Posted on April 24, 2020 ADAO virtually stands shoulder to shoulder with individuals, trade unions, and organizations for International Workers’ Memorial Day, annually dedicated to those who have fallen victim to or been injured by accidents in the workplace, and includes those who are diagnosed with illnesses stemming from occupational asbestos exposure. Although due to [...]
Posted on February 28, 2020 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is honored to present the keynote speech at the 37th annual Environmental Information Association Conference & Exhibition in Seattle, Washington, on March 28-April 1, 2020. On March 31, ADAO will be presenting one of the speeches along with Mesothelioma Warrior and Julie Gundlach. The [...]
Posted on February 25, 2020 The Asbestos Awareness Disease Organization (ADAO) is honored to again be attending the 15th Meeting of the International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig 2020) on March 25-28 in Brisbane, Australia. We are thrilled to have the opportunity to join over 500 delegates from around the world, and discuss up-to-date research, diverse [...]
H.R. 1603 Manager’s Amendment (November 19, 2019) FAQs -- 2019 ARBAN Key Points Posted on January 9, 2019 One fact alone should be evidence enough for an all-out asbestos ban: All types of asbestos cause lung cancer and mesothelioma, according to the World Health Organization, as well as cancer of the larynx and ovary, and [...]
Posted on December 20, 2019 There is undeniably strong momentum in Congress to ban asbestos as witnessed by the recent hearings and legislation. In fact, Susan Mayne, Ph.D., Director, Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition, U.S. Food and Drug Administration testified that “Asbestos is a known carcinogen so there is no safe level of [...]