Posted on November 29, 2016 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 [...]
EPA's Top 10 Chemicals for Priority TSCA Action For Immediate Release: November 29, 2016 Asbestos Disease Awareness Org. President Commends the EPA For Taking Life-Saving Action by Prioritizing Asbestos Regulation Under the Lautenberg Act Prioritizing Asbestos on the Top 10 List of High-Risk Chemicals Signals the EPA’s Commitment to Protecting Public Health and the Environment [...]
Click here to donate now! Posted on November 28, 2016 We've made it a snap to support ADAO this #GivingTuesday — at the bottom of this blog, you'll find a super simple (and secure!) donation form that takes less than a minute to complete. You can also access and share the form via ADAO's Facebook page or at www.adao.us. [...]
Posted on November 20, 2016 Each year, Australians dedicate the last week in November to asbestos awareness, education, and remembrance to those who have lost their lives from preventable asbestos-caused diseases. Even though all six forms of asbestos have been banned in Australia, it is still present in buildings and the environment where it was [...]
Posted November 17, 2016 By Alex Formuzis, Sr VP Communications and Strategic Campaigns and Linda Reinstein, President and CEO, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Our next president thinks asbestos – a carcinogen that kills up to 15,000 Americans a year, with no safe level of exposure – "got a bum rap." In his 1997 book, “The [...]