[Investigation of the condition of asbestos in large-scale buildings in Kitakyushu].
Recently, asbestos-related diseases have become serious all over the world. We investigated the condition of asbestos in large-scale buildings. The survey was performed in 2006 in Kitakyushu with self-administered questionnaires which were sent to managers of 250 buildings. We received 150 answers. Eighteen buildings out of 150 used chrysotile or crocidolite, and 6 buildings out of 18 took measures to deal with the situation. The number of buildings where asbestos was used increases with the age of the buildings. The older the buildings are, the more buildings used asbestos, probably reflecting the extent of legal regulations and recognition of the harmfulness of asbestos. Twenty-one buildings out of 150 gave education on asbestos, 9 buildings out of 21 buildings used asbestos, and half the buildings didn't give education on asbestos. These results suggest that the measures against and education on asbestos are insufficient in large-scale buildings.
Manabe
Ryuji
R
Division of Public Health, Department of Social Medicine, Faculty of Medicine, University of Miyazaki, Kiyotake, Miyazaki 889-1692, Japan.
Kunugita
Naoki
N
Katoh
Takahiko
T
Kuroda
Yoshiki
Y
Akiyama
Yukio
Y
Yamano
Yuko
Y
Uchiyama
Iwao
I
Arashidani
Keiichi
K
D001194:Asbestos; D002028:Building Codes / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D003252:Construction Materials / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D015386:Hazardous Substances; D006266:Health Education / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007564:Japan; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires; D013997:Time Factors
D015386:Hazardous Substances; D001194:Asbestos