Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July
_ Local governments and labor bureaus nationwide handled more than 250 cases of consultations on asbestos-related health problems in about a month to the end of July, amid growing public concerns on the issue, a Kyodo News survey released Saturday said.
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_ ---------- Over 250 asbestos-linked health consultations handled in July
AP Enterprise: Scientists wary of expanding taconite tailings use
VIRGINIA, Minn. - Highway workers are putting the finishing touches on an interchange here that includes more than a million tons of an extra-hard rock blasted and crushed from the region's taconite mines.
Pill as deadly as asbestos
The World Health Organisation recently confirmed that it now categorises the Pill as a grade three substance. This gives the Pill the same cancer-causing potential as asbestos.
Gov't informed of resident with asbestos-linked disease in 1987
_ The government was informed in 1987 of a case that a woman who lived near an asbestos-related factory had died of cancer following exposure to the carcinogenic substance, government officials said Friday.
National surveys looking at where and how much
MISSOULA -- Efforts are under way to determine the extent of asbestos contamination in communities where vermiculite ore from the former W.R. Grace plant was sent.
MSHA Proposes Rule to Reduce Miners' Exposure to Asbestos
The Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) has issued a proposed rule that would reduce by 20 times miners' permissible exposure limit (PEL) to asbestos.
Mine company can challenge 'fear' decision
A FORMER miner awarded compensation for his chronic fear of dying from an asbestos-related disease has vowed to continue his legal battle after CSR Limited was granted leave to appeal against the landmark West Australian court ruling.
CSR allowed to challenge asbestos case ruling
Australian company CSR Limited has been granted the right to challenge a landmark asbestos compensation case.
CSR allowed to challenge asbestos case ruling
Australian company CSR Limited has been granted the right to challenge a landmark asbestos compensation case. Arturo della Madalena was exposed to asbestos while working with Australian Blue Asbestos in Perth in the 1960s.
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