During routine testing earlier this month at the ConMed building in Utica, New York asbestos was discovered in floor tiles located in the building. The testing was being conducted due to the building’s current renovation project according to a statement made on Friday by ConMed’s Chief Financial Officer Robert Shallish.

Shallish has stated that, “The area is all contained, and it’s segregated from the rest of the building.”

The building was built at a time when asbestos was widely used in building products. It wasn’t until the 1970’s that it was discovered how dangerous the toxic substance was. Following the creation of the Occupational Safety and Health Administration the use of asbestos began to be regulated by the government.

It has been found that exposure to the dangerous material may result in the development of a number of asbestos-related diseases. These diseases include mesothelioma, lung cancer, and asbestosis. Because such diseases typically do not show up in tests for approximately fifty years treatment options are often very limited by the time diagnosis occurs. In many cases individuals only live for twelve to eighteen months following the discovery of an asbestos-related disease.

According to officials the ConMed sight has not yet been visited by the labor department despite the calls they have received from a New Hartford environmental firm hired by ConMed stating that asbestos abatement needs to take place.

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