I remember a meeting with a friend sometime during 2010ish in which he stated “What do you mean using asbestos in plastics? That never happened.” My response was “I have a book from 1966 entitled Asbestos with Plastics and Rubber which begs to differ with you.” After he read the book, opinions gave way to…
Read more
The International Mesothelioma Interest Group (iMig) held a virtual conference on May 7-9, 2021 discussing all things medical (plus a little more) about Mesothelioma and other asbestos related illnesses. The scope and depth of the discussions by doctors and medical researchers around the globe was staggering; in fact, overwhelming for those of us who are…
Read more
Ship Breaking means what visually comes to mind: breaking old ships into pieces for disposal or recycling. One of the primary areas in the world that specializes in Ship Breaking is Chittagong Ship Yards in Bangladesh. This link provides a good visual as to how this occurs. https://www.theguardian.com/world/gallery/2012/may/06/shipbreaking-yards-chittagong-in-pictures. As discussed in the link, the workers…
Read more
Back to our series to help you locate who, what, when, and where. A good source of information are the responses by the asbestos companies to the Asbestos Information Act of 1988. That being said, I find it hard to believe that this was 33 years ago and yet we are all still fighting the…
Read more
I am interrupting my series on how to best use historical documents to determine exposure as I found an article that is fascinating. I hope that you also find it engaging and thought provoking. As part of my research, I have come across Jessica van Horssen who did her PhD Dissertation on the town formerly…
Read more
As my tagline says, “Where History Means Knowledge. Be Informed.” For those of you interested in researching your exposure to asbestos or in identifying potential exposures to asbestos, the OCF Picture Book is a tremendous asset. Owens-Corning Fiberglass created the Picture Book in 1990 in order to help the witnesses identify other potentially responsible parties.…
Read more
My Blog today is meant for just some light reading. As the purpose of my Blogs is to bring asbestos history to life, I thought that I would reach back to when Marvel Comics was much younger and the word Asbestos meant something different that it does today. Asbestos and its associated diseases are nothing…
Read more
Several of my Blogs have focused on Johns-Manville and the historical documents which evidence egregious misconduct in the 1930s and 1940s which even today cost people their lives. That is why historical facts are useful and historical documents which prove those facts bring transparency and the opportunity to understand and learn. Some of the issues…
Read more
By now, some of you have read up on the asbestos trouble discovered in the rented London studio for the Netflix production Bridgerton. If not, then go to the link at https://www.mirror.co.uk/3am/celebrity-news/bridgertons-cursed-production-studios-abandoned-23234111. What a mess, and a dangerous mess at that. Imagine asbestos falling on your face, similar to what happened to a construction manager.…
Read more
I plan to present History through many writing styles. Please enjoy reading this change of pace as much as I have enjoyed creating it. Let’s set the scene. For this Blog, I have created a husband and wife named George and Frances Kowalski who work and live with their two children, Lou age 12 and…
Read more
Recent Comments