ADAO’s 8th Annual International Asbestos Awareness Conference, “Asbestos: An International Public Health Crisis,” to be held March 30 - April 1, 2012, will bring together some of the world’s greatest minds to discuss the impact of asbestos on public health, the environment, and the economy. To get an idea of the exceptional speakers you’ll see this year, [...]
Posted in February 2012 We have been touched by asbestos in individual ways, yet we are joined together by a common bond of community. As a testament to the strength of our global family, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is highlighting the courageous stories of our members with the new “Share Your Story” feature on our [...]
In memory and remembrance of Dr. Stephen Levin, and in honor of his memorial being held Tuesday, Feb 21 , ADAO would like to share videos of his inspiring and informative presentations from ADAO's Annual Asbestos Awareness Conference. As a member of ADAO’s Science Advisory Board, Dr. Levin spoke regularly at our Conference and we [...]
Press Release from Stephan Schmidheiny: http://www.stephanschmidheiny.org/news-en/ On February 13, Stephan Schmidheiny and Jean-Louis de Cartier de Marchienne were found guilty of asbestos crimes and sentenced to 16 years in prison and ordered to pay millions of euros in compensation to the victims and families of those who have had their lives forever changed due to [...]
Eternit Executives Guilty in Landmark Criminal Asbestos Trial! February 13th was a momentous day! European asbestos billionaires Stephan Schmidheiny and Baron Luis de Cartier were found guilty, sentenced to 16 years in prison, and fined for punitive and environmental damages by an Italian criminal court for deliberately failing to warn its workers, their families, and [...]