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Breaking News: September 2006

(09-01-06) September 1st, 2006 | Company Fined For Asbestos Violations A Pacific Grove company has been fined over $100,000 after being charged with asbestos violations at a Seaside job site.

(09-05-06) September 5th, 2006 | Delays In WR Grace Trial The trial of vermiculite mining company WR Grace has been delayed until 2007.

(09-06-06) September 6th, 2006 | Discovery Of Asbestos In Pipelines Workers in the Prudhoe Bay oil field have discovered asbestos along the pipelines while stripping insulation of corroded pipes for testing.

(09-07-06) September 7th, 2006 | EPA Guidelines To Help Mechanics To Avoid Asbestos Exposure The Environmental Protection Agency has produced guidelines that aim to help auto mechanics avoid the dangers of exposure to asbestos from brake and clutch dust, which can contain fibers of the deadly substance, known to cause a range of health problems including asbestos related cancer.

(09-08-06) September 8th, 2006 | Extra Vacation Time For Students Hundreds of students in Ballston Spa have ended up with extra summer vacation time after the re-opening of their schools was delayed while officials checked whether there was any presence of asbestos in the buildings.

(09-11-06) September 11th, 2006 | Japanese Businesses To Pay For Asbestos Funding The Japanese government has made a move that will require all registered businesses in Japan to pay over seven billion yen a year annually for a period of four years starting in 2007.

(09-12-06) September 12th, 2006 | Man Faces Prison Over Asbestos Violations A man from Dallas faces up to 25 years in prison after being convicted on four counts relating to asbestos violations.

(09-13-06) September 13th, 2006 | Parish To Dispose Of Buried Asbestos St. John the Baptist Parish is to dig up and dispose of asbestos debris that is buried on the site.

(09-14-06) September 14th, 2006 | Ship Contains Too Much Asbestos A vessel may have to return to the Netherlands after being sent to Turkey to be broken up, because officials have stated that there is too much asbestos on board the ship.

(09-15-06) September 15th, 2006 | Close to One Million Dollars Awarded to Port Authority The Cincinnati Port Authority has received three quarters of a million dollars from the state of Ohio for the abatement and remediation of asbestos.

(09-18-06) September 18th, 2006 | UK Theater Closes After Discovery Of Asbestos A theater in the United Kingdom was forced to close after deadly asbestos was discovered in the building.

(09-19-06) September 19th, 2006 | Violation Notices Issued For Asbestos Dumping Following the discovery of dumped asbestos, State officials in Warren County have issued two notices.

(09-20-06) September 20th, 2006 | Wife Of Mesothelioma Victim To Receive Compensation The widow of a man who died after contracting mesothelioma in Japan is to receive 25 million yen by way of compensation.

(09-21-06) September 21st, 2006 | X Factor Star�s Visit Ruined By Asbestos Hundreds of fans who were set to see Chico, one of last year�s 12 finalists in the UK talent show X Factor, hosted by judges that include Simon Cowell, were disappointed to find that much of the area had to be cordoned off because of asbestos chunks that littered the vicinity.

(09-22-06) September 22nd, 2006 | Five Years After 9/11: Health Concerns Remain Five years after the tragic events of the terrorist attacks in New York, officials and residents in the area still have grave concerns over the long term effects that the attacks will have on the health of those living in the area as well as those that worked at Ground Zero.

(09-25-06) September 25th, 2006 | Former Plastic Molder Wins $18.5 Million A former plastic molder who used to work in the aerospace plastics industry has won $18.5 million in compensation after developing the deadly asbestos related cancer known as mesothelioma.

(09-26-06) September 26th, 2006 | Grace Defendants Told To Be Available For Trial The defendants in the up and coming WR Grace asbestos trial have been told by a federal judge to be available for proceedings between September 3rd 2007 and Feb of 2008.

(09-27-06) September 27th, 2006 | HSE In UK Launches Asbestos Awareness Campaign The UK�s Health and Safety Executive has launched a new campaign that has been designed to remind a variety of maintenance workers about the dangers of working with asbestos.

(09-28-06) September 28th, 2006 | Part Of Court House Closed Due To Asbestos Contamination Part of a court house building has had to be closed down after asbestos was discovered.

(09-29-06) September 29th, 2006 | $3.9 Million In Asbestos Related Lawsuit The family of a man that died as the result of asbestos exposure has been handed down an award of nearly $4 million in a case at the Los Angeles Superior Court.

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