H.R. 1603 Manager’s Amendment (November 19, 2019) FAQs -- 2019 ARBAN Key Points Posted on May 31, 2019 Updated on November 22, 2019 On March 7, 2019, the bicameral Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 (ARBAN) (S. 717) and (H.R. 1603) was introduced by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Chairman [...]
“What the Merchants of Death Won’t Tell You: The Irrefutable Facts about Asbestos” an ADAO PSA Posted on May 30, 2019 How many Americans think asbestos has already been banned? Between misleading reports about the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) recent significant new use rule (SNUR) and decades of industry propaganda, the number may be higher [...]
Posted on May 16, 2019 Next week, ADAO will be attending the American Industrial Hygiene Association (AIHA) 2019 AIHce EXP Conference and Exposition. The conference, which will be held in Minneapolis, MN, on May 20-22, brings together public health groups and advocates in order to advance worker health and safety. The event will feature [...]
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE May 8, 2019 PRESIDENT OF ASBESTOS DISEASE AWARENESS ORGANIZATION TESTIFIES IN SUPPORT OF ALAN REINSTEIN BAN ASBESTOS NOW ACT New Data Shows 1 Million Americans Have Died from Asbestos-Related Diseases Washington, DC––Linda Reinstein, president of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, the largest asbestos-victim advocacy organization, released the following statement today in advance [...]
Posted on May 1, 2019 ADAO 15th Anniversary Report (PRINT) ADAO 15th Anniversary Video For fifteen years the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has had two concurrent goals: to increase awareness of asbestos and its dangers; and to put policies in place that would ban this carcinogen in order to eliminate asbestos-caused diseases. ADAO has [...]