Two Workers Injured During Asbestos Abat...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos abatement, cancer, mesothelioma on 05 31st, 2009 | No Comments
Two men were injured during an asbestos abatement procedure at a hotel in Clovis, New Mexico. The city’s Director of Building Safety, Pete Wilt and welding employee, John Smith, both fell more than 16 feet in an empty elevator shaft. The incident is described by police as a workplace accident. Wilt...
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Highest Rate of Mesothelioma in U.S. fou...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, mesothelioma on 05 30th, 2009 | No Comments
The National Institute for Occupational Health and Safety, a part of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control, recently released data that shows the state of Maine as having the highest death rate from mesothelioma in the country. The data, collected between 1999 and 2005, found around 18,000 people died...
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Asbestos-Related Bill Not Passed Due To ...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos law on 05 29th, 2009 | No Comments
June 1st marks the end of the 81st regular session of the Texas Legislature and a number of bills are scarmbling to be passed into law. A bill that that been widely debated this session is Senate Bill 1123 and its companion House Bill 1811 which would alter the standards in mesothelioma lawsuits by requiring...
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World Bank Releases Construction Guidanc...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos on 05 28th, 2009 | No Comments
The World Bank has finally released their construction guidance report that is hoped to drastically decrease the use of asbestos in construction projects around the world. The report was commissioned in 2006 but was not reviewed for another two years. In 2008 the project was stalled while awaiting final...
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Oregon City Fined for Asbestos Violation...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos law on 05 27th, 2009 | No Comments
An Oregon city is facing fines after violating asbestos regulations during a demolition project in February. Central Point was fined $815 by the Oregon Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) when the city did not provide warning or protection from asbestos to their employees. While only...
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Libby Receives Government Funding for As...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos law on 05 26th, 2009 | No Comments
Residents in Libby, Montana will receive a $6 million grant to help those in the area that are suffering from an asbestos related illness. According to U.S. Senator Max Baucus the funding could accelerate the labeling of a public health emergency in the small mining town that has gained national popularity...
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New Hampshire Man Will Spend Six Days in...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos abatement, asbestos law on 05 23rd, 2009 | No Comments
Paul Davis of Winchester, New Hampshire was sentenced to one year in jail after being found guilty of violating environmental law during an asbestos removal project. The judge suspended all but 6 days of the sentence, so Davis will spend less than a week in jail despite the fact that he endangered many...
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Asbestos Was Impetus For New California ...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos exposure on 05 22nd, 2009 | No Comments
Plans for a new temporary jail that will be used to detain and interview suspects in Redlands, California are gaining support. This week, the Redlands California City Council voted unanimously to appropriate $278,000 in funding to fabricate and install a temporary jail facility at Fire Station 264. Rosemary...
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Asbestos Abatement Delays Demolition and...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos abatement on 05 20th, 2009 | No Comments
City officials in Vineland, New Jersey have decided to discard the first round of bids for the demolition and rebuilding of a firehouse after determining contractors had not been given enough information on the project. Business Administrator, Denise Monaco noticed that the first round of bids varied...
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Prime Minister Gordon Brown Supports Asb...
Posted by admin in Featured Articles, asbestos on 05 19th, 2009 | No Comments
The Prime Minister of the United Kingdom, Gordon Brown, has recently pledged to solve the asbestos crisis in schools after losing a close friend to mesothelioma. Brown has met with campaigners, MP’s and teachers unions to work toward a solution for the issue. It is reported that every nine out of ten...
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