Asbestos in Laverda drum brakes

Same old story. Lots of people survived accidents without seatbelts, helmets, which some even insist will kill you......"my great uncle smoked three packs a day and died at 98", hear it all the time. Mesothelioma is a major killer of tradespeople now, from cutting those factory-stone bench tops without masks, but lots of tradies won't get it. It takes so long to kill you that the connection is not always made. Without freaking out it is very wise to take precautions.
 
I have been exposed to asbestos many times as a pipefitter, mainly during the dismantling of redundant obsolete non working plant, it scarse the crap out of me now at 73 yo, a fellow workmate (we were pals in out 20's) has had the bad luck for his wife to die from mesolothemioma, but he is OK, he was exposed as I was, but all his lady did was wash his overalls.
She had no other exposure to the stuff but......... she smoked and he didnt? is there a link?
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Much more likely to have a negative outcome to asbestos dust exposure if you also smoke. Probably a major contributory factor in my late father in law’s case.
 
I'm sorry. It wasn't my intention to scare people who had worked with asbestos. I myself know someone (born around 1955) who has had to undergo regular lung screening since 2008 or longer because of severe asbestosis.
The last time I saw him was in 2024, and he was still doing well. Of course, his lung capacity is limited, but he is doing well overall. He doesn't smoke either.

After thinking about it for a long time, I realized that I had also been in contact with asbestos because I didn't know any better at the time.
I used to have a small garage for a long time, which was covered with “Eternit” asbestos panels (walls and roof, everything). This was an entire garage complex, which is still there today. We drilled into the walls without a care, without thinking about what the material actually was.

Although asbestos has been banned for installation in Switzerland since 1990, it is still often found. There were certainly a few black sheep who used up their stocks after the 1990 ban. It can therefore be assumed that there are still buildings constructed after 1990 that contain asbestos-containing materials.
It is simply important to me that knowledge about the dangers of this material is not forgotten over the generations. There is no need to panic. I think you just have to be careful.
 
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