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Simonton Windows® Launches YouTube™ Awareness Video on Lead Dust Poisoning in Homes
www.prweb.com | Dec 16, 2011
To educate homeowners on the dangers of lead-based paint inside the home, Simonton Windows® has introduced a new Lead RRP (Renovation, Repair and Painting) YouTube™ awareness video on lead dust poisoning in the home.

Silica dust is threatening worker's health – Journal of Commerce
www.joconl.com | Nov 21, 2011
A massive threat to worker safety is looming before the construction industry. Silica dust, which has been called the new asbestos, is starting to be recognized for taking its toll on worker's health.

Learn how your remodel can impact a child’s health during National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week |
www.prlog.org | Oct 24, 2011
Learn how your remodel can impact a child’s health during National Lead Poisoning Prevention Week. Survey results reveal homeowner attitudes about lead hazards during a renovation - PR11706006

Negligent Health Bosses Could Escape Asbestos Prosecution : UK Construction News
www.build.co.uk | Aug 12, 2011
Negligent Health Bosses Could Escape Asbestos Prosecution - Construction union UCATT has discovered that negligent NHS managers in Wales will escape criminal proceedings, if they exposed workers to asbestos, due to legislative errors following a recent NHS reorganisation.

News Focus: Momentive CEO Craig Morrison positions for downstream and emerging market growth in epox
www.icis.com | May 30, 2011
CEO Craig Morrison to direct investments in specialty businesses and BRIC countries US-based specialty chemicals and materials company Momentive Performance Materials will focus on expanding its downstream specialty operations in emerging market

Quebec Public Health study finds construction sites with high asbestos levels – Daily Commercial
www.dcnonl.com | Apr 7, 2011
A new report from Quebec Public Health suggests the air at many Quebec construction sites contains levels of asbestos at or above provincial norms. The report comes when the Quebec government is deciding whether to extend the life of the Jeffrey Mine

Lead dust abatement and lead paint removal services from Asbestos Removal Projects Pty Ltd
www.infolink.com.au | Mar 3, 2011
The professional team at Asbestos Removal Projects are experienced in lead paint removal procedures as stipulated in Austral-ian Standard AS 4361.2 Guide to Lead Paint Management; Part 2 Residential and Commercial Buildings and AS 4361.1 for industrial ...

The Big Deal About Silica Dust Collection
www.masoncontractors.org | Jul 7, 2010
Silica is the second-most common compound on earth. It is found in sand, minerals, granite, sandstone, flint and slate.

Angle Grinder Shrouds protect users from silica dust exposure., Metabo Corp.
news.thomasnet.com | Jan 29, 2010
New Grinder Shrouds from Metabo Protect Against Silica Dust Exposure, Metabo Corp.

Pa. testing lead levels at county health building
www.post-gazette.com | Jan 13, 2010
The state Department of Labor and Industry has begun investigating a complaint that high levels of lead dust are creating unhealthy conditions for almost 50 people in Building One of the Allegheny County Health Department's Clack Health Center in Lawrenceville.