The History of Asbestos in B.C.

Asbestos was widely used in construction throughout British Columbia until the late 1980s. It remains a threat to workers’ safety today. This video, produced for the BC Labour Heritage Centre, tells the story of asbestos use and the price workers and their families have paid in disease and death.
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[@2mnxffrddfghjbbvcdfh6644bcddcv]

Thank you WorkSafe BC and Tracy for this great video!

[@davidfitzgerald9171]

Thank you for a very informative and poignant video and its message emphasised all the more by the personal account of a family whose father was affected and sadly passed away due to exposure to asbestos. The product was used so extensively in the past in construction that we all need to be vigilant in ensuring it is safely and professionally disposed of today.

[@roberttaylor3594]

2:06 It's the employers and their doctors knowing about it since the mid 1940's that is the worst part for me. It's sounds litigious, even.

[@growandlearnwithme7482]

Very informative great work.

[@markschiavone8003]

We're not allowed to say asbestos at work, we call it cotton candy.

[@300076379]

Sorry..May I ask what kind of work? Is it treated like a taboo word?

[@dog-in7fh]

@@300076379 oh my god it's a joke.

[@spencer-jq6cd]

​@dog-in7fh is it? We have asbestos come up at work and you'd get in trouble if you mentioned it 😅😂

[@midbc1midbc199]

" oh you don't have to worry about breathing in tons of sharp needle like things " - in house company doctor

[@bygrgra]

And who among the guilty - both the unscrupulous doctors who signed off and said nothing and boards of executives who suppressed the evidence - have been prosecuted? When greedy self serving behaviour is allowed to trump the basic needs and rights of others, why would we not expect repeats of this sort of behaviour? Clearly, some human beings cannot be trusted to consider the legitimacy and rights of others on even the most basic level. Corporations are still making billions from the sale of cigarettes and tobacco related products - in this industry we see the exact same behaviour. Individuals can behave in the most appalling way. It's the job of the state and those entrusted with the best interests of the people, to deal with such individuals. Right now, they don't seem to be doing that.

[@midbc1midbc199]

There is a great paper put out from some guys at Harvard law and it has to do with narcissism and people that use their position for personal gain at the cost of other people's well being and their personality types and the relation it has to do with company Ceos presidents bosses and the unethical and human rights violations that they are willing to do......pretty much explains everything

[@deelee6786]

in 2007 i was doing flat roofing for the pulp mill.... and under the C-tiles we were taking off on a small roof of the gas building there was this black hard layer that had aspestos and we were briefed by our employer (we were contracters) that it was in a stable state and not to worry about it... and i sure hope so cuz i was way down on the ground grabbing w.e. missed the dump truck and throwing it in, i was also down there when they swept and blew the dust off... which there always is on every roof after the job... was only a brief situation but i do take my health seriously soo... let me know if im in the clear or not plz ;p;p;p

[@fikofikret1522]

Really nobody knows, we live in a world with virus outbreaks and humans that are abusing natural minerals and chemicals for own profit. At the end human lives are not worth much..

[@SeriousSchitt]

Well there you are son, you’re f&$%d. I’d say another ten years or so and you’ll be wishing you’d never seen black asbestos.

[@clowndriver5576]

This is more risky for long term exposure like those in industry or in constant contact with the material. You gotta be careful but surely you won't have a serious problem with that single or even a small exposure.

[@Thisbook2022]

@@fikofikret1522 If your life is not worth much. IT doesn't mean everyone elses doesn't either.

[@STSmithable]

Everyone in the western world has inhaled some. Not everyone gets ill. It’s unlikely that would make you ill.

[@Fai-z_Ali]

Actinolite, Amosite, Anthophyllite, Crocidolite, Tremolite Chrysotile are the 6 types of asbestos