I am re-posting an inquiry of some importance from the French archivists listserv. I've translated it but include the original version (please excuse the somewhat hasty translation). Museums professionals will, no doubt, have also faced this issue.
"A colleague currently on medical leave who has been diagnosed with pleural mesothelioma asked me about the frequency of illnesses due to exposure to asbestos in our profession. Many of us are called upon to collect, sort, and classify documents which have spent decades in unhealthy places: attics, cellars, boiler rooms, sheds, etc. Do you know of any similar cases of persons having suffered from asbestos-related illnesses as a result of having handled documents exposed to this substance? Thank you in advance for your answer."
The posting is from Sylvie Clair, of the Municipal Archives of the city of Marseille. Madame Clair's email address is [log in to unmask] (and I have copied her on this posting). Please feel free to reply to her directly.
Best regards,
Fred
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Frederic J. Grevin
Email: [log in to unmask]
Phone: 212-788-8615
Mobile: 347-436-5360
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From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Sylvie Clair
Sent: Friday, May 06, 2011 06:04
Subject: [archives-fr] maladie professionnelle
Bonjour et pardon pour le double postage.
Une collègue actuellement en congés maladie avec un diagnostic de mésothéniome de la plèvre m'interroge sur la fréquence de maladies dues à l'exposition à l'amiante dans notre profession. Bon nombre d'entre nous sommes en effet amenés à collecter, trier classer des documents ayant séjourné des décennies dans des locaux pas très sains : greniers, caves, chaudières, hangar, etc...
Auriez-vous connaissance de cas semblables, c'est-à-dire de personnes ayant souffert de pathologies dues à l'amiante pour avoir manipulé des documents qui y a avaient été exposés ?
Merci par avance de vos réponse.
Cordialement
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Sylvie Clair
Archives de Marseille
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