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Memphis Light, Gas and Water has suspended all repairs and routine work until employees can be trained on how to properly handle asbestos that has been discovered in the coating of some old underground gas pipes.
Asbestos is a fire-proof and insulating mineral that was used as a coating on gas pipes between 1950 and 1989.  [...]

The Salem City Council in Oregon has agreed to allocate an additional $145,000 to remove asbestos from the lower level of the public library beginning early next year.  
The library, built in 1971, was constructed with materials that contained asbestos, as was standard practice within the industry at the time.  Before the 1980’s, many buildings used [...]

Beacon Elementary in Montesano, Washington began large scale renovations at the start of the school year.  While remodeling one part of the school, asbestos was discovered in the mastic behind the chalkboards which required safe removal.  Now, more of the asbestos containing mastic has been found in another building, both of which were constructed in [...]

The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) is investigating allegations of serious workplace violations by Superior General Contracting during a residential remodeling project.  The company is being accused of putting the health of workers at serious risk of exposure to asbestos by not following federally required health standards.
Exposure to asbestos can cause serious diseases, including incurable [...]

Upon suspicion of illegal waste dumping that included the disposal of carcinogenic asbestos containing materials, England police began investigating claims that a gang in North West Durham was committing crimes and environmental offenses.  The police arrested eight men, ages 30 – 45, searched twelve different suspected sites, and seized six vehicles.
The charges claim the men [...]

According to union officials, work on CITIC Pacific’s 5.2 billion magnetite iron ore project at Cape Preston has been stopped after the discovery of asbestos.  The site is located 100 km south west of Karratha in Western Australia’s Pilbara region.  Rocks believed to contain the toxic mineral asbestos were found by workers who were digging [...]

At the end of last month, Israel’s Ministerial committee for Legislation approved an asbestos bill that for the first time will identify, regulate and treat asbestos hazards throughout the country.  The Law for the Prevention of Asbestos Hazards contains several provisions:
 

Banning new use of asbestos and stopping the use of friable asbestos.
Allowing the Ministry of [...]

First Responders, especially firefighters, are at higher risk of being exposed to asbestos when battling blazes.  During a fire or building collapse, such as the World Trade Center during 9/11, many dangerous chemicals and toxins are released into the air, including asbestos fibers.  Almost any building built before the 1980’s will contain construction materials that [...]

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) created regulations in accordance with Asbestos Hazardous Emergency Response Act (AHERA) for maintenance, repair, demolition or renovation in any building that may contain asbestos containing materials (ACMs).  
 
Schools, public and private elementary and high, have their own set of environmental and federal regulations they are expected to comply with, including [...]

An appeals court in Baltimore upheld awards for three former employees of Scapa Dryer Fabrics Inc, a manufacturer of dryer felts.  Despite appeals, Scapa was found liable for failure to protect their paper mill workers against exposure to asbestos containing products. 
 
Before the 1980’s, asbestos fibers were uniformly woven into the fabric for use as [...]