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Progress on Asbestos Ban Applauded By Mesothelioma Applied Research Foundation
The Mesothelioma Allied Research Foundation congratulated the members of Senate Environment and Public Works Committee for getting the asbestos ban approved. The ban asbestos bill was first introduced by the Senator Pat Murray in March and with the committee’s approval, the bill will now proceed to full senate for final passage.
Progress in Murray’s Asbestos Bill
Senator Pat Murray celebrated victory when her bill for banning asbestos usage was approved by the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee, by a 19-0 vote. It can be regarded a big triumph on Senator Murray’s part as this bill was getting sidetracked for 5 years by the Republicans.
Landowners Charged for Burning Hazardous Material in Oregon
The Oregon Department of Environmental Quality DEQ has charged two residents and a well known construction company more than $55,000 as fine. The reason for levying this hefty fine on Keith Smith and Brett Dresen as explained by DEQ spokesman is alleged accumulation of asbestos containing material and openly burning the hazardous material at their Carpenterville Road properties. They have been fined a sum of $22,000 each.
Federal Court convicts San Diego Utility Employees on Asbestos Criminal Charges
The Federal Court convicted San Diego Gas & Electric Company and two of its employees on July 13 for violating safety standards during an asbestos removal project at a property in Lemon Grove. This decision was taken against the criminal offence committed by the company and its workers after asbestos is publicly declared to be a fatal carcinogen causing mesothelioma cancer. The utility sold the land to a developer and soon afterwards began removing the nine mile pipe in 2000. During this removal, the company is accused of using cheap machines to scrap off coating from the pipe that contained asbestos.
Asbestos Test of New York Air after Steam Pipe Explodes
The air and street surfaces and the vicinity areas of Manhattan, New York were checked for asbestos after a steam pipe ruptured near Manhattan’s Grand Central Station on Wednesday. For this purpose, technicians of Consolidated Edison were called who checked the area for any traces of asbestos that might have spread with the explosion of steam pipe. The blast blew a 25 foot wide hole through the 41st street just before 6 in the evening, killing one and injuring 30 other people. The victims of steam pipe include 3 firefighters too.