Asbestos abatement certification is lacking in British Columbia, according to the B.C. Building Trades Council. The federal government has ordered a ban on asbestos by 2018, but experts say coming up with a national approach for removing and disposing …
Michelle Cote says her father didn’t want to see anyone else have their life choked from them the way he did before succumbing to asbestos-related disease last July. Cote added a human face and emotional wallop Thursday to a long overdue federal government announcement that Canada will ban asbestos-containing products by 2018.
We can all breathe easier after this week’s announcement that the federal government is finally banning asbestos. It is a move that will, without question, save lives for generations to come, and make workplaces and public spaces safer for all Canadians.
Nancy Clark, Lowell, $25. Happy Holidays to all. In loving memory of Barbara, Bill and Cheryl Clark.
If an Arkansan gets sick because of a workplace injury inflicted more than three years before, he does not have a right to sue for any workers’ compensation benefits, the Arkansas Supreme Court ruled Thursday in a split opinion. In the majority opinion, Justice Courtney Goodson said the court had no choice but to follow the law, which sets a three-year limit between exposure and injury.
Novocure announced today that it will participate in the 35th Annual J.P. Morgan Healthcare Conference on Jan. 11, 2017, in San Francisco. William Doyle, Novocure’s Executive Chairman, will speak on behalf of the company and address questions from analysts.
Canada certainly isn’t the first country to ban the mineral: 58 countries have already banned asbestos. The decision is a positive and long-overdue first step, advocates say, but there is much more work to be done to remove the asbestos risk to Canadians.
A man who pushed for the Canada’s first asbestos registry in Saskatchewan is applauding the federal government’s plan to ban the material by 2018. “It’s not just a singular approach.
About half of that total was in brake pads and linings. 1870s-2011: Years in which Canada mined asbestos.
Julie Ireton is a reporter with CBC Ottawa. She’s a critical thinker with interests in business and the people who operate government.
Asbestos, a mineral linked to various deadly health conditions and cancer such as mesothelioma, may finally get the scrutiny it needs so regulators can ban the toxic substance in the U.S. The lethal mineral is now among the top 10 substances the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency must review in accordance to the newly reformed Toxic…
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December 14, 2016. Patients with advanced malignant pleural mesothelioma treated with a combination of surgery to remove the cancer but save their lung, plus photodynamic therapy and chemotherapy, had a median survival of nearly three years, with a sub…
Former Paterson (NJ) Schools Environmental Officer Brenda Zemo is suing the district saying it improperly handled asbestos during renovations.
At least one of the Wellington buildings, 61 Molesworth Street, currently being deconstructed after the recent big earthquake, contains asbestos. Asbestos is the general name given to six types of naturally occurring fibrous silicate minerals commonly …
A November 22, 2016 Supreme Court ruling, Rost, significantly changed the playing field for defendants in Pennsylvania. During trial, Plaintiffs’ expert, Dr. Arthur Frank, espoused the previously-rejected opinion that each and every exposure to asbestos was a substantial contributing factor in Mr. Rost’s development of mesothelioma.