CSR faces new asbestos case (North Queensland Register)

BUILDING products manufacturers James Hardie and CSR have been accused in court of joining forces during the 1960s and 1970s to try to dissuade regulators from restricting or controlling the use of their potentially lethal asbestos products.

End Asbestos Exports, Scientists Tell Charest (The Epoch Times)

Scientists from 28 countries have called on Quebec Premier Jean Charest to ban asbestos exports to developing countries.

Asbestos fine as death toll hits 4,000 (contractjournal.com)

Two firms and a company director have been fined after workers in Manchester were exposed to potentially deadly asbestos fibres.

Posen consultant recommends removing asbestos from intersection (The News-Press)

An asbestos consultant hired by Posen Construction recommends removing any asbestos pieces from the intersection of Summerlin Road and College...

Asbestos victims offered £70m support package (Independent)

The Government is set to present a £70m package of help for asbestos victims to trade unions this week. The proposals include setting up a research centre into asbestos-linked diseases; insisting insurers fund compensation for dying victims unable to rely on their employers' insurance; and more money for sufferers of the deadly asbestos cancer mesothelioma.