News Archive for October 2006

Owens Corning is out of bankruptcy

Toledo Blade - The downtown Toledo company filed for bankruptcy protection on Oct. 5, 2000, because of mounting claims from people who worked with a product the firm made decades ago that contained asbestos. Asbestos can cause cancer. Although no celebrations are ...

Tuesday October 31 2006, 10:22PM

Owens Corning Sheds Bankruptcy Status

MSN MoneyCentral - TOLEDO, Ohio (AP) - Building materials maker Owens Corning emerged from Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Tuesday, six years after it sought help because of rising costs from asbestos lawsuits. The company, known for its Pink Panther mascot and ...

Tuesday October 31 2006, 07:23PM

EnPro Falls to 3Q Loss

MSN MoneyCentral - CHARLOTTE, N.C. (AP) - EnPro Industries Inc., which makes sealing products and compressors, said Tuesday it swung to a third-quarter loss on an increase in asbestos expenses and other costs. Losses totaled $4.3 million, or 20 cents per share ...

Tuesday October 31 2006, 04:59PM

Valley To Hold Meeting On Asbestos Removal

KCCI.com - DES MOINES, Iowa -- Valley High School students, staff and parents will get a chance Tuesday to learn more about plans to remove asbestos. Valley High School wants to remove asbestos while students are in school as part of its overall renovation plan ...

Tuesday October 31 2006, 04:17PM

EnPro posts 3Q loss on asbestos charges

Charlotte Business Journal - EnPro Industries Inc. reports a third-quarter net loss of $4.3 million, or 20 cents per diluted share, down from earnings of $10 million, or 47 cents per diluted share, in the year-earlier period. The latest results were reduced by asbestos-related ...

Tuesday October 31 2006, 04:17PM

Judge, two others sue over asbestos removal at Monterey County ...

Californian - A judge and two other court employees have filed a lawsuit claiming injuries due to asbestos and other toxic substances during Monterey County courthouse renovation. Superior Court Judge Albert Maldonado, his former bailiff Deputy Rod Cabotage and ...

Tuesday October 31 2006, 04:02PM

Owens Corning Emerges From Chapter 11

MSN MoneyCentral - We have met the commitments that we made to our creditors and asbestos claimants at the start of this process. We are grateful for the loyalty of our customers and suppliers, the support of our communities, and the hard work and dedication of ...

Tuesday October 31 2006, 04:02PM

County to hold meeting on asbestos lot

Wyoming Tribune-Eagle - CHEYENNE - No one argues that the lot in the 300 block of Lupe Road contains buried asbestos. Whether that asbestos poses a health hazard, however, is a question that will be debated at an upcoming public meeting called by the Laramie County ...

Tuesday October 31 2006, 01:18PM

EnPro Industries Reports 15% Growth in Third Quarter Sales

MSN MoneyCentral - * Organic sales growth of 10% was augmented by acquisitions and favorable foreign exchange * Net loss of $0.20 a share includes increased asbestos-related expense * Earnings per share before asbestos-related expense and other significant items ...

Tuesday October 31 2006, 12:27PM

RV Bought on eBay Couldn't Win'Take-Home Exposure'Asbestos Case

Law.com - Oakland, Calif., lawyer Simona Farrise isn't taking a jury verdict against her client in an asbestos trial as a setback, but rather as a warning shot across the bow of automakers. But her opponents say Farrise is simply grasping at straws in an ...

Tuesday October 31 2006, 02:33AM

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Sunday October 29 2006, 01:13PM

Manville case, aftermath held valuable lessons

29, 2006 ASBESTOS CLAIMS Manville case, aftermath ... first major asbestos bankruptcy in 1982. Today ... from cancer-causing asbestos. From the perspective of ... firm's multibillion-dollar asbestos liability and pay claims ... to the asbestos trust, preventing it from ... with an asbestos trust; the trusts typically ... the nation's asbestos tort bar. The OC ... In most asbestos bankruptcies, plaintiff lawyers end

Sunday October 29 2006, 11:18AM

Directors enter new world

resolve multibillion-dollar asbestos liability. The role of ... the firm's asbestos liability and hold 20 ... the firm's asbestos insulation. They will join ... another former asbestos producer, exited bankruptcy in ... representative of asbestos claimants, doesn't foresee early

Sunday October 29 2006, 11:18AM

Business development never flagged

in its asbestos liability estimate and an

Sunday October 29 2006, 11:18AM

Treatment For Mercury And Lead Toxicity In Ground Zero Rescue And ...

asbestos, lead, mercury, dioxins and furans,

Sunday October 29 2006, 09:52AM

EPA testing LaSalle property

waste piles, asbestos and other harmful chemicals

Sunday October 29 2006, 08:55AM

Program for teen moms seeking a new home

and contain asbestos that must be removed

Sunday October 29 2006, 06:25AM

Elderly Man's Bike Stolen After Overhaul

too much asbestos, said he doesn't think

Sunday October 29 2006, 05:56AM

Tarpon Commons to be leveled Monday

cleared of asbestos before they can be

Sunday October 29 2006, 04:30AM

Ricardo Kaulessar
Reporter staff writer

will be asbestos removal from inside the

Sunday October 29 2006, 12:22AM

Consultant comments on district's asbestos plan

on district's asbestos plan By: Scott Benjamin ... a municipal asbestos management consultant for a ... source of asbestos at HHES. Frederick Hesse ... concerned about asbestos issues in the schools ... levels of asbestos were found "in the ... related to asbestos management in the district's ... year after asbestos contamination was discovered. Although ... standards for asbestos detection, the school district ... removal of asbestos materials this summer, the ... concerns about asbestos in the floor tiles ... school district's asbestos management program, said in ... interview that asbestos was found in the ... indicated an asbestos level and that the ... related to asbestos management in the district ... experts on asbestos, Mark Granville is the

Friday October 27 2006, 05:57PM

Bunge agrees to pay $13.9 million to settle pollution claims

lead or asbestos from Louisiana schools and

Friday October 27 2006, 01:36AM

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such as asbestos. "They have to be

Thursday October 26 2006, 11:49PM

CT scans to detect lung cancer

risk, like asbestos workers. Bartenders? Yes, a

Thursday October 26 2006, 11:06PM

Bunge Reaches $13.9M Pollution Settlement

lead and asbestos from schools in Louisiana

Thursday October 26 2006, 10:16PM

Equitas deal may spark M&A in Lloyd's insurance market - S&P

LONDON (AFX) - Berkshire Hathaway-owned National Indemnity Co's assumption of Equitas' liabilities in a 7 bln usd reinsurance deal last week could trigger a wave of mergers and acquisitions within the Lloyd's of London insurance market

Thursday October 26 2006, 05:44PM

Wapello School Board wants to look at revised auditorium plan

ceiling contained asbestos, even though a ... up an asbestos abatement plan to remove ... 000 for asbestos removal in his original ... removal of asbestos from the original balcony ... In addition to the asbestos situation, which

Thursday October 26 2006, 03:14PM

UK govt to allow former Federal Mogul workers to keep asbestos ...

to keep asbestos compensation cash 10.26 ... affected by asbestos related illnesses. This decision ... arising from asbestos claims, the DWP said ... down by asbestos claims in 2001. It

Thursday October 26 2006, 01:33PM

Amicus welcomes government decision on Turner&Newell asbestos ...

& Newell asbestos victims   LONDON, UNITED ... to UK asbestos victims. The decision follows ... to UK asbestos victims from US owner ... suffering from asbestos related disease and could ... sufferers of asbestos who will see the ... suffer from asbestos related illness. Amicus have ... behalf of asbestos victims in the US ... victims of asbestos related diseases. Without this ... the UK asbestos victims receiving very little

Thursday October 26 2006, 12:50PM

Fires, Asbestos, and Rapists, Oh My!

Fires, Asbestos, and Rapists, Oh My! ... grandma’s house—is asbestos. This fibrous rock, mined ... note that asbestos is only harmful when ... levels of asbestos...is usually associated with ... Gene Ketelhohn, asbestos in his House is ... know is asbestos [insulation] because we’ve tested

Thursday October 26 2006, 06:02AM

USG 3rd-Quarter Profit Slips

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Tuesday October 24 2006, 02:33PM

Wilson gives OK to proposal that recycles Dixie Cup warehouse

to remove asbestos, lead paint and four ... some contain asbestos which means new windows

Tuesday October 24 2006, 02:04PM

USG Corporation Reports Record Third Quarter Net Sales of $1.5...

of an asbestos reserve, while third quarter ... of its asbestos property damage claims and ... Reversal of asbestos claims reserve (17) - ... Section 524(g) asbestos trust 10 - Contingent ... Section 524(g) asbestos trust 3,050 -

Tuesday October 24 2006, 01:29PM

USG Corporation Reports Record Third Quarter Net Sales of $1.5 Billion ...

of an asbestos reserve, while third quarter ... of its asbestos property damage claims and ... Reversal of asbestos claims reserve (17) - ... Section 524(g) asbestos trust 10 - Contingent ... Section 524(g) asbestos trust 3,050 -

Tuesday October 24 2006, 01:29PM

Dust in the wind

paint and asbestos tiles, had been handled ... that deadly asbestos fibers not properly removed ... died of asbestos from a fragment piece ... Asbestos was not used as a building ... During the process, asbestos was removed from ... “No one thought asbestos was dangerous when ... Once inhaled, asbestos fibers can remain and

Tuesday October 24 2006, 09:25AM

Hylla says Weber hypocritical on personal injury cases

from an asbestos case he referred to ... that the asbestos case involved a friend ... exposure to asbestos. The woman was from ... in many asbestos cases, he said. Since ... dollars filing asbestos cases from all over ... of the asbestos cases. Hylla said he ... to an asbestos case. Weber said his

Tuesday October 24 2006, 08:35AM

FD district sees enrollment decline of 41.2

Approved a bid for asbestos removal at ... of Ankeny will remove asbestos on the ... an ongoing asbestos abatement initiative in the

Tuesday October 24 2006, 05:00AM

HEADLINE: Berkshire to Assume Equitas Liabilities

claims for asbestos injuries, natural disasters and ... especially the asbestos claims, and assets of ... size of asbestos claims -- an estimated ... Buffett has studied the asbestos situation for ... away from asbestos." The building insulation material ... But he said concerns about asbestos actually ... settled their asbestos problems by going through ... in potential asbestos claims, although the proposal ... Much of the asbestos liability came to ... series of asbestos, natural disaster and pollution

Monday October 23 2006, 09:29PM

Buffett Bets On Asbestos

AM ET Buffett Bets On Asbestos ... the gargantuan asbestos liabilities of the Lloyds ... for insulation, asbestos represents one of the ... hardest by asbestos claims during the nineties ... knowing the asbestos chapter was now closed

Monday October 23 2006, 11:35AM

Study Links World Trade Center Debris To Recovery Workers'Health ...

included lead, asbestos and dioxin among other ... such as asbestos and dioxin that could

Sunday October 22 2006, 02:43PM

Mold problems force builders, homeowners to practice vigilance

Asbestos and lead paint were environmental concerns

Sunday October 22 2006, 01:14AM

Buffett Acts to Extricate Lloyds

dollars in asbestos and other claims that ... Claims for illnesses blamed on asbestos had ... of representing asbestos victims and have begun ... Asbestos claims have become a major concern

Sunday October 22 2006, 12:45AM

Charter boat captain shared his love of fishing

worked in asbestos removal and launched a

Sunday October 22 2006, 12:24AM

International Conference Focuses On A Rare And Lethal Lung Cancer

Most cases are caused by asbestos exposure

Saturday October 21 2006, 08:56PM

Buffett In Lloyd's Names Deal

Insurance News Net - If approved, the deal will end one of Lloyd's unhappiest eras, when it almost collapsed under a number of disasters and asbestos-related claims. The crisis prompted Lloyd's to launch a rescue plan which created Equitas. Christopher Stockwell, chairman ...

Saturday October 21 2006, 06:11PM

DAILY DIGEST

dollars in asbestos liabilities for Lloyd's of ... claims for asbestos and other insurance liabilities

Saturday October 21 2006, 12:13PM

A snowfall just for Mama

exposure to asbestos. She is reaching the ... exposed to asbestos at least 10 times

Saturday October 21 2006, 11:16AM

Berkshire looks at asbestos

looks at asbestos Claims related to Lloyds ... on potential asbestos claims. The claims once ... series of asbestos, natural disasters and pollution ... bets on asbestos. This year Berkshire boosted

Saturday October 21 2006, 07:56AM

Berkshire takes on Lloyds'asbestos claims

on Lloyds' asbestos claims   LONDON, Oct ... for the asbestos claims of Lloyd's of ... on Lloyds' asbestos claims. Subsequently, NIC will

Friday October 20 2006, 06:27PM

PPG Industries 3Q Profit Falls on Charges

under PPG's asbestos settlement agreement. The quarter ... for increased asbestos obligations. The period was

Thursday October 19 2006, 02:25PM

Historian stands alone in admiration of county building

laden with asbestos, inefficient because of overly

Thursday October 19 2006, 01:56PM

PPG Posts Record Third Quarter Sales, Second-Highest Quarterly...

under its asbestos settlement agreement first reported ... under its asbestos settlement agreement. Net income ... under the asbestos settlement agreement. Net income ... under the asbestos settlement agreement. Net income ... if the asbestos settlement discussed in PPG's ... 32 24 Asbestos settlement - net 6 ... $ 101 Asbestos settlement 561 472 Accounts ... 1,169 Asbestos settlement 327 385 Deferred ... (53) (52) Asbestos settlement - net (6)

Thursday October 19 2006, 01:13PM

Hoosick rejects plans for landfill

recycling and asbestos hauling as well as

Thursday October 19 2006, 01:13PM

Honeywell Third Quarter Sales Up 15% to $8.0 Billion Earnings Up

recoveries for asbestos related liabilities 1,140 ... 1,786 Asbestos related liabilities 1,469 ... receipts for asbestos related liabilities 26 11 ... 110 Asbestos related liability payments (106) (138)

Thursday October 19 2006, 12:59PM

Smoking ban reach at issue

Asbestos, however, there is no reason to ... asbestos. I don't even know of any ... still has asbestos. If there are any ... that use asbestos, then there should be ... have crumbling asbestos in their buildings?)

Thursday October 19 2006, 11:54AM

Maintenance to-do list requires bonds

college, removing asbestos, and improving lighting and

Thursday October 19 2006, 08:12AM

Metro Briefs

levels of asbestos, falling concrete and temperatures

Thursday October 19 2006, 05:28AM

Plaintiffs Fail to Meet Burden in Residential-Mold Case

is mold not the 'next asbestos, ... the "next asbestos or lead paint," said

Thursday October 19 2006, 02:50AM

‘Tunnel rats’ file complaint against Capitol

levels of asbestos and other toxins, and ... warned of asbestos and other "potentially life ... concentrations of asbestos, considered extremely dangerous. Federal ... levels of asbestos. In a press release ... resulting in progressive and life-threatening asbestos disease ... breathing airborne asbestos." Despite that warning and ... caused by asbestos exposure. One test indicated

Wednesday October 18 2006, 07:41PM

Blaze fought in Southside power plant

Asbestos was being removed in that section

Tuesday October 17 2006, 12:58AM

Audit questions payoff to fired supervisor

to remove asbestos from state-owned buildings. The ... handling of asbestos contracts and other incidents

Tuesday October 17 2006, 12:22AM

Stocks test highs, yen gains on Russian buying

Reuters - One negative was Philips, which fell 2 percent after its third-quarter core profit missed analysts'forecasts due to disappointing liquid crystal display sales and asbestos charges. OPEC CUT EXPECTED Continued... © Reuters 2006. All Rights Reserved

Monday October 16 2006, 08:05PM

Philips'Q3 profit soars on sale of semiconductor division

the surprise asbestos charge was weighing on ... lawsuits alleging asbestos exposure at a production ... ``cover all asbestos liabilities for the next

Monday October 16 2006, 07:22PM

Dutch to clean up asbestos ship

Reuters - AMSTERDAM, Oct 16 (Reuters) - A ship lined with tonnes of asbestos returned to the port of Amsterdam on Monday after it was rejected at its Turkish destination because of the toxic, cancer-causing material. It was turned away by a Turkish wharf that ...

Monday October 16 2006, 02:57PM

Asbestos chokes chip gain at Philips

Stock Picks Asbestos chokes chip gain at ... forecasts as asbestos charges hit bottom line ... sales and asbestos charges, hurting its shares ... The big negative is the asbestos claim

Monday October 16 2006, 12:41PM

Amicus prepare Lords appeal on Asbestos case

appeal on Asbestos case LONDON, UNITED KINGDOM ... sufferers of asbestos related condition pleural plaques ... exposed to asbestos due to negligence of ... exposed to asbestos during their employment, said: ... exposed to asbestos in their working lives ... injury that asbestos exposure has caused. That ... Head of national asbestos litigation at Thompsons ... exposure to asbestos which carries an increased ... exposed to asbestos and diagnosed with pleural

Monday October 16 2006, 12:05PM

Semiconductor sale bolsters Philips

charge for asbestos liabilities saw third-quarter core

Monday October 16 2006, 08:30AM

Asbestos, other issues discussed at meeting

Page Front Page Asbestos, other issues ... started with asbestos and has moved on ... such as asbestos abatement, roof leaks and

Monday October 16 2006, 08:02AM

High Court Won't Consider Asbestos Case

High Court Won't Consider Asbestos Case E-mail ... clean up asbestos in the Montana mining

Monday October 16 2006, 05:03AM

Business news briefs

thousands of asbestos liability claims. The Southfield

Saturday October 14 2006, 12:22PM

EPA takes over Portland Superfund cleanup

Asbestos, used in the electrolytic cells, was ... The company removed the asbestos two years

Saturday October 14 2006, 11:53AM

Lost in the Dust of 9/11

carcinogens like asbestos and dioxin. Five years ... debris containing asbestos, but that system was

Saturday October 14 2006, 11:53AM

Ohlone postpones demolition plan

The project — asbestos removal and demolition ... the work, asbestos abatement, would be done

Saturday October 14 2006, 10:27AM

Madison County trims budgets, says tax rates will decline

allowed fewer asbestos cases to be filed

Saturday October 14 2006, 09:01AM

UN-backed treaty defers decision on status of deadly form of asbestos ...

form of asbestos by two years 13 ... form of asbestos – identified as causing ... adding chrysotile asbestos, which is used mainly ... current global asbestos consumption. All other forms ... asbestos are already on the list. The

Friday October 13 2006, 11:00PM

Asbestos kept off global list of toxic substances

ABC News Asbestos kept off global list ... GENEVA (Reuters) - Chrysotile asbestos, a known ... health concerns, asbestos remains common in developing ... of world asbestos consumption, to a list ... list chrysotile asbestos raises concerns for many ... consumer products, asbestos has been shown to ... a major asbestos producer and exporter, led ... Canadian officials say putting chrysotile asbestos on

Friday October 13 2006, 05:31PM

Old hospital laid to rest

Discovery of asbestos in the building last ... all the asbestos. "The company finished getting ... all the asbestos in the building," Mullen

Friday October 13 2006, 05:02PM

Source: TheDeal.com

settling its asbestos claims. Since the judge's ... The asbestos claimants committee is also supporting ... the unsecured asbestos claimants committee, Ronald E ... call "phony" asbestos claims, while Congoleum and ... asbestos plaintiffs want to settle all claims ... secured some asbestos claimants' claims and given ... while other asbestos claimants were given no ... worst disease asbestos causes — would receive ... thousands of asbestos claims. http://www.TheDeal

Friday October 13 2006, 02:17PM

Accident and Injury Claims Centre Welcomes Asbestos-Related Cancer ...

exposure to asbestos - face the dilemma ... particle of asbestos lodging in the lung

Friday October 13 2006, 08:05AM

Speaking out on smoking ban as council vote nears

dangers of asbestos, diet pills, junk food ... us against asbestos and spinach, just like

Thursday October 12 2006, 01:18AM

W.R. Grace Must Pay Asbestos Cleanup Bill

Grace Must Pay Asbestos Cleanup Bill Insurers ... Grace Must Pay Asbestos Cleanup Bill WASHINGTON ... 5 million for asbestos cleanup in Libby ... plant contain asbestos, which is regulated under ... exposure to asbestos can cause life-threatening illnesses ... types of asbestos related disease, including a ... emitting carcinogenic asbestos into the air, endangering ... linked to asbestos exposure at Libby. *

Wednesday October 11 2006, 10:55PM

Media Advisory and Photo-Opportunity: EPA Wraps Up Gluek Park Cleanup ...

CHICAGO (Oct. 11, 2006) -- U.S. Environmental Protection Agency Region 5'stwo-year, $2.3 million cleanup of asbestos-contaminated soil at Minneapolis'Gluek Park is nearly complete.

Wednesday October 11 2006, 06:45PM

Supreme Court refuses asbestos appeal

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Wednesday October 11 2006, 11:57AM

Consultant quits asbestos removal job

Consultant quits asbestos removal job The move ... An effort to expedite asbestos abatement in ... project's certified asbestos consultant to quit the ... URS's new asbestos consultant. County spokeswoman Maia ... Efforts to reach URS's on-site asbestos consultant ... of elevated asbestos levels. No testing results ... 8 after he determined that asbestos fireproofing

Wednesday October 11 2006, 08:58AM

Firm Must Pay Asbestos Costs

Must Pay Asbestos Costs The high court ... 5-million federal bill for asbestos cleanup in ... exposure to asbestos particles being released through

Wednesday October 11 2006, 08:22AM

Asbestos removal during school

Archives (Paid) Asbestos removal during school Wednesday ... been removing asbestos from its basement since ... The asbestos has to be removed to ... Chrysotile asbestos insulation must be removed from ... any airborne asbestos dust from escaping. Three ... that the asbestos abatement was being done ... generally about asbestos in schools. "All schools ... have an asbestos survey in place so ... where any asbestos is," Nathan Rudy said ... can't comment on specific asbestos programs, but

Wednesday October 11 2006, 07:25AM

Grace can't skirt asbestos cleanup

can't skirt asbestos cleanup October 11, 2006 ... clean up asbestos in the Montana mining

Wednesday October 11 2006, 05:37AM

Head Start facility awarded 5-Star award

lead, radon, asbestos, carbon monoxide, asthma triggers

Monday October 09 2006, 02:01PM

Port Authority hires consultant for next phase at Plant C

The majority of asbestos abatement work was

Monday October 09 2006, 12:49PM

State should step up asbestos awareness

State should step up asbestos awareness State ... Asbestos is still prevalent in many ... noted that asbestos removal violations have been ... handling of asbestos during renovation work. That ... Asbestos contractors report that do-it-yourselfers may embark ... Asbestos was used in manufacturing floor tiles ... The state asbestos office has indicated plans ... regulations governing asbestos removal. That's good, but ... impregnated with asbestos. Lawmakers this session should ... gov/asbestos/). For those anticipating a ... encounter with asbestos, it's essential reading.  

Monday October 09 2006, 11:52AM

2:54 pm | Concord building demolition won't stop

continue to remove asbestos from the roof ... of the asbestos, which is in the

Monday October 09 2006, 10:12AM

Alamosa School Board opposes amendments

Elementary and asbestos removal at Ortega Middle ... This project will include replacing asbestos ceiling ... School, has asbestos insulation, regular testing proves ... As buildings are remodeled, the asbestos is

Monday October 09 2006, 09:36AM

CHIEF JUSTICE URGES DIVERSITY

County courthouse's asbestos problems, George told Bar

Monday October 09 2006, 09:00AM

Beacon Hill lacks the ‘urgent’ gene

repairs and asbestos removal at the crumbling

Monday October 09 2006, 08:24AM

Safety, Behavior Reports&Cleanliness

concerned about asbestos at York High School ... Superintendent Steven Staples said all asbestos

Monday October 09 2006, 07:56AM

The buzz: Whirlwind visit raises funds - and dust

about potential asbestos problems in the foothills ... increase airborne asbestos levels by as much

Monday October 09 2006, 07:49AM

Home Inspection Checklist

in paint, asbestos, radon or other toxic ... Determine if the house has asbestos floor ... The asbestos in the tiles is "cementitious ... the asbestos fibers are bound in place

Monday October 09 2006, 05:40AM

Citywide cleanup begins Monday

paint (cans), asbestos products, roofing materials/construction

Saturday October 07 2006, 12:13AM

Consider these points about secondhand smoke

category as asbestos and benzene. 2. Cigarette

Friday October 06 2006, 10:11PM

2 Schools Closed After Roofers Accidentally Cut Asbestos

Accidentally Cut Asbestos   ADVERTISEMENT>> Home News ... Accidentally Cut Asbestos E-mail This Article Printable ... cut into asbestos in a cafeteria ceiling ... being cut, the asbestos had been safely

Friday October 06 2006, 10:04PM

County to provide asbestos exams

County to provide asbestos exams By Kristina ... soon provide asbestos examinations at county cost ... exposed to asbestos in Cayuga Countys Board ... for individual asbestos examinations and asbestos-education seminars ... exposed to asbestos. Prior to the presentation ... exposure to asbestos. Lax, a medical director ... Because the incubation period for asbestos disease ... exposed to asbestos was in February. &#8220It ... scarring from asbestos inhalation. Each individual examination ... level of asbestos exposure, Lax said. &#8220If ... exposed to asbestos. Siwinskis seminars will provide ... understanding of asbestos diseases. Siwinski said the ... " Where and how was the asbestos ... handling of asbestos could very easily cost ... handling of asbestos? Who BROKE THE Law ... part of asbestos exposure. I know first ... the asbestos litigation my father was involved

Friday October 06 2006, 05:39PM

5 charter schools fined for asbestos violations

fined for asbestos violations Mel Meléndez The ... slapped with asbestos violations, as the U ... have more asbestos," said Ron Tsuchiya, asbestos ... to conduct asbestos inspections or failed to ... law, the Asbestos Hazard Emergency Response Act ... Asbestos is a strong flame-resistant fiber widely ... must have asbestos management plans, Tsuchiya said ... About asbestos Asbestos is a mineral fiber ... Today, asbestos is most commonly found in ... Asbestos can become airborne if disturbed by ... gov/iaq/asbestos.html. email alerts Enter

Friday October 06 2006, 03:45PM

Company Profile for Weitz&Luxenberg, P.C.

by MTBE, asbestos, chromium, fluoride, lead and ... litigations involving asbestos, DES, silicone breast implants

Friday October 06 2006, 03:09PM

Ceiling, flooring contractors face fines, delicensing

you discussed asbestos materials in older homes ... testing for asbestos before removing some types ... test for asbestos, but we have no ... mention of asbestos. Afterward, we had a ... to contain asbestos fibers. According to the ... Contractors who perform asbestos removal without testing ... contractors remove asbestos materials because they are ... Many believe, for example, that asbestos products ... Asbestos removal requires licensing in most states ... exposed to asbestos contamination. In the aftermath ... contaminated with asbestos fibers. Carpets, clothing and

Friday October 06 2006, 02:40PM

Klan seeks apology from councilman

discovery of asbestos underneath the old Town ... discovery of asbestos, calling the claims "outlandish ... KKK placing asbestos underneath the old Town ... Before the asbestos mention, Ku Klux Klan

Friday October 06 2006, 01:50PM

Chrysotile Asbestos to be Considered for Trade Watch List

Chrysotile Asbestos to be Considered for Trade ... add chrysotile asbestos -- which accounts for ... of global asbestos consumption -- to a ... forms of asbestos. Established under the Rotterdam ... five forms of asbestos (actinolite, anthophyllite,

Friday October 06 2006, 06:05AM

Tech students face asbestos exposure

students face asbestos exposure Tech students face ... The students were exposed to asbestos while ... amount of asbestos while removing a furnace ... percentage of asbestos," he said. At the ... test for asbestos and it came back ... LaPorta says the amount of asbestos was

Thursday October 05 2006, 11:38PM

Vapor Intrusion -- A Dangerous Environmental Concern, Says Weitz ...

Ether (MTBE), asbestos, chromium, fluoride, lead and ... litigations involving asbestos, DES, silicone breast implants

Wednesday October 04 2006, 02:42PM

Educational Bond Could Mean Millions For NMSU

problems with asbestos removal in a couple

Wednesday October 04 2006, 02:35PM

Parents, teachers demand renovations

amount of asbestos in the building and ... of the asbestos present at the school ... schools with asbestos present, said Perry

Wednesday October 04 2006, 02:14PM

RPM Reports Record First Quarter 2007 Results

excluding 2006 asbestos charges and 2007 acquisitions ... a pre-tax asbestos reserve charge of $15 ... 10-year (pre-tax) asbestos reserve of $321.0 ... before the asbestos charges taken during 2006 ... including an asbestos charge. Excluding the year-ago ... 213,760 Asbestos charge 15,000 Interest ... of the asbestos charge taken during the ... of the asbestos charge taken during the

Wednesday October 04 2006, 11:58AM

Lemon Grove council OKs disputed housing project

housing project Asbestos exposure concern to residents ... neighborhood to asbestos that some believe remains ... no friable asbestos. Asbestos is considered hazardous ... removed and asbestos stripped from them. That ... labeled Danger Asbestos. In January, federal ... violations of asbestos work practice standards. Michele

Wednesday October 04 2006, 10:25AM

Bankruptcy Court Approves Owens Corning's Plan of Reorganization

resolves our asbestos liability. "Throughout the Chapter ... affected by asbestos to be compensated in ... including the asbestos, bondholder, and trade creditor ... trust and asbestos trust assets of $1

Wednesday October 04 2006, 09:20AM

Lamar approves building code changes, asbestos handling requirements

Lamar approves building code changes, asbestos handling ... regulations for asbestos control in the community ... public from asbestos exposure. Over the years ... materials containing asbestos have been known to ... The predominant cause of asbestos becoming airborne ... have extracted asbestos containing materials without adequate ... disposal of asbestos material. Reputable medical and ... to airborne asbestos fibers and particles to ... materials containing asbestos. According to City ... in any asbestos project within the City ... obtain an asbestos abatement permit. Therefore it ... the required asbestos projects permit. According to ... the new asbestos control regulations are to ... of the asbestos permit is likely to ... obtaining an asbestos clearance permit. Ward ... Following the required asbestos inspection, the homeowner ... remove the asbestos containing materials. The City ... for such asbestos abatement permit has been ... for an asbestos project. The ordinance also ... have his asbestos certification from the State ... regulations for asbestos control are detailed and ... code changes, asbestos handling requirements Gazebo dedicated ... code changes, asbestos handling requirements Gazebo dedicated

Tuesday October 03 2006, 09:10PM

Asbestos removal continues at old mill

Asbestos removal continues at old mill By ... BROADALBIN — A licensed asbestos removal company ... finishing the asbestos cleanup project at the ... removing the asbestos, Frank Russo, was indicted ... he removed asbestos illegally. The prosecutor in ... “They left asbestos debris all over the ... The asbestos is in the air and ... He said the asbestos now is being ... a licensed asbestos company paid for by ... disposal of asbestos. Spokeswoman Christine Perham said ... if the asbestos fiber gets into the ... was having asbestos removed before selling the ... removal of asbestos from the former plant ... of the asbestos removal renovation. • Failed ... • Failed to deposit asbestos at properly

Tuesday October 03 2006, 03:48PM

Violations in asbestos removal increasing

Violations in asbestos removal increasing By Loren ... Use a state-certified asbestos inspector to identify ... Use a state-licensed asbestos contractor to properly ... the state asbestos rules at www.hawaii ... the state asbestos office at 586-5800. Source: ... An increase in asbestos removal violations by ... handling of asbestos material during renovation work ... Prolonged exposure to asbestos has been linked ... to handle asbestos, said most people generally ... dealing with asbestos until after they begin ... Awana said asbestos removal usually costs "more ... dispose of asbestos could face up to ... dispose of asbestos, Lileikis said. Most buildings

Tuesday October 03 2006, 03:27PM

Libby’s dark secret

particles of asbestos home in their work ... truckloads of asbestos to mix with garden ... that follow asbestos poisoning, developed slowly - ... of the asbestos poisoning hit the national ... of tremolite asbestos paralleled the vermiculite. When ... tons of asbestos - up to 5 ... Asbestos dust blew from the tops of ... that tremolite asbestos could be a health ... of tremolite asbestos do not let go ... Asbestos poisoning, known as asbestosis, may take ... with tremolite asbestos. "During the discussions, we ... the first asbestos lawsuit filed by an

Tuesday October 03 2006, 10:33AM

National News from AP: Health

cases over asbestos, tobacco and breast implants

Monday October 02 2006, 01:45AM

Monday's Local News

to its asbestos products. Check Out a

Monday October 02 2006, 01:37AM

City OKs new round of demolitions

Daily Tribune - Four of the structures have siding that contained asbestos. A licensed contractor will file the necessary documents with state officials and properly remove and dispose of the siding, Godley said. Godley told council members he is continuing to work ...

Sunday October 01 2006, 11:36PM

Rise in lung cancer in nonsmokers puzzling MDs

insulation material, asbestos fibers inhaled into the

Sunday October 01 2006, 11:29PM

Chandrasekaran points out cluelessness in Iraq policies

need an asbestos scarf. There are dozens

Sunday October 01 2006, 05:59PM

Controversial housing plan considered

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Sunday October 01 2006, 11:18AM

Pipe cleanup could lead to legal action

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Sunday October 01 2006, 05:13AM