Huncharek M
Boston University School of Medicine, MA 02118.
Am J Forensic Med Pathol. 1990 Sep;11(3):236-40. doi: 10.1097/00000433-199009000-00012.
Health risks posed by inhalable asbestos fibers are known to exist in a variety of industrial and nonindustrial settings. Although early studies described an increased risk of asbestosis, lung cancer, and mesothelioma in asbestos-industry workers, subsequent research revealed the existence of a potential asbestos-related health hazard in nonasbestos industries such as the textile and railroad industries. Brake mechanics and garage workers constitute a large work force with potential exposures to levels of asbestos capable of producing disease. Unfortunately, the health risk faced by these workers has received little attention. This article briefly discusses currently available information on the asbestos health risks of workers in this setting, and highlights the need for further investigations of this occupational group.
已知在各种工业和非工业环境中都存在可吸入石棉纤维带来的健康风险。尽管早期研究表明石棉行业工人患石棉沉着病、肺癌和间皮瘤的风险增加，但随后的研究发现，在纺织和铁路等非石棉行业也存在潜在的与石棉相关的健康危害。刹车修理工和汽车修理工构成了一个庞大的劳动力群体，他们有可能接触到足以致病的石棉水平。不幸的是，这些工人面临的健康风险很少受到关注。本文简要讨论了目前关于这一工作环境中工人石棉健康风险的现有信息，并强调了对这一职业群体进行进一步调查的必要性。
