To all but the most hardcore retro fans, asbestos vinyl floor tiles almost laughably ugly. But they’re no joke – vinyl asbestos floor tiles are one of the top products responsible for mesothelioma, the rare but aggressive cancer caused by exposure to asbestos. From the 1940s through the 1970s, anyone who manufactured or installed these [...]
Because the use of asbestos is still not banned in the United States, there is always a risk that the building you are in may still contain some products that contain the deadly fiber in its walls. However, a British company has developed a new device that could be used in American buildings to reduce [...]
A Colorado man has been sentenced to a four-year community corrections term and must pay more than $300,000 in restitution after releasing loose asbestos into the air when he improperly demolished his house. According to a press release from Colorado Attorney General John W. Suthers, Thomas K. Tienda improperly demolished his Pueblo home by not [...]
The Co-Founder, President & CEO of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is urging the government to take action and ban the importation of asbestos following the release of a report that documents a spike in U.S. asbestos consumption during the first half of 2011. Linda Reinstein, who founded the ADAO after her husband became sick [...]
More than 25 years after leaving her job as a machinist at a factory in England, a woman has died from mesothelioma that ws likely caused by asbestos exposure. According to the This Is Lincolnshire, 47-year-old Larraine Kirk developed mesothelioma 25 years after she worked as a machinist in a factory between 1980 and 1984. [...]
Several areas of a nursing home in Pennsylvania have tested positive for asbestos fibers. According to WFMZ, the Gracedale Nursing Home facility in Northampton County recently tested positive for asbestos after the deadly fibers were detected in certain areas of the building. Tom Harp, Northampton County’s director of administration, said that the Gracedale Safety Committee [...]
An employee of the underground train system in the UK has reported that there is a significant amount of asbestos throughout portions of the London Underground. According to International Business Times UK, Allen Jenkins said that asbestos was “all over the place” and worse on some train lines than others. He further said that while [...]
An employee of the underground train system in the UK has reported that there is a significant amount of asbestos throughout portions of the London Underground. According to International Business Times UK, Allen Jenkins said that asbestos was “all over the place” and worse on some train lines than others. He further said that while [...]
A historic New York City hotel has been found to contains asbestos products, and its new owner has been ordered to remove the dangerous substance from the building. According to NY Daily News, Joseph Chetrit has been ordered to clear any asbestos out of the shaft space in the historic Chelsea Hotel. The new owner [...]
Asbestos remnants have been found in several buildings across the campus of California State University, Northridge (CSUN), prompting the university to send out a health warning to all students and employees. The Daily Sundial recently reported on findings in a January report from the school’s health & safety department that remnants of asbestos products were [...]