David Leary, of Steeton-based Breathe Easy Aire Valley, walked with daughter, Claire, from Bingley Five Rise Locks to Saltaire and back. Their effort – held to coincide with the British Lung Foundation’s Breathe Easy Week – has so far raised more than A 100, with donations still coming in.
The late Phillip Taylor-Meihana, photographed during his New Zealand Army service in the Vietnam War. He blamed the war for causing his terminal asbestos-related cancer.
Hot off his acclaimed HBO special Burning The Light, comedian Quincy Jones is bringing stand-up comedy to Brooklyn for a special one night only show with friends today June 30th at Littlefield. ThisMyShow Industries and The Laugh Button have come toget…
Asbestos work done by Apollo, Inc. in Coughlin High School reveals a hidden passageway, skylight, and ample steel.
A packaging manufacturer must pay millions for failing to warn U.S. Navy and General Motors employees that its ship valves’ asbestos-laden gaskets could give them cancer, New York’s high court ruled. During and after World War II, the Stamford, Conn.-based Crane Co.
Beginning in May, the main library at a California state university was closed to students and faculty as asbestos abatement activities began. The library will remain closed until August as the asbestos found above ceiling tiles is removed on the first…
The Canadian government spends about $1.7 billion annually on asbestos-related cancers stemming from occupational exposure, according to a recent Institute for Work & Health study. Researchers included the costs of treating mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer, administration expenses, patients’ out-of-pocket costs, caregiving wages, workers’ compensation and employers’ costs to replace absent workers, among other economic…
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The Canadian government spends about $1.7 billion annually on asbestos-related cancers stemming from occupational exposure, according to a recent Institute for Work & Health study. Researchers included the costs of treating mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer, administration expenses, patients’ out-of-pocket costs, caregiving wages, workers’ compensation and employers’ costs to replace absent workers, among other economic…
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The Canadian government spends about $1.7 billion annually on asbestos-related cancers stemming from occupational exposure, according to a recent Institute for Work & Health study. Researchers included the costs of treating mesothelioma and asbestos-related lung cancer, administration expenses, patients’ out-of-pocket costs, caregiving wages, workers’ compensation and employers’ costs to replace absent workers, among other economic…
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IN RE: NEW YORK CITY ASBESTOS LITIGATION. Ruby E. Konstantin, & c., Respondent, v.
Three local residents are planning a 5k on Independence Day to not only get people active and engaged over the holiday but also to raise research funds and awareness toward fighting mesothelioma. The Miles for Meso 5k Run/Walk on July 4 will start at 9…
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) celebrates President Obama’s signing of the 21st century Frank R. Lautenberg Chemical Safety Act.
Zimmetry Environmental provides testing and consulting services to identify asbestos hazards and to comply with Puerto Rico’s EHS regulations. Workers in a number of industries in Puerto Rico and across the Caribbean deal with asbestos-containing materials on a regular basis.
The well-loved teacher, who taught more than 800 children in her 30 years of teaching in Bucks, believed her cancer was caused by exposure to asbestos in the workplace.
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