âAsbestos: The Impact on Consumer Safety, Public Health, and Asbestos Victims' Civil Rightsâ. February 23, 2016. Lin
Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization Senate Staff Briefing Executive Summary “Asbestos: The Impact on Consumer Safety, Public Health, and Asbestos Victims’ Civil Rights” February 23, 2016 Linda Reinstein, President and Co-Founder, Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization (CA): Asbestos is a known human carcinogen responsible for up to 15,000 deaths a year. Asbestos causes lung cancer; pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, and testicular cancers; asbestosis; pleural plaques; and a number of other cancers. The National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH) 2013 study showed that firefighters had a rate of mesothelioma two times greater than the general population The Reducing Exposure to Asbestos Database Act (S.700 and H.R.2030) would protect consumer safety and increase transparency by giving the public access to information about products that contain asbestos. Toxic Substances Control Act (TSCA) reform legislation must ensure the Environmental Protection Agency can expeditiously review and ban asbestos. Julie Gundlach, Mesothelioma Patient (MO) Since 1900, the US has consumed over 31 million tons of asbestos. The President's Cancer Panel (PCP)’s “Reducing Environmental Cancer Risk: What We Can Do Now” study published in 2010 reported that construction workers are 11 times more likely to develop mesothelioma than other Americans. Annamarie Kearns, Mesothelioma Patient (UT) Independent investigations in 2000, 2007, and 2015 confirmed asbestos in consumer products in the U.S., including children’s toys. Since 2005, the Senate has passed eleven Asbestos Awareness Week Resolutions and the U.S. Surgeon General has issued four Asbestos Awareness Week Statements Marilyn Amento, Mesothelioma Widow (PA) There are two superfund sites and 75 acres of asbestos waste in Ambler, Pennsylvania. Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization testing confirmed there was 60% chrysotile asbestos in a debris sample. Heather Von St. James, Mesothelioma Patient (MN) Asbestos kills up to 15,000 Americans each year from asbestos-caused lung cancer, mesothelioma, asbestosis, and other cancers. Parents’ “Deadly Hugs” from asbestos-contaminated clothing can cause asbestos-related disease. The Furthering Asbestos Claim Transparency Act delays justice to asbestos victims by erecting a series of legal roadblocks designed to slow down compensation. Delayed is justice is justice denied. Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization is a registered 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization "United for Education, Advocacy, and Community Support” 1525 Aviation Boulevard, Suite 318 · Redondo Beach · California · 90278 · 310.251.7477 www.AsbestosDiseaseAwareness.org
