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Secondhand Exposure to Asbestos Discussed in New Video
Today, the IAQ Video Network and Cochrane & Associates announced the release of their latest educational video. Their newest production discusses asbestos and secondhand exposure risks for workers’ families. “Significant exposure to any type of asbestos will increase the risk of lung cancer, mesothelioma and asbestosis,” said Paul Cochrane, President of Cochrane and ...
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Asbestos Removal Company Charged with Insurance Fraud
Last month, the WaukeshaPatch reported that the owner of a Waukesha, Wisconsin asbestos removal company was charged with forged insurance papers. The man is accused of using the forged paperwork to show potential clients that his company had insurance coverage to handle asbestos removal services. The company’s owner has been charged in Waukesha County Circuit Court with several counts ...
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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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Could Asbestos be in Your Attic and Wall Insulation?
Last month, two of the leading asbestos experts in the nation were asked to speak about the current New York State Asbestos & Vermiculite Guidance to the Metro New York Chapter of the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA). Robert DeMalo and Ed Cahill, both from EMSL Analytical, updated the industrial hygiene professionals in attendance about this important topic. Vermiculite is a ...
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Asbestos Concerns Continue Long after Most Use was Banned
According to the United States Geological Survey (USGS), asbestos has not been mined in the U.S. since 2002. Back in July of 1989, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued a final rule banning most asbestos-containing products. In 1991, this regulation was overturned by the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals in New Orleans. As a result of the Court's decision, the following specific ...
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Hurricane Sandy Victims Reminded of Asbestos Hazards during Reconstruction
Many areas hard hit by Hurricane Sandy are beginning to rebuild and repair the countless homes and properties damaged by the historic storm. As cleanout and construction activities continue, residents across the Mid-Atlantic are being reminded that many older properties may contain asbestos which could be released into the air. Most products made today do not contain asbestos. However, until ...
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Largest Single Asbestos Verdict Awarded
Last week it was announced that a Brookhaven, Mississippi man was awarded a $322 million verdict in what his lawyers report is the largest single asbestos verdict in the United States. The lawsuit was against two companies that the man claimed were responsible for his diagnosis of asbestosis at the age of just 30. Also last week, a Texas couple filed suit against 10 companies that they claim ...
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Old Shingles May Contain Asbestos and Pose Health and Safety Issues
A do-it-yourself project that some property owners take on is replacing or fixing old and worn out shingles. What many people may not realize is that asbestos was used in some shingles that can still be found on older buildings and improperly removing them may pose health concerns. Just this month, the Bluffton Icon published a report about work coming to a halt on the town hall clock tower in ...
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Mid-Atlantic Residents Warned of Possible Asbestos in Popcorn Ceilings
Many homes built between the 1960s and 1980s used popcorn ceilings as a standard method of texturing ceilings. As time has passed, many property owners and new buyers of these homes have decided to update the look of their homes by removing these popcorn ceilings. Some of these projects have been done by informed professionals and many more of these have been completed by do-it-yourselfers. ...
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Floridians Warned of Asbestos Hazards in Popcorn Ceilings
Hundreds of thousands of homes, apartments and condominiums were built across Florida from the 1960s through the 1980s. During this same time frame, a favorite ceiling texturing technique used by many builders is the now outdated look of popcorn ceilings. Many of these older homes have been remodeled over the years and one of the favorite projects for homeowners to tackle is removing popcorn ...
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Delaware Asbestos Consultant Strives to Make Buildings Safe
Asbestos was widely used in the past in thousands of products and building materials. Even though the use of asbestos has been banned in most of these materials, they still can be found in thousands of buildings across Delaware and the Mid-Atlantic. Asbestos is most commonly found in older homes, in pipe and furnace insulation materials, asbestos shingles, millboard, textured paints and ...
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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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Illinois Worker Awarded $90 Million in Asbestos Lawsuit
Last month it was announced that a 59 year old man was awarded $90 million by a jury in Bloomington, Illinois. The plaintiff suffers from mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos exposure. The man claimed that his exposure occurred while working as a pipe fitter during the 1970s at a number of different worksites. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral fiber that was added to countless ...
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Global Asbestos Awareness Week and Exposure Risks in the United States
The World Health Organization (WHO) reports that approximately 125 million workers across the globe are exposed to asbestos in the workplace and about half the deaths from occupational cancer are likely caused by exposure to it. The agency also shares the fact that some asbestos-related deaths are also due to exposure in the home. It has long been recognized that asbestos can cause a number of ...
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Maryland Toughens Penalties for Asbestos Violations
Beginning on October 1st, contractors who violate asbestos remediation regulation in Maryland could be fined up to $25,000, five times the current maximum penalty. Maryland’s new asbestos worker protection law adds even stronger penalties than the existing federal asbestos removal regulations. Union leaders in the state have hailed the new regulations that came about following a 2011 ...
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School Shut Down After Asbestos Discovered in Concealed Ceiling
Last month, a junior high school in Rhode Island was closed for several days so that workers could safely remove asbestos from the building. The asbestos was discovered when a ceiling that was being taken down revealed a second concealed ceiling. The hidden ceiling was found to contain asbestos. Because of the strength and heat resistance of asbestos fibers, it has been used in the past in a ...
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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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National Asbestos Awareness Week Reminds the Public of Potential Hazards
Federal lawmakers designated the first week of April as National Asbestos Awareness Week. The purpose of the designation is to increase awareness with the general public of the dangers associated with exposure to asbestos fibers. Asbestos is a mineral fiber that has been used commonly in a variety of building construction materials for insulation and as a fire-retardant. According to the ...
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Asbestos Dangers in the Home Exposed in New Public Outreach Video
The IAQ Video Network produces the sixth in a series of public outreach videos to educate the community about environmental and indoor air quality (IAQ) issues. Today the IAQ Video network released the 6th in a series of public outreach videos meant to educate families about important indoor air quality issues. Six videos have been produced in the last month covering everything from mold and ...
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CSC Asbestos Expert’s Article Makes R&R Magazine’s Cover Story
Last month, Clark Seif Clark’s Derrick A. Denis had the opportunity to share his vast knowledge of asbestos with readers ofRestoration & Remediationmagazine. The article appeared in the August issue of R&R and was entitled, “Asbestos: Still a Stumbling Block in Restoration and Remediation.” The article discusses how asbestos-related diseases result in the death of ...
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