I am interrupting my series on how to best use historical documents to determine exposure as I found an article that is fascinating.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…
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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.…
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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…
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Several of my Blogs have focused on Johns-Manville and the historical documents which evidence egregious misconduct in the 1930s and 1940s which even today cost people their lives. That is why historical facts are useful and historical documents which prove those facts bring transparency and the opportunity to understand and learn.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…
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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.…
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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…
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We all know about inhaling asbestos fibers, so what about touching, eating, or drinking the fibers which otherwise are naturally in the air all around us. This has not been as extensively studied as has inhalation, but there is enough to piece together some pretty solid answers. Below is a Blog by Attorney John Browne…
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