Ban Asbestos Legislation
State Bans Tainted Art Clay: Move Was Made to Address Asbestos Concerns in Schools
Connecticut schools will stop using an art clay that may have asbestos contamination from the talc added to lower the temperature at which it needs to be heated. More …
NEW rules banning the use of asbestos and materials containing asbestos come into force from next month, Australia's occupational health and safety body warned today. More …
MARF Urges Senate to Ban Asbestos
The Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation, a non-profit organization devoted to eradicating mesothelioma as a life-ending disease, "applauds Senator Patty Murray (D-Wash) for her steadfast leadership on behalf of the mesothelioma patient and research community and offers its endorsement of her legislation, 'Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2007.'" More …
Asbestos No More: Historic Asbestos Ban Passage Imminent
Asbestos in the U.S. may be breathing its last gasps, as the Senate today passed the Ban Asbestos in America Act. Passage in the House is expected to be imminent. Championed by Senator Patty Murray (D-WA) for the past six years, this legislation would finally ban asbestos, invest federal funding in development of effective treatment for asbestos' most deadly cancer, mesothelioma (meso), and other asbestos-related diseases, and launch a public education campaign. More …
On May 22, 2003, Senator Patty Murray reintroduced the Ban Asbestos Act. Chris Hahn, MARF's executive director, along with Sen. Mark Dayton and Lt. Col. James Zumwalt, spoke in favor of the long-overdue bill at the press conference. More …
Health Dangers: Senate Is Close to a Deal on a Bill to Ban the Use of Asbestos
A deal is near on legislation that would ban the use of asbestos, a fibrous mineral that's often used in brake linings, gaskets, cement products and even yarns and threads imported into the country despite its deadly health risks. More …
On July 31, 2001, at Senator Patty Murray's request, the Senate's HELP Committee (Health, Education, Labor & Pensions) held a hearing on workplace exposure to asbestos. Senator Murray is working to raise awareness about asbestos and to explore how we can better protect workers and consumers. More …
The International Labour Organization (ILO) estimates that 100,000 people die each year from work-related asbestos exposure. Asbestos-caused cancers will kill at least 15,000 people in Japan in the next five years, and up to 100,000 people in France over the next 20 to 25 years. More …
Around the world, when public health workers call for national bans on asbestos, one of the things they hear from the local asbestos industry is that the U.S. has not banned asbestos. The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) issued regulations to phase out the use of almost all asbestos products in 1989, and these rules were overturned in a court challenge in 1991. More …
Testimony of Barry Castleman before US Senate
Members of the Committee, thank you for inviting me to testify about public health issues related to asbestos exposure in America today. I have worked on public health issues surrounding asbestos for 35 years, including product bans at the Consumer Product Safety Commission and regulations at EPA, OSHA, and FDA. More …
Collegium Ramazzini: Call for an International Ban on Asbestos
To eliminate the continuing burden of disease and death that is caused by worldwide exposure to asbestos, the Collegium Ramazzini calls for an immediate ban on all mining and use of asbestos. To be effective, the ban must be international in scope and must be enforced in every country in the world. More …
Courageous Stand to Ban Asbestos Michael Harbut, MD
I am the Co-Director of the National Center for Vermiculite and Asbestos-Related Cancers at the Karmanos Cancer Institute in Detroit.
My team is deeply involved in working toward diagnosing, treating and preventing cancers caused by exposure to asbestos. We don't do professional expert witness work. We don't have any special relationships with lawyers. We do as doctors, researchers and scientists are supposed to do when they are involved in attempting to defeat a disease. More …
Dr. Cameron Letter to Sen. Diane Feinstein
Dear Senator,
I am writing to you requesting your strong and urgent support for a bill about to be introduced into the Senate by Senator Patty Murray from Washington. This bill has been named "The Asbestos-Containing Products Risk Reduction Act of 2002." This bill seeks to update the Toxic Substances Control Act of 1976 and address long-standing issues with regard to asbestos. More …
Senator Patty Murray announced today (June 18, 2002) the Ban Asbestos In America Act, a bill which will finally outlaw asbestos products in the US and, among other things, authorize the creation of a national mesothelioma registry, as well as allocate $3.5 million annually for 4 years among seven (7) medical institutions which are renown for their expertise in treating mesothelioma patients. More…
Dr. Pass letter to Sen. Carl Levin
Dear Senator Levin,
I am writing to you requesting your strong and urgent support for a bill about to be introduced into the Senate by Senator Patty Murray from Washington. This bill has been named "The Asbestos-Containing Products Risk Reduction Act of 2002." More …
Dr. Pass Letter to Sen. Stabenow
Dear Senator Stabenow,
I am writing to you requesting your strong and urgent support for a bill about to be introduced into the Senate by Senator Patty Murray from Washington. This bill has been named "The Asbestos-Containing Products Risk Reduction Act of 2002." More …
Dr. Harvey Pass - CURRICULUM VITAE
Dr. Harvey Pass Speech to Ban Asbestos Act - March 24, 2004
I am proud to be an advocate for patients afflicted with asbestos related cancers, and I am proud to represent a small cadre of intensely devoted physicians, researchers, and nurses who, behind the scenes, with far too little resources are trying to gain insight into the management of this disease. More …
Proposed Senate Ban on Asbestos Containing Products
Fund Would Aid Asbestos Victims: But Few Expect the Senate to Approve the $114 Billion Measure
Pushed by the White House and big insurers, the Senate is preparing to consider legislation that would create a $114 billion trust fund to compensate workers made sick by asbestos. . More …
Asbestos has been found in a variety of consumer products, including one of this season's biggest-selling Christmas toys, according to the nation's largest asbestos victims organizations. More …
Just a month after the Senate with great fanfare passed the first legislation to ban disease-causing asbestos, public health officials, government regulators and advocates for asbestos victims are increasingly speaking out in opposition to the bill they once supported. More …
Asbestos ban must move forward
A killing spree must be halted. That's the point behind Sen. Patty Murray's bill to ban asbestos in consumer products.
There's a dirty little secret about asbestos. Even after decades of efforts to remove asbestos from homes, schools and libraries, it can still legally be used in new consumer products. More...