Posted on September 5, 2016 Before you light your Labor Day BBQ and enjoy a day of rest, I encourage you to take a minute to reflect on workers' sacrifices and achievements. Tragically, asbestos-caused diseases remain a leading workplace killer. Although asbestos consumption in the US continue to decline from 1973's record high of 803,000 metric [...]
Posted on September 1, 2016 There's only one way I can appropriately begin this blog: Thank you!!! As I look over this graphic that illustrates our accomplishments over the past 12 years, what I'm most proud of is the number at the bottom: 50,000. Our ADAO family is 50,000 strong, and you all are the foundation [...]
August 11, 2016: ADAO letter to EPA Administrator McCarthy Press Release: Senator Barbara Boxer Calls on EPA to Act Now on Dangerous Asbestos Under the New TSCA Law Press Release: Tester Calls on EPA to Better Protect Families and Workers from Asbestos Press Release: Feinstein Urges EPA to Evaluate Asbestos as High-Risk Chemical Press Release: [...]
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is Honored to Present at Brazil's International Asbestos Seminar Posted on August 30, 2016. As you may have seen in an earlier blog, I will be traveling to Brazil in October on an invitation to speak at the country's International Seminar on Asbestos. In continuation of the educational aim of this [...]
ADAO Looks Forward to Strengthening Global Partnerships at Brazil's International Gathering of Asbestos Victims and Activists Posted on August 28, 2016 I was honored to accept an invitation on behalf of ADAO to present at Brazil's International Seminar on Asbestos, in Campinas on October 6-8, 2016. I am humbled to present alongside my friends and dedicated ADAO Science Advisory Board [...]