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Asbestosis
Domain: Health and safety at work => Diseases/accidents
Grammatical category
Noun
Grammar notes
Uncountable
Definition
A serious, long-term lung disease caused by inhaling asbestos dust over a prolonged period. The changes in the lung occur slowly and may take 20 years to develop. The lung tissue becomes thickened and scarred. This gradually reduces the ease with which oxygen can get from the atmosphere into the blood and the waste gas carbon dioxide can be breathed out.
Definition source
NHS Online Encyclopaedia (http://www.nhsdirect.nhs.uk/)
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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