,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #ccf  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,january  
#af1 #bjad,mr4 ,baucus 7for himself1    
,mrs4 ,boxer1 ,mr4 ,durbin1 ,mr4        
,isakson1 ,mrs4 ,murray1 ,mr4 ,reid1 and
 ,mr4 ,tester7 submitted the following  
resolution2 which was considered and    
agreed to  ,,resolution  ,designating   
the first week of ,april #bjad as       
,national ,asbestos ,awareness ,week4   
,whereas dangerous asbestos fibers are  
invisible and cannot be smelled or      
tasted2 ,whereas the inhalation of      
airborne asbestos fibers can cause      
significant damage2 ,whereas asbestos   
fibers can cause cancer such as         
mesothelioma1 asbestosis1 and other     
health problems2 ,whereas symptoms of   
asbestos-related diseases can take #aj  
to #ej years to present themselves2     
,whereas the projected life expectancy  
for an individual diagnosed with        
mesothelioma is between #f and #bd      
months2 ,whereas generally1 little is   

known about late-stage treatment of     
asbestos-related diseases1 and there is 
no cure for such diseases2 ,whereas     
early detection of asbestos-related     
diseases may give some patients         
increased treatment options and might   
improve their prognoses2 ,whereas the   
,united ,states has substantially       
reduced its consumption of asbestos1 yet
 continues to consume almost #a1ajj     
metric tons of the fibrous mineral each 
year for use in certain products        
throughout the ,united ,states2 ,whereas
 asbestos-related diseases have killed  
thousands of people in the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas while exposure to     
asbestos continues1 safety and          
prevention of asbestos exposure already 
has significantly reduced the incidence 
of asbestos-related diseases and can    
further reduce the incidence of such    
diseases2 ,whereas thousands of workers 
in the ,united ,states face significant 
asbestos exposure1 which has been a     
cause of occupational cancer2 ,whereas  

thousands of people in the ,united      
,states die from asbestos-related       
diseases every year2 ,whereas a         
significant percentage of all           
asbestos-related disease victims were   
exposed to asbestos on naval ships and  
in shipyards2 ,whereas asbestos was used
 in the construction of a significant   
number of office buildings and public   
facilities built before #aige2 ,whereas 
people in the small community of ,libby1
 ,montana1 suffer from asbestos-related 
diseases1 including mesothelioma1 at a  
significantly higher rate than people in
 the ,united ,states as a whole2 and    
,whereas the designation of a ,national 
,asbestos ,awareness ,week will raise   
public awareness about the prevalence of
 asbestos-related diseases and the      
dangers of asbestos exposure3 ,now1     
therefore1 be it ,that the ,senate--    
7#a7 designates the first week of ,april
 #bjad as ,national ,asbestos ,awareness
 ,week2  7#b7 urges the ,surgeon        
,general of the ,united ,states to warn 

and educate people about the public     
health issue of asbestos exposure1 which
 may be hazardous to their health2 and  
7#c7 respectfully requests that the     
,secretary of the ,senate transmit a    
copy of this resolution to the ,office  
of the ,surgeon ,general4