The construction industry provides the widest asbestos threat. Asbestos products are used in houses, buildings and structures as roofing felts or related products, cement roofing and flat sheets and plywood substitutes. Asbestos poses danger as long as these materials are in place.
But how prevalent is the use of asbestos in houses?
Per NSO survey in 2000, there were 8,823 housing units whose outer walls were made of asbestos materials and 1,121 of this number had roof materials made of asbestos. Out of the 14,891,127 total number of housing units occupied, 57,300 had roofs made of asbestos/others.
That means there were 66,123 (8,823+57,300) housing units with asbestos as outer walls and roofs. If we multiply that by 5 which is the average household size in the Philippines, we have 330,615 people possibly exposed to asbestos in 2000.
And that number only refers to the occupants of the housing units. How about visitors and people who passed by these houses? And how about exposure in buildings and structures with asbestos? Let your imagination fly…
Sept 5 – Oct 5
National Teachers Month
“Pay teachers decent wages,
Pay attention to teachers!”
Invoke Article 33 of the ILO Constitution
against the military junta in Myanmar
to carry out the 2021 ILO Commission of Inquiry recommendations
against serious violations of
Forced Labour and Freedom of Association protocols.
Accept National Unity Government (NUG)
of Myanmar. Reject Military!
#WearMask #WashHands
#Report Corruption #SearchPosts #TakePicturesVideos
September
Monthly Observances:
Health, Safety, and Sanitation Month
Clean-up Month
Civil Service Month
National Peace Consciousness Month
Social Security Month
Rule of Law Month
National Teachers’ Month (Sept 5-Oct 5)
Weekly Observances:
Sept 17 – 23:
World Clean and Green Week
Week 2: Education Week
Week 4: Medicine Week
Last Week: Family Week
Daily Observances:
Third Saturday: International Coastal Clean-up Day
Third Monday: World Health Day
Last Friday: National Maritime Day
Sept 8: National Literacy Day
Sept 15: Philippine Medicine Day
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