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15 Years of Asbestos Awareness and Prevention Victories from Capitol Hill - and More to Come VIDEOS: “Asbestos: The Killer You Can’t See” || “Asbesto: El asesino que no puede” || “Асбест: убийца, которого вы не видите“ || “एस्बेस्टोस: द किलर आप देख नहीं सकते” || “Amianto: O assassino que você não pode” || “L’amiante: le tueur que vous ne voyez pas” GAAW Press [...]
“Mesothelioma is a miserable disease.” Debbie (1959-2013) “I’m 58 and I have been murdered in slow motion. There is no safe form of asbestos and no safe level of exposure.” June (1950-2009) “Look at me in my hospice deathbed.” Michael (1984 – 2014) Posted on January 6, 2019 Every day, hundreds of Americans die from [...]
Cross-Posted EIA: Asbestos In The Workplace; High Risk Jobs By Tom Laubenthal and Linda Reinstein Posted on October 31, 2018 In the asbestos control community, we’ve just had major flurry of activity with our ongoing efforts to get a ban on asbestos use in the US. While the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) may not choose to [...]
Posted on November 1, 2018 On October 29th, the New Jersey State Assembly unanimously passed a bill banning the sale and distribution of products containing asbestos. We congratulate and thank the Assembly for passing this legislation, which could set a precedent for other states and put pressure on the federal government to institute a ban [...]
Posted on October 31, 2018 It happened fast. In May of this year, a team of construction workers remodeling a building for Tandem Management Company in Portland, Oregon brought a concern to their boss: they thought they had found asbestos in the building. Thomas Clarey, president of Tandem, visited the site. According to The Oregonian, [...]
Posted on October 15, 2018 Once again, the Russian International Trade Union Alliance for Chrysotile and their Kazakhstani allies hosted an industry conference promoting the so-called safe use of chrysotile asbestos. Under the guise of the International Trade Union Conference on Chrysotile Asbestos and Safety, they desperately attempted to discuss workplace safety. As they boldly shared, [...]
Posted on October 15, 2018 Health Literacy Month Landing Page October 8th - Part One: Prevent Asbestos Exposure October 15th - Part Two: Recognize High Risk Occupations October 22nd - Part Three: Understand the Warning Symptoms for Asbestos-Caused Diseases - coming soon! October 29th - Part Four: Finding a Center of Excellence for Treatment - coming soon! Important Notice: ADAO does not [...]
Posted on October 1, 2018 What a month. In September, the Environmental Protection Agency’s (EPA) Office of Inspector General (OIG) issued two report reports. On Monday, the EPA OIB issued the report revealing that“Asbestos in Schools Not a Top Priority for EPA.” The next day, the EPA OIG published the second report revealing that it took seven months [...]
Posted on October 1, 2018 This month, ADAO will have the privilege of participating in the 2018 African Conference on Occupational Health & Safety in Ghana. The conference, hosted by the Ministry of Employment and Labor Relations, will feature labor experts, health, safety and environment experts, local organizations and others speaking on the conference’s theme, [...]
Lettera al Presidente degli Stati Uniti - versione inglese Lettera al Presidente degli Stati Uniti - versione italiana Posted on August 23, 2018 This week I had the pleasure of interviewing Cristina Fava, the Environmental Counselor of Casale Monferrato, Italy. In this interview, Cristina talks about asbestos in the small town of Casale Monferrato, how and [...]