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Structure Fire Spreads Asbestos, Endangers Fire Fighters

CPSM — Mon, 24 Oct 2011 18:39:24 +0000

A recent fire in St. Budeaux illustrates a little-known danger that fire fighters and other rescue personnel face every day. In addition to dealing with the “mundane” dangers such as collapsing structures, poisonous smoke, and fire, fire fighters and other first responders also have to deal with asbestos and other hazardous materials. In the St. Budeaux [...]

Structure Fire Spreads Asbestos, Endangers Fire Fighters is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Cleaning Company’s Asbestos Mistake Costly

CPSM — Tue, 18 Oct 2011 21:10:42 +0000

A commercial cleaning company made a costly mistake of using a high pressure washer to clean the roof of an empty home – a roof that contained the deadly substance asbestos. Adjacent homes and properties next to the empty house located in Moffat Beach, a suburb of the Sunshine Coast in Queensland, Australia, were sprayed [...]

Cleaning Company’s Asbestos Mistake Costly is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Asbestos Clean Up After Fourmile Fire

CPSM — Sat, 09 Oct 2010 01:51:04 +0000

Last month, the worst recorded fire destroyed close to 200 homes and burned over six thousand acres in the Fourmile Canyon area in Boulder County, Colorado, leaving behind debris that contained dangerous contaminants, including asbestos. The Fourmile fire, accidentally caused by a volunteer fire fighter, was the worst wildfire in Colorado history. Many who lost their [...]

Asbestos Clean Up After Fourmile Fire is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Controversy over Asbestos Contaminated Land Gift in Ohio

CPSM — Wed, 03 Mar 2010 02:10:10 +0000

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 [...]

Controversy over Asbestos Contaminated Land Gift in Ohio is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

New Ball Fields Replace Former New Jersey Asbestos Plant

CPSM — Sat, 22 Aug 2009 18:15:26 +0000

A 17 acre site which was once the home to American Asbestos Company, and later to a plastics and fuel company, is now being developed into ball fields for residents of Berkeley Heights in New Jersey. Union County leaders and residents approved a 3.85 million contract with Applied Landscape Technologies for the development of the property [...]

New Ball Fields Replace Former New Jersey Asbestos Plant is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Mobile Home Burner Charged for Asbestos Violations

CPSM — Sat, 25 Jul 2009 18:23:20 +0000

Randall Cornford and his corporation, River Junction Mobile Home Services, LLC, were charged with violating several asbestos environmental regulations after burning a number of mobile homes on a rural property in Crawford County. The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) filed a complaint after discovering asbestos in the burned remains. Cornford is also charged with [...]

Mobile Home Burner Charged for Asbestos Violations is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Asbestos in Libby Declared Public Health Emergency

CPSM — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 04:25:22 +0000

After reviewing the situation at the Libby asbestos site, Environmental Protection Agency Administrator, Lisa Jackson, declared that the conditions presented a significant threat to public health and declared the site a public health emergency. As a result, the northwest Montana town will now receive more than $130 million from the Obama Administration to assist with on-going clean up [...]

Asbestos in Libby Declared Public Health Emergency is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.