Discussion of a nine-month investigation by the Houston Chronicle that found that some, and perhaps many, of the deaths, illnesses and injuries in the...
A newspaper article talking about a worker exposed to asbestos whose family died from exposure when he brought home clothes with asbestos on them. He...
A discussion about controversy surrounding testing of asbestosis in Beaumont Texas. Claims were made that tests were used that reduced the odds that a...
Discussion about the history of knowledge about the hazards of exposure to asbestos and benzene and that for many years, little was done to protect wo...
A health and safety database has been developed on the basis of knowledge gained over the past decade in the Dutch construction industry, which includ...
A link to the OSHA Asbestos Advisor 2.0, a free download to help owners and contractors assess how asbestos regulations apply to their project. Part o...
A link to the OSHA Respiratory Protection Program Advisor, a web-based tool to help owners and contractors assess how respiratory protection regulatio...
Article offers a brief guide to the types of available respirators as classified by NIOSH and which hazards each is designed to address....
Abstract of a 1976 study of lung cancer and mesothelioma in a population of union insulators in New York....
Abstract of a 1976 paper discussing the health risk to household members of workers handling asbestos....