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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 …
Though we often think of Labor Day weekend as an opportunity to celebrate the last hurrah of summer and the start of school, it began with a far different purpose. Labor Day has been a holiday in the US since the first one was celebrated on Tuesday, September 5, 1882. This day was set aside …
Construction is underway at the future home of our law office at 4310 N. Central Expressway, Dallas, Texas. The building, originally constructed in 1954, was in need of extensive remodeling. Asbestos abatement in the building is now complete. Asbestos ceiling tiles, floor tiles and window glazing were abated and removed per strict abatement protocol standards. …
When a patient is diagnosed with mesothelioma, a disease stage is also assigned. The stage determines the treatment plan for the patient. These standards for stage evaluation have been updated through a project led by Dr. Valerie Rusch, renowned mesothelioma specialist from Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center in New York. This re-categorization will lead to …
Too often, cancer patients and their families must choose between traditional hospice limited to palliative care and active treatment of their disease. Fortunately, the Veterans Health Administration (VA) has taken a lead in offering both hospice/palliative care and cancer therapy concurrently in the United States (US). This is a major step in what has been …
