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Posted on October 14, 2019 October 7th – Part One: Prevent Asbestos Exposure October 14th – Part Two: Recognize High Risk Occupations October 21st – Part Three: Understand the Early Warning Symptoms for Asbestos-Caused Diseases October 28th – Part Four: Finding a Center of Excellence for Treatment Important Notice: ADAO does not make medical diagnoses, [...]
Posted on October 1, 2019 ADAO is pleased to share that the bicameral Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 (ARBAN) (H.R. 1603) has made another important legislative step forward within the House of Representatives. On Thursday, September 26, commemorated yearly as Mesothelioma Awareness Day, the bill was marked up by the Subcommittee on [...]
Posted on September 30, 2019 Last week we gathered together for Mesothelioma Awareness Day, to honor and remember those lost to the asbestos-caused illness. Every American should know that there is no safe level of exposure to asbestos, yet it remains legal and lethal in the U.S. today. Americans can be exposed to asbestos in [...]
Posted on September 24, 2019 ADAO is pleased to share the news that the bicameral Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 (H.R. 1603) will be marked up in the Subcommittee on Environment and Climate Change of the House Committee on Energy and Commerce on Thursday, September 26, Mesothelioma Awareness Day. This is another [...]
Posted on September 7, 2019 Mesothelioma Awareness Month: Thirty Irrefutable Asbestos Facts for Thirty Days Graphics September is here! We’re spending this month gearing up and focusing on raising mesothelioma awareness and asbestos prevention. All month long, we’ll be sharing important info about community events as well as facts about asbestos and mesothelioma. Asbestos-related diseases, [...]
Posted on September 1, 2019 Our hearts are heavy at the Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) as we remember the nearly 3,000 innocent lives that were taken in the 9/11 terror attacks. As we think back on that fateful day now 18 years ago, we must honor those who continue to suffer the fallout of [...]
Posted on July 31, 2019 The 2019 school year is here-along with the excitement of new classes, friends, and supplies! But although we expect our children to be safe at school, there is one thing we parents often mistakenly overlook that could be harmful to our kids: Asbestos. In 2017, I published a Huffpost article [...]
Posted on July 31, 2019 People are dying from asbestos-related illness, and there is no federal ban to stop it. Since 1989, when the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) failed to ban the import and use of asbestos—a known carcinogen—in the United States, over one million people have died. America needs a federal ban on imports, [...]
Posted on June 28, 2019 Asbestos continues to kill, and the U.S. government is sitting idly by, while its citizens are dying by the thousands. America needs a federal ban on imports, use, and distribution of all forms of asbestos and contaminated products. That is what the bicameral Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN) [...]
H.R. 1603 Manager’s Amendment (November 19, 2019) FAQs -- 2019 ARBAN Key Points Posted on May 31, 2019 Updated on November 22, 2019 On March 7, 2019, the bicameral Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2019 (ARBAN) (S. 717) and (H.R. 1603) was introduced by Senator Jeff Merkley (D-OR), Representative Suzanne Bonamici (D-OR), Chairman [...]