Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Legislative Positions (June 2015) Posted on May 31, 2015 New Podcast: ADAO Interview and Asbestos Legislative Update (May 2015) Just last week, I had a fabulous opportunity to share our mesothelioma stories, the latest facts and stats, and major obstacles we face to ban asbestos and defend our civil rights with Green Diva [...]
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Legislative Positions (June 2015) Posted on May 31, 2015 Fresh off the heels of last week’s kick off conference call with Senator Barbara Boxer (D-CA), the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is pleased to announce the launch of its new State Leadership Team (SLT)! With seven different asbestos-related bills being discussed [...]
2015 COSH National Conference on Worker Safety and Health Agenda Posted on May 30, 2015 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is pleased to be attending and speaking at the National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (COSH) National Conference on June 2-4, 2015 at the Maritime Institute in Baltimore, Maryland. This year, hundreds of participants from a range [...]
Posted on May 30, 2015 Guest blog by Marc Hindry 14 May 2015. Rotterdam Convention 2015 : chrysotile asbestos will not be included in the list of dangerous products A Pyrrhic victory for the Russian asbestos industry The theme chosen for the Convention was promising «From Science to Action. For a better Future». Let us [...]
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Legislative Positions (June 2015) Posted on May 30, 2015 Check out these two videos from John Oliver and Media Matters about how the American Legislative Exchange Council (ALEC) influences legislation! According to their website, ALEC is a nonpartisan, voluntary membership organization comprised of the country's state legislators, business and thought leaders, think tank scholars, [...]