Posted on November 13, 2012 Guest blog by John Newquist, Retired Assistant Regional Administrator for OSHA, in response to " ADAO Report: Houston Workers Exposed to Asbestos during Water Pipe Repairs." "In OSHA, I saw some general contractor blame the subcontractors for asbestos problems. But the OSHA standard is clear. 1926.1101(d)(5) All general contractors on a construction project which [...]
Posted on November 13, 2012 [View the story "ADAO Report: Houston Workers Exposed to Asbestos during Water Pipe Repairs" on Storify]ADAO Report: Houston Workers Exposed to Asbestos during Water Pipe RepairsThe Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) confirmed that a Houston contractor knowingly exposed workers to asbestos. The workers repaired cement water pipes that were composed [...]
[View the story "Global Outrage about the NSW Court of Appeals' Decision to Reduce Penalties for Former James Hardie Directors" on Storify]Global Outrage about the NSW Court of Appeals' Decision to Reduce Penalties for Former James Hardie DirectorsMonday, November 12, 2012Storified by Linda Reinstein · Tue, Nov 13 2012 09:50:41Today, the New South Wales Court of Appeals [...]
Published on November 10, 2012 Dear Anthony, On behalf of the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization, thank you for allowing me to interview you. I know the global community will appreciate learning about you, how you felt portraying Bernie Banton, what you personally learned, and what you think needs to be done to end asbestos mining, manufacturing, and production. I am personally grateful that you have [...]
[View the story "Asbestos: “Devil’s Dust: Exposed to poison. Exposing the truth.”" on Storify]Asbestos: “Devil’s Dust: Exposed to poison. Exposing the truth.”On November 11 and 12, the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) will air Devil’s Dust. The two-part TV miniseries chronicles the true-life corporate scandal of James Hardie Industries, an industrial materials company that extensively manufactured [...]