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Posted on June 29, 2023
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will host our 18th Congressional Staff Briefing on Monday, July 24th, 2023, from 12:00 p.m. – 1:00 p.m. ET to discuss the impact of asbestos on the American people and the steps forward to end asbestos exposure and disease.
These seven experts will be discussing:
- Health effects of asbestos exposure, asbestos disease, and treatments
- Asbestos imports, commercial use, and use in consumer products
- Devastating impact of legacy asbestos in homes, schools, and buildings
- Chlor-Alkali Industry asbestos imports, use, and transition to non-asbestos technology
- EPA Part 1 Chrysotile Asbestos proposed rule only banning one of six fibers in six conditions of use
- Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now (ARBAN) Act (S.1069 & H.R.2402), a comprehensive commercial asbestos ban for all six fibers in all uses
Presenters:
- Raja Flores, MD, Mount Sinai Medical Center
- Mike Meenan, Olin Corporation
- Celeste Monforton, American Public Health Association (APHA)
- Linda Reinstein, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
- Greg Russell, International Association of Fire Fighters
- Bob Sussman, JD, Counsel, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO)
- James Williams, Jr., American Cancer Society Cancer Action Network, Inc
Each year, asbestos kills over 40,000 Americans, yet imports and use continue. Without a ban, asbestos-containing products will still be found in homes, schools, commercial buildings, workplaces, and consumer products.
In keeping with ADAO’s tradition, this briefing will be dedicated to Mike Mattmuller, an amazing Mesothelioma Warrior who passed away in April 2020. Read more about Mike and his tenacity, courage, and dedication to his family here.
Linda Reinstein