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Breaking News: December 2006

(12-01-06) December 1st, 2006 | UK Headmaster Did Not Know That Asbestos Was Dangerous A school headmaster from the UK claimed that he was unaware that asbestos was hazardous to health after being accused of exposing his students and staff to the potentially deadly material.

(12-04-06) December 4th, 2006 | Asbestos Complaints From Custodian An elementary school former head custodian has made claims that not only was he exposed to deadly asbestos, but that he was also penalized for making a complaint about the exposure.

(12-05-06) December 5th, 2006 | Campaigners To Give Evidence To MSPs Campaigners from Scotland who are fighting for the rights of mesothelioma victims and their families are due to present evidence to back their case to members of Scottish Parliament in a bid to try and amend a bill that could currently see mesothelioma victims having to make a very difficult choice.

(12-06-06) December 6th, 2006 | Hardie Comes Under Fire Again James Hardie, the Australian building products manufacturer, has been at the center of controversy for some time over failure to provide victims and families of victims that were affected by exposure to deadly asbestos from its products.

(12-07-06) December 7th, 2006 | India Delays Decision On Salvage Ship The Supreme Court in India has decided to delay a decision with regards to the demolition of a vessel.

(12-08-06) December 8th, 2006 | UK Classroom Sealed Off After Discovery Of Asbestos A classroom at a school in the UK has been sealed off after asbestos was discovered, amidst fears that staff and children have been exposed to the deadly dust.

(12-11-06) December 11th, 2006 | 9/11 Bank Building To Come Down The Deutsch Bank AG building that was damaged in the 9/11 terrorist attacks in New York is to come down amidst fears of contamination through asbestos and other debris.

(12-12-06) December 12th, 2006 | Contract Awarded To Remove High School Asbestos A contract of $280,000 has been awarded by the West Des Moines school board for the removal of asbestos from Valley High School.

(12-13-06) December 13th, 2006 | James Hardie Ignored Asbestos Warnings A union official has stated that officials from the Aussie building products manufacturing firm James Hardie paid no heed to warnings or staff concerns relating to asbestos exposure at its plant in Sydney.

(12-14-06) December 14th, 2006 | Government To Pay Out Over Man�s Asbestos Related Death The family of a man that worked at Malta Drydocks, and allegedly died as the result of asbestos poisoning from his work there, may be receiving a payout from the government for damages in relation to the death of Joseph Fenech.

(12-15-06) December 15th, 2006 | DEQ Office Closed Due To Asbestos The offices of the Oregon Department of Environmental Quality have been closed until further notice after the discovery of asbestos.

(12-18-06) December 18th, 2006 | Family To Receive Compensation For Asbestos Related Death Reports from sources in Hyogo Prefecture have revealed that the family of a man that died from lung cancer will receive benefits as the man�s survivors, even though the man did not originally qualify for any compensation because he had not inhaled enough asbestos to qualify.

(12-19-06) December 19th, 2006 | Owners Of Paris Skyscraper To Pay Over One Hundred Million Euros The co-owners of a 58 storey skyscraper in Paris are to shell out over one hundred million Euros for the removal of asbestos in the building.

(12-20-06) December 20th, 2006 | Power Plant Asbestos Removal To Be Completed In A Couple Of Months Officials have announced that the asbestos removal work being carried out at a power plant in Kinston City should be completed in a couple of months.

(12-21-06) December 21st, 2006 | School Administrators Address Asbestos Concerns School administrators from Parry Sound High School have been visiting classrooms in order to reassure students after protests over the potential health risks of asbestos in the school.

(12-22-06) December 22nd, 2006 | Court Of Appeals Revives Asbestos Related Case The Ohio Court of Appeals has revived a legal case against the General Motor Corp., which was originally filed by a man that is dying from asbestos related cancer.

(12-26-06) December 26th, 2006 | Hardie Could Be Sued By Own Compensation Trust Fund Company The trust fund company set up by troubled Aussie building materials manufacturer, James Hardie, has prepared plans to sue the Hardie Group in the event that a compensation trust fund deal for $1.5 billion is not approved by shareholders at a forthcoming meeting.

(12-27-06) December 27th, 2006 | Man Arrested For Threatening Witness In Asbestos Case A county worker from Auburn, NY, was arrested late last week after he was found to have threatened the life of a witness in relation to an illegal asbestos removal case.

(12-28-06) December 28th, 2006 | Many Places Still Not Aware Of Full Dangers Of Asbestos Exposure Reports relating to the number of asbestos related complaints in South Australia seem to indicate that even now there is not enough understanding in relation to the dangers of this substance � and this is a problem that concerns authorities in countries all around the world, not just in South Australia.

(12-29-06) December 29th, 2006 | Smoke Damage And Asbestos Results In Evacuation A small fire that broke out at an apartment building in Burnsville earlier this month has resulted in evacuation of the building.

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