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I want to agree with you, but I'm maybe too cynical about this. My dad was murdered with asbestos, and today people are taking paychecks doing work that could
by dwyerm 8y ago
I want to agree with you, but I'm maybe too cynical about this. My dad was murdered with asbestos, and today people are taking paychecks doing work that could net them a miserable end with an untreatable cancer. "All I have to do is scrape these ceilings, and I'll get $20/hr? Okay!"
Meanwhile, W.R. Grace still exists and is trading within a few dollars of their 52-week high.
The tobacco industry still exists, despite their decades of lies. BATS is a constituent of the FTSE 100 Index!
Killing your workers and the public is apparently not enough of an disincentive. Forget 'past experience'; current experience suggests there's some wrists that need more than another slap.
- Aloha 8y agoAsbestos can be handled safely - the issue was in the past it was not. Not even close to safely. The various Asbestos companies also paid dearly for their mistakes and omissions in the safety of it. Asbestos is a material that for some applications, its very literally the only material which is suitable.