Gori Julian & Associates is again partnering with Global Brew Tap House for this year’s Oktoberfest taking place on Sat., Sept. 17, 2016 in Edwardsville City Park.
Unlicensed contractors exposed asbestos when they used a high-pressure water hose on a house roof, causing a clean-up bill that could total tens of thousands of dollars for a Fairfield householder. Council’s Environmental Management officers are investigating the incident that potentially exposed residents in the Fairfield Local Government Area to asbestos.
It is essential with all we know about exposure to asbestos fibers that both workers and their families are protected from exposure risks both at the worksite and when workers go home to their families. According to the World Health Organization , appr…
Questions are set to be asked of the Geological Survey Department following reports that they had given permission to the British Bases on the island to dump asbestos material in the Amiantos area of Troodos. According to Phileleftheros, permission was…
Asbestos is the name given to six naturally occurring fibrous minerals. Due to the unique properties found in these minerals, they were used for decades in thousands of commercial products and building materials.
LINDA MANNAHAN, INDIVIDUALLY AND AS EXECUTRIX OF THE ESTATE OF HERSHEL W. MANNAHAN APPELLANT v. EATON CORPORATION; PALMER PRODUCTS CORPORATION; AND ARVIN-MERITOR, INC APPELLEE BEFORE: ACREE, CLAYTON, AND JONES, JUDGES.
Lyle Cassidy ended up being an ideal candidate for a clinical trial to treat his mesothelioma in Toronto, but his daughter Cassidy said Calgary doctors were quick to tell him that his options were limited to palliative care. A Calgary woman says doctor…
Regional law firm Withy King has started a support group for people with mesothelioma known as the Swindon disease – and other asbestos-related illnesses as well as their families and carers. The support group, which is run from the firm’s Swindon office, was launched at a wreath-laying ceremony organised by Withy King at the Mesothelioma Memorial Garden in the town’s Queen’s Park to mark National Action Mesothelioma Day.
Newswise – Baltimore, MD, July 18, 2016 – University of Maryland School of Medicine Dean E. Albert Reece, MD, PhD, MBA, and William F. Regine, MD, FACR, FACRO, the executive director of the Maryland Proton Treatment Center and the Isadore & Fannie …
Congratulations, you’re now registered! Let us know what news and updates you want to hear about and we’ll send them straight to your inbox. A Newmarket pensioner died as a result of a condition often associated with exposure to asbestos, an inquest has heard.
A RETIRED doctor’s receptionist died of asbestos-related cancer after coming into contact with clothes covered with the deadly substance, an inquest heard. Winchester Coroner’s Court heard how the 69-year-old may have come into contact with asbestos from washing her father’s clothes during the ’60s when he worked at the docks.
A professor at the University of Calgary’s Cumming School of Medicine believes the number of asbestos-related workplace deaths in Alberta is much higher than formally acknowledged. According to a Worker’s Compensation Board report,19 of 24 workplace deaths so far this year were traced back to asbestos exposure.
A worker exposed to asbestos at Perth’s new children’s hospital this week says building giant John Holland has provided no medical help as the government announced an independent investigation into the scandal. It is not the most hazardous asbestos but is banned in Australia and when inhaled can cause deadly diseases such as lung cancer, mesothelioma or asbestosis.
Even today with the asbestos regulations that are in place, workers and their families could be at risk if a worker has not been properly trained or informed about asbestos-containing materials they may handle or come across. Several years ago, an Oakl…
Sue Stephens was exposed to the deadly substance during 30 years of classroom teaching – and her first thought was to spare her pupils the same fate A primary school teacher for 30 years, Sue was exposed to the deadly fibres in the classroom. But her f…