Mesothelioma risk known in '78
The government was aware that inhaling even a small amount of asbestos could cause mesothelioma, an incurable cancer, more than a decade before Japan started to curb asbestos use in 1989, according to a 1978 report by a labor ministry expert panel obtained by Kyodo News.
Asbestos used at 1,147 JR West stations
_ Asbestos is used at 1,147 stations of West Japan Railway Co., some 94 percent of all of its 1,216 stations, the railway company said Saturday.
Hyogo factory's asbestos linked to lung cancer
A 45-year-old woman who as a child lived in company housing near a factory that manufactured building materials containing asbestos in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, developed symptoms of mesothelioma in spring 2003 and underwent surgery to remove her right lung, it was learned Thursday.
Tokyo to look at rising cases of asbestos illnesses
Japan is to launch an investigation into the rising number of asbestos-linked illnesses that have emerged recently, after the government acknowledged that 405 people had died from asbestos-related cancers in the five years to 2004.
Dorms reduced to memories By Abby Souza
A building once home to about 180 CSU Stanislaus students - then a few transients who set it on fire - is being torn down this week. Demolition has begun at the old Yosemite Hall, east of the campus on Geer Road. The two-story building, boarded up since 1993, has been partially torn down.
Gov't OKs policy in 1987 to make state-owned bldgs. asbestos-free
_ The former Construction Ministry was fully aware of asbestos-related health risks and in 1987 adopted a policy of making government buildings asbestos-free, the Nihon Keizai Shimbun reported Saturday.
LEAD: Cabinet ministers decide on steps to address asbestos concerns
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Cabinet ministers decide on steps to address asbestos concerns
_ A Cabinet-level task force on Friday adopted a series of measures in a meeting Friday to address public concerns on asbestos-linked deaths and other health problems.
MSHA Proposes Rule to Reduce Miners' Exposure to Asbestos
The U.S. Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) today issued a proposed rule that would reduce by 20 times miners' permissible exposure limit (PEL) to asbestos. The rule would lower the current exposure limit for eight-hour work shifts from two fibers per cubic centimeter to 0.1 fibers per cubic centimeter.
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