When you think of asbestos crimes cashmere socks and the Royal Family are not generally what come to mind. However a well-known company that manufactures the socks and other high-end knitwear in Great Britain – with a special Royal Warrant to produce socks for Prince Charles himself- was found guilty of putting its workers at [...]
Tags: asbestos fines, asbestos roofing, asbestos violations, Corgi Hosiery, Dragon Cladding, Mesothelioma
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 [...]
Tags: asbestos clean up, asbestos containing materials, asbestos roofing, Mesothelioma, Moffat Beach
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 [...]
Tags: Asbestos, asbestos roofing, Mesothelioma