A new study summarizing asbestos exposure during the installation and removal of asbestos cement products demonstrates that these construction activities almost always exceed U.S. occupational limits.

Occupational Knowledge International shared a study conducted on the dangers and exposure types occurring to construction workers when working with asbestos. The company is promoting a call to action ...

The United States Environmental Protection Agency (“EPA”) in an April 25th Federal Register notice requests comment on an Alternative Work Practice (“AWP”) to: . . . use new technology and work ...

SAN ANTONIO - Asbestos-containing pipes remain in widespread use throughout San Antonio, raising health concerns due to asbestos's known link to cancer when inhaled into the lungs. While the safety of ...

SAN DIEGO, Calif. — Every month, Deacon Perry Owens Sr. estimates he spends at least $100 on bottled water. He doesn’t drink the tap water from his Emerald Hills home. “It has a smell to it, a stench ...

A $1.2 million project was approved Wednesday to replace a nearly mile-long stretch of waterline in North Huntingdon, including a 75-year-old section of cement pipe that is infused with asbestos.

The San Antonio Water System lost more than 20-billion gallons of water last year because of leaks and main breaks. Tuesday morning SAWS board members will be briefed on a plan to replace older water ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. City of Regina crews work on repairing a water main break on Merlin Crescent in Regina. (Credit: TROY FLEECE) City council has ...

Regina Watch Regina council moves to speed asbestos pipe replacement after advocacy push Regina council heard from long-time asbestos advocate Julian Branch before passing a motion to speed ...

In 2020, it was reported that there were more than 5,100 kilometres of asbestos water pipes in Ireland. Of these, 22% were in Cork city and county, nearly double the amount in greater Dublin Asked if ...

San Francisco, November 14, 2023 – A new study summarizing exposures to asbestos during the installation and removal of asbestos cement products demonstrates that these construction activities almost ...