Asbestos Exposure

For several decades, asbestos was used as a fire-retardant material. Asbestos was an easily obtainable mineral with flexible fibers that could resist heat, corrosion and electricity. Once upon a time, consumers could find asbestos in everything from house insulation,...

Insulation workers play a critical role in construction and industrial settings, installing insulation materials to protect buildings and equipment from heat, cold and noise. Unfortunately, many insulation workers have been exposed to asbestos, a highly toxic...

Asbestos is a naturally occurring mineral that was found to resist heat and fire. Thus, it was popularly used through the 1940s to 1970s in, what seemed as if, nearly everything from furniture and wallpaper, clothes and makeup, construction materials and even...

If you’re a trade worker, such as a carpenter or a construction worker, you are probably very familiar with wearing a dust mask. Some people do this when they are simply in dusty and dirty enclosed spaces. Others use them when they are actively working on cutting wood...

Asbestos exposure may lead to mesothelioma, a type of cancer that occurs in the tissue that lines some internal organs, such as the lungs, heart and stomach, among others. Research shows that about 3,000 people in the U.S. are diagnosed with mesothelioma every year....

Honeywell agreed to pay $1.3 billion in a lump sum to settle obligations on their asbestos trust. According to Reuters, payment will substantially limit Honeywell's obligations to the trust. The asbestos trust stems from the bankrupt North American Refractories...

For years, asbestos was used in everything from insulation, paint and piping to clothing, cleaning solutions and children’s toys. It was so commonly used that people often disregarded its dangers. Today, asbestos is regulated because of its many health hazards....

Asbestos may be a known human carcinogen, but it is also a cheap resource that is an effective insulator and fire retardant. Companies have continued to use asbestos for decades after its potential health risks became well-known.  Professionals ranging from those who...

We know that mesothelioma is not just a man’s disease as women comprise an estimated 22% of annual cases of this rare form of cancer. But did you know that a correlation exists between mesothelioma cases and ovarian cancer cases in the U.S.? And that asbestos exposure...