White Lung Association
Alerts and News
Latest Messages:
S.1115: Bill to amend the Toxic Substances
Control Act to reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products
- This bill is supported by the WLA
Previous Messages:
Meet Mr. Asbestos
Proceedings of the Asbestos Symposium for
the Asian Countries
Three WTC OSH-related Daily News articles Nov. 20,
2001: Feds, City Ignore Asbestos Cleanup Rules, Says EPA Vet
Australia Bans Asbestos!
S.1115
A bill to amend the Toxic Substances Control Act to reduce
the health risks posed by asbestos-containing products.
Sponsor: Sen Murray, Patty [WA] (introduced 5/22/2003)
Latest Major Action: 5/22/2003 Referred to Senate committee.
Status: Read twice and referred to the Committee on Environment and Public
Works.
Ban Asbestos in America Act of 2003 - Amends the Toxic Substances Control
Act to require the Administrator of the Environmental Protection Agency
to contract with the National Academy of Sciences to: (1) study and describe
the current state of science concerning the human health effects of exposure
to asbestos and other durable fibers; and (2) make recommendations for
uniform systems for asbestos exposure standards and protocols for detecting
and measuring asbestos.
Directs the Administrator to establish an Asbestos Policies Panel to
study asbestos and other durable fibers.
Directs the Administrator to study the status of the manufacture, processing,
distribution, ownership, importation, and disposal of asbestos-containing
products and contaminant-asbestos products.
Requires the Administrator to promulgate regulations within one year
which prohibit the manufacturing, processing, or distributing of asbestos-containing
products, subject to limited exemption upon petition.
Requires the disposal of asbestos-containing products within three years,
except as specified.
Requires the Administrator to establish a public awareness program concerning
the dangers posed by these products and vermiculite insulation.
Amends the Public Health Service Act to direct the Secretary of Health
and Human Services to expand research programs on diseases caused by asbestos
exposure, particularly mesothelioma, asbestosis, and pleural injuries.
Establishes and funds mesothelioma disease research and treatment centers.
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4/16/05: Spectre to Introduce
U.S. Asbestos Bill This Week
5/22/05: Individuals Injured
by Asbestos Exposure Oppose Specter's Trust Fund Legislation
10/16/05: Victim's Organizations
Form Asbestos Victims Coalition in Opposition to Asbestos Trust
Fund Legislation
11/17/05: White Lung Mourns Jose
Jesus Pessora
12/18/05: Frist Introducing Asbestos
Bill in January
12/04/06: Asbestos Watch Newsletter:
Help Celebrate the 27th Anniversary of the WHITE LUNG ASSOCIATION
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Asbestos Victim's Superfund
Compensation Program
Asbestos Watch March 14, 2005 (Maryland
chapter of the White Lung Association meetings)
Directorate of Safety, Health,
and Environment (open letter)
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Joe Oliver's Alerts:
Joe Oliver, National Board Member and former President of the
White Lung Association, has issued a call to all persons to help
gather evidence on the conspiracy by asbestos trade organizations
to suppress the knowledge about the hazards of asbestos exposure. If you know anything about this horrific history or have documents
which can be used to further prove their heinous crimes, please
contact Joe Oliver, WLA, POB 1483, Balt. MD 21203.
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The White Lung Association stands
in opposition to The Specter Bill (S.852)
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S.1115: Bill to amend the Toxic Substances
Control Act to reduce the health risks posed by asbestos-containing
products - This bill is supported by the WLA.
Meet Mr. Asbestos
Proceedings of the Asbestos
Symposium for the Asian Countries - now available for purchase.
Australia Bans
Asbestos!
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Senator Specter Breaks Promise to
Mesothelioma Patient and Research Community
Senate Judiciary Committee returns to
Mark-Up on May 11th: Proposed asbestos trust fund legislation
will further penalize victims of asbestos-caused diseases
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In
May 2003, the Global Environment & Technology Foundation developed
the "Asbestos Strategies" report.
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The latest issue is Spring 2005
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The latest issue is January 4, 2007
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Features:
December 17, 2000 is Asbestos Hazard Awareness Day
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Current Projects:
Asbestos Museum
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Articles & Publications:
Occupational Respiratory Diseases:
Asbestos Associated Disease -- Reprinted from: Maxcy-Rosenau
Public Health and Preventative Medicine 11th ed. (John
M. Last, Ed.) 1980, Appleton-Century-Crofts
Asbestos Victims Deserve Compensation
Not Betrayal: position release by the Board of Directors, White
Lung Association
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In Memoria:
Paul Safchuck May
21, 2003
Dr. William
Nicholson Dies at 70
Ray Sentes Brave
Fighter For Asbestos Victims
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