cizzjoni g\u0127all-asbestos g\u0127andhom ifittxu skrinjar regolari tas-sa\u0127\u0127a u jkunu m\u0127arr\u0121a biex joqog\u0127du attenti g\u0127al sintomi ta&#8217; kan\u010ber possibbli.     <\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"template":"","carcinogens":[5624],"class_list":["post-85327","fact","type-fact","status-publish","hentry","carcinogens-asbestos-mt"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v27.0 (Yoast SEO v27.4) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/product\/yoast-seo-premium-wordpress\/ -->\n<title>Asbestos - STOP carcinogens at work<\/title>\n<meta name=\"description\" content=\"Bejn 4.1 u 7.3 miljun \u0127addiem fl-UE huma esposti g\u0127all-Asbestos. 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