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Asbestos scare in Sherwood warehouse blaze
News.com.au - RESIDENTS were warned of toxic smoke containing asbestos after a fire destroyed a warehouse complex at Sherwood in Brisbane’s southwest yesterday. Authorities asked locals to stay inside and close their windows and doors. Up to 70 firefighters and 15

Bosses deny site death charge
Belfast Telegraph - was killed in February 2005 after a wall collapsed on top of him at a demolition site in Newtownards, where he was working. Wright faced 10 charges in total, including failure to conduct a safe system of work for employees, five asbestos-related

Asbestos exposure was cause of death
Peterborough Evening Telegraph - A RETIRED secretary died from lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos while washing her former husband’s clothes, an inquest heard. Mary Gregory (63) from Muskham, Bretton, was admitted to Peterborough District Hospital (PDH) last July after her

City Market on planners’ plates again
Grand Junction Daily Sentinel - He said Brady Trucking spent $200,000 to tear down the Grand Valley By-Products rendering plant and remove asbestos from the site. “We’ve cleaned up an eyesore for Grand Junction,” he said. “Nobody wanted (the rendering plant) there, and

ArvinMeritor to Consolidate North American Shock Absorber Operations
Earthtimes - in its financing agreements; the ability of the company to access capital markets; credit ratings of the company’s debt; the outcome of existing and any future legal proceedings, including any litigation with respect to environmental or asbestos

Oil family says Aspen home overpriced
Aspen Times - The owners appealed the assessment, claiming that the home is “uninhabitable due to severe water damage and an asbestos spill,” according to the lawsuit. The owners asked Assessor Tom Isaac to reconsider and cut the assessment to $1.398 million. The

Inside the CAGE
Grand Rapids Press - The thrill,” said Wood, whose day job is removing asbestos and lead paint for a national environmental firm. “I wanted to experience it. It was just a challenge to see if I could be up to it.” Wood is part of a growing legion of fighters and their