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by Betheena Unite, 19 Dec 2020 A federation of workers has reminded the Asian Development Bank (ADB) of its commitment to prohibit the use of deadly asbestos in all its funded projects, including the EDSA walkway project.
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By Jen Christensen, CNN, 20 May 2020 Containers of Johnson’s baby powder made by Johnson and Johnson are displayed on a shelf on July 13, 2018 in San Francisco, California. A Missouri jury has ordered pharmaceutical company Johnson and Johnson to pay $4.69 billion in damages to 22 women who claim that they got ovarian…
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By Gregory Wallace, Apr 23, 2019 (CNN)The Environmental Protection Agency on Wednesday announced a nearly complete ban on the manufacturing and importing of asbestos.
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Asbestos is a known carcinogen that can lead to fatal illness. It was used extensively for over 120 years and is still used today in other parts of the world. Asbestos was manufactured and distributed by companies who knew of the health risks associated with their product but continued to sell it anyway. Overview As…
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By Tim Bross , Margaret Cronin Fisk , and Jef Feeley, Jul 13, 2018 Johnson & Johnson must pay $4.14 billion in punitive damages to women who claimed asbestos in the company’s talc products caused them to develop ovarian cancer. The company’s shares dropped in afterhours trading.
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Addressing workers’ health damage from asbestos In the first high court ruling on a damages suit filed by former construction workers over illnesses caused by exposure to asbestos, the Tokyo High Court last week ordered the government and four building material makers to pay compensation to 62 plaintiffs. In so doing, it overturned a lower…
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By Michael Bartlett, Oct 20, 2017 The chemical plant workers who were most likely to be exposed to airborne asbestos fibers were those in charge of maintaining and repairing equipment with asbestos insulation, as these operations would require cutting through thick layers of asbestos. – By Michael Bartlett
Canada has finally committed to move forward with an asbestos ban by 2018. BY EMILY WALSH, JUL 12 2017 In 2016, Canada finalized plans to fully ban the use and import of asbestos, putting into motion a rule to enact the ban by 2018. For decades, asbestos use has been known to cause devastating illnesses,…
by Matt Mauney, May 17, 2017 The fight to impose tough trade restrictions on chrysotile asbestos — a toxic mineral that causes mesothelioma cancer and other serious health conditions — will have to wait at least another two years.
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