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“Early Warning Report”- Unsafe Asbestos Demolition Banned by EPA

CPSM — Fri, 30 Dec 2011 18:05:10 +0000

Inspector General Arthur Elkins of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has issued an “Early Warning Report” that essentially puts an end to an experimental method of removing asbestos that is proven to be unsafe. Unfortunately, the ban comes after seven years of the EPA demolishing buildings that contained asbestos materials using this alternative “wet [...]

“Early Warning Report”- Unsafe Asbestos Demolition Banned by EPA is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

What Puts You 3 Times at Risk of Developing Cancer?

CPSM — Mon, 31 Oct 2011 20:11:15 +0000

Prolonged exposure to asbestos triples the likelihood of developing cancers such as mesothelioma and lung cancer. New research from Hong Kong shows that employees exposed to asbestos and asbestos materials in the workplace are three times more at risk than counterparts who are not in contact with the deadly mineral. The danger of asbestos, a naturally [...]

What Puts You 3 Times at Risk of Developing Cancer? is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Students Campaign to End Abestos Exportation

CPSM — Fri, 05 Jun 2009 03:18:12 +0000

A legislative bill written by Canadian students will be presented this week that calls for a federal government ban on the export of asbestos. The bill was written by students in response to an invitation from MP Nathan Cullen to write a proposal on how they would improve the country. Asbestos production and exportation is [...]

Students Campaign to End Abestos Exportation is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.

Dangers of Asbestos Threaten Aboriginal Community

CPSM — Fri, 01 May 2009 23:03:48 +0000

It’s been almost a month since dangerous levels of asbestos was discovered at Wallaga Lake in the south coast of New South Wales, and yet little action has been taken to protect the health and safety of the Aboriginal community living there. Barry Robson, president of the Asbestos Diseases Foundation of Australia, and Jenny Macklin, minister [...]

Dangers of Asbestos Threaten Aboriginal Community is a post from: Mesothelioma Blog, the official blog of Clapper, Patti, Schweizer & Mason mesothelioma attorneys with more than 25 years experience helping clients.