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All You Wanted To Know About Asbestos
Legislation
by Kirsten
Hawkins
It is necessary for all the Americans to
have an understanding of Asbestos legislation. Asbestos
legislation refers to the US governments attitude towards the
asbestos Victims. Asbestos was widely used in the industry for
a considerable amount of time.
However, asbestos is harmful contaminant
and causes harmful diseases such as asbestosis and a fatal
cancer known as mesothelioma. It is important for our
government to understand the plight of Asbestos victims, and
streamline asbestos legislation for providing due compensation
to asbestos victims.
Bail out bill:
In spite of the serious nature of
Asbestos health hazards, government is taking it very lightly.
The last version of the bail out bill of the Asbestos
Legislation has provisions that inadequately compensate
asbestos victims.
The amount proposed in the proposed
legislation is not sufficient to take into account the plight
of millions of workers, their dependents, reduced life
expectancy, and massive medical bills. The companies that have
been using Asbestos, in spite of being aware of its ill
effects, should be asked to compensate for the lives and
health of hapless asbestos workers.
Over the next 20 years, chances are that
every year more than 10,000 Americans will die of Asbestos
related disease. More than 2,500 Americans are being diagnosed
for mesothelioma each year. In spite of these alarming
figures, the federal government has not invested in early
detection and cure of these diseases.
This Asbestos legislation ignores the
vital need of funds required for compensation to asbestos
victims and research for asbestos related disease. To add to
the woes of asbestos victims, mesothelioma patients as termed
as beyond help.
This proposed Asbestos legislation puts
the law obeying companies at a disadvantage. According to the
proposed bill, the companies responsible for causing asbestos
exposure are going Scott free. A public opinion drive is going
on wherein all the persons are requested to write to the
senators to put some more sense in the forthcoming asbestos
bill.
This is important because the people who
have been wronged should get their due compensation. Moreover,
asbestos legislation should contain provisions for stringent
measures to curb the use of this harmful
contaminant.
Kirsten Hawkins is a asbestos and
mesothelioma specialist from Nashville, TN. Visit http://www.asbestosblog.org/ for information on asbestos reform,
mesothelioma lawsuit news, and more.
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