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2. N95 respirator - Wikipedia

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   A surgical N95 is also rated against fluids, and is regulated by the US Food and Drug Administration under 21 CFR 878.4040, in addition to NIOSH 42 CFR 84. 42 CFR 84, the federal standard which the N95 is part of, was created to address shortcomings in the prior United States Bureau of Mines respirator testing standards, as well as tuberculosis ...

3. Asbestos and the law - Wikipedia

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   The mineral asbestos is subject to a wide range of laws and regulations that relate to its production and use, including mining, manufacturing, use and disposal. [1] [2] [3] Injuries attributed to asbestos have resulted in both workers' compensation claims and injury litigation.

4. Asbestos and the law (United States) - Wikipedia

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   Asbestos litigation is the longest, most expensive mass tort in U.S. history, involving more than 8,000 defendants and 700,000 claimants. [1] By the early 1990s, "more than half of the 25 largest asbestos manufacturers in the US, including Amatex, Carey-Canada, Celotex, Eagle-Picher, Forty-Eight Insulations, Manville Corporation, National Gypsum, Standard Insulation, Unarco, and UNR Industries ...

5. Profitable companies are dodging asbestos lawsuits. A ... - AOL

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   Charlotte’s bankruptcy court has become a national haven for multibillion-dollar companies facing lawsuits from people sickened by asbestos. Profitable companies are dodging asbestos lawsuits. A ...

6. Respirator - Wikipedia

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   30 CFR 11 label, with asbestos approval. NIOSH certifies B Readers, people qualified to testify or provide evidence in mesothelioma personal injury lawsuits, [36] in addition to regulating respirators. However, since 2000, the increasing scope of claims related to mesothelioma started to include respirator manufacturers to the tune of 325,000 ...

7. EPA to ban last form of asbestos used in US - AOL

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   The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency on Monday finalized a rule that would ban using and importing cancer-causing asbestos, a material still used in some vehicles and in some industrial ...

8. Kelly-Moore out of business after 'cash drain' of asbestos ...

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   In 2022, the company filed a $4.1 billion lawsuit against Union Carbide, a subsidiary of the Dow Chemical Company based in Texas, claiming it did not inform Kelly-Moore about asbestos hazards ...

9. NIOSH air filtration rating - Wikipedia

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   During the COVID-19 pandemic, the mask and respirator market rapidly grew, along with counterfeit respirators. [1] NIOSH, on behalf of the Department of Health and Human Services, filed a trademark application on June 17, 2020, for various 42 CFR 84 trademarks, including the N95, allowing NIOSH to enforce rules on counterfeit masks outside of rules defined in 42 CFR 84.