To view all 7 days of Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) content, please click here. 7 FACTS FOR 7 DAYS: FACT TO SHARE TODAY: 55 countries have banned asbestos, but the U.S. and Canada have not. In 2012 alone, the U.S. imported over 1,000 tons of asbestos. This day of Global Asbestos Awareness Week [...]
E x p o s e d - The Facts about Asbestos National Asbestos Awareness Week Contributors: April 1st Linda Reinstein, President/CEO, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) April 2nd Richard Lemen, PhD, MSPH, Assistant Surgeon General, USPHS(Ret.) & Rear Admiral (Ret.) and ADAO Science Advisory Board Co-Chair April 3rd Ken Cook, President, Environmental Working Group [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: April 1, 2013 U.S. Surgeon General Issues Statement on the Dangers of Asbestos in Support of National Asbestos Awareness Week ADAO Urges Congress to Stop Asbestos Imports and Ban Asbestos Los Angeles, CA – April 1, 2013 – The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) applauds Surgeon General Regina Benjamin’s statement today that “… [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 1, 2013 Contact: HHS Press Office (202) 690-6343 Statement from US Surgeon General Dr. Regina Benjamin about National Asbestos Week April 1 -7, 2013 "During National Asbestos Awareness Week, April 1-7, I urge Americans to learn about the dangers of asbestos exposure. Asbestos is a mineral fiber that occurs naturally in [...]
To view all 7 days of Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) content, please click here. April 1 - 7 Global Asbestos Awareness Week schedule. Please note that you will see a 404 error if you try to view any of the week's content that has not been published. 7 FACTS FOR 7 DAYS: FACT [...]