International Asbestos Awareness Foundation
We are proud to let you know that the Asbestos Museum has acquired a unique Marvel comic book called ‘Strange Tales – How can the Human Torch defend himself against Asbestos Man?’ Here’s a preview of the cover.
Niet op 31 december 2023, maar een jaar later, op 31 december 2024, gaat het verbod op asbestdaken in. De Tweede Kamer heeft hierover op dinsdag 16 oktober een motie aangenomen. Staatssecretaris Van Veldhoven zei ook toe in 2019 te komen met een landelijk systeem voor goedkope leningen. Nog altijd is Vereniging Eigen Huis nietRead more about Verbod op asbestdaken in Nederland een jaar uitgesteld[…]
All over the globe, asbestos is losing popularity, mostly because it can cause cancer. But in the Russian city of Asbestos(!) nothing has changed. Asbestos is mined as fervently as before, even though local cancer rates are 20% higher than anywhere else. The Russian director of the mine’s Asbestos Museum defends the material: ‘You canRead more about RTL News Documentary on Russian city of Asbestos alarming[…]
Kathleen Ruff reported on RightOnCanada.ca yesterday that the Government of Canada released regulations that prohibit asbestos and products containing asbestos. The regulations will come into effect in 90 days. A great day in the struggle to ban the use of asbestos everywhere. It is not a perfect day, however. The regulations exempt the 800 million tonnes of mining residuesRead more about Canada issues regulations prohibiting asbestos[…]
On the 20th of September KIWA organized a symposium on Maintenance and Transformation of vacant buildings. Participants were informed about current and finished projects and could discuss dos and don’ts of the Transformation Process. The symposium took place at the new Asbestos Museum site in Rijswijk, in a building that is being transformed itself, whichRead more about Symposium on Maintenance in Asbestos Museum captured in pictures[…]