Following up on the US senates resolution declaring the 1st April each year as National Asbestos Awareness Day, and April 1-7 Asbestos Awareness Week, Bobby Bright the Mayor of Montgomery Alabama has jumped up and signed a proclamation that also declares the 1st of April as Asbestos Awareness Day in Montgomery.

Asbestos Awareness Day is an idea put forward by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization 4 years ago sponsored by Sen. Max Baucus (D–Montana). The local proclamation hopes to increase local awareness and also bring attention to asbestos related diseases like Mesothelioma and to educate the general public about the ongoing risks.

Asbestos exposure, can lead to asbestos-related diseases such as asbestosis, lung cancer, and Mesothelioma and you only need to breathe a minute number of the fibres which can be airborne near any damaged asbestos products.