Abatement of Toledo Public Schools’ former Libbey High School in Toledo, Ohio, has started, Fox Toledo.com reports.
Crews were seen last Oct. 12, 2011 removing asbestos within the former school. The abatement should be completed by December 2011. Demolition of the…
The Canterbury Earthquake Recovery Authority is double-checking all its paperwork following the dumping of potentially asbestos- contaminated quake rubble in a Christchurch, New Zealand, landfill, Radio New Zealand News reports.
The Department of Labour has found local demolition company Dormer Construction…
The Supreme Court of Florida affirmed the ruling of the Fourth District Court of Appeal, which held that the Asbestos and Silica Compensation Fairness Act is unconstitutional as applied to the Appellees in litigation involving American Optical Corporation.
The cases are…
Residents living very near a former paper and cards factory on the Penygraig industrial estate in Rhondda, Wales, of which the building is thought to be made of asbestos have been asked to keep their doors and windows shut until…
Tradespeople in the South East of England can now take advantage of hundreds of hours of free asbestos awareness training in a bid to tackle ignorance about the United Kingdom’s biggest industrial killer, according to a Health and Safety Executive…
The U.S. District Court, Southern District of Florida, issued split rulings in a case filed by Mt. Hawley Insurance Co. against Dania Distribution Centre, Ltd. and others.
District Judge Marcia G. Cooke entered judgment in Case No. 09-61275-Civ on Jan. 31,…
The U.S. Court of Appeals for Veterans Claims vacated the ruling of the Board of Veterans’ Appeals, which denied Mary S. Gibbs’ claim for entitlement to service connection for the cause of her veteran-husband’s death.
The case is styled Mary S.…
The U.S. District Court, Northern District of California, granted Aida Savelesky’s motion to remand an asbestos lawsuit filed against National Steel and Shipbuilding Company (NASSCO) and other defendants.
The case is styled Aida Savelesky, Plaintiff v. Allied Packing and Supply Inc.,…
Nick Teasdale, the son of Norman Teasdale, is calling on council chiefs to warn the elder Mr. Teasdale’s former colleagues and pupils at a school in Teesside, England, the Evening Gazette reports.
Nick Teasdale believes others who were at the same…
Electrical problems and asbestos are causing a health hazard at The Lodge in Canberra, Australia, the Prime Minister’s official residence, the Herald Sun reports.
Such issues need urgent attention. Prime Minister Julia Gillard and partner, Tim Mathieson, will be forced from…