Materials containing asbestos have been located in 10 residence halls on UNC's campus, including Hinton James, ... ceilings, walls and thermal system insulation.

“Presumed Asbestos-Containing Material” (PACM) means thermal system insulation and surfacing material found in buildings, vessels and vessel sections constructed no later than 1980 that are assumed to ...

HARRISBURG, Pa. (WHTM) – A York company is facing a $490,000 penalty for exposing its workers to asbestos. First Capital Insulation Inc. failed to properly protect three workers who were ...

Asbestos was widely used in construction as an effective insulator and added to other materials such as floor tile, drywall, ceiling tile, thermal system insulation, and spray-on coating.

Today, asbestos is most commonly found in older buildings, in pipe and furnace insulation materials, asbestos shingles, millboard, textured paints and other coating materials, and floor tiles. Listed ...

The second violation in the OSHA notice states that officials “did not ensure that all pipes inside the workspace that was wrapped in asbestos thermal system insulation were properly labeled or ...

The Orleans Parish criminal courthouse was shut down this week after inspectors found peeling lead-based paint and crumbling asbestos insulation that warranted prompt removal, according to reports ...

An analysis of environmental cleanup alternatives for City Methodist Church, 549-577 Washington St., proposes spending $46,280 to remove asbestos and other hazardous materials from the site. Now th… ...