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7 results for “General Electric”
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Medical study · Medical research · 2009
Ford, General Motors, Chrysler, asbestos, and a "sane appreciation of the risks"
…specific hazards of mesothelioma and lung cancer. Ford, DaimlerChrysler and General Motors also endorsed a separate brake-work training program called S/P2, from the Coordinating Committee for Automotive Repair. That program told workers that inhaling…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2009
Mesothelioma risk and environmental exposure to asbestos: past and future trends in Japan
Although asbestos has been widely distributed in the environment, health risks due to general environmental exposure to asbestos have not been estimated. Future mesothelioma risk from environmental exposure to asbestos in Japan was estimated by comparing…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2007
Asbestos exposure causes mesothelioma, but not this asbestos exposure: an amicus brief to the Michigan Supreme Court
…in mechanics must be considered. They stated that Ford, General Motors, and Chrysler admitted in litigation paying over $30,000,000 since 2000 to experts who produced papers the manufacturers rely on. The authors concluded that…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2005
Asbestos-related diseases in Italy: epidemiologic evidences and public health issues
…is presented. These systems evidence exposures to asbestos and relative risks for populations exposed in work environments and also in the general environment, and provide objective data to identify sources of exposure and for risk management…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2006
Banning asbestos in Asia: campaigns and strategies by the Asian Network for the Rights of Occupational Accident Victims (ANROAV)
…and thus do not appear in government statistics. This deadly substance is killing workers. Unless drastic action is taken to stop its use, Asian workers as well as the general population will pay a heavy price.
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
Asbestos banned in Argentina
…and consumers participated, it was agreed that asbestos exposure is a risk factor for both workers and the general population, and that Argentina should provide to its people the same protections adopted by many developed countries…
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Medical study · Medical research · 2004
The Swedish experience with asbestos: history of use, diseases, legislation, and compensation
…every year in Sweden, and so far there is no certain sign of a decrease in incidence. Compensation is from the state via general insurance and consists basically of compensation for lost income and medical costs.