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Though it has been a long fight, the government of Canada announced a ban on asbestos and asbestos-containing products to be instituted in 2018. A long history of mining asbestos Throughout many decades, asbestos was mined, exported, and used by Canadians. In 2012, the last Canadian asbestos mine was closed in Quebec – a province …
Do you continue to make the same resolutions with the same results? Do you have a daily routine that doesn’t vary? Do you wish something would change, but it doesn’t? You’re not alone. To make a change, we have to change ourselves and instead of thinking about it, take action. What does this have to …
For many illnesses, early detection can make an enormous difference in the outcome. This is especially true with malignant mesothelioma, a cancer of the lungs almost always brought on by exposure to asbestos. Since this deadly disease can take from 20 up to 50 years to present itself, it has been difficult, if not impossible, …
Blue asbestos has been banned on the island of Sri Lanka since 1987, but a decision by the Sri Lanka cabinet has imposed controls on all asbestos. Importation and use will end on January 1, 2018 and manufacturing of asbestos-related products will be prohibited by 2024. This ruling was enacted to protect the health of …
The Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA) penalized U.S. Steel Corp. $170,000 for giving tasks to seven employees that exposed them to asbestos at the coke production facility in Pittsburgh. In February, five employees removed and replaced asbestos-containing packing material. In March, two other employees burned and removed a rotten section of expansion pipe which …
