Posted on April 24, 2024 What is simple, isn't always easy. On March 28, 2024, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) took a significant step forward in protecting public health by issuing a final rule under the Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA). This rule targets the risks posed by chrysotile asbestos, the only form of [...]
Posted on April 24, 2024 On April 28, 2024, the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) will unite with organizations worldwide to observe International Workers' Memorial Day (IWMD). This date also marks the anniversary of the Occupational Safety and Health Act (OSHA), which has provided every worker the fundamental right to a safe job for over [...]
Posted on April 23, 2024 Please take time to read this email — your knowledge and comments are important for EPA’s Asbestos Part 2 Supplemental Evaluation Including Legacy Uses and Associated Disposals; Draft Risk Evaluation Under the Toxic Substances Control Act; Notice of Availability, Webinar and Public Comments process. Two important Part 2 dates: May [...]
May 20, 2024 Release: ADAO FILES MOTION TO INTERVENE TO OPPOSE EFFORTS TO WEAKEN EPA PART 1 CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS RULE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE April 22, 2024 ADAO FILES PETITION IN DC CIRCUIT COURT TO STRENGTHEN EPA’S PART 1 CHRYSOTILE ASBESTOS RULE, ADVOCATING FOR COMPREHENSIVE PUBLIC HEALTH PROTECTIONS ADAO Seeks to Amend EPA's Asbestos Regulation, Citing [...]
Posted on April 21, 2024 As ADAO begins another legal battle against the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA), we wanted to explain how we got to where we are today. Here is a brief run-through of the history of asbestos regulations in the U.S. and how ADAO got involved in trying to create policy that better [...]