Asbestos has recently been removed from a building in Bristol, Virginia in order to redevelop the building as a music center and museum. The building at 510 Cumberland Street was formerly an auto dealership. Due to the age of the building asbestos-containing materials had to be removed prior to the start of renovations in order to prevent workers from being exposed to dangerous asbestos fibers that could be released if the materials were disturbed.

Such regulations involving asbestos were not enacted until congress formed the Occupational Safety and Health Administration and government began to regulate the use of the harmful substance.

Exposure to disturbed materials containing asbestos may result in the development of any one of a number of often fatal diseases. Such diseases include but are not limited to lung cancer, asbestosis, and mesothelioma. Due to the generally long latency period associated with such diseases it is very difficult for effective treatment options to be found by the time diagnosis occurs. In most cases such a disease will already have reached advanced stages of development by the time it is discovered.

Crews are now working to remove an old and install a new roof on the building. Officials have estimated that the roof work will take approximately three weeks to complete. Following the completion of the roof crews will began the rest of the work.

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