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Despite previous public opposition in regards to adding chrysotile asbestos to the United Nations “watch list” of dangerous chemicals, the Canadian government has refused to confirm whether or not they are really for or against adding asbestos to the list.
Pat Martin, Democratic MP, attended the convention, and called it a “sad day” after learning that [...]
The Scottish government has amended its proposed bill on pleural plaques, a condition caused by exposure to asbestos, to ensure that all symptomless victims can claim for damages, including those with asymptomatic asbestosis or pleural thickening. The bill seeks to overturn the House Of Lords’ decision in October 2007 that pleural plaques is not a [...]
In Australia this week, a new research group dedicated to addressing the needs of mesothelioma sufferers was launched by Karen Banton, widow of long-time asbestos campaigner, Bernie Banton.
According to a press release from Research Australia, “the Asbestos Research Group will facilitate research and raise awareness of asbestosis and asbestos-related diseases both to the medical fraternity [...]
A recent Japanese Environment Ministry survey reported that 145 – or 18 percent – of approximately 800 people who live near Japan’s asbestos factories show signs of pleural plaques, a scarring and thickening of the lungs that can lead to the mesothelioma cancer.
According to an article in The Yomiuri Shimbun, ministry officials reported the results of [...]
Beginning today, Britain’s High Court will begin hearing testimony which will determine whether insurers are liable for damages from an asbestos disease sufferer’s first exposure to asbestos or from the time they become ill.
According to a BBC News article, British unions have been backing workers, claiming insurance companies are “dodging their liabilities.” Insurers, on the [...]
Residents in the English town of Chesterfield in Derbyshire County are up in arms about the potential opening of a waste transfer station in their town, especially given the fact that three-quarters of the waste will contain dangerous asbestos.
According to an article in The Star, Aspect Contracts has their eye on an old concrete depot [...]
Asbestos has been found in a large portion of homes in Australia’s indigenous communities in the country’s remote Northern Territory.
According to an article in the Herald Sun, the first signs of asbestos troubles were discovered last August when tradespeople working on houses in one of the remote communities discovered the dangerous mineral. The tradesmen were [...]
The president of the Asbestos Disease Foundation of Australia (ADFA) says the national death toll from mesothelioma and other asbestos-related diseases continues to rise, and more and more do-it-yourself home renovators are now being counted among the deceased.
According to an article on News.com Australia, experts believe the death toll of 3,000 per year will double [...]
A study conducted by seven scientific and medical experts from around the world in regards to the cancer risks of asbestos was submitted to Canada’s Health Minister in March but has yet to be released to the general population, despite promises that the information would be made public within weeks of its receipt.
According to a [...]
Victims of asbestos exposure in the Australian state of Victoria will now be able to claim compensation for both asbestosis and, later, mesothelioma, thanks to a new law that is about to go into effect there.
According to an article in the Sydney Morning Herald, the new law – named after asbestos campaigner Bernie Banton, who [...]