News Archive for July 2005

U.S. moves to toughen mine asbestos limit

moves to toughen mine asbestos limit Greg ... its 27-year-old asbestos exposure limit -- a ... tiny, airborne asbestos fibers have been found ... current permissible asbestos exposure limit, but have ... level to asbestos. Agency officials began efforts ... to detect asbestos. After a Seattle Post-Intelligencer ... have said asbestos diseases also contributed to ... specifically identify asbestos. Only if the tests ... up elevated asbestos counts in taconite dust ... fragments" as asbestos. At hearings during the ... counted as asbestos fibers and that the ... definition of asbestos. MSHA spokesman Dirk Fillpot

Saturday July 30 2005, 09:00AM

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Japanese Gov't Promises Asbestos Steps

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Thursday July 21 2005, 09:00AM

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