By 1931, the medical community in the United States was well aware that even light asbestos exposure was dangerous and needed more study. The eight page pamphlet titled Asbestosis: Report of Two Cases published in the Archives of Pathologies during December 1931 (my copy is a reprint by the American Medical Association) is loaded with…
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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…
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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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