Asbestos has been found in a children’s toy just months after more than 70 schools were shut in a separate incident over fears an arts and craft item contained asbestos.

Two Philadelphia schools that were supposed to reopen in the new year will instead remain closed due to asbestos. Alexander K. McClure Elementary School on 600 W. Hunting Park Avenue as well as Laura ...

This story originally appeared on The Notebook. The District announced Thursday night that two elementary schools are being closed early for winter break due to the discovery of possible asbestos ...

The following information for the UAB community has been gathered to inform our students, faculty, staff and guests regarding the presence of asbestos-containing material (ACM) in some buildings on ...

Between 1999 and 2017, Ohio recorded 12,697 asbestos-related deaths. That number includes 2,353 mesothelioma deaths and 996 asbestosis deaths. In Sandusky County alone, 104 people died from ...

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 ...

Asbestos consists of many tiny fibres, which can get into the air when disturbed. When asbestos fibres are inhaled, they can ...

Asbestos continues to represent a considerable threat to the health of construction workers and the population at large. Though some applications for asbestos have been banned in the United States, ...

The city’s Department of Education failed to inspect 82% of the city’s schools containing asbestos over a three-year period, Comptroller Brad Lander said in an audit published this week. The report ...

The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (ADAO) is warning Maui residents and first responders about the heightened risk of asbestos, a known carcinogen, amid the likelihood of exposure following ...

This story originally appeared on Chalkbeat Philadelphia. Malcolm Miller will never forget the first time his classmates had to wear masks. It wasn’t to protect them against COVID-19, but to prevent ...