Archive for March, 2008
Fitchburg property owner and son charged for asbestos safety violations
Date: admin | 30 March 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
Tewksbury
Tramontozzi, 72, of Tewksbury, and his son Thomas M. Tramontozzi, 47, of Fitchburg were charged with a $2,000 fine for violating the Massachusetts Clean Air Act by failing to control asbestos emissions. District Court Judge Paul Magill also imposed a $1,000 fine on each defendant for failure to file notice with MassDEP of asbestos demolition/removal.
It [...]
Asbestos discovered at South Street Elementary
Date: admin | 28 March 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
FITCHBURG
Chip Tourigny, The senior custodian at the school, says there is nothing to worry about as asbestos can be hazardous only if it is disturbed by sanding it down and it particles are released into the air.
According to Tourigny, asbestos tiles are present only in three rooms. As asbestos was a common construction material before [...]
New Jersey Woman Wins Asbestos Lawsuit
Date: admin | 26 March 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
Linden, NJ – A Linden woman who developed mesothelioma as a result of her connection to the Bayway Refinery has last week won a $7.5 million verdict in an asbestos lawsuit against ExxonMobil Corp.
Bonnie Anderson claimed that she developed peritoneal mesothelioma after being exposed to asbestos. But, differently from majority of people who takes asbestos-linked [...]
UW Implements asbestos awareness training
Date: admin | 24 March 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
As a part of a move to comply with Washington State Department of Labor & Industry regulations, UW Environmental Health & Safety is giving training on general asbestos awareness to all UW employees. The training has started 2 months back and more than 2,000 employees have completed the free online training.
Roy Smith, an asbestos compliance [...]
Asbestos Suspends Hospital Project
Date: admin | 22 March 2008 | No Comments
Categories: Cancer, asbestos, mesothelioma, uncategorized
People near the old Genesee Hospital might have been exposed to asbestos.
The state labor department has stopped the project on the old hospital after finding several health and safety violations.
The hospital is being demolished by a Rochester developer. His asbestos contractor is the one who is being blamed. The state discovered that Gordon-Smith Contracting violated [...]
