A recent U.S. Senate resolution also urged the surgeon general of the United States to warn and educate people about the public health issue of asbestos exposure. The U.S. Senate designated the first ...

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 ...

Federal safety regulators plan to levy a $127,600 fine against Oak Brook-based A.M. Castle& Co., alleging that workers at a company site in Franklin Park “were exposed to asbestos during the removal ...

New data highlight differences in preparedness, training, and employer trust as Gen Z and millennial workers encounter legacy hazards on older job sites. Skilled trades are undergoing a generational ...

The warning from the Asbestos Safety and Eradication Agency comes during National Asbestos Awareness Week (November 20-26), with fears growing labour costs could tempt renovators to take shortcuts.

School custodian Theresa Ely says she's been vindicated by the federal Occupational Safety and Health Administration, which found her boss at Dearborn Heights School District No. 7 ordered her to ...