Posted on October 31, 2018 The devil’s in the details, and you have a right to know about them. When the industry holds sham conferences to promote asbestos products as “absolutely safe,” you have a right to know the facts as they are. When a historic asbestos ban is achieved in Canada, formerly the world’s [...]
Posted on October 31, 2018 It happened fast. In May of this year, a team of construction workers remodeling a building for Tandem Management Company in Portland, Oregon brought a concern to their boss: they thought they had found asbestos in the building. Thomas Clarey, president of Tandem, visited the site. According to The Oregonian, [...]
Posted on October 31, 2018 The word “legacy” carries significant meaning in asbestos-safety circles. In a literal sense, the word is used frequently in the public health jargon surrounding the carcinogenic fiber, referring to the decades-old, unregulated asbestos still present in countless American buildings. Schools built before 1990, for example, generally contain grandfathered, legal, and [...]
Posted on October 31, 2018 ADAO applauds the Australian Government for recognizing the dangers of asbestos and establishing the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency (ASEA) in 2013. As a leader in asbestos awareness in Australia and around the world, ASEA combines education and advocacy to promote asbestos awareness and management throughout the country. ASEA’s fifth [...]
Posted on October 31, 2018 The impact lung cancer has on our world can be difficult to comprehend. As the most common form of cancer on the planet, its size can stymie the mind. The sheer number of people it kills is at times, bewildering. November is Lung Cancer Awareness Month, and the time is [...]