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A Retirement That Turned Deadly
For three decades, Al Bennet worked as an auto mechanic at a variety of dealerships. Day after day, week after week, and year after year, he worked underneath multiple car models. His job was to replace and repair brakes, gaskets, clutches and other parts. While each...
Asbestos in Schools
Asbestos was once touted as a miracle fiber that provided roofs over homes, supply lines for water, and brakes for automobiles. Many considered a cure for a variety of construction and consumer product ills. Today, the carcinogen is known primarily for the “ills” with...
These Cosmetic Products were Found to Contain Asbestos
Makeup is a treasured product for many women. It can be used to hide flaws, accentuate features or as a creative outlet. Those who use it shouldn't have to be worried about grave health risks. Sadly, cosmetic products aren't always as safe as they appear to be. In...
Is General Electric (GE) Secretly Cleaning Up Scrap Asbestos?
A recent investigation has uncovered some dangerous facts about a now-shuttered Peterborough, Ontario-based, GE plant. From the 1940s until the mid-1970s, the plant sold off leftover asbestos scrap. For only three cents a pound, GE delivered asbestos scrap to dozens –...
Looking overseas for answers
The worldwide battle against mesothelioma has made significant progress. Countless countries have banned the substance outright. Although the United States still imports the dangerous fibers, manufacturing is a thing of the past. Innovations in medicine and treatments...
Are Hairdressers in Danger of Asbestos Exposure?
We have discussed the continuously expanding list of at-risk occupations. It seems as if a report highlights the danger of asbestos exposure in a new career on a regular basis. Unfortunately, a recent study has placed a new occupation squarely in the sights of...
Asbestos: Occupational Exposure
A job can be stressful for numerous reasons. From financial concerns to learning new procedures to keeping up with production metrics, workers can spend an entire shift under great strain. Unfortunately, the one thing that workers should be concerned about often slips...
Johnson & Johnson’s Legal Gamble Against an Expert Witness
Johnson & Johnson thought that they were in the clear in 1976. Mount Sinai Hospital researchers announced that while many talcum powder brands cause cancer, J&J products were free of the carcinogen. Now, more than 40 years later, unsealed company documents...
ADAO’s Asbestos Ban Bill Stronger Than Ever
For decades, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) has been fighting for a ban on asbestos in the United States. Since 1989 when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) almost issued a nation-wide ban on asbestos, $100,000,000 USD has been spent on...
Smart Steps to a Mesothelioma Cure
The quest for a cure for mesothelioma continues as the United States and Canada have implemented what they consider "bans" on asbestos. However, those so-called prohibitions have their share of exemptions for both countries. Simply put, those qualified prohibitions...
