Workplace safety is a constant balance between the costs of preventative measures and industry’s need for productivity and profitability. As a case study of this tradeoff, the asbestos tragedy offers ...

Recent inspections by the Washington Department of Labor & Industries (L&I) revealed that Seattle Asbestos of Washington—a Lynnwood, Washington-based asbestos removal contractor—has been fined nearly ...

It is important to make sure workers are made aware of any presumed asbestos-containing materials found in buildings if they were built and installed before the 1980s. The importance of occupational ...

COSHH (Control of Substances Hazardous to Health) helps businesses manage risks from hazardous substances, keeping workers ...

The demolition of an iconic Manhattan steam plant that served as the filming location for several Marvel streaming series has ...

WASHINGTON — Top officials at the Environmental Protection Agency pushed through a measure to review applications for using asbestos in consumer products, and did so over the objections of EPA’s ...

Conforming to provincial legislation outlined in the Occupational Health and Safety Act of Quebec, the Quebec Construction Safety Code (S-2.1, r.4) and general recognized standards of practice, ...

What is asbestos? Ed Edinger, Asbestos Training Project owner, gives us an up-close look at one of the most commonly used types of asbestos. This article has been updated to include a response from ...

Two Vancouver business owners are facing a combined $116,000 in fines for ignoring rules to protect people and the environment from asbestos at a home-flipping site. The owner of NW Quality Flooring ...