Asbestos Removal Quite Expensive For Schools
Asbestos abatement for schools is expensive, but it is something that has to be done. Unfortunately, many schools are finding a need to budget asbestos removal into the school budget. It is not so expensive when you think abut how many children go to schools every day and could become exposed to asbestos.
The health [...]
Fake Asbestos Cases Hurt Those With Real Cases And Needs
It seems that more and more asbestos lawsuits are being found to be fake and thrown out of court. What does this do to the cases that are real? It makes it harder for people that have legitimate asbestos cases to speed through the courts and have a speedy settlement. For the people that have [...]
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 [...]
More Companies Being Sited For Unlawful Asbestos Removal
If you do not hear about it in your hometown, you would probably never know about all the companies that are being arrested and convicted of illegal asbestos dumping and asbestos removal. It is so important that if you hire an asbestos abatement company that you check their references and certifications. If the company is [...]
Chicago Beach Is Contaminated With Asbestos
Chicago’s beaches have been linked to asbestos contamination from the release of asbestos into Lake Michigan by John-Manville Asbestos Superfund. The asbestos contamination reaches as far south as Chicago’s Oak Street beach. This was reported back in May 2008. The EPA conducted a test back in 2002 and concluded that there are millions of asbestos [...]
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