The Importance of Professional Asbestos Removal in Simi Valley Simi Valley, like many other cities across the United States, has a rich history of construction that often involved the use of asbestos. While once celebrated for its versatility and durability, asbestos is now recognized as a hazardous
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The Importance of Asbestos Removal in Manhattan: Protecting Your Health and Property In the heart of the bustling metropolis of Manhattan, amid the towering skyscrapers and historic brownstones, lurks a silent threat that can jeopardize both health and property: asbestos. While once hailed as a miracle material
Read more →Popcorn ceilings can become grimy and dusty over time. Cleaning your popcorn ceiling can be a grimy and time-consuming job. But you can do this task with the proper precautions. Read these tips on how to easily and safely clean popcorn ceilings. Many homes constructed in
Read more →The EPA’s analysis of asbestos underestimates the extent to which people are exposed to the mineral and its potential to cause cancer and other diseases, an agency science advisory panel said. “Most exposures are not being captured,” said Henry Anderson, a retired physician serving on the EPA’s
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Silicosis, caused by dust particles from making stone benchtops, can kill. What’s being done? TV programs and tightening credit are prompting more Australians to renovate their homes while evidence mounts that kitchen upgrades can have deadly consequences for tradesmen. Silica from stone benchtops is responsible for serious
Read more →GLEN Aplin bin compound has been forcibly shut after traces of asbestos were uncovered at the facility. Four samples of suspected Asbestos Containing Material (ACM) were tested and returned a positive result on Monday after the material was detected by a Southern Downs Regional Council officer
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A $40 million lawsuit claims that managers of a Southwest Portland apartment complex endangered employees by exposing them to asbestos even though construction crews had warned that the cancer-causing fibers were present. The suit was filed Monday by two former employees of Tandem Property Management. They
Read more →The Fiji National Provident Fund advises that asbestos-containing material has been identified at the Kwong Tiy Plaza building in Marks Street, Suva. The asbestos-containing material was found in the fascia board and roofing insulation by the National Occupational Health and Safety (OHS) Service of the Ministry of
Read more →The Oregon Occupational and Safety and Health Division has fined OnTrack $19,350 after employees of the drug addiction recovery organization improperly handled asbestos at an apartment in west Medford. OSHA inspected the building at 514 Hamilton St. on various dates in May and determined that OnTrack failed
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