This blog is a little short as I am still focusing on my research thesis entitled “Asbestos-Related Issues Impacting Bangladesh Shipbreaking Laborers.” I should complete that project within a couple of weeks. For this blog, let’s talk paint. I happen to have a H.W. Johns’ manual from March 1, 1877 (yes, over 150 years ago)…
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By the 1920s, asbestos in the United States was everywhere. To elaborate, let’s use the Johns-Manville Book titled Service to Industry from either 1924 or 1925 — the exact time of publication is a little confusing. For a mostly product catalogue, it shows just how ubiquitous asbestos was in the day to day life back…
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If you have never heard of the Motley 1000 documents, then you have not spent time as the Manville document repository in Denver, Colorado feeling lost and confused. These are the documents as organized by Ron Motley and his teams of lawyer associates called the Asbestos Litigation Group in 1978 with the goal of upending…
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As I did for the Global Asbestos Awareness Week in 2022, this will be one of my shortest blogs, ever. Still, it is very important. April 1 through 7, 2023 has been designated as Global Asbestos Awareness Week, including a lot of activities for those people with an interest in asbestos related diseases. The ADAO…
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I posted a summary of my asbestos blogs a couple of months ago (January 12, 2023) after I reached the 100 blog level. Given the number of new readers and the breadth of my posts (now up to about 110), I would like to post that list again. If any of the below interests you,…
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I have “finally” completed my outline, organized an Abstract, and am working towards drafting the research article discussing the impact of asbestos on shipbreaking laborers in Bangladesh, including a focus on whether jurisdiction for some of the health-related issues should be available in the United States. If anyone reading this blog is so inclined and…
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Determining whether a historical product contained asbestos fibers is a lot easier than you might have thought. There are a lot of older books available on eBay and other similar sites for a reasonable sum of money that are right on point. See, for example, The Handbook of Material Trade Names published in 1953 by…
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As I work on my Masters in History Thesis (Number 2 of 3), I thought that many of you might be interested in reading the Abstract and, potentially, would like to weigh in with your thoughts and suggested improvements. All recommendations and criticism will be considered constructive. ABSTRACT As shipbreaking (recycling an ocean going vessel…
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I have seen a number of postings on Facebook from outside of the United States discussing the rise in silicosis related illnesses in comparison to asbestos. This link is from Australia, https://lungfoundation.com.au/patients-carers/conditions/occupational-lung-disease/silicosis/#:~:text=There%20are%20an%20increasing%20number,of%20exposure%20to%20silica%20dust., and this from the U.K., https://www.hse.gov.uk/lung-disease/silicosis.htm. Clearly, silicosis is a deadly dust related disease that deserves attention. In addition, it is certainly not…
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We already know that, per the historical documents, Johns-Manville was aware of asbestos occupational lung related issues arising in its Manville, N.J. facilities by the early 1930s. My blog at https://theasbestosblog.com/?p=769 mentions the twelve lawsuits filed in the late 1920s which Manville settled for $30,000 in total with secrecy agreements in 1933, along with obtaining…
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