2y ago

Study says buffers, fire resistant materials could slash wildfire risks to residences

www.winnipegfreepress.com

Non-Paywall Article

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So we shouldn't build 7 storeys of sprawling lowboy condos out of kindling?
3 minutes to get out is a bit hectic for residents with elevator-dependent mobility concerns?
Madness. Where do they come up with these far-fetched ideas? Common logic perhaps?
That sounds great for the environment.
Well, we could walk back from our civilizations total fear of asbestos and go back to asbestos-cement roofs. They're probably more environmentally friendly than the tar shingles, and are completely fire resistant.
You know -- modern safety standards for workers who are making the products, or cutting/drilling/etc. But that would require logic.
There's a bunch of big fibreglass-based manufacturers in Winnipeg and they equip their people with the safety products they need to avoid breathing dangerous glass fibre dust.
I digress.
- Asbestos is a pain in the ass beyond belief to deal with safely. The safety mitigations to deal with it are not exaggerated, and the harms it can cause are very real.
  Everything old is new again. Let's toss some lead in our gasoline while we're at it.
  
  And yet its present as a mineral in many of the mines in Canada (eg: the Thompson nickel mine, most diamond mines, etc.) and no one is dying of asbestosis. So either it's overblown (everyone adds their safety margin to the numbers up and down the line until the threat of a single molecule...), or the safety mitigations in place in those mines is working.
  Like seriously, some of the rock in those mines is 50% asbestos.

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