OSHA Issues New Rule About Asbestos
As of January 12, 2009, a new rule governing asbestos training and equipment for safety will take affect according to OSHA. This new rule comes in light of so many companies putting workers and the public in danger of asbestos exposure by not being properly trained for asbestos removal or not being given the proper [...]
Travelers Companies In the News
Travelers Companies are once again in the news as a Supreme Court is thinking about reinstating a settlement of about 500 million dollars against them. The settlement if reinstated would also prevent any other lawsuits from being started against the company. This could be great for the people that have a lawsuit now, but it [...]
Vermont Asbestos Mine Making People Sick
Studies are showing that people living in the area of the Vermont asbestos mine are showing signs of health related issues including lung cancer. Although the mine is not in operation anymore, the asbestos dust can escape and travel as far as the wind will take it. Residents nearby have been asking for tests to [...]
Asbestos Exposure In The News
A roofing company, Certified Residential Roofing and Siding and Bruce LaPierre are asked to pay $46,412.50 for violations to the state Department of Environmental Protection because they violated asbestos regulations for the state according to Shrewsbury, MA newspaper.
Apparently, inspectors found that work was done on a property that contained asbestos and the DEP [...]
Asbestos Lawsuits A Concern For The Courts
The courts are looking at all the asbestos lawsuits that have been coming into the courts. With so many cases, the courts are looking at the way they handle the cases. In some cases, states have changed the statute of limitation for those bring lawsuits to the courts. This would take some pressure off the [...]
Fort Bragg Barracks May Have Been Contaminated With Asbestos
The Fort Bragg barracks may have been contaminated when a heating system could have possibly spread asbestos fibers throughout the barracks. One father of a soldier speaks out saying that he feels that everyone that lived in the barracks should be monitored for mesothelioma cancer. Evon Colchiski said that his son Jason and other soldiers [...]
Mesothelioma Cancer Sufferers Need An Asbestos Attorney
Whether you have been exposed to asbestos or if you have been diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer, you need to talk to asbestos lawyers to find out your rights. If you were exposed and the company knew about the risk and the fact that you were going to be exposed, they are at fault. It is [...]
What To Do Before Any Remodeling Project
If your home is older than thirty years, you need to be careful before doing any remodeling work, especially around floors, pipes and even between the walls. Asbestos, the hidden killer can be anywhere in the home and you probably do not even know it. You could innocently disturb the asbestos and endanger your family [...]
Some History About Asbestos
Asbestos exposure has been linked to mesothelioma cancer as far back as 1906. This is the time when researchers first started seeing signs of lung cancer in high amounts for people that lived in or near mining towns. This could mean that asbestos risks and dangers where more than likely a concern sooner than the [...]
Changing The Laws For Asbestos Exposure
A family of a woman that died from mesothelioma cancer wants the laws changed in the UK so that second hand suffers of asbestos exposure can file and win lawsuits. Apparently, this woman, Maureen Gardiner, was diagnosed with mesothelioma cancer in 2006 and died from this cancer in 2007. It is said that even though [...]
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