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Legislation & Government PolicyWorkplace Safety
Manitoba strengthens asbestos safety rules to address top cause of workplace deaths
by Todd Humberby Todd HumberManitoba is introducing tougher asbestos safety regulations to protect workers from the province’s leading cause of occupational death, Labour and Immigration Minister Malaya Marcelino announced Thursday. The amendments require anyone… …
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Global Safety NewsWorkplace Safety
The U.S.’s asbestos U-turn: why the Environmental Protection Agency is reconsidering its ban
By Allen Haddrell, University of Bristol Once asbestos enters the lungs, it doesn’t leave. Its sharp, microscopic fibres scar tissues, trigger inflammation and can cause deadly diseases like mesothelioma, lung… …
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