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Asbestos Exposure
Two Companies Expose Workers to Deadly Asbestos, Pay Price
Workers Exposed to Deadly Fibers at Mill Two British companies have been prosecuted after workers …
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University Fined for Putting Individuals at Risk of Exposure to Asbestos
Lincoln University in Great Britain has been fined for putting staff, students and contractors at …
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Former Asbestos School Owner Sentenced to Prison Time
The former owner of the country’s largest asbestos abatement training school has been …
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British Building Contractor Fined for Working without Asbestos License
A building contractor from South East London is fined for running a construction site exposing …
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Massachusetts Employer Fined for Improper Removal and Disposal of Asbestos
A Methuen, Massachusetts-based developer has been ordered to pay a $20,000 fine and serve probation …
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British Firm Cited for Continuing to Expose Workers to Asbestos
A British firm continued to expose workers to dangerous asbestos-containing materials despite …
British Firm Cited for Continuing to Expose Workers to AsbestosRead More
Compensation Restored for Asbestos Victims in Scotland
Construction union UCATT has warmly welcomed a recent decision by the UK Supreme Court to reject a …
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British Columbia Launches New Asbestos Web Site
British Columbia’s WorkSafe announced the launching of HiddenKiller.ca, a comprehensive web …
Australia Report on Potential Inflammation Caused by Carbon Nanotubes
Safe Work Australia Chair, Tom Phillips, recently announced the release of a research report: …
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Canadian Fined $15,000 For Cleanup In Violation of Stop Work Order
Marcelo Ponciano, a representative with Toronto-based Asbescan Environmental Co., Inc., was …
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OSHA Fines Company 1.2 Million over Asbestos Removal
OSHA has issued penalties of $1,247,400 to AMD Industries Inc. in Cicero, Illinois after five …
OSHA Fines Company 1.2 Million over Asbestos RemovalRead More
Misssissippi Worker Wins 322 Million Asbestos Suit
In what attorneys report was the largest ever single-plaintiff asbestos verdict in U.S. history, a …
Israel Bans Asbestos Construction Materials as a Known Carcinogen
Israeli officials have said no to any further use of asbestos when it comes to construction in the …
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Three British Workers Nearly Killed by Carbon Monoxide
Three Sheffield, Great Britain workers nearly became incapacitated from fumes when a …
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Concerns Rise over Asbestos Levels at Quebec Worksites
A new report is hinting the air at many Quebec construction sites contains levels of asbestos at or …
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Australia Officials Hold Information Sessions for Workers
Contractors are often called to domestic premises to clean/paint a roof, undertake renovations or …
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Asbestos Fiber Exposure While Fitting CCTV Cameras
A Birmingham-based university in Great Britain has been fined, along with a security systems firm, …
Cuba: Asbestos Lobby Takes Pro-Asbestos Stance
The International Federation of Chrysotile Asbestos Workers (FICAT) recently held a conference …
United Nations Sounds the Death Knell for Asbestos
A statement from a United Nations body confirming its desire to see the end of asbestos use …
