Chrysotile asbestos has low carcinogenicity, and long-term exposure to asbestos building materials can cause cancer? Response from the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology: There are two types of messages | Hazards | Chinese government website | Knowledge | Occupation | Exposure | Strengthening | Asbestos
According to the Chinese government website on August 4th, a netizen recently left a message in the "@ State Council, I Speak" section of the Chinese government website, reflecting that through online articles, asbestos has been identified as a carcinogen by international cancer research institutions. They are concerned that long-term exposure to asbestos building materials and their waste may cause harm to the body, and hope that relevant parties can provide scientific explanations and strengthen the standardized use and supervision of asbestos products.
After receiving comments from netizens forwarded by the Chinese government website, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology carefully studied and processed them, and made the following response:
Asbestos can be divided into two categories based on its composition and internal structure: serpentinite asbestos and amphibole asbestos. Due to its strong carcinogenicity, hornblende asbestos was banned from production and use in China in 2002. Compared with hornblende asbestos, chrysotile asbestos has lower carcinogenicity. In order to protect the occupational health of workers, China has issued the Occupational Exposure Limits for Hazardous Factors in the Workplace Part 1: Chemical Hazardous Factors, which stipulates the occupational exposure limits for asbestos. Under the condition of meeting the occupational exposure limits, the occupational health of the vast majority of workers can be effectively protected.
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Next, the Ministry of Industry and Information Technology and the National Health Commission will strengthen the standardized management of chrysotile asbestos production enterprises, increase the publicity of occupational disease prevention and control, enhance the popularization of knowledge on dust hazards such as chrysotile asbestos, especially the promotion and education of health protection knowledge during the demolition process of building products such as asbestos tiles, reduce the occurrence of occupational diseases, and protect the health rights and interests of the public.