职业石棉接触

April 27, 2022
April 27, 2022
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BBC 因前雇员间皮瘤死亡事件与 11 个家庭达成和解

The British Broadcasting Corporation (BBC) has recently paid several families £1.64 million for the deaths of 11 former staff who were exposed to asbestos and died from mesothelioma, and asbestos-related cancer. The BBC staff that was exposed to asbestos held positions such as: make-up artists, engineers, riggers, set builders, studio managers, and television producers from 1959 through 1998. Staff were exposed at several BBC locations including Broadcasting House in London, Pebble Mill studio in Birmingham, Bush House in London, Alexandra Palace in London, and Television Center in London. In 2006, the BBC warned employees that they could have been exposed […]
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September 9, 2015
September 9, 2015
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我在工作中接触过石棉吗？

As we mentioned in Monday’s post, workers in many different blue-collar trades are at risk for being exposed to asbestos at work. Construction workers, shipbuilders, even teachers can be at risk while on the job. While asbestos is a known carcinogen and has been classified as a hazard to human health, limited exposure is still [...]
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May 13, 2015
May 13, 2015
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美国矿工和潜在的石棉暴露

American Miners and Potential Asbestos Exposureby Brayton Purcell LLP | May 13, 2015 | Occupational Asbestos Exposure | Among all of the blue-collar positions that Americans hold, mining is one of those most at risk for asbestos exposure on the job. Because asbestos and other natural minerals have been mined from our earth throughout the [...]
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April 29, 2015
April 29, 2015
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旧车辆零件中的石棉

Asbestos in Older Vehicle Partsby Brayton Purcell LLP | Apr 29, 2015 | Occupational Asbestos Exposure | Whether you are an employed auto mechanic or an at home DIYer, repairing vehicles can be a dangerous task. Given that asbestos was used in brake and clutch assemblies, gaskets, and mufflers within older vehicles, mechanics risk exposure [...]
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March 30, 2015
March 30, 2015
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房屋火灾期间接触石棉

Exposure to Asbestos During House FiresOn Behalf of Brayton Purcell LLP | Mar 30, 2015 | Occupational Asbestos Exposure | Even though asbestos products and materials within older homes are not considered dangerous unless they are breaking down or falling apart, an event like a house fire could turn a relatively safe home into a [...]
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March 16, 2015
March 16, 2015
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肯塔基州妇女将她的癌症归咎于石棉覆盖的衣服

Kentucky Woman Blames Asbestos-Covered Clothing for her Cancerby Brayton Purcell LLP | Mar 16, 2015 | Occupational Asbestos Exposure | Asbestos is a dangerous substance that affects many different kinds of individuals. You mostly hear about workers in many blue collar trades being diagnosed with asbestos-related diseases after being exposed on the job, but their [...]
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February 27, 2015
February 27, 2015
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明尼苏达州矿工患间皮瘤的高风险

New Study: Minnesota Miners at High Risk for Mesotheliomaby Brayton Purcell LLP | Feb 27, 2015 | Occupational Asbestos Exposure | Recently, twenty-one new cases of mesothelioma have been diagnosed among Minnesota mine workers. The Minnesota Department of Health and the University of Minnesota have been studying a group of 69,000 workers since the late [...]
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February 4, 2015
February 4, 2015
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体育明星担心石棉相关疾病

Sports Star Fears Asbestos-Related Diseaseby Brayton Purcell LLP | Feb 4, 2015 | Occupational Asbestos Exposure | No matter if you are an automobile mechanic in the United States or a football star in the United Kingdom, workers across the world need to be made aware of the dangers of asbestos exposure on the job. [...]
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June 25, 2014
June 25, 2014
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加洛克在有争议的审判后被指控欺诈

You might recall one of our May blog posts touching on the controversial Garlock Sealing Technologies bankruptcy case that took place earlier this year. Many worry that the results of that controversial trial might make it more difficult for victims of asbestos exposure to gain compensation in the future, but victims are not ready to [...]
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August 26, 2013
August 26, 2013
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继发性石棉接触引起的间皮瘤

If you have been keeping up with the facts on our website, you might already be aware of the connection between asbestos and mesothelioma, a rare and incurable cancer that most often develops in the linings of the lungs, abdomen, and heart. While asbestos was once widely used and praised by the United States as [...]
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