Asbestos Removal in North Carolina Schools Begins
Over 100 buildings in Greensboro, North Carolina’s Guilford County School district contain asbestos, including 91 schools and 11 administrative offices. Administrators have identified 30 school...
View ArticleConstruction Workers Sue Oregon Hospital for Asbestos Exposure
Undisclosed asbestos exposure at hospital in Oregon put workers at risk for malignant mesothelioma cancer. Five construction workers from the Eugene Oregon area are suing the McKenzie-Willamette...
View ArticleFormer Chicopee Library Asbestos Removal Project Begins in Massachusetts
The City of Chicopee, Massachusetts is spending around $230,000 to remove asbestos insulation from the former public library, which has stood empty for the last ten years since the new library was...
View ArticleAustralia House on Wheels Demonstrates Asbestos Dangers
The Australian Asbestos Diseases Research Institute has created Betty, a traveling house on wheels, to teach homeowners how to identify asbestos in their homes and what steps to take for safe asbestos...
View ArticleOhio Man Pleads Guilty to Illegal Asbestos Disposal
Two Ohio men have been charged by the U.S. Department of Justice for violating the federal Clean Air Act by discarding 82 garbage bags of asbestos waste at multiple sites in Toledo. The government has...
View ArticleAsbestos Removal Project Ends in Tragic Electrocution Death
An asbestos removal worker in rural Wales, United Kingdom, has died from electrocution while finishing the Cwmcarn High School’s asbestos abatement project. The BBC reports that James Paul was removing...
View ArticleSecond Round of Asbestos Abatement Needed for Vacant Hotel in Downtown Gary,...
Gary, Indiana would like to redevelop its downtown, including a site with an abandoned 14-story hotel. But first the City must complete a surprise second round of asbestos abatement at the hotel before...
View ArticleSentencing in New York Illegal Asbestos Dumping Operation
Two men have been sentenced in upstate New York for creating an asbestos dumpsite in the middle of wetlands near Utica, New York, the Wall Street Journal reports. Old asbestos products must be properly...
View ArticleAsbestos Testing Required to Rule Out Need for Asbestos Removal Precautions
Asbestos testing is necessary any time the presence of asbestos is suspected in old building products that need to be replaced. Otherwise, harmful asbestos fibers could be released into the...
View ArticleDubai Asbestos Exposure Caused by Demolition
In Dubai, United Arab Emirates (UAE), asbestos cement was used as a building material as recently as seven years ago, until the dangerous asbestos product was banned. All types of asbestos are known to...
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