Small amounts of debris found outside the fire site will be removed as a precaution, says the council.

A 1946 study (PDF) that found that covering pipes with asbestos is not a dangerous occupation is facing a call for retraction ...

The following information for the UAB community has been gathered to inform our students, faculty, staff and guests regarding the presence of asbestos-containing material (ACM) in some buildings on ...

Workplace safety is a constant balance between the costs of preventative measures and industry’s need for productivity and profitability. As a case study of this tradeoff, the asbestos tragedy offers ...

Dr. Irving J. Selikoff told more than 400 scientists at the Conference on the Biological Effects of Asbestos in October 1964 that asbestos was killing workers. “Dr. Selikoff's meeting in 1964 is the ...

It is important to make sure workers are made aware of any presumed asbestos-containing materials found in buildings if they were built and installed before the 1980s. The importance of occupational ...

Home renovators are being warned of asbestos dangers as medical experts see a long-predicted "third wave" of disease sufferers. "A number of people have predicted this would happen, a number of ...

The federal government estimates that 4000 Australians are killed each year from asbestos-related diseases, nearly four times the annual road toll. There are also warnings ahead of Asbestos Awareness ...

Residents warned to avoid touching asbestos as debris cleared away.

Energy company Goldwind Australia says asbestos has been found in lift brake pads used across its wind farms. Goldwind has wind farms across Australia, contributing to about 5 per cent of the ...