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Tanning Beds Triple Skin Cancer Risk, Study Finds
26 Dec 2025 03:45 GMT
… nearly three times more at risk of getting skin cancer.
It … 2.9 times more at risk of getting a melanoma.
Tanning … highest level of cancer risk alongside smoking and asbestos.
A few countries …
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Crumbling Foundations: GAO Report Reveals 61% of U.S. Public Libraries Plagued by Health, Safety Risks as Maintenance Backlogs Soar
24 Dec 2025 13:40 GMT
… thousands of communities at risk as funding gaps widen. … 61%) reported health or safety risks, including:
Inaccessible spaces for … needing $225,000+ for asbestos removal, HVAC replacements, or … costs just to address asbestos and structural damage,” the …
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North East lawyers issue health warning after reports of 'next asbestos'
24 Dec 2025 11:44 GMT
… been called the "new asbestos".
The Independent and Channel … cause significant and widespread health risks, and calls are mounting for … that formaldehyde is the next asbestos, so it's not … , there would be no health risk benefit to be gained by …
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Ohio’s asbestos crisis demands transparency, not a patchwork of shadow records
23 Dec 2025 22:22 GMT
… well-established scientific knowledge about asbestos-related illnesses, the country still … Base in Ohio, extensively used asbestos-containing materials in hangars, barracks … histories necessary to identify at-risk communities.
Families across Ohio have …
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J&J Talc Jury Awards $1.56 Billion to Asbestos Cancer Victim
23 Dec 2025 17:24 GMT
… hiding the product’s cancer risks. The Maryland verdict eclipses … billion settling lawsuits alleging asbestos in its baby powder … with mesothelioma.
Talc and asbestos are similar minerals and often … about the powder’s cancer risks and used “unlawful means” …
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The funding cuts putting young kitchen workers’ lives at risk
23 Dec 2025 13:18 GMT
… workers are being left at risk from “dangerous” employers.
The … as exposure to substances like asbestos and silica dust.
As … Kitchens campaign – highlighting the risks of silica dust to workers … the greatest hazards and worst risk record, with inspections only …
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Discovery of asbestos within brake pad components
23 Dec 2025 04:07 GMT
… airborne asbestos beyond measurable thresholds.
“Testing to date has confirmed zero risk … state-based authorities, guided by asbestos management plans and qualified occupational … ’s zero-tolerance approach to asbestos.
The industry, alongside relevant …
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Minister Dillon signs Safety, Health and Welfare at Work (Exposure to Asbestos) (Amendment) Regulations 2025 into law, increasing the protection of workers from occupational disease and illness
23 Dec 2025 01:36 GMT
… Welfare at Work (Exposure to Asbestos) (Amendment) Regulations 2025. … to significantly reduce the risk of asbestos-related diseases among … the methods for measuring asbestos.
In welcoming the Regulations … 2005 EU-wide asbestos ban carries risks for the health …
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Asbestos Discovered at APC Plaza, Site Closed Immediately for Safety Reasons
22 Dec 2025 17:45 GMT
… entirely at one’s own risk.”
Next steps coordinated with authorities … it becomes available.
Previous asbestos concerns
Information circulating among stakeholders … underscores the ongoing sensitivity surrounding asbestos-related risks on Curaçao and highlights …
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FBI to Permanently Shut Down J. Edgar Hoover Building, Relocate to Reagan Facility in Cost-Cutting Move, Kash Patel Announces
27 Dec 2025 14:11 GMT
… ’s deteriorating condition and security risks.
“When we arrived, taxpayers were … criticized for its outdated infrastructure, asbestos risks, and security vulnerabilities. Previous attempts …