Patty Murray to receive award
The Asbestos Disease Awareness Organization announced they will give an award to Senator Patty Murray for her work in trying to get asbestos outlawed. Murray has been a leader in this area. Sadly, asbestos products can still be sold in the US under existing law.
Jim Woulfe
January 29, 2007 @ 8:01 pm
This just completely floored me.
I hope that mesothelioma sufferers at least have the right to seek compensation from manufacturers of asbestos products. This would be a fairly compelling reason for them to switch to something else.
Australia’s comprehensive ban only took effect three years ago, though the use of asbestos in workplaces was banned some time before that, effectively preventing its use.