Posted on May 30, 2015 Guest blog by Marc Hindry 14 May 2015. Rotterdam Convention 2015 : chrysotile asbestos will not be included in the list of dangerous products A Pyrrhic victory for the Russian asbestos industry The theme chosen for the Convention was promising «From Science to Action. For a better Future». Let us [...]
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Legislative Positions (June 2015) Posted on May 30, 2015 Check out these two videos from John Oliver and Media Matters about how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) influences legislation! According to their website, ALEC is a nonpartisan, voluntary membership organization comprised of the country's state legislators, business and thought leaders, think tank scholars, [...]
Posted on May 30, 2015 ADAO sends a message of support to our UK colleagues for the upcoming Health and Safety Week from June 15 – 19, 2015. Although the U.K. has a strong occupational health and safety record compared to the U.S., the country still reports more than 1.2 million people suffering from work-related illnesses, [...]
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is remembering the brave men and women who lost their lives fighting for our country and those who also lost their lives from asbestos-caused diseases as a result of being exposed to asbestos during their service. Every day, forty Americans die from mesothelioma, lung cancer, asbestosis, and other preventable diseases caused [...]
May 26, 2015 Dr. Richard Lemen, Linda Reinstein, and Tony Rich The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is pleased to announce that we will be presenting at the European Asbestos Forum (EAF) on May 27, 2015 at the NH Grand Hotel Krasnapolsky in Amsterdam. Conference speakers will discuss: Technological Development, European Policy, and Asbestos Awareness. [...]