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, ...

Exposure to asbestos continues to be an issue that construction workers face. Here are safety protocols they can follow to limit their risk. Exposure to asbestos, a known human carcinogen, has been an ...

Two giant, transparent tarps hang over the front of the Tenth Street Promenade apartments. Behind the pane-less window frames, construction workers rip out the bare bones of vacant units. On a weekday ...

At first, Roseann Bongiovanni didn't think too much about the pile of debris she spotted Monday night on Route 1, at the exit ramp to Route 16. She thought it was odd, since there wasn't any ...

MassDOT officials on Friday announced a plan to remove a stockpile of asbestos construction debris dumped on state land next to the Chelsea Housing Authority complex. Jonathan Gulliver, MassDOT ...

SEATTLE (Legal Newsline) – Washington’s Department of Labor & Industries fined two construction agencies a total of $379,100 for knowingly exposing their workers to asbestos and illegally removing the ...

Asbestos is a group of naturally occurring minerals resistant to fire and water, and is commonly found in older buildings and homes including in Malaysia. But it is also known to cause cancer.

Asphalt today is relatively safe to work with. Crews don’t have to worry about their health, or the health of the public, on a typical milling and paving job. However, back in the 1960’s it wasn’t ...

The Superior Court of Connecticut (Judicial District of Hartford) (“Court”) addressed in a September 30th opinion certain issues arising in an asbestos exposure case. See Julian Poce, et al., v. O&G ...

Town officials are investigating after getting reports of asbestos found in the fill at a construction site in Trumbull Center. The town of Trumbull said there is a state investigation underway which ...

The presence of asbestos-containing materials will add to the overall costs of the ongoing addition at Glencoe’s Central School, officials said. District 35 Director of Finance and Operations Jason ...

It was just before dawn as seven bulky men in T-shirts and sweatpants gathered in front of a towering glass building on Lexington Avenue in New York City. Marcelo Crespo, a 41-year-old with gleaming ...