Posted on February 13, 2015 ADAO 2004 - 2014 Conference Presentations and Interviews Video Library ADAO Conference Video Library "Asbestos Kills" Slideshow "Survivor" Commercial Video U.S. Surgeon General Video
Posted on February 13 , 2015 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is highlighting the courageous stories of our members with the “Share Your Story” feature on our [...]
Updated on January 23, 2017 FACT 1: Asbestos is a known human carcinogen and there is no safe level of asbestos exposure. FACT 2: More than 55 countries have banned asbestos. With Canada's recently announced ban, the United States is now the only industrialized western nation not to ban asbestos. FACT 3: Top 4 asbestos producers reported by [...]
Posted on February 12, 2015 West Virginia is yet another state working to pass state legislation that eliminates asbestos victims' rights. Asbestos victims are seeking truth and justice, but they are not finding it in in West Virginia S.B. 411. West Virginians suffer some of the worst asbestos exposure with the fourth-highest age-adjusted mesothelioma death rate. Mesothelioma, a [...]
Posted on February 11, 2015 Dr. Jukka Takala Dr. Jukka Takala is a senior consultant at the Workplace Safety and Health Institute (WSH) and Adjunct Professor at Tampere University of Technology, Finland. He is a world renowned doctor with over 40 years of experience in occupational safety. Prior to joining the WSH Institute, [...]