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Asbestos Where You’d Never Expect It

CPSM — Fri, 16 Jul 2010 19:11:02 +0000

When most people think of asbestos, they picture insulation, popcorn ceiling, or maybe automobile brakes. However, asbestos was present in some products where you would never expect it. For example, some books published into the early 1900s were printed on asbestos-containing paper that could resist high temperature, humidity, chemicals, bugs, rats, and the sun’s rays. Baseball [...]

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School Closures Due to Asbestos

CPSM — Fri, 19 Mar 2010 18:52:54 +0000

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, [...]

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Schools Operations Hampered When Asbestos is Discovered

CPSM — Thu, 10 Sep 2009 00:48:01 +0000

As the new school year begins, the issue of discovering asbestos in buildings constructed before 1980 continues to hamper normal operations here in the United States as well as worldwide. Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that was widely used in many building materials because of its exceptional heat, fire and erosion resistant properties and easy, [...]

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EPA Asbestos Regulations for Schools

CPSM — Fri, 07 Aug 2009 01:02:12 +0000

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 [...]

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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 [...]

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St. Louis Fire District Accused of Asbestos Violations

CPSM — Sat, 11 Jul 2009 21:22:16 +0000

The Missouri Department of Natural Resources (DNR) accused Northeast Ambulance and Fire Protection District in St. Louis of violations involving improper removal of asbestos and obstructing inspections. The DNR has given the fire district until July 21 to respond to an offer to settle out of court for $70,000 or the case will be referred [...]

St. Louis Fire District Accused of 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.