Matt Peacock has been a journalist for more than 30 years, mostly for the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC). He began his career as a current affairs television researcher before becoming a reporter with the ABC Radio Science Unit, where he produced a pioneering series of programs about the dangers of asbestos, Asbestos: Work as a Health Hazard. [...]
[View the story "Roger Helmer MEP Denies Asbestos Facts to Mesothelioma Patients" on Storify]Roger Helmer MEP Denies Asbestos Facts to Mesothelioma PatientsIt’s difficult to believe, but in a conversation with mesothelioma patients, Roger Helmer, a member of the European Parliament, denied scientific evidence that chrysotile asbestos is a human carcinogen. ~ Linda Reinstein Storified by [...]
[View the story "Hurricane Sandy: How to Protect Yourself from Toxic Asbestos Debris" on Storify]Hurricane Sandy: How to Protect Yourself from Toxic Asbestos DebrisIn the wake of Hurricane Sandy, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) urges you to follow EPA and OSHA guidelines and regulations in order to protect public health. Please share this message [...]
The collateral damage for Hurricane Sandy won’t be tallied for decades. There is a great deal of chatter on the news about construction scams, but nothing was being said about the toxic risk of asbestos until the Huffington Post published "Asbestos May Pose Health Hazards In Hurricane Sandy's Wake." Most Americans don’t know that asbestos is a [...]
Updated on November 4, 2012 OSHA FACT SHEET: "Protecting Workers from Asbestos Hazards" POWERPOINT: Hurricane Sandy PowerPoint “Preventing Hazardous Asbestos Debris Exposure” "Asbestos May Pose Health Hazards In Hurricane Sandy's Wake" by Huffington Post "Hurricane Sandy: Toxic Asbestos Risk in Rescue, Clean-Up, and Rebuilding" Posted on October 30, 2012 As Americans work together to coordinate emergency response efforts, [...]