The following information for the UAB community has been gathered to inform our students, faculty, staff and guests regarding the presence of asbestos-containing material (ACM) in some buildings on ...

Asbestos has been found in a children’s toy just months after more than 70 schools were shut in a separate incident over fears an arts and craft item contained asbestos.

It is important to make sure workers are made aware of any presumed asbestos-containing materials found in buildings if they were built and installed before the 1980s. The importance of occupational ...

Workplace safety is a constant balance between the costs of preventative measures and industry’s need for productivity and profitability. As a case study of this tradeoff, the asbestos tragedy offers ...

Another week, another slate of asbestos-related stories. Despite having been banned for 20 years now, asbestos seems to be cropping up in the news more than ever. From cases of sudden and debilitating ...

Craft retailer says there is ‘risk to health’ after some vials in Giant Box of Craft set contained fibrous tremolite asbestos ...

Exposure to asbestos continues to be an issue that construction workers face. Here are safety protocols they can follow to limit their risk. Exposure to asbestos, a known human carcinogen, has been an ...

The Asbestos Operations and Maintenance (O&M) program has been developed and written by the university’s Environmental Health & Safety Department (EH&S) and is the campus standard for O&M activities ...

Contractors at the Capitol Power Plant utility tunnels were exposed to asbestos for almost a month while working without proper safety equipment, according to two tunnel safety reports and internal ...

LYNCHBURG, Va. (WSET) — A moment between a Lynchburg Fire Department captain and Councilwoman Stephanie Reed has been shared and discussed throughout the city of Lynchburg after their meeting Tuesday ...

Safe and Professional Asbestos Abatement Services in Brooklyn Brooklyn, United States - January 14, 2026 / Edelweiss ...

It is important to make sure workers are made aware of any presumed asbestos-containing materials found in buildings if they were built and installed before the 1980s. The importance of occupational ...