ADAO May eNewsletter: Olin Releases Asbestos Phase-Out Plan, Successful 19th Global Asbestos Awareness Week, ADAO Urges EPA for Stronger Asbestos Reporting Rule, and to Issue Comprehensive Ban

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What a month it has been! I’m excited to share some updates and accomplishments with you from April and some upcoming events for May.

But first, on March 30, Senator Merkley and Representative Bonamici introduced the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act of 2023, and Senators Tester and Daines, and the U.S. Senate passed the National Asbestos Awareness Week Resolution! Thanks to our Congressional Champions, bipartisan asbestos prevention efforts continue.

Building on the success and momentum from March, our impactful work continued. Here are just a few April highlights:

April 1 - 7: Global Asbestos Awareness Week (GAAW) materials circled the globe. This year, ADAO also translated our release into Turkish and Ukrainian along with French, Hindi, Portuguese, Russian, and Spanish
April 4: Olin announced a 7-year plan to phase out asbestos imports and use
April 17: ADAO, International Association of Fire Fighters (IAFF), Safer Chemical, Health Families, and Arthur Frank, MD; Raja Flores, MD; Barry Castleman, ScD, and others also submitted comments into the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA)’s Notice of Data Availability (NODA) docket in support of a comprehensive asbestos ban.
April 26: ADAO met with EPA and White House Office of Management and Budget (OMB) on the final stage of the "Asbestos Reporting Rule"
April 26: National Council for Occupational Safety and Health (NCOSH) included OxyChem, the only chlor-alkali company still importing asbestos, in the Dirty Dozen Report
April 28: ADAO joined the Unite for Sight conference "Action Beyond Rhetoric Panel"
April 28: ADAO stood in solidarity with trade unions and OSH organizations for International Workers' Memorial Day

Though I cannot believe how fast this year is flying by, we are eager to continue the momentum in May. Stay tuned, we have some exciting events planned around awareness, the Alan Reinstein Ban Asbestos Now Act (ARBAN), community actions, Congressional briefings, meetings, and more. Remember to send your letter to Congress too (it takes less than 60 seconds).

In closing, ADAO would also like to take this opportunity to express our gratitude to our generous 2023 Sponsors: Platinum -- Simmons Hanly Conroy; Gold -- The Gori Law Firm; and Silver -- Early, Lucarelli, Sweeney & Meisenkothen Law Firm who make our work possible.

Onward, together.

Linda

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