When manufacturers of asbestos-containing products file for bankruptcy, they must set aside compensation for current and future asbestos victims in asbestos trust funds. As of January 2025, an ...

The U.S. Navy is the military branch believed to have the highest rate of asbestos use, with asbestos being utilized on virtually every ship for most of the 20th century. If you worked on any of the ...

Manufacturers of baby powder and cosmetic products made with talc will have to test them for asbestos under a proposal announced by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. The agency's proposal ...

Little oversight, enforcement and monitoring of home demolitions in Idaho with asbestos could threaten community health ...

Excavators are typically avoided, materials are bagged and labeled and decontamination enclosures are common practice. The Colorado Lagoon worksite has undergone several such cleanups. It’s been ...

The U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has proposed a new rule to require standardized testing of talc-containing cosmetics for asbestos, a known carcinogen linked to serious illnesses such ...

New York State Industrial Code Rule 56 (12 NYCRR 56) stipulates that "Any person employed on an asbestos project whose duties involve the removal, encapsulation, application or enclosure of any ...

Asbestos is one of the main issues for residents ... For building demolitions where enclosures can’t be used, OSHA calls for alternative work practices and controls, such as “isolating ...

The FDA is proposing a new rule that would establish and standardize testing methods for the detection of asbestos in cosmetic products that contain talc. In a statement released late Thursday ...

on Aug. 2, 2018. (AP Photo/Jacquelyn Martin, File) Updated [hour]:[minute] [AMPM] [timezone], [monthFull] [day], [year] WASHINGTON (AP) — Cosmetic companies would have to take extra steps to ensure ...