Month: January 2018

According to the Washington state Department of Labor and Industries, Seattle Pacific Hotel was responsible for putting untrained workers at serious risk by removing asbestos.Putting profits ahead of lives According to the state agency, owner Raj Nariya was aware that...

Last year, Canadian legislators promised to ban asbestos by 2018. While it appears the 2018 deadline may not be met, they have begun to follow through on that promise.Two Canadian federal agencies are proposing to ban the use, sale, import and export of asbestos....

Despite heavy regulations and stiff fines, it is remarkable that some employers still fail to protect employees from asbestos exposure.That was the takeaway from a recent fine issued to the owners of the aptly named Grede foundry in Berlin, Wisconsin. Incident...

Anyone exposed to asbestos from the Libby vermiculite mine should speak to a lawyer immediatelyLibby, Montana, home to one of the nation's largest vermiculite mines, has long had significant and widespread health consequences from asbestos exposure. While 90 percent...

You may have heard about how Claire’s, the makeup and jewelry store, is contesting whether some of their products contain asbestos. They claim independent testing did not reveal asbestos, while a consumer claims a test sent to an independent lab did.We thought...

We've recently written on construction companies failing to follow regulations regarding the proper disposal of asbestos. Instead, in an effort to save time and money, a few companies are simply dumping the toxic material unmarked into landfills.A new report out of...