Asbestos News Roundup: 1.16.14 – Study on Asbestos in Ovens

January 16th, 2014. By LucyC

A roundup of recent asbestos-related news and information that you should be aware of. An ongoing list of reported asbestos hot spots in the US from the Asbestos News Roundup archive appears on our asbestos map.

Bakers and Asbestos Risk

The Institute of Asbestos Victims (IAS), in the Netherlands, reported this week that they are aware of 38 cases of bakers contracting asbestos-related cancer from exposure to asbestos contained in old ovens. The reports of asbestos-related cancer are from 2000 to 2012. In one case, the IAS said they were aware of asbestos fibers making it into the bread. Asbestos was or possibly is still used as an insulation material in and around older bread ovens, and may be released over time, as part of wear and tear.

According to the report by Racers Republic out of the Hague, Gert van der Laan, clinical specialist at the Netherlands centre for industrial sickness, said, “It is clear that bakers may inhale asbestos at work with outdated furnaces.” He went on to explain that if visible asbestos contamination occurs on the bread, then many invisible fibers may also be released into the air.

[dead link] http://racers-republic.com/health/dozens-of-cases-of-asbestos-cancer-in-bakers-6711/

Asbestos Lawsuits

Madison, IL: Irene Rooneo, the widow of Walter Benedict Rooneo, is suing dozens of defendant companies she alleges are responsible for her late husband’s asbestos mesothelioma and subsequent death on December, 29, 2011.

In her lawsuit, Mrs. Rooneo states Walter Benedict Rooneo was exposed to asbestos during his employment as a laborer in the related companies. He worked at various locations in Illinois, most recently as a laborer at Joy Manufacturing in Mount Vernon from 1984 to 2005.

Rooneo further claims the defendants were negligent and conspired against Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. and Pneumo Abex Corp., as successor in interest to Abex Corp.

Irene Rooneo is seeking damages in excess of $50,000.

Named defendants include: A.O. Smith Corporation; Air & Liquid Systems Corporation; Arvin Meritor; Bemis Company, formerly known as Bemis Bag Company; Borg-Warner Corporation, by its successor in interest to Borg-Warner Morse Tec Inc.; CBS Corporation, formerly known as Westinghouse Electric Corporation; Carboline Company; Certainteed Corporation; Cleaver Brooks, a division of Aqua Chem Inc.; Crane Co.; Crown Cork and Seal USA Inc.; Dravo Corporation; Ford Motor Company; Foster Wheel Energy Corporation; General Electric Company; Georgia Pacific Corporation; Goulds Pumps; Honeywell Inc.; Honeywell International Inc., formerly known as Allied Signal Inc., successor in interest to Bendix Corporation; Industrial Holding Corporation, formerly known as Carborundum Company; Ingersoll-Rand Company; John Crane Inc.; Joy Global Underground, formerly known as Joy Technologies LLC; Maremont Corp.; Motion Control Industries Inc.; Nibco Inc.; Nooter Corporation; Oakfabco, formerly known as Kewanee Boiler; Pneumo Abex Corporation, as successor in interest to Abex Corporation; Reichhold Inc.; The Ric-Wil Company; Saint Gobain Abrasives Inc.; Spirax Sarco Inc.; Square D, a brand of Schneider Electric; Sterling Fluid Systems USA Inc.; Trane US Inc., formerly known as American Standard Inc.; Triangle Enterprises Inc.; Union Carbide Corporation; Weil McLain; Young Insulation Group of St. Louis; Young Group Ltd., formerly known as Young Sales Corp. and Metropolitan Life Insurance Co. (madisonrecord.com)

 

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