The news is constantly reporting of schools needing to close off sections, certain buildings, or an entire campus due to threat of exposure to asbestos and wanting to prevent any risk of later development of mesothelioma.
Many schools were built during the time when asbestos was commonly added to many construction products.  In the United States, [...]

In June of last year, Cemex turned over a 70-acre property to the city of Fairborn, with plans for Wright State University to turn the land into a disaster response training center called Calamityville.  The property includes land, buildings, tunnels and other structures that must first be cleaned of asbestos and other toxins before beginning [...]

Recently, NIOSH, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, has made certain documents regarding asbestos and regulations for occupational exposure public.  NIOSH is requesting peer and scientific review and comments from other federal agencies, interested parties, and involved stakeholders until April 16.
It is not often that a federal agency in charge of occupational regulation [...]

In the last week, there have been a half dozen reports in the news of owners of construction companies being arrested or indicted on charges of violating federal law relating to asbestos removal during renovations.  Across the nation, it appears that construction companies, and sometimes even those specifically hired and trained to perform asbestos abatement, [...]

James Robert Soyars, Jr. was indicted last week for violations of the Clean Air Act, specifically on nine counts that included failure to put warning labels and dispose of asbestos containing materials (ACMs) properly.  Soyars’s company, Talon Environmental, supposedly removed the asbestos after being hired to perform asbestos abatement at three different local businesses that [...]

Last week, we stated clearly in an article that we did NOT support the continued use of mining and exportation of asbestos from Canada.  Almost all of the chrysotile asbestos mined in Quebec gets sent to third world, developing countries that do not have the knowledge or protections against the use of asbestos.  This means [...]

In 2007, the House of Lords ruled that patients diagnosed with pleural plaques caused by asbestos exposure did not qualify for insurance compensation.  Last week, Judge Lord Emslie overturned that ruling, rejecting insurance companies arguments that pleural plaques do not fall under compensatable injuries and that they are a symptomless condition. 
Medical studies have shown pleural [...]

Heavy rains at the end of October damaged an asbestos containing roof of a three story condominium forcing residents to evacuate.  Asbestos is a fibrous mineral that was used in many construction materials, including roofing and ceiling tiles.  It was often added to roofing products because it is highly insulating and fire resistant. 
Asbestos is now [...]

A new initiative for those in the construction trades is aimed at increasing awareness of asbestos and lessening the risk of workers contracting mesothelioma and other asbestos related diseases from unsafe exposure. 
The initiative is part of the Michigan Asbestos Program with the main goal of assuring that anyone working with asbestos is properly trained and [...]

Oak Cliff Christian Church in Dallas, Texas is being cleared of all asbestos containing materials to make way for demolition of a building more than a hundred years old.  The building site was bought last summer by the Dallas School District with plans to construct a new high school. 
Although the Church building is over a [...]