Posts Tagged ‘asbestos risks’
Attack of the VATs: Removing vinyl asbestos tiles
Vinyl asbestos tiles are particularly dangerous because they’re easily mishandled. If the threat they pose isn’t respected during asbestos removal, they can release deadly fibres into the air.
Read MoreAsbestos lobby group hires same PR agency used by tobacco companies
Worried that the rest of the world is figuring out what we Canadians already know, the asbestos lobbyists are turning to PR firm APCO Worldwide. Does the company’s name ring a bell? APCO Worldwide is the PR agency known for defending the Phillip Morris tobacco company in the early 1990s. It set up a group called The Advancement of Sound Science Coalition and tried to dismiss the world’s worries about second-hand smoke as “junk science.”
Read MoreAsbestos victims’ relatives rally against Tory MP doctor
Therelatives of asbestos victims are rallying against Dr. Kellie Leitch, a Conservative MP, on the grounds that she shouldn’t support the Tory party because she clearly understands the danger of asbestos given her medical training.
Read More9/11 First Responders have increased cancer risk from asbestos exposure
A recent study in The Lancet, a British journal, said that 9/11 firefighters are 19 per cent more likely to develop cancer than those not at the Ground Zero wreckage.
Read MoreCanada’s doctors rally to oppose Harper government on asbestos
On Wednesday, delegates to the Canadian Medical Association’s general assembly voted 99 per cent in favour of supporting a motion opposing the government’s stance that chrysotile asbestos is not a hazardous substance.
Read MoreTories threaten widow for using logo in asbestos attack ad
The Tories are angry at widow Michaela Keyserlingk, whose husband died of asbestos-related cancer, because she is using the party’s logo in a negative ad campaign launched online against them.
Read MoreAlexander Henry Marine Museum ship cured of asbestos
Thanks to asbestos remediation, one of Kingston’s main tourist attractions is ready to make a comeback.
Read MoreIs Canada’s last major asbestos mine about to close?
After the government spent so much time defending asbestos exportation, it appears that the country’s last fully operational asbestos mine is on the verge of shutting down
Read MoreWhat does asbestos exposure do to you?
We’ve talked on the blog before about the importance of asbestos removal and the consequences of exposure to it, including lung cancer. But, to truly understand what Canada is doing when it exports the dangerous material to developing countries, maybe we should look closer at its effects.
Read MoreU.S. Congress report: all forms of asbestos still “known carcinogens”
The United States Department of Health and Services released its 12th Report on Carcinogens earlier this month. The document lists 54 different chemicals (including metals, pesticides, drugs, etc.) that are known and proven causes of cancer and 186 more that are suspected. Asbestos remains on the “known” list. Every one of its variations is guilty.
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