Asbestos has been used in industrial applications across the Western world for well over hundred years, and has been used by mankind in general for thousands of years. But despite this widespread use, health officials have known for decades that asbestos exposure can be fatal. Given this fact, many people wonder why asbestos was used in so many products over the years, and wonder why governments of various countries, knowing the risks, did not do more to protect their citizens. As can be seen in the following video, various business interests worked diligently over the years to ensure that a steady supply of asbestos laden products would continue to be introduced into the market.
Sadly, many people’s lives have been ruined by asbestos exposure, exposure which could have and should have been prevented. The fact that asbestos causes irreparable damage to the human body, and has been studied for over 100 years in this regard, makes asbestos exposure one of the most well documented industrial hazards in modern history. But, business leaders decided that it would be more cost effective to deny the fact that asbestos was causing severe respiratory illness in workers, leading to hundreds of thousands of anguishing and unnecessary deaths.
If you or a loved on have developed asbestos related disease, please contact the California asbestos and mesothelioma accident attorneys of Brayton Purcell, LLP, immediately at (800) 598-0314 for a free consultation, or contact us online
