Asbestos Removal Interrupted at Old New Jersey Pfizer Site
Asbestos removal contractors working at the old Pfizer property in Morris Plains, New Jersey had to stop work recently after the New Jersey Department of Labor issued violations related to the asbestos...
View ArticleMassachusetts Asbestos Removal at Air Force Great Neck Facility
Asbestos removal is ongoing at the old Air Force antenna-testing facility on the Great Neck peninsula in Ipswich, Massachusetts, the Salem News reports. The asbestos abatement should be finished by...
View ArticleAsbestos Removal Starts at Vermont State Office Complex
When hurricanes, tornados and other heavy storms strike, they leave behind a trail of rubble, including toxic asbestos products. At the Waterbury State Office Complex in Vermont, asbestos removal...
View ArticleChicago Teacher Concerned Over Asbestos Exposure during Asbestos Removal...
When asbestos removal projects are not safely performed, dangerous asbestos particles fly into the air, creating an asbestos exposure hazard for anyone nearby, whether it’s a serviceman aboard ship in...
View ArticleEarth Day 2013: Asbestos Removal Clean-Up Remains
The United States Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) has done much since the first Earth Day in 1970 to clean up toxic hazards in this country, but still 3,000 Americans each year are diagnosed with...
View ArticleAsbestos Exposure Risks Reportedly Contained at Tennessee Federal Building
For four months, asbestos removal workers have toiled at the Joe L. Evins Federal Building in Oak Ridge, Tennessee. The workers include 200 federal employees and nearly 150 contractors who are there to...
View ArticleFailure to Remove Asbestos Prior to Demolition on the Rise in Ohio
Asbestos exposure during demolition projects increases risk for malignant mesothelioma cancer. For decades asbestos use in construction projects was so commonplace that some Environmental Protection...
View ArticleDemolition of Mississippi Building Halted for Asbestos Removal
Building demolition without prior asbestos removal increases the risk for mesothelioma in people close by. The City of Corinth, Mississippi has ordered that the demolition of a historic building in the...
View ArticleAsbestos Removal Project Ends in Tragic Electrocution Death
An asbestos removal worker in rural Wales, United Kingdom, has died from electrocution while finishing the Cwmcarn High School’s asbestos abatement project. The BBC reports that James Paul was removing...
View ArticleSecond Round of Asbestos Abatement Needed for Vacant Hotel in Downtown Gary,...
Gary, Indiana would like to redevelop its downtown, including a site with an abandoned 14-story hotel. But first the City must complete a surprise second round of asbestos abatement at the hotel before...
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