Posted on June 13. 2023 Executive Summary Quotes Pat Morrison, Chief of Field Services, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF) According to the NIOSH Firefighter study, “Fire fighters have a rate of mesothelioma two times greater than the rate in the U.S. population as a whole.” Celeste Monforton, DrPH, MPH, American Public Health Association (APHA) [...]
19TH ANNUAL “GLOBAL ASBESTOS AWARENESS WEEK” APRIL 1-7, 2023 LAUNCHED BY ASBESTOS DISEASE AWARENESS ORGANIZATION This is the 19th annual global week dedicated to education, awareness and prevention of asbestos exposure and asbestos-caused diseases Washington, DC — The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO), an independent non-profit dedicated to preventing asbestos exposure and eliminating all asbestos-caused [...]
On behalf of ADAO, we stand in solidarity with the Association of Asbestos Victims Families (AFeVA), the unions, victims organizations, and the Casale Monferrato community as they continue their fight for justice in the criminal trial of asbestos billionaire Stephan Schmidheiny. He is charged with voluntary manslaughter with intent of causing the deaths of 392 [...]
Posted on April 28, 2021 ADAO Virtual 16th Annual International Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Conference “Where Knowledge and Action Unite” September 17 - 18, 2021 2021 Conference Info | Honorees and Keynote Speakers | Registration | Agenda | Friday “Art, Advocacy, and Shared Stories” Film Festival | Saturday Academic Conference | Saturday Awards and Recognition Ceremony | [...]
Barbara Minty McQueen is the widow of American film star Steve McQueen, and is a former model and photographer. She is also the author of Steve McQueen: The Last Mile, which documents the three-and-a-half-year relationship between the two and includes candid photographs from 1977 to 1980. McQueen has hosted several art exhibits of her work [...]