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ADAO is Excited to Present at the Upcoming 1st National Meeting on Asbestos in Lisbon, Portugal
Posted on October 31, 2018 The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is on the move again! This time we are headed to Lisbon for the 1st International Meeting on asbestos in Portugal at the Instituto [...]
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Applauds “Breathless” Filmmakers and Activists to Raise Awareness and Action in India, Belgium, and Around the World
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Applauds “Breathless” Filmmakers and Activists to Raise Awareness and Action in India, Belgium, and Around the World Belgium Asbestos Victims' Trust (ABEVA) and the Kymore Victims' Trust Launch the "Breathless Fund" [...]
October Health Literacy Month Part 4: Finding a Center of Excellence for Treatment
Posted on October 29, 2018 Health Literacy Month Landing Page October 8th - Part One: Prevent Asbestos Exposure October 15th - Part Two: Recognize High Risk Occupations October 22nd - Part Three: Understand the Warning Symptoms for Asbestos-Caused Diseases October [...]
Press Release ADAO and EWG Findings: Asbestos Imports Surge as Trump White House Moves to Keep Deadly Carcinogen Legal
U.S. Imports for Consumption from January - August 2018 Sign and Share the Petition to the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Urging Them to Ban Asbestos Now Without Loopholes or Exemptions ADAO and EWG Findings: Asbestos [...]
October Health Literacy Month Part 3: Understand the Warning Symptoms for Asbestos-Caused Diseases
Posted on October 22, 2018 Health Literacy Month Landing Page October 8th - Part One: Prevent Asbestos Exposure October 15th - Part Two: Recognize High Risk Occupations October 22nd - Part Three: Understand the Warning Symptoms for Asbestos-Caused Diseases [...]
EPA Ignores Asbestos Risks and Significant Opposition to the Significant New Use Rule (SNUR) Agency Moves Forward on Finalization
Posted on October 18, 2018 This week the Office of Management and Budget (OMB) issued its Fall 2018 Unified Agenda of Regulatory and Deregulatory Action, which is the OMB’s regular attempt to put all the [...]
Canada’s Asbestos Ban Takes Effect At The End of 2018 But Mining Residues and Chlor-Alkali Industry Granted Exemptions
Posted on October 17, 2018 In 2011, Canada successfully closed the last of its asbestos mines. In 2016, it was announced that the Canadian Government would begin to draft a new asbestos ban that would [...]
Russian and Kazakhstani Asbestos Miners and Users Convene in Efforts to Promote So-Called Safe and Controlled Use of Chrysotile
Posted on October 15, 2018 Once again, the Russian International Trade Union Alliance for Chrysotile and their Kazakhstani allies hosted an industry conference promoting the so-called safe use of chrysotile asbestos. Under the guise of the [...]
October Health Literacy Month Part 2: Recognize High-Risk Occupations
Posted on October 15, 2018 Health Literacy Month Landing Page October 8th - Part One: Prevent Asbestos Exposure October 15th - Part Two: Recognize High Risk Occupations October 22nd - Part Three: Understand the Warning Symptoms for Asbestos-Caused Diseases - [...]
Midterm Elections: Vote for Lawmakers That Will Ban Asbestos
Posted on October 12, 2018 Get Out To Vote! As most of you know, midterm elections are coming up in just a short few weeks. This midterm election is one of the most important elections [...]