The document which I have attached at https://theasbestosblog.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/11/What-Every-New-Lawyer-Needs-to-Know.pdf may be somewhat dated at this point in time, but it is still one of the best available documents on the Internet in order to help young attorneys (and others) get up to speed on asbestos related issues. It was drafted by Attorney James H. Crosby as…
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I have previously posted about Asbestos Fundamentals, a German origin book published by Hans Berger and then translated to English by Ralph Oesper, then of the University of Cincinnati, in 1963. At 171 pages, it is an amazing resource. Today, we are going to discuss Chapter 3 entitled “Historical Development,” The discussion begins with Callimachus…
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We write and talk a great deal about asbestos fibers arising from occupational exposure, but what about those same fibers in your breathing zone just because of where you live? I don’t mean the real hot spots like Libby, Montana or Wittenoom, Australia; we all know the horrors faced by residents in those communities when…
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I received a message from Ed Hill several days ago, about a story involving recent exposure to asbestos while in the military. Because Ed said that the U.S. soldiers were also in the buildings and experienced the same exposure, I thought that my blog this week should be just providing the link to his story…
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My Blog is somewhat brief today as I am up to my eyeballs with reading and writing for the Masters in History class at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs. In 1931, Johns-Manville published a book (or a collection of brochures) discussing the products it was selling. You can pick up an electronic copy…
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If you Google “asbestos carpeting,” the various search responses typically discuss the carpet underlayment or include statements such as the poster having not heard of asbestos carpeting. Google “stained and polished asbestos wood flooring” typically brings you to asbestos tiles or similar products. Good thing that we still have encyclopedias around, especially The Encyclopedia Americana…
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I posted my first Asbestos-Related blog just prior to entering the Masters of History program here at the University of Colorado at Colorado Springs in January 2021. I am about to reach 20,000 views in just under three years and am honored with your interest. For those who were not with me at the start…
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As my weekly blogs focus on history, don’t take all of the documents which I cite or use as being current. Rather, please see them as the historical learning experience that they are meant to be. Today, we take a look at the EPA suggested training during the 1990s as embodied in its EPA Model…
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So, the manufacturing is done for the day, the laborers pack it all up, sweep the floor, take a hit on the water jug, and either head home or stop in at the local drinking establishment. In 1982, the Environmental Protection Agency in the United States decided to extensively research and issue a 265 page…
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Last week, we discussed what Engineers knew about asbestos prior to 1920. Today, let’s discuss how those involved in the electrical trades might find asbestos in their renovation jobs. We will use the Canadian code from 1966 merely as an example. From the following pages taken from the book, clearly asbestos wiring insulation had its…
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