http://www.mesotheliomawatch.org/about-asbestos-auto-brakes-and-brake-jobs/ Keeping an Eye on Asbestos Mon, 09 Aug 2010 13:39:59 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 http://www.mesotheliomawatch.org/about-asbestos-auto-brakes-and-brake-jobs/comment-page-1/#comment-218 Thomas Simi Thu, 30 Apr 2009 08:02:55 +0000 http://www.mesotheliomawatch.org/?p=184#comment-218 My son is 27 years and has an interest in auto repair. He is convinced replacing brake pads and brake shoes doesn't have a risk of asbestos exposure or inhalation. He explained, asbestos brake shoes and brake pads aren't used anymore. I have C.O.P.D. (cardio-pulmonary disease) most likely from years as a carpenter in the construction industry and my exposure to building materials, construction demolition, earthquake retrofitting and remodeling of older commercial buildings. As any concerned father, I don't want my son to risk his health unnecessarily; you can't replace good health. I don't want him to suffer and die prematurely from asbestosis, mesothelioma, C.O.P.D. I suggested he should take precautions to avoid/prevent future health risks. (Nobody knows how many vehicles still have asbestos brakes). My son believes my concerns for safety precautions are unnecessary today and would only get in the way while working. Are my concerns necessary or not? Thank you. Cautious dad. My son is 27 years and has an interest in auto repair. He is convinced replacing brake pads and brake shoes doesn’t have a risk of asbestos exposure or inhalation. He explained, asbestos brake shoes and brake pads aren’t used anymore.
I have C.O.P.D. (cardio-pulmonary disease) most likely from years as a carpenter in the construction industry and my exposure to building materials, construction demolition, earthquake retrofitting and remodeling of older commercial buildings.
As any concerned father, I don’t want my son to risk his health unnecessarily; you can’t replace good health. I don’t want him to suffer and die prematurely from asbestosis, mesothelioma, C.O.P.D. I suggested he should take precautions to avoid/prevent future health risks. (Nobody knows how many vehicles still have asbestos brakes). My son believes my concerns for safety precautions are unnecessary today and would only get in the way while working. Are my concerns necessary or not? Thank you. Cautious dad.

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