The Asbestos Legal Center is proud to share this Safety Bulletin from OSHA with the general public, regarding asbestos-automotive brake and clutch repair work. SHIB 07-26-2006 Purpose OSHA is issuing this Safety and Health Information Bulletin to inform employees and employers in the automotive brake repair industry of the precautions that must be taken when working with automotive brakes and clutches containing asbestos. In the case of do-it-yourselfers*, OSHA does not have jurisdiction, and OSHA [...]

FRESNO, Calif. Trucks filled with PCBs, benzene, and asbestos continue to pass within three miles of Kettleman City on their way to one of the country’s biggest toxic landfills, where they’re treated, stored or buried. That dump and another one, in Buttonwillow, are in the state’s sprawling Central Valley, while the third is to the south, just outside the hamlet of Westmorland. A federal suit filed in Fresno, Calif., last week by a community groups [...]

1. What Is Asbestos? Asbestos is a mineral fiber. It can be positively identified only with a special type of microscope. There are several types of asbestos fibers. In the past, asbestos was added to a variety of products to strengthen them and to provide heat insulation and fire resistance. 2. How Can Asbestos Affect A Person’s Health? From studies of people who were exposed to asbestos in factories and shipyards, we know that breathing [...]

1. What Is Asbestos? Asbestos is a mineral fiber. It can be positively identified only with a special type of microscope. There are several types of asbestos fibers. In the past, asbestos was added to a variety of products to strengthen them and to provide heat insulation and fire resistance. 2. How Can Asbestos Affect A Person’s Health? From studies of people who were exposed to asbestos in factories and shipyards, we know that breathing [...]