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Mesothelioma |
Domain: Health and safety at work => Diseases/accidents => Asbestos
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| Grammatical category: | Noun |
| Grammar notes: | Countable |
| Definition: | Cancer of the pleural and peritoneal lining. It is consideredto be exclusively related to asbestos exposure. By the time it is diagnosed, it is almost always fatal. It has a long latency period (time between exposure and onset of disease) of at least 15 and sometimes as long as 60 years. |
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| European legislation: | Directive 83/477/EEC |
| British legislation: | The Reporting of Injuries, Diseases and Dangerous Occurrences Regulations 1995, The Control of Asbestos at Work Regulations 2002 |
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