Q: From time to time, your column addresses the subject of asbestos, and you sometimes refer to building materials as “possibly containing asbestos.” As a home inspector, I've always tried to avoid ...

SHREVEPORT, La. - How can you tell if a house still has or once had asbestos? The only reliable way to know if your home contains asbestos is to hire an environmental consulting firm or asbestos ...

Tangling with the asbestos industry in Brazil is not for the faint of heart. Federal labor inspector Fernanda Giannasi knows this better than anyone, having endured threats, professional ostracism, ...

This program outlines the Purdue University Asbestos Management Procedures. Purdue University follows a practice that is endorsed by the U.S. EPA known as: Management of Asbestos in Place. The ...

FALL RIVER — In a city of aging housing stock and frequent renovation, the hope is that one day much of the hazardous asbestos installed years ago will be removed. However, it’s unlikely that asbestos ...

An inspector is accused of submitting fake lab results, saying there was no asbestos at Anderson University when the hazard was actually present, officials said. HiltonHead A business owner pleaded ...

Q: The home inspector I hired never mentioned that the floor tiles and air duct insulation contain asbestos. Shouldn't he have pointed this out? A: Asbestos is generally regarded as “outside the scope ...