From the first death attributed to asbestos exposure at a workplace — Nellie Kershaw’s, who worked at a company that wove asbestos cloth and died in 1924 — the evidence shows that companies ...

Roughly 100,000 people have died due to asbestos exposure in the U.S., mostly thanks to exposure during ship-making. But as deadly as it is, the stuff sure works: ...

MTA officials on Tuesday moved to shut down a set of ventilation units containing asbestos-laced cloth at the sprawling East New York bus depot in Brooklyn, sources said. The move comes a day after… ...

A–Asbestos pipe wrappings of this kind should be covered–or removed–by a contractor who is experienced in this type of work and has the safety masks and other equipment needed to do the job ...

Though signs warned of danger — “Cancer and lung disease hazard” — asbestos-laced anti-vibration cloth in a vent fan system was no threat to 1,000 workers at the MTA’s East New York bus ...

From Ancient Artifact to Modern Menace: The History and Use of AsbestosDenver, Colorado, Aug. 24, 2024 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- To understand the reasoning behind the use of asbestos in modern building ...

Colorado Hazard Control Shares Valuable Insights on Historic Asbestos Uses, From Pottery and Cloth to Building MaterialBack to video Denver, Colorado– (Newsfile Corp. – August 24, 2024) – To ...