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 [...]

The hazards of asbestos are so clearly established and widely known in our current times.  Mesothelioma used to be an unknown condition, yet so many people worldwide have now heard about how exposure to asbestos leads to this deadly cancer.
Certainly industrial companies, firefighters, construction workers, and repairmen have been given information about asbestos.  The standard [...]

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, [...]

Recently, NIOSH, the National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, has made certain documents regarding asbestos and regulations for occupational exposure public.  NIOSH is requesting peer and scientific review and comments from other federal agencies, interested parties, and involved stakeholders until April 16.
It is not often that a federal agency in charge of occupational regulation [...]

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 [...]

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, [...]

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 [...]