asbestos in building News
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HSE warns exposing untrained workers to asbestos will be penalised
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is warning that firms exposing workers to asbestos would be penalised. It added that electrical contracting companies and other building and refurbishment trades must provide suitable asbestos awareness training to employees or face prosecution. This move follows the HSE prosecution of Scriven Electrical Contractors Ltd of Cornwallis Road, West Bromwich for ...
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Former St. Louis-Area City Councilman Gets Prison for Illegally Removing Asbestos
On Monday, a former East St. Louis, Ill. city councilman, Charles Powell Jr., was sentenced to a 15-month prison term and two years of supervised release for illegally removing asbestos during building renovation, in violation of the federal Clean Air Act. Powell, owner of Powell's Demolition Co., was sentenced in the federal district court for the Southern District of Illinois. In ...
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New York City Renovation Projects and Required Asbestos Assessments
Building owners in New York City that are contemplating renovation, alteration, or demolition activities are responsible for determining whether asbestos-containing materials are present in any areas that will be affected by the work. This means that anytime someone files for a permit with the Department of Building they are required to obtain an ACP5 form to show it is not an asbestos project. ...
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Asbestos related deaths stay at record highs
According to a new report from the Health and Safety Executive new report from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), deaths from mesothelioma stayed at record levels for the second year running. The updated figures show that there were 2,538 mesothelioma deaths in Great Britain in 2013, broadly similar to the 2,548 in 2012, but substantially higher than the 2,312 deaths in 2011. Mesothelioma, ...
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Asbestos hazards prompt EPA to halt demolition work
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has issued two orders to Rock Springs Enterprises Inc. to cease demolition work at the site of a former pottery-manufacturing facility in Chester, Hancock County, W. Va. because of potential health hazards from asbestos and damage to a previously-constructed soil cap at the site. The former owners of the site, Newell Holdings Delaware, Inc., installed an ...
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Boston College and Construction Company Fined for Asbestos Violations
Though they deny any wrongdoing, Boston’s Emerson College and Suffolk Construction, Inc. have each agreed to pay $250,000 to settle civil allegations stemming from an asbestos violation. According to the office of Attorney General Martha Coakley, the college and construction company failed to properly test a building for asbestos before converting it into a dormitory for student living. ...
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Association statement on the professional disposal of construction and demolition waste containing asbestos
Asbestos is a pollutant that was widely used in buildings in the past and is therefore still frequently found in today’s building stock. However, even minor asbestos contents in building products prevent their recycling or other utilization according to the current legal situation. A “0-fibre approach” is currently being pursued within the LAGA M23. The specification states that ...
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Freeing Europe safely from asbestos
On 24 June 2015, the European Economic and Social Committee (EESC) and the Committee of the Regions (CoR) will be hosting a joint conference "Freeing Europe safely from asbestos" to discuss the continuing widespread risk of asbestos exposure to Europe's citizens and the steps that need to be taken to reduce it over the coming years. This event will be a follow-up action to the EESC's Opinion on ...
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Asbestos proficiency testing program support earns national accreditation
RTI International scientists recently earned recognition from the American Association for Laboratory Accreditation for their significant involvement in proficiency testing of laboratories using optical and electron microscopy to analyze for asbestos in building materials and air samples. The accreditation as a proficiency testing provider is based on internationally-accepted criteria for ...
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Floods Cause Asbestos Scare in Washington
LA Testing provides asbestos testing services to keep area residents and cleanup workers safe from its deadly fibers. Garden Grove, CA, September 27th, 2010 Earlier this month The Seattle Times reported about asbestos concerns along the Sumas River in Washington. It all began with flooding that occurred back in January of 2009 that spread debris carried down the river onto adjacent property ...
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California Officials Verify Elementary School has Asbestos
LA Testing provides asbestos testing services to keep children and faculty at schools safe from exposure to deadly airborne asbestos fibers. Garden Grove, CA, October 11th, 2010 This summer it was reported that a multipurpose room at a Berkley, California elementary school has been exposing teachers and children to potential asbestos hazards. The room in question had previously had carper ...
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Is asbestos risk lurking in your supply chain?
The HSE ‘Beware Asbestos’ campaign paints a bleak picture of the asbestos situation in the UK. Asbestos is the single biggest cause of work-related deaths in the UK and can still be found in many unlikely places such as ceiling tiles, boilers, lofts, and guttering. If disturbed and inhaled, asbestos can cause a number of diseases – the most fatal of which are mesothelioma and ...
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Environmental Information Association (EIA) Announces Fall Technical Seminar
The EIA will hold their 4th Annual Fall Technical Seminar at the Hyatt Regency in Savannah, Georgia on October 8th 2010. For the fourth year in a row the EIA is proud to announce their upcoming Annual Fall Technical Seminar. EIA seminars and conferences are the authoritative source of technical information for environmental health and safety professionals from across the country. This ...
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Environmental clean Up work completed at Mt. Norris Boy Scout camp
Federal and State clean up workers recently completed work to identify and remove asbestos contamination from the Mt. Norris Boy Scout Reservation in Eden Mills Vermont, a camp facility owned and operated by the Green Mountain Council, Boy Scouts of America. EPA performed the work at the request of the Boy Scouts. Environmental sampling work began at the site in early 2009. Following initial ...
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Global Asbestos Awareness Week and Resources to Protect Building Occupants and Workers
The 20th annual Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) takes place during the first week of April. The week-long campaign was started by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization and is designed to educate the public about asbestos hazards to mitigate future exposure risks. Asbestos is a generic name given to six fibrous minerals that have been used in numerous commercial products and building ...
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MEPs call for better protection of workers from occupational diseases and workplace accidents
In a report on the Community strategy on health and safety at work 2007-2012, the European Parliament regrets that the Commission 'is silent on targets for the reduction of occupational diseases'. New and emerging risks had to be identified, and asbestos needed to be phased out. MEPs also repeat their call for a better protection of healthcare workers from blood borne diseases. The report was ...
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Global Asbestos Awareness Week and Protecting Puerto Rico’s Residents and Workers from Exposure Hazards
The 19th annual Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) takes place during the first week of April. The week-long campaign was started by the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization and is a designed to educate the public about asbestos hazards to prevent future exposure risks. Asbestos is a generic name given to six fibrous minerals that have been used in numerous commercial products over the ...
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Illinois Fire Raises Asbestos Concerns from Area Residents
The environmental and building science consultants from EC2 provide air and bulk asbestos sampling to ensure emergency responders, area residents and building occupants are not exposed to deadly asbestos fibers. Last month a raging fire in Algonquin, Illinois may have released dangerous asbestos fibers into the air. A 94 year old vacant factory that had been scheduled to be torn down in the ...
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Texas receives nearly $140,000 to protect citizens from asbestos (TX)
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) awarded $138,678 to Texas to protect citizens from possible asbestos exposures. The project will continue to prevent unnecessary exposure to asbestos in the workplace and in buildings. The project is covered under the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act (AHERA). The program provides protection through on-site surveillance where asbestos is found. ...
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Asbestos Still Lurks in Many Commercial and Residential Properties in Puerto Rico
Asbestos was used for decades in many building products found in Puerto Rico and across the Caribbean. It is a naturally occurring mineral fiber that when added to building products, offers desirable attributes such as increased strength, corrosion resistance, acoustical dampening, thermal insulation and fire resistance. It is most likely to be found in homes and buildings constructed between ...
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