Workplace safety is a constant balance between the costs of preventative measures and industry’s need for productivity and profitability. As a case study of this tradeoff, the asbestos tragedy offers ...

The following information for the UAB community has been gathered to inform our students, faculty, staff and guests regarding the presence of asbestos-containing material (ACM) in some buildings on ...

Dr. Irving J. Selikoff told more than 400 scientists at the Conference on the Biological Effects of Asbestos in October 1964 that asbestos was killing workers. “Dr. Selikoff's meeting in 1964 is the ...

It is important to make sure workers are made aware of any presumed asbestos-containing materials found in buildings if they were built and installed before the 1980s. The importance of occupational ...

From personal protective equipment to improved training, workplace safety has made significant advancements. But asbestos is one of the most durable substances known to humans, able to withstand ...

The Plaintiff, CNOOC Petroleum North America ULC (the “Tenant”), leased the entirety of Nexen Tower, a commercial office building located in downtown Calgary, from the Defendant landlords (the ...

The discovery of asbestos-ridden lift brake pads has sparked an urgent safety response at wind farms across the country. WorkSafe Victoria and renewable energy company Goldwind Australia, a subsidiary ...

At a time when blight removal is at historic highs and a record number of contractors are getting into the asbestos-abatement business in Michigan, the state's worker safety agency rarely gets tough ...

Crayons are generally an innocuous children’s product, but a consumer-advocacy group has discovered a dangerous substance in one brand. In a newly released report on 27 back-to-school products, the ...

Inconsistent monitoring of asbestos in Welsh schools could put pupils and staff at risk, unions have warned. A Freedom of Information (FoI) request by BBC Wales shows more than 900 schools are known ...

Somerset Council has paid £369,882 in relation to asbestos-related claims over 12 years, with hundreds of buildings with asbestos-containing materials.

Royal Marines Commandos settle case with Ministry of Defence over Latvia exercise asbestos claims.