Arab News RIYADH, 27 January 2008 reported that Saudi Arabian Prince Khaled, speaking to reporters at a symposium entitled, “The Dangers of Asbestos and Safe Ways of Combating Them.” said the Ministry of Defense had been among the first Saudi ministries to begin implementing the removal of asbestos from all its facilities.
“The Ministry of Defense has been working for the past six and seven years to remove this substance from all its military facilities,” he said. “We have finished the removal from military facilities in Sharourah and the southern region,” he said, adding that work was underway to remove the substance from all military facilities in the Kingdom.
Asbestos have been used for a wide range of manufactured goods, mostly in building materials (roofing shingles, ceiling and floor tiles, paper products, and asbestos cement products), friction products (automobile clutch, brake, and transmission parts), heat-resistant fabrics, packaging, gaskets, and coatings.
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